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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack McAuliffe (ranked 4507 p4p, 462 weight class) and Paul Haily (ranked 3600 p4p, 403 weight class). McAuliffe's entrance music is The Napoleon of the Ring. A fine choice. 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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163 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack McAuliffe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Haily!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haily throws an off balance right hand
and McAuliffe counters with a stiff right hand.
McAuliffe could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Haily lands with a nice body punch.
McAuliffe swinging wildly here.
McAuliffe moves into the clinch.
Haily misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haily looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Haily scores with a nice hook to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on McAuliffe - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Haily prevents a body shot from McAuliffe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McAuliffe blocks a body shot from Haily.
Haily cracks McAuliffe with a nice body shot.
McAuliffe trying to control the position but instead, Haily has worked for underhooks and has pushed McAuliffe into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Haily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McAuliffe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McAuliffe swings wildly with an uppercut but Haily uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haily lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McAuliffe or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Haily.
McAuliffe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haily.
Haily tries a body shot but McAuliffe blocks it.
Haily blocks a body shot from McAuliffe.
McAuliffe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McAuliffe tries to throw a body punch but Haily avoids it by throwing McAuliffe back against the cage.
Haily blocks an uppercut.
McAuliffe is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McAuliffe.
McAuliffe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McAuliffe has a couple of punches blocked by Haily.
McAuliffe can't find room to land a body shot as Haily controls the action.
Haily blocks an uppercut.
McAuliffe working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from McAuliffe fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Haily fails to land.
Haily tries to throw a body punch but McAuliffe avoids it by throwing Haily back against the cage.
Haily lands a right hand that snaps the head of McAuliffe backwards.
Haily blocks an uppercut.
McAuliffe misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAuliffe blocking some punches.
Haily goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haily has a couple of punches blocked by McAuliffe.
Haily throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McAuliffe.
McAuliffe lands a body shot.
McAuliffe struggles to land a body shot inside as Haily controls his hands.
McAuliffe misses with a body punch.
McAuliffe stalling against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Haily.
McAuliffe blocking some punches.
Haily throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McAuliffes head.
McAuliffe is leaning against Haily and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haily misses with a punch to the body.
McAuliffe blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from McAuliffe.
McAuliffe stalls.
A short body shot lands from McAuliffe as the two fighters clinch.
Haily blocks a body shot from McAuliffe.
Haily goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haily swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McAuliffe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Haily swings wildly with an uppercut but McAuliffe uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haily lands a right hand.
McAuliffe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McAuliffe misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul Haily will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McAuliffe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haily takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Haily just misses with a punch to the body.
Haily wants to clinch.
Haily throws an off balance right hand
and McAuliffe counters with a stiff right hand.
McAuliffe clinches.
McAuliffe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McAuliffe has had enough of the clinch but Haily keeps him there for the moment.
Haily misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McAuliffe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Haily lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McAuliffe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McAuliffe prevents a body shot from Haily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haily throws a punch but it's blocked by McAuliffe.
Haily lands a right hand that snaps the head of McAuliffe backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McAuliffe.
Haily blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haily keeps control of McAuliffe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McAuliffe's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Haily prevents McAuliffe from breaking the clinch.
Haily working aggressively here.
McAuliffe is trying to force a seperation but Haily has the dominant position.
Haily goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haily misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Haily as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAuliffe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haily struggles to land a body shot inside as McAuliffe controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Haily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haily.
Haily fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haily holding his opponent close, against the cage.
McAuliffe can't find room to land a body shot as Haily controls the action.
Haily misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McAuliffe.
McAuliffe misses with a punch to the body.
McAuliffe struggles to land a body shot inside as Haily controls his hands.
Haily swings wildly with an uppercut but McAuliffe uses good head movement to avoid it.
McAuliffe swings wildly with an uppercut but Haily uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAuliffe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McAuliffe blocks an uppercut.
Haily letting McAuliffe take a breather here.
McAuliffe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haily's elbow.
McAuliffe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paul Haily seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McAuliffe wants to break the clinch but can't.
McAuliffe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haily working aggressively here.
Haily stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Haily throws a punch but it's blocked by McAuliffe.
McAuliffe prevents a body shot from Haily.
Haily working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Haily scores with a nice short uppercut.
McAuliffe lands with a right to the head.
Haily swings wildly with an uppercut but McAuliffe uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haily.
McAuliffe tries to throw a body punch but Haily avoids it by throwing McAuliffe back against the cage.
McAuliffe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haily misses with a hook from the clinch.
McAuliffe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haily scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haily working aggressively here.
McAuliffe can't find room to land a body shot as Haily controls the action.
McAuliffe misses with some punches.
Haily pushes McAuliffe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Haily showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Haily has managed to clinch.
Haily lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McAuliffe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McAuliffe lands a body shot in the clinch.
McAuliffe working hard to break the clinch.
Haily misses with a body punch.
McAuliffe displaying some good clinch control by pressing Haily up against the cage.
McAuliffe is looking to break free of the clinch but Haily has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haily tries to work over McAuliffe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McAuliffe blocking some punches.
Haily doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Haily as McAuliffe tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McAuliffe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Haily tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McAuliffe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Haily tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Haily working aggressively here.
Haily throws a punch but it's blocked by McAuliffe.
McAuliffe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Still in the clinch, McAuliffe scores with a nice short uppercut.
McAuliffe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McAuliffe trying to stall but Haily improves his position.
McAuliffe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McAuliffe is trying to force a seperation but Haily has the dominant position.
Haily swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haily.
Haily manages to break the clinch.
Haily tries to clinch but McAuliffe is having none of it.
Paul Haily seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McAuliffe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Haily takes a swing at McAuliffe's ribcage but misses.
Haily takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McAuliffe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McAuliffe drives through and clinches with Haily against the cage.
McAuliffe blocks an uppercut.
McAuliffe working aggressively here.
McAuliffe just leaning against Haily, taking a breather.
McAuliffe is trying to push Haily away but Haily has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McAuliffe working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haily.
Haily blocks a body shot from McAuliffe.
Jack McAuliffe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haily working aggressively here.
McAuliffe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Haily misses with a body punch.
Haily lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McAuliffe.
McAuliffe misses with a punch on the inside.
McAuliffe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haily's elbow.
Paul Haily is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McAuliffe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McAuliffe tries a body shot but Haily blocks it.
McAuliffe misses with a body punch.
McAuliffe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haily misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haily doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McAuliffe.
Haily goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McAuliffe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Haily or not.
McAuliffe takes a shot to the head.
A short right from McAuliffe.
McAuliffe misses with the head strike.
Haily blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McAuliffe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Haily being controlled against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Haily as McAuliffe tries to tie him up.
Haily lands a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jack McAuliffe.
I think Haily 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Paul Haily!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Paul Haily!
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for Paul Haily!
Paul Haily wins by unanimous decision!
In defeat, Jack McAuliffe stepped up to the mic, saying 's*ck my d*ck'.
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hype
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FIGHT
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