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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ameri Can (ranked 235 p4p, 198 weight class) and Mike McLaughlin (ranked 33 p4p, 29 weight class). Can comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Ameri Can has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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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 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ameri Can!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike McLaughlin!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Can looks for the body kick but McLaughlin saw that one coming.
McLaughlin has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Can is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Can throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Can misses with a body shot.
McLaughlin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Can with a hook.
McLaughlin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Can.
Can lands a nice shot that snaps McLaughlin's head back.
Can lands a leg kick that knocks McLaughlin off balance momentarily.
Can rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Can takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McLaughlin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Can.
McLaughlin throws a body punch but Can moves out of range.
Can pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Can slips a jab from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin slips a jab and a cross from Can.
McLaughlin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Can jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McLaughlin cracks Can with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McLaughlin just misses with a punch to the body.
McLaughlin throws a hook but Can avoids it easily.
It appears Can was looking to counter with a kick there.
Can catches McLaughlin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLaughlin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Can looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A head kick by Can misses
and McLaughlin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Can misses with a looping left.
McLaughlin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Can throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McLaughlin lands a nice hook to Can's body. Can takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McLaughlin misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from Can is predictable there
and McLaughlin counters with a nice uppercut.
Can throws a front kick aimed at McLaughlin's knee but McLaughlin avoids it well.
Can throws out a powerful jab.
McLaughlin jabs at Can's body.
McLaughlin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McLaughlin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good exchange - Can coming out on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McLaughlin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McLaughlin checks a leg kick.
McLaughlin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Can's hands.
Can paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Can misses with a hook. McLaughlin ducked under it nicely.
Can throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Can finds it's target.
McLaughlin slips under a jab.
Can walks into a stiff left hand from McLaughlin.
Can checks the leg kick.
Can scores with a jab to the jaw.
McLaughlin misses with an uppercut.
Can fires out a quick counter leg kick but McLaughlin just manages to avoid it.
McLaughlin cracks Can with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Can swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McLaughlin counters with a straight right hand.
Can steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Can is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Can paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Can fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McLaughlin manages to avoid it.
McLaughlin wants to land a leg kick but Can is out of range.
McLaughlin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Can.
Can darts in and clinches McLaughlin up against the cage.
Can breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Can misses with a looping left.
McLaughlin misses with an uppercut.
Can throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McLaughlin connects with a leg kick.
Can waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McLaughlin.
A jab from Can misses.
Can looks for the body kick but McLaughlin saw that one coming.
Can is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A jab from Can finds it's way through McLaughlin's defenses.
McLaughlin misses with a looping right.
McLaughlin digs a good hook to Can's body.
McLaughlin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McLaughlin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Can throws an off balance right hand
and McLaughlin counters with a nice uppercut.
Can throws out a loose jab but McLaughlin uses good head movement to avoid it.
McLaughlin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Can.
Can lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Can avoids the body shot from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin throws a hook but Can avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by McLaughlin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Can throws a hook but McLaughlin avoids it easily.
Can ducks under a wild hook from McLaughlin.
Can seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Can moves out of range as McLaughlin strikes.
Can doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Can is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McLaughlin.
Can takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McLaughlin misses the body punch
and Can counters by clinching up.
McLaughlin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Can backwards.
Can working aggressively here.
Can lands a hook to the side of the head.
McLaughlin blocks an uppercut.
McLaughlin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Can blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Can tries to throw a body punch but McLaughlin avoids it by throwing Can back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Can misses with the head strike.
Can blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McLaughlin scores with a nice hook to the head.
McLaughlin scores with a nice hook to the head.
McLaughlin avoids the elbow strike from Can, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ameri Can will probably get the nod.
That's time! Can's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McLaughlin jabs at Can's body.
McLaughlin punishes Can's body with a nice straight punch.
Can walks into a stiff left hand from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Can.
McLaughlin looks to score with a jab to the body but Can is just out of range.
Can is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Can connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A nice leg kick lands there from Can.
Can lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McLaughlin blocks a leg kick.
McLaughlin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Can with a body shot.
Can misses with a low kick.
Can loads up on a big right hand but McLaughlin slips the punch.
McLaughlin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McLaughlin scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donk. McLaughlin catches Can right on the button with a cross.
Can swings for the body but McLaughlin moves out of range.
McLaughlin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Can checks a leg kick.
McLaughlin lands a really nice looking cross but Can seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Can throws out a loose jab but McLaughlin uses good head movement to avoid it.
McLaughlin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A big left from Can misses.
That kick from Can tenderised McLaughlin's leg. McLaughlin is trying to keep his angry face on.
McLaughlin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Can darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McLaughlin lands with an uppercut that bounces Can off the cage and back into range.
McLaughlin swings widly with a right hand
and Can counters with an outside leg kick.
McLaughlin misses the shot to the body.
Nice jab there from McLaughlin.
Can misses with a hook. McLaughlin ducked under it nicely.
McLaughlin takes a swing at Can's ribcage but misses.
McLaughlin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mike McLaughlin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Can is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McLaughlin misses with a looping right.
McLaughlin just misses with a punch to the body.
Can misses with a hook
and McLaughlin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Can takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McLaughlin scores with a jab to the head.
