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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fionn Mac Cumhaill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khun Rayn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mac Cumhaill 's entrance music is Warriors Code . A fine choice. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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210 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
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190 cm
26
212 lbs
20 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fionn Mac Cumhaill !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Khun Rayn!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mac Cumhaill shoots in looking for a takedown but Rayn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mac Cumhaill 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rayn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mac Cumhaill looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mac Cumhaill throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rayn counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mac Cumhaill 's knee momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rayn.
Mac Cumhaill looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rayn is fending him off so far but Mac Cumhaill persists. Nope, Rayn circles away and we're back to standing.
Rayn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mac Cumhaill lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mac Cumhaill blocks a jab.
Rayn moves away from the strike by Mac Cumhaill .
Mac Cumhaill swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rayn throws an off balance right hand
and Mac Cumhaill counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rayn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rayn is trying to maintain the position but Mac Cumhaill is very close to passing his half guard.
Rayn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mac Cumhaill . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mac Cumhaill with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rayn trying to hold on to Mac Cumhaill 's head to control him but Mac Cumhaill postures up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Khun Rayn hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mac Cumhaill stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rayn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac Cumhaill closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A swing and a miss from Rayn.
Rayn looks to land a right hand but Mac Cumhaill moved out of range.
A big right from Rayn misses.
Mac Cumhaill shoots in but Rayn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fionn Mac Cumhaill . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mac Cumhaill throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mac Cumhaill slips a straight right by Rayn.
Rayn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mac Cumhaill circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac Cumhaill on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rayn. Rayn obviously looking to wear him down.
Rayn moves in looking to clinch but Mac Cumhaill pushes him off.
Rayn lands a head kick. Mac Cumhaill smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rayn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rayn wants it to stay on the feet.
Rayn lunges at Mac Cumhaill with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mac Cumhaill 's hand.
Rayn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mac Cumhaill .
Rayn throws a head kick but Mac Cumhaill moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac Cumhaill with a poor takedown
and Mac Cumhaill takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Horrible takedown by Mac Cumhaill or perhaps it was just good defense by Rayn which made him look bad.
Mac Cumhaill takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mac Cumhaill dives in and grabs Rayn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rayn pushes down on Mac Cumhaill 's head and hops out.
Rayn throws a poor cross that misses
and Mac Cumhaill counters with a stiff right hand.
Rayn misses with a right hand
and Mac Cumhaill counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mac Cumhaill shoots for a takedown but Rayn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rayn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mac Cumhaill 's head backwards.
Mac Cumhaill chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rayn can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khun Rayn dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rayn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mac Cumhaill stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rayn.
Mac Cumhaill takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mac Cumhaill takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Mac Cumhaill misses.
Rayn just misses with a punch to the body.
Rayn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rayn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rayn lands a lovely overhand right.
Rayn throws the kick towards the body but Mac Cumhaill avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rayn misses with a straight left.
Rayn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mac Cumhaill .
Rayn tries to score with a low kick but Mac Cumhaill moves his leg out of the way.
Rayn scores with a nice head shot.
Mac Cumhaill fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Khun Rayn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mac Cumhaill moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mac Cumhaill tries to clinch there but Rayn circles away.
Mac Cumhaill walks into a straight right hand from Rayn.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rayn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rayn cracks the inside of Mac Cumhaill 's front leg.
Rayn misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Rayn misses the target.
Jab from Mac Cumhaill .
Khun Rayn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mac Cumhaill avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mac Cumhaill shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rayn manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mac Cumhaill keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rayn's head.
Mac Cumhaill postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rayn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mac Cumhaill is one step ahead there.
Mac Cumhaill postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mac Cumhaill trying to control but Rayn is working from the bottom.
Rayn looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mac Cumhaill puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Rayn trying to control here.
Nice strikes from Mac Cumhaill there.
Rayn tries to roll over but Mac Cumhaill keeps him under control.
Mac Cumhaill is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac Cumhaill is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mac Cumhaill thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rayn's head.
Rayn tries to roll over but Mac Cumhaill keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rayn is not content to let Mac Cumhaill control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mac Cumhaill is really struggling to control Rayn but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khun Rayn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Mac Cumhaill 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mac Cumhaill avoids the body shot from Rayn.
Rayn takes a swing at Mac Cumhaill 's ribcage but misses.
Rayn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rayn connects with a body shot.
Rayn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Rayn misses the target.
Rayn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mac Cumhaill takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mac Cumhaill walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rayn stuffs the takedown attempt from Mac Cumhaill . Mac Cumhaill gets slowly back to his feet.
Mac Cumhaill misses with a looping right.
Rayn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mac Cumhaill s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rayn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rayn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rayn throws the left hand but Mac Cumhaill avoids the punch easily.
Mac Cumhaill has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rayn finds it's way round the side to connect with Mac Cumhaill 's head.
Rayn lands a jab.
Rayn misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rayn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mac Cumhaill looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rayn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mac Cumhaill lands with an overhand left.
The fighters circling - Mac Cumhaill throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab, jab by Rayn - just one landing.
Mac Cumhaill tries to move into range but Rayn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mac Cumhaill looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rayn is fending him off so far but Mac Cumhaill persists. Nope, Rayn circles away and we're back to standing.
Mac Cumhaill changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rayn tries to avoid it but Mac Cumhaill manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rayn to the ground. Rayn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fionn Mac Cumhaill . That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac Cumhaill misses with a takedown attempt
and Rayn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mac Cumhaill tries for a takedown but Rayn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Rayn. That snapped Mac Cumhaill 's head back.
Rayn lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mac Cumhaill takes a step back to recover.
Rayn throws an overhand right that lands on Mac Cumhaill 's shoulder, as Mac Cumhaill tries to avoid the shot.
Rayn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rayn misses the shot to the body.
Mac Cumhaill has a takedown stuffed.
Fionn Mac Cumhaill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac Cumhaill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rayn was well out of range. Poor timing from Mac Cumhaill .
Rayn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Rayn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rayn.
Mac Cumhaill will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rayn!
Rayn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rayn lands a lovely overhand right.
Khun Rayn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rayn lands with a good body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khun Rayn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rayn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khun Rayn!
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