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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Em (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCarthy comes into the arena with Chamillionaire - Ridin' ft. Krayzie Bone blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
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170 lbs
6 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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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
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David McCarthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boris Em!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCarthy misses with a wild combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McCarthy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Em backwards.
McCarthy manages to break the clinch.
McCarthy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Em goes for a takedown attempt but McCarthy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from McCarthy.
It looks like Boris Em has been cut.
McCarthy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Em moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Em feints the counter takedown.
McCarthy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Em looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Em looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McCarthy tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
McCarthy stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Em to get to his feet.
A punch combination from McCarthy misses.
McCarthy throws a head kick that misses.
Em with the counter takedown but McCarthy avoids it easily.
McCarthy drives through with a takedown into Em's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
McCarthy wants to stand but Em is controlling his posture from full guard.
McCarthy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Em has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McCarthy has managed to get both his arms back between Em's legs - danger averted.
We've been hearing good reports from McCarthy's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy wants to get up but he can't break Em's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Em is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
McCarthy wants to stand but Em is controlling his posture from full guard.
McCarthy trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
McCarthy stands up and waves to Em to follow him.
McCarthy darts in and clinches Em up against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy gets control of Em's arms and successfully pulls guard. McCarthy will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Em gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
McCarthy clinches up with Em and pushes him back against the ropes.
McCarthy gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Em regains guard.
Em is looking for a triangle but McCarthy pushes his legs off easily.
McCarthy wanted to stand there but Em had control of the position.
Em working for a triangle but McCarthy defends it easily.
Em looks winded!
McCarthy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy controlling from the top position.
Em working for submissions but it's allowed McCarthy to get to half guard.
McCarthy decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
McCarthy clinches up against the ropes.
McCarthy holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
McCarthy gets control of Em's arms and successfully pulls guard. McCarthy will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Em stands up from guard. Let's bang!
McCarthy looks to land a combination. Em sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David McCarthy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boris Em's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McCarthy moves into the clinch.
McCarthy misses with a knee strike.
McCarthy lands a right hand.
McCarthy has hold of one of Em's legs. Em is fighting the takedown attempt but McCarthy gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Em looking for a guillotine here but McCarthy defends easily.
McCarthy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and McCarthy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Em has his foot on McCarthy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McCarthy works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCarthy is looking to stand up but Em won't let him.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
McCarthy stands up and waves to Em to follow him.
McCarthy has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, McCarthy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McCarthy jumps into guard, dragging Em to the mat.
Em decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on McCarthy, up you get!
McCarthy lands with a kick to the ribs.
Em is breathing heavily.
Em blocks a head kick by McCarthy.
Em is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A punch combination from McCarthy misses.
Em tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
McCarthy shoots in and bounces Em off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
McCarthy tries to stand but Em is controlling from the bottom.
Em striking off his back but it's not causing McCarthy any problems.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Em works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
McCarthy wants to stand but Em has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
McCarthy passes Em's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Em wants to improve his position but McCarthy is controlling well.
Em actively working from the bottom here.
Em is refusing to be controlled, as McCarthy sits in half guard.
McCarthy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McCarthy wants to stand but Em has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy prevents Em from improving his position.
Em really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McCarthy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McCarthy wants to stand but Em has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Still in half guard, McCarthy seems content to control.
McCarthy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Em does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
McCarthy wants to stand but Em has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Em takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
McCarthy scores with a kick to the midsection.
McCarthy has closed the distance and engaged Em in a clinch.
McCarthy manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Em gets to his feet. McCarthy looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy stuffs the takedown attempt from Em. Em gets slowly back to his feet.
McCarthy is looking for a counter combo.
McCarthy throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Em's jaw, knocking him onto his back! McCarthy dives in looking to finish as Em flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block McCarthy's strikes! McCarthy is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Em's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Em was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David McCarthy!
David McCarthy took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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hype
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RATING
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