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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy D (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tonto MacTavish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). D comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - TNT. MacTavish is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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183 lbs
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182 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Billy D!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tonto MacTavish!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
D uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from MacTavish.
MacTavish throws out a leg kick but D moves out of range and MacTavish only half commits.
MacTavish avoids the body shot from D.
D digs a good body shot into MacTavish's ribs.
MacTavish lands with a nice body punch.
MacTavish slips a straight right by D.
MacTavish throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
D throws an overhand right that lands on MacTavish's shoulder, as MacTavish tries to avoid the shot.
MacTavish pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
MacTavish ducks under a wild hook from D.
D throws a shot from downtown. MacTavish moves away and avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from MacTavish.
A cross from D lands.
D missing with a left hand there. MacTavish was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
MacTavish moves out of range of the strikes.
MacTavish tried to score with a low kick but D checks it.
D takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
D fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. MacTavish sprawls well initially but D persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
MacTavish keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
D looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D thows a huge punch but MacTavish dodges it nicely.
MacTavish wants to get back to full guard.
D is just content to waste time from the top position. MacTavish takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
D wants to control from the top but MacTavish keeps moving.
MacTavish is trying to control the position but D postures up.
D trying to control but MacTavish is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
D is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because MacTavish is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Billy D.
MacTavish fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt D.
D looks to land a right hand but MacTavish moved out of range.
MacTavish defending well as D loads up on a big left hand.
D on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
D swings for the body but MacTavish moves out of range.
MacTavish lands a leg kick that knocks D off balance momentarily.
D walks into a left hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for MacTavish.
A slow jab from D misses its intended target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
D checks a leg kick.
D checks the leg kick nicely there.
D throws the left hand but MacTavish avoids the punch easily.
MacTavish ducks under a wild hook from D.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from MacTavish.
MacTavish looking to land some kicks to the body here.
MacTavish shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
D fails with an attempt to clinch.
D smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
MacTavish throws a shot to the body.
MacTavish cracks a nice hook into D's ribs.
MacTavish misses the jab.
D closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
D missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
MacTavish is trying to defend against the ground and pound but D scores with a couple of nice shots.
D not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
MacTavish wants to improve his position but D is controlling well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
D thows a huge punch but MacTavish dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
D throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing MacTavish to regain full guard.
MacTavish preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
D loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
D missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
D sitting in guard here, content to control.
MacTavish working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from D.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
D stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. MacTavish swivels though and keeps the full guard.
D is looking to work some ground and pound but MacTavish has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy D dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
MacTavish scores with a push kick.
D with a nice cross.
MacTavish throws a low kick but D moves out of range easily.
D misses with a hook. MacTavish ducked under it nicely.
A left lands for D.
MacTavish looks to land a left hand but D moved out of range nicely.
D throws a hook but MacTavish blocks it.
D looks to throw the jab but MacTavish is out of range.
A big left from D misses.
D misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MacTavish.
Tonto MacTavish seems to be getting the better of the standup.
MacTavish misses with a low kick.
D chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before MacTavish can pounce on him.
MacTavish lunges at D with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by D's hand.
MacTavish throws a low kick but it's checked well by D.
A looping hook to the body misses from D. MacTavish does a little dance to reset his feet.
D thows a body shot but no joy.
MacTavish tries to work over D's front leg with a kick but D checks it.
MacTavish throws a hook to the side of D's head but D sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
MacTavish throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - D throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
MacTavish thumps D with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from MacTavish.
MacTavish swings away with a leg kick that misses.
MacTavish keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
D throws a series of punches but MacTavish avoids them all with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
MacTavish takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
MacTavish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but D was well out of range. Poor timing from MacTavish.
MacTavish misses with a low kick.
MacTavish wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
MacTavish fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from MacTavish.
D misses with a jab, cross combination.
MacTavish cracks the inside of D's front leg.
D connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by MacTavish. That's going to slow D down.
MacTavish lands a leg kick that knocks D off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
D has closed the distance and engaged MacTavish in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MacTavish blocking some punches.
MacTavish scores with a shot to the side of D's head.
D blocks a body shot from MacTavish.
