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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dougal McCraken (ranked 169 p4p, 230 weight class) and Julio Regueiro (ranked 27 p4p, 35 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McCraken might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bulgine. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dougal McCraken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Julio Regueiro!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCraken pivots, looking for a leg kick but Regueiro is out of range and McCraken settles back down.
Regueiro throws a front kick aimed at McCraken's knee but McCraken avoids it well.
Regueiro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McCraken has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Regueiro dodges the punch combination from McCraken.
McCraken misses with a body kick.
Regueiro flicks out a counter leg kick but McCraken steps away.
Regueiro looks to score with a jab to the body but McCraken is just out of range.
Regueiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCraken.
Regueiro misses with a low kick.
Regueiro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A big right from Regueiro misses.
A combination from McCraken does no damage.
McCraken looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McCraken connects with a leg kick.
Regueiro just misses with a punch to the body.
McCraken half committed to a counter leg kick.
McCraken with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Regueiro throws a hook but McCraken blocks it.
Regueiro misses with a body kick.
McCraken fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Regueiro.
A lazy left from McCraken finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Regueiro looks to land a left hand but McCraken moved out of range nicely.
Regueiro lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
McCraken lands a nice looking kick to the body. Regueiro takes a step back to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Regueiro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A shot to the liver by McCraken. Beautiful body shot.
Julio Regueiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Regueiro lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
McCraken darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McCraken chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Regueiro can pounce on him.
Regueiro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCraken.
McCraken moves out of range as Regueiro strikes.
McCraken fires out a quick counter leg kick but Regueiro just manages to avoid it.
McCraken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Regueiro moves away.
McCraken misses with a body shot.
McCraken throws a wild body kick that Regueiro sees coming a mile off.
A little jabbing left from Regueiro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Regueiro scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McCraken dips to his left and cracks Regueiro with an uppercut!
Regueiro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Regueiro throws a jab but it's blocked by McCraken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McCraken lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Regueiro has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Regueiro and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Regueiro appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Regueiro will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McCraken works the jab nicely.
Regueiro pivots, looking for a leg kick but McCraken is out of range and Regueiro settles back down.
McCraken misses with a body kick.
Regueiro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McCraken momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McCraken.
A shot to the liver by McCraken. Beautiful body shot.
Regueiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Regueiro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Regueiro misses with a combination
and McCraken counters with a solid body kick.
McCraken scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Regueiro 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.
McCraken ducks under a wild hook from Regueiro.
McCraken on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McCraken misses with an uppercut. Regueiro saw that one coming.
Regueiro scores with a punch to the head.
Regueiro cracks McCraken with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Regueiro!
McCraken jabs Regueiro to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Regueiro lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McCraken has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McCraken and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Regueiro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McCraken misses with a body shot.
A jab from Regueiro finds it's way through McCraken's defenses.
McCraken throws a lazy right hand but Regueiro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McCraken moves away from the strike by Regueiro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro moves out of range as McCraken strikes.
A leg kick checked by McCraken.
As Regueiro backs away, McCraken returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Good exchange - Regueiro coming out on top.
Regueiro misses with a looping left.
Regueiro throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McCraken's head.
Regueiro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Regueiro moves out of range of the leg kick from McCraken.
McCraken changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McCraken avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Regueiro throws out a loose jab but McCraken uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCraken lands a right hook to the body.
McCraken connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Regueiro takes a swing at McCraken's ribcage but misses.
Regueiro throws a poor cross that misses
enabling McCraken to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Regueiro.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCraken lands a head shot.
McCraken displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Regueiro throws out the jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for McCraken.
Regueiro checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McCraken jabs Regueiro right on the nose. Regueiro blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro pivots, looking for a leg kick but McCraken is out of range and Regueiro settles back down.
Regueiro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Regueiro looks to throw the jab but McCraken is out of range.
Regueiro steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McCraken. That one must have hurt.
McCraken is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Regueiro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice shot by Regueiro.
McCraken jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Regueiro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McCraken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Regueiro was well out of range. Poor timing from McCraken.
McCraken looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Regueiro misses with a body shot.
McCraken looks for the body kick but Regueiro saw that one coming.
Regueiro does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
McCraken is looking to counter punch.
Regueiro walks into a stiff left hand from McCraken.
McCraken lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Regueiro throws a leg kick but McCraken sees it coming and checks it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Regueiro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McCraken slips under a jab.
Regueiro misses with a body punch
and McCraken counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McCraken lands a body shot.
McCraken ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dougal McCraken will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McCraken slips a straight right by Regueiro.
McCraken was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Regueiro misses with a straight right.
McCraken looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Regueiro's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Regueiro duly obliges.
A solid leg kick lands there for McCraken.
McCraken misses the jab.
McCraken slips a jab and a cross from Regueiro.
Regueiro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Regueiro cracks McCraken with a right hand to the side of the head.
McCraken bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McCraken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Regueiro moves away.
Regueiro ducks under a wild hook from McCraken.
McCraken looks to land a right hand but Regueiro moved out of range.
McCraken lands a nice shot that snaps Regueiro's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCraken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Regueiro scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dougal McCraken is winning the standup battle so far.
McCraken throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McCraken throws a leg kick which misses Regueiro's front leg but catches the back leg as Regueiro tries to avoid it.
McCraken wants to land a leg kick but Regueiro is out of range.
McCraken missing with a left hand there. Regueiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McCraken throws a body punch but Regueiro moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCraken pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good work by McCraken as he checks the leg kick.
McCraken throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Regueiro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McCraken keeps Regueiro at a distance using the push kick.
McCraken uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Regueiro.
McCraken is looking to land body kicks.
Regueiro catches McCraken with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McCraken throws a leg kick but Regueiro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Regueiro punishes McCraken's body with a nice straight punch.
Regueiro moves out of range of the leg kick from McCraken.
McCraken lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McCraken fakes the leg kick and cracks Regueiro in the body.
McCraken walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Regueiro checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McCraken's jab looks to have found its range, popping Regueiro under the eye.
McCraken throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCraken slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Regueiro lands with an uppercut that bounces McCraken off the cage and back into range.
Regueiