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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ken Irrawaddy (ranked 2681 p4p, 2290 weight class) and Ryan Mcarthy (ranked 290 p4p, 249 weight class). Irrawaddy's entrance music is Laos Rules!. A fine choice. Ryan Mcarthy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Irrawaddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Mcarthy!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irrawaddy takes a swing at Mcarthy's ribcage but misses.
Mcarthy throws a head kick that Irrawaddy semi-blocks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Irrawaddy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Irrawaddy scores with a punch to the head.
Irrawaddy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mcarthy was well out of range. Poor timing from Irrawaddy.
Irrawaddy lands an overhand right.
Mcarthy tries to clinch but Irrawaddy is having none of it.
Mcarthy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Irrawaddy avoids the head kick by Mcarthy.
Irrawaddy tries to counter by clinching up but Mcarthy breaks away and moves out of range.
Irrawaddy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Irrawaddy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mcarthy's elbow.
Mcarthy can't break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Irrawaddy.
Irrawaddy tries to pull guard but Mcarthy holds him up against the cage and eventually Irrawaddy drops back down to his feet.
Mcarthy breaks the clinch.
Mcarthy misses with a low kick as Irrawaddy jumps back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Irrawaddy cracks Mcarthy with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcarthy throws a body punch but Irrawaddy moves out of range.
Mcarthy throws a body shot but no joy.
Irrawaddy tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mcarthy manages to circle out of the way.
Mcarthy throws a hook but Irrawaddy blocks it.
Irrawaddy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Irrawaddy throws a nice looking combination but Mcarthy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab, jab by Mcarthy - just one landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Mcarthy. That snapped Irrawaddy's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Irrawaddy. Mcarthy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mcarthy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mcarthy cracks Irrawaddy with an open hand slap.
Irrawaddy loads up on a big right hand but Mcarthy slips the punch.
Mcarthy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That kick from Mcarthy tenderised Irrawaddy's leg. Irrawaddy is trying to keep his angry face on.
A head kick misses from Mcarthy.
Irrawaddy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mcarthy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Irrawaddy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mcarthy's hands.
Irrawaddy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mcarthy fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irrawaddy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Irrawaddy lands a nice shot to the body.
Mcarthy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Irrawaddy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mcarthy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Irrawaddy lands a nice looking body shot.
Irrawaddy takes a swing at Mcarthy's ribcage but misses.
Mcarthy tries a head kick but it misses.
Irrawaddy thuds his right hand into Mcarthy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mcarthy closes the distance and clinches.
I was talking to Irrawaddy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mcarthy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mcarthy tries to break the clinch but Irrawaddy is controlling the position.
Irrawaddy misses with the head strike.
Irrawaddy works on Mcarthy's body with a couple of short punches.
Irrawaddy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mcarthy has had enough of the clinch but Irrawaddy keeps him there for the moment.
Irrawaddy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Irrawaddy lands an uppercut.
Mcarthy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irrawaddy presses Mcarthy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Irrawaddy misses with a punch to the body.
Mcarthy is trying to force a seperation but Irrawaddy has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mcarthy.
Irrawaddy tries to work over Mcarthy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mcarthy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mcarthy has managed to clinch.
Mcarthy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mcarthy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Irrawaddy. Mcarthy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mcarthy misses with a double jab
and Irrawaddy counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Irrawaddy. That snapped Mcarthy's head back.
Irrawaddy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mcarthy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Irrawaddy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Irrawaddy has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mcarthy uses from the top position.
Irrawaddy wants to sweep here but Mcarthy controlling him for the moment.
Irrawaddy is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Irrawaddy throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Mcarthy won't allow Irrawaddy to sweep him here.
Mcarthy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Irrawaddy's guard.
Mcarthy won't allow Irrawaddy to sweep him here.
Mcarthy wants to stand but Irrawaddy is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Mcarthy won't allow Irrawaddy to sweep him here.
Mcarthy decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Irrawaddy, up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Irrawaddy 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.
Mcarthy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mcarthy throws a hook to the side of Irrawaddy's head but Irrawaddy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A good leg kick by Mcarthy.
Irrawaddy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mcarthy manages to avoid it.
Irrawaddy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mcarthy looks to land a combination but Irrawaddy avoids it well.
Irrawaddy scores with a jab to the head.
Mcarthy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Irrawaddy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mcarthy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Some wild striking there from Mcarthy.
Irrawaddy throws a body shot but no joy.
Irrawaddy misses with an uppercut. Mcarthy saw that one coming.
Mcarthy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Irrawaddy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Irrawaddy misses.
Mcarthy misses with the combination.
Irrawaddy seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irrawaddy slips a straight right by Mcarthy.
Irrawaddy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irrawaddy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Irrawaddy scores with a hook to the body. Mcarthy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jab, jab by Irrawaddy - just one landing.
Irrawaddy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mcarthy.
Irrawaddy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Irrawaddy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mcarthy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Irrawaddy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice body punch from Mcarthy.
Irrawaddy has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Irrawaddy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mcarthy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Irrawaddy. Mcarthy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mcarthy feints a counter leg kick.
Mcarthy works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mcarthy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Irrawaddy's head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Irrawaddy, as that shot connected.
Mcarthy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mcarthy lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Irrawaddy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mcarthy doesn't seem phased though.
Mcarthy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ryan Mcarthy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Irrawaddy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Irrawaddy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Irrawaddy throws a shot from downtown. Mcarthy moves away and avoids it.
Mcarthy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A cross from Irrawaddy lands.
Mcarthy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ken Irrawaddy is winning the standup battle so far.
Mcarthy has managed to clinch.
Mcarthy prevents a body shot from Irrawaddy.
Irrawaddy tries a body shot but Mcarthy blocks it.
Irrawaddy tries a body shot but Mcarthy blocks it.
Irrawaddy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mcarthys head.
Irrawaddy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mcarthy walks away with a smile on his face. Irrawaddy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Irrawaddy stuns Mcarthy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mcarthy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mcarthy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Irrawaddy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mcarthy. That's going to slow Irrawaddy down.
Irrawaddy moves into the clinch successfully.
Mcarthy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Irrawaddy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mcarthy.
Irrawaddy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mcarthy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Irrawaddy circles away quickly and effectively.
Irrawaddy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mcarthy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Irrawaddy.
The crowd cheers as Irrawaddy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mcarthy doesn't seem phased though.
Mcarthy connects with a looping right hand.
A punch combination from Irrawaddy misses.
Irrawaddy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mcarthy.
Mcarthy misses with a double jab.
Irrawaddy connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Irrawaddy misses with a right hand
and Mcarthy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mcarthy jabs Irrawaddy right on the nose. Irrawaddy blinks but takes it well.
Mcarthy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mcarthy tries to clinch but Irrawaddy is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irrawaddy throws out a powerful jab.
Mcarthy is rocked!
Irrawaddy cracks Mcarthy on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Mcarthy falls backwards against the cage. Irrawaddy follows up with more strikes that drop Mcarthy to his knees. Irrawaddy keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Mcarthy! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ken Irrawaddy!
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