MacTavish throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by MacTavish.
MacTavish goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
MacTavish presses D against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
D tries a body shot but MacTavish blocks it.
MacTavish lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of D backwards.
D is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
MacTavish tries to work over D's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
MacTavish can't find room to land a body shot as D controls the action.
D working aggressively here.
D avoids the elbow strike from MacTavish, against the cage.
D wants a takedown but no success here.
MacTavish lands with a short shot to the head.
MacTavish working D over with knees to the body.
D struggles to land a body shot inside as MacTavish controls his hands.
MacTavish lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacTavish misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from D fails to land.
MacTavish creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through D's defenses.
It looks like Billy D has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from MacTavish fails to land.
D tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
MacTavish lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
MacTavish lands an elbow inside that D shrugs off.
MacTavish lands a nice elbow.
D struggles to land a body shot inside as MacTavish controls his hands.
A short left from MacTavish.
MacTavish tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from MacTavish fails to land.
MacTavish misses with an elbow over the top.
D pushes MacTavish back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. MacTavish obliges.
MacTavish lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of D backwards.
MacTavish tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
MacTavish lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of D backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
MacTavish blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MacTavish.
A left hand lands to the body for MacTavish.
A short uppercut from D.
D scores with a shot to the side of MacTavish's head.
A left hand lands to the body for MacTavish.
MacTavish lands with a short shot to the head.
MacTavish pushes D back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
D swings away with an uppercut that misses.
MacTavish blocks a body shot from D.
D throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
D takes an elbow to the temple.
A quick uppercut on the inside from MacTavish.
D's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
D tries to work over MacTavish's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
D swings wildly with an uppercut but MacTavish uses good head movement to avoid it.
MacTavish scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from MacTavish.
MacTavish tries to work over D's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tonto MacTavish showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Billy D's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
MacTavish throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
MacTavish throws a body kick that misses.
A big left from D misses.
D throws a looping overhand right but MacTavish ducks down to avoid it.
D misses with a looping right.
MacTavish attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
MacTavish keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from D.
D fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
D moves in looking to clinch but MacTavish pushes him off.
MacTavish scores with a head kick. D tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
MacTavish circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big left from MacTavish misses.
MacTavish ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
MacTavish throws a leg kick but D moved away.
MacTavish lands a nice leg kick that just misses D's sensitive parts.
D checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
D moves out of range as MacTavish strikes.
MacTavish tries to keep at a distance but D has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
MacTavish cracks the inside of D's front leg.
D's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and D duly obliges.
D throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
MacTavish stuffs the takedown.
MacTavish turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
MacTavish slips a straight right by D.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from D is defended easily by MacTavish.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
MacTavish scores with a body shot.
D shoots in and gets a takedown into MacTavish's guard.
MacTavish has D pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
MacTavish utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tonto MacTavish.
D rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and MacTavish counters with a good, hard body kick but D shrugs it off.
Tonto MacTavish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
D takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
MacTavish throws a front kick aimed at D's knee but D avoids it well.
MacTavish throws a body kick that misses.
D moves out of range of the leg kick from MacTavish.
MacTavish scores with a push kick.
MacTavish throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacTavish wants to land a leg kick but D is out of range.
Nice uppercut there from MacTavish.
MacTavish misses with a low kick.
MacTavish attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A nice inside leg kick there by MacTavish. That's going to slow D down.
D sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
MacTavish moves out of range of the strikes.
MacTavish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
D waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract MacTavish.
D will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
MacTavish tries to land a leg kick but D saw it coming and moves away.
MacTavish scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
MacTavish throws a nice outside leg kick.
MacTavish throws a low kick but D avoids it.
MacTavish circles away from the clinch attempt.
A momentary lapse in concentration from MacTavish enables D to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. MacTavish manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
MacTavish keeping moving, preventing D from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
D slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
D trying to control the position from guard on top but MacTavish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We're going to have a standup here because Billy D wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A nice leg kick lands there from MacTavish.
D misses with a straight right.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tonto MacTavish.
I think MacTavish has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tonto MacTavish!
During a confident post fight interview, Tonto MacTavish thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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