McLaughlin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Can scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Can misses with a left hand
and McLaughlin counters with a straight right hand.
McLaughlin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Can uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin throws a shot from downtown. Can moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - McLaughlin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McLaughlin is looking to score with low kicks.
Can misses with an attempted mid kick.
Can misses with a body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McLaughlin.
Can missing with a left hand there. McLaughlin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A cross from Can lands.
Can wants to clinch up but McLaughlin keeps it at a distance.
McLaughlin tries to clinch there but Can circles away.
Can's corner calls for a 1-2. Can obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McLaughlin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McLaughlin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Can goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Can misses with an uppercut. McLaughlin saw that one coming.
McLaughlin blocks a head kick by Can.
Can clinches up against the cage.
Can lands an uppercut.
McLaughlin lands a right hand.
McLaughlin lands an uppercut.
McLaughlin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Can is leaning against McLaughlin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McLaughlin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McLaughlin.
Can manages to break the clinch.
Can looks to throw the jab but McLaughlin is out of range.
Can looks to land a left hand but McLaughlin moved out of range nicely.
McLaughlin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Can. That did some damage!
McLaughlin ducks under a wild hook from Can.
McLaughlin throws a head kick but Can moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from McLaughlin misses.
Nice jab there from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin slips a jab and a cross from Can.
McLaughlin misses with a looping right.
McLaughlin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McLaughlin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circle momentarily. McLaughlin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McLaughlin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McLaughlin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McLaughlin throws a big counter head kick but Can avoids it with no problem.
McLaughlin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Can.
Can lands a nice looking body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Can misses with a hook
and McLaughlin counters with a stiff right hand.
McLaughlin ducks under a wild hook from Can.
Can avoids a kick to the body.
Can misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McLaughlin misses with a hook. Can ducked under it nicely.
Can misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McLaughlin motions for Can to come forward. McLaughlin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Can is looking to counter punch.
McLaughlin ducks under a wild hook from Can.
McLaughlin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mike McLaughlin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
McLaughlin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Can.
Can stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McLaughlin.
Can gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McLaughlin dodges an elbow strike from Can.
Can misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Can fails to land.
Can blocking some punches.
Can scores with a shot to the side of McLaughlin's head.
Can throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McLaughlin.
McLaughlin misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Can.
McLaughlin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Can backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLaughlin throws a head punch that misses.
Can blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Can looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Can tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Can working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Can working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McLaughlin can't find room to land a body shot as Can controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Can.
McLaughlin scores with a shoulder strike.
Can lands a damaging elbow.
Can swings wildly with an uppercut but McLaughlin uses good head movement to avoid it.
McLaughlin avoids a wild elbow strike from Can.
Can blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McLaughlin digs a right hand into Can's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Can's gas tank.
McLaughlin struggles to land a body shot inside as Can controls his hands.
McLaughlin throws a punch but it's blocked by Can.
Can throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Can's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McLaughlin lands a jab.
McLaughlin slips under a jab from Can.
Can backing away here, and McLaughlin unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Can tries a head kick but it misses.
McLaughlin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Can.
Can looks to land a left hand but McLaughlin moved out of range nicely.
McLaughlin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Can swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Can looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McLaughlin misses with a straight right.
McLaughlin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McLaughlin throws a head kick but Can moves out of range.
McLaughlin throws a right hand that misses
and Can counters with a nice uppercut.
Can misses with a body kick.
Can connects with a body shot that sends McLaughlin's belly button to the back.
Can misses with a low kick.
Good work by McLaughlin as he checks the leg kick.
Good leg kick by McLaughlin.
McLaughlin jabs Can right on the nose. Can blinks but takes it well.
McLaughlin moves forwards but Can connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McLaughlin scores with a shot to the body.
McLaughlin ducks under a wild hook from Can.
Can tries to clinch but McLaughlin is having none of it.
McLaughlin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Can. Can circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Can thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Can throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McLaughlin throws a body punch but Can moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Can misses the target.
Can dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Can looks to throw the jab but McLaughlin is out of range.
McLaughlin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Can wants to land a leg kick but McLaughlin is out of range.
That kick from McLaughlin tenderised Can's leg. Can is trying to keep his angry face on.
McLaughlin throws a body punch but Can moves out of range.
Can misses with a looping right.
Can avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McLaughlin looks to score with a jab to the body but Can is just out of range.
Can uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McLaughlin.
Can connects with an inside leg kick.
Can keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McLaughlin.
That kick from Can tenderised McLaughlin's leg. McLaughlin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Can bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Can uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McLaughlin.
An inside leg kick from McLaughlin misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin ducks under a wild hook from Can.
McLaughlin connects with a nice looking jab.
McLaughlin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Can.
McLaughlin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Can takes a step back to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Can is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McLaughlin.
Donk. McLaughlin catches Can right on the button with a cross.
McLaughlin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Can scores with a sloppy right hand. McLaughlin should have avoided that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by McLaughlin. That's going to slow Can down.
Can swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by McLaughlin as he connects with a hook.
A big right from McLaughlin misses.
Can looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Can will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Can waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McLaughlin.
McLaughlin lands a high kick!
McLaughlin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mike McLaughlin.
I think McLaughlin 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ameri Can!
Ameri Can was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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hype
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