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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cormac Mac Airt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ollie Sakahura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mac Airt kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Wolf Blood. Ollie Sakahura is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cormac Mac Airt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ollie Sakahura!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mac Airt swings for the body but Sakahura moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Mac Airt. Those never looked like landing.
Mac Airt missing with a left hand there. Sakahura was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sakahura.
Sakahura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mac Airt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sakahura bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sakahura fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mac Airt slips a jab from Sakahura.
Nice defenses there by Sakahura.
Sakahura misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakahura scores with a three punch combo!
Mac Airt checks a low kick from Sakahura.
It looked like Mac Airt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sakahura throws a poor cross that misses
and Mac Airt counters with a nice uppercut.
Sakahura uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mac Airt throws a shot from downtown. Sakahura moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakahura looks to throw the jab but Mac Airt is out of range.
Mac Airt is looking to counter punch.
Sakahura's corner calls for a 1-2. Sakahura obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sakahura.
Mac Airt misses with a wild body shot.
Sakahura wants to slow Mac Airt down by chopping away at his legs.
Mac Airt throws a good cross that connects.
Mac Airt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mac Airt walks into a straight right hand from Sakahura.
Sakahura misses with an uppercut.
A shot to the body from Sakahura misses
and Mac Airt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sakahura misses with a lunging right hand
and Mac Airt counters with a straight right hand.
Sakahura throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mac Airt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mac Airt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sakahura.
Mac Airt lands a nice shot that snaps Sakahura's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Mac Airt misses.
Mac Airt backing away here, and Sakahura unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sakahura clinches up against the cage.
Mac Airt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mac Airt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ollie Sakahura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Sakahura.
Sakahura swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mac Airt counters with a stiff right hand.
Sakahura closes the distance and clinches.
Sakahura lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Cormac Mac Airt has been cut.
Mac Airt tries to break the clinch but Sakahura is controlling the position.
Mac Airt has had enough of the clinch but Sakahura keeps him there for the moment.
Sakahura controlling the action here for a moment.
Mac Airt working hard to break the clinch.
Mac Airt can't break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Sakahura.
Mac Airt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt has had enough of the clinch but Sakahura keeps him there for the moment.
Mac Airt tries to circle away but Sakahura has him pinned against the cage.
A body shot lands from Sakahura.
Sakahura pushes Mac Airt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mac Airt tries to circle away but Sakahura has him pinned against the cage.
I was talking to Mac Airt's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mac Airt is trying to break the clinch but Sakahura is controlling him.
Sakahura lands an uppercut.
Sakahura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sakahura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mac Airt looks to score with a jab to the body but Sakahura is just out of range.
Sakahura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mac Airt.
It looked like Mac Airt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mac Airt throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Sakahura finds it's way through Mac Airt's defenses.
Mac Airt avoids the head kick by Sakahura.
Mac Airt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sakahura.
Sakahura lands with a cross.
Sakahura swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mac Airt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Mac Airt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mac Airt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sakahura.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mac Airt, as that shot connected.
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!
Mac Airt lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Sakahura falls backwards - clearly groggy! Mac Airt dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cormac Mac Airt!
In his post fight interview, Cormac Mac Airt gave a big smile as he said '"With a host, with a valiant band
Well did he go into Connacht.
Alas, that he saw the blood of Conn
On the side of Cuchulain's sword!"'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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