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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Blaine Mccrackin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Mullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mullen has chosen Country Boy Can Survive as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Blaine Mccrackin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Mullen!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mccrackin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mullen tries to avoid it but Mccrackin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mullen to the ground. Mullen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mccrackin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mullen as he jumps to the side.
Mullen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mccrackin to the mat! Mccrackin manages to get full guard.
Mullen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mullen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mullen tries to score with some ground and pound. Mccrackin controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Mccrackin manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mullen's best efforts.
Mullen wants to take a breather but Mccrackin is having none of it.
Mccrackin trying to control from the bottom.
Mccrackin is looking to escape.
Mccrackin is staying active underneath Mullen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mccrackin is trying to maintain the position but Mullen is very close to passing his half guard.
Mullen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mullen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mccrackin's head.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mullen fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mccrackin misses with a takedown attempt
and Mullen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blaine Mccrackin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mullen closes the distance and clinches.
Mccrackin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mccrackin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mullen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mullen moves into the clinch.
Mullen fails to pull guard.
Mccrackin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mullen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mullen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mullen gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Mccrackin regains guard.
Mccrackin looking to control.
Mccrackin is breathing heavily.
Mullen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mccrackin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mullen trying to control but Mccrackin is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mccrackin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mullen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mccrackin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mullen passes into half guard.
Mullen is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Mccrackin!
Mullen with shots to the head and body - Mccrackin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mccrackin is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Mullen scoring with strikes but Mccrackin is staying in there.
Mullen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mccrackin is looking to escape.
Mullen landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen with a couple of short strikes.
Mullen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mullen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mccrackin is looking to escape.
Mullen looking to finish Mccrackin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mccrackin!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mullen with the ground and pound from mount.
Mullen with good strikes from the mount here!
Mullen controlling the pace for now.
Mccrackin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mullen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullen lands with some strikes.
Mullen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mullen content just to control the position here.
A nice elbow there by Mullen.
Mullen controlling from mount.
Mullen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Mullen dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mullen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mccrackin trying to control here.
Mullen tries to pass to full mount but Mccrackin defends it.
Mccrackin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mccrackin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mullen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mullen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mullen is looking to stall here but Mccrackin recovers full guard.
Mullen scoring with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullen looking to pass the guard.
Mullen advances to half guard.
Mccrackin is refusing to be controlled, as Mullen sits in half guard.
Mccrackin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mccrackin taking some punishment here, with Mullen in his half guard.
Mccrackin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mullen.
Mccrackin is staying active underneath Mullen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mullen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mccrackin is not content to let Mullen control the position.
Despite being in the dominant position, Chris Mullen just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mccrackin fails with the takedown
and Mullen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mullen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mullen advances position into side control!
Mccrackin takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mccrackin is looking to reverse the position.
Mccrackin can't do much from the bottom here.
Mccrackin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mullen's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mccrackin manages to get to full guard.
Mccrackin is trying to keep Mullen in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mccrackin has his foot on Mullen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mullen works his way back into a safe position though.
Mccrackin trying to keep a closed guard but Mullen is proving a slippery customer.
Mccrackin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mccrackin trying to control but Mullen is having none of it.
Mccrackin controlling his opponent.
Mccrackin avoids the attempt from Mullen to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mullen is looking to get to half guard.
Mccrackin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mullen hang on?
Mullen is desperately trying to improve his position but Mccrackin has a good base and remains in mount.
Mullen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mccrackin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mccrackin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mullen tries to hold on but Mccrackin pushes him away.
Mullen is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Mullen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mccrackin tries to clinch up
so Mullen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mullen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mullen trying to control but Mccrackin is working from the bottom.
Mccrackin lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Mullen wants to control from the top but Mccrackin keeps moving.
Mullen looking to pass the guard.
Mullen trying to control but Mccrackin is working from the bottom.
Mullen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mccrackin is looking to stand up but Mullen isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mccrackin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Mullen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mccrackin sprawls well initially but Mullen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mccrackin won't allow Mullen to pass to mount.
Mullen is tying to control. Mccrackin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mullen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mullen is looking to take a break and control but Mccrackin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mullen lands a nice short elbow.
Mullen with the ground and pound but Mccrackin uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Mccrackin looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mullen puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullen drops an elbow to the side of Mccrackin's head.
Mccrackin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mullen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mullen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mccrackin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mccrackin is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mccrackin tries to clinch but Mullen moves away
and Mullen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mccrackin manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Mccrackin finds it's way through Mullen's defenses.
Nice body punch from Mccrackin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mccrackin closes the distance and clinches.
Mullen missing with knees to the body.
Mccrackin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mullen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mccrackin.
Mullen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mccrackin.
Mccrackin prevents the takedown attempt.
Mccrackin jumps guard.
Mccrackin looking to control.
Mullen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mccrackin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mccrackin trying to control the position here.
Mccrackin looking to control.
Chris Mullen has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mccrackin is keeping the position for now.
Mccrackin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mullen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mullen wants to control but Mccrackin is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mullen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mccrackin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mccrackin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Mullen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mullen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 for Chris Mullen!
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight for Chris Mullen!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Chris Mullen!
Chris Mullen wins by unanimous decision!
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