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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gus McCrae (ranked 3927 p4p, 3689 weight class) and Rory Schafer (ranked 441 p4p, 420 weight class). Schafer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Survival of the Fittest - Mobb Deep. Gus McCrae has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gus McCrae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rory Schafer!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCrae missing with a left hand there. Schafer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McCrae throws a lazy right hand but Schafer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Schafer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCrae.
A countering left hand to the body from Schafer misses.
Schafer tests McCrae's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Schafer throws a half hearted mid kick.
McCrae misses the shot to the body.
McCrae scores with a body shot.
Schafer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Schafer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McCrae stuns Schafer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCrae has closed the distance and engaged Schafer in a clinch.
Schafer is working McCrae over against the cage.
McCrae fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McCrae lands a hook to the side of the head.
McCrae misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schafer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McCrae's elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schafer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCrae throws a punch but it's blocked by Schafer.
McCrae struggles to land a body shot inside as Schafer controls his hands.
Schafer blocking some punches.
Schafer breaks from the clinch.
McCrae throws out a loose jab but Schafer uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCrae throws a shot from downtown. Schafer moves away and avoids it.
Schafer blocks a jab.
Schafer avoids the body shot from McCrae.
Schafer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McCrae misses with a wild body shot.
McCrae throws the left hand but Schafer avoids the punch easily.
Schafer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Schafer with the inside leg kick.
McCrae throws a lazy right hand but Schafer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McCrae misses with a shot to the body
and Schafer counters with a nice kick to the body.
We've been told by McCrae's head coaches at Brooklyn MMA & Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCrae swings for the body but Schafer moves out of range.
Schafer looks to score with a jab to the body but McCrae is just out of range.
Gus McCrae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCrae takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McCrae connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCrae keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Rory Schafer has been cut.
McCrae moves out of range as Schafer strikes.
Jab from McCrae.
Schafer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Schafer thuds his right hand into McCrae's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Schafer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCrae missing with a left hand there. Schafer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McCrae misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCrae digs a good body shot into Schafer's ribs.
McCrae throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schafer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McCrae lands with a nice body punch.
McCrae is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schafer.
McCrae throws a poor cross that misses
and Schafer finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
McCrae misses with a body shot.
Schafer throws out a counter right but McCrae avoids it with no problem.
A jab from McCrae does it's job there.
Schafer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McCrae misses with a hook
and Schafer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Schafer throws a low kick, looking for McCrae's leg but McCrae calmly moves out of range.
McCrae was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Schafer throws out a loose jab but McCrae uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCrae wants to clinch.
Schafer sizes up McCrae with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCrae looks to land a left hand but Schafer moved out of range nicely.
McCrae gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McCrae misses with a straight left.
Schafer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Schafer slips under a jab.
McCrae misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schafer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gus McCrae dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rory Schafer's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Schafer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McCrae is out of range.
Schafer avoids the body shot from McCrae.
Schafer was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
McCrae lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McCrae is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schafer can do to turn this around?
McCrae misses with a hook. Schafer ducked under it nicely.
Gus McCrae is winning the standup battle so far.
McCrae throws a looping overhand right but Schafer ducks down to avoid it.
Schafer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCrae.
As McCrae backs off Schafer throws a huge counter combo but McCrae manages to avoid it all.
McCrae throws a looping overhand right but Schafer ducks down to avoid it.
Schafer slips a jab from McCrae.
McCrae throws an overhand right that lands on Schafer's shoulder, as Schafer tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCrae sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
McCrae misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schafer. McCrae does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by McCrae as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCrae fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Schafer, pushing him back against the cage.
McCrae misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schafer prevents a body shot from McCrae.
Schafer struggles to land a body shot inside as McCrae controls his hands.
McCrae swings wildly with an uppercut but Schafer uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for McCrae.
Schafer blocking some punches.
McCrae swings wildly with an uppercut but Schafer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schafer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Schafer misses with a hook to the ribs.
McCrae misses with some punches.
Schafer can't find room to land a body shot as McCrae controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McCrae.
Schafer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gus McCrae has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McCrae throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McCrae misses with a punch on the inside.
McCrae misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from McCrae as the two fighters clinch.
Schafer is breathing heavily.
McCrae has a couple of punches blocked by Schafer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCrae doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McCrae blocks a body shot from Schafer.
Schafer tries a body shot but McCrae blocks it.
Nice body punch from Schafer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Schafer fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McCrae.
McCrae blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McCrae blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McCrae blocks a body shot from Schafer.
McCrae scores with a nice hook to the head.
That has opened up Rory Schafer's cut even more.
Schafer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schafer tries to throw a body punch but McCrae avoids it by throwing Schafer back against the cage.
Schafer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Schafer blocking some punches.
McCrae lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McCrae misses with the head strike.
McCrae throws a punch but it's blocked by Schafer.
A short left from Schafer.
Schafer has a couple of punches blocked by McCrae.
Schafer misses with a punch on the inside.
Schafer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCrae lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Schafer backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schafer.
McCrae misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCrae.
McCrae prevents a body shot from Schafer.
McCrae lands with a left to the head.
McCrae lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Schafer backwards.
McCrae presses Schafer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Schafer blocking some punches.
McCrae fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McCrae working aggressively here.
Schafer throws a punch but it's blocked by McCrae.
McCrae blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McCrae lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Schafer misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McCrae creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Schafer is rocked!
Schafer swings wildly with an uppercut but McCrae uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schafer is still on wobbly legs! Can McCrae finish him?
Schafer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Schafer seems to have recovered his senses.
McCrae misses with a hook from the clinch.
McCrae lands with a right to the head.
That's four 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!
McCrae misses with a punch on the inside.
McCrae can't find room to land a body shot as Schafer controls the action.
Schafer throws a head punch that misses.
McCrae works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McCrae lands a nice shot to the body.
Schafer blocks an uppercut.
McCrae lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schafer backwards.
McCrae lands with a light punch inside.
Schafer blocks an uppercut.
McCrae lands a nice shot to the body.
McCrae fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from McCrae.
Schafer blocks an uppercut.
McCrae misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from McCrae as the two fighters clinch.
McCrae working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, McCrae scores with a nice short uppercut.
McCrae throws a punch but it's blocked by Schafer.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McCrae creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McCrae misses with the head strike.
Schafer blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gus McCrae dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rory Schafer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
McCrae throws a monster overhand right that drops Schafer! McCrae follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gus McCrae!
After the big win, Gus McCrae made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Brooklyn Apothecary and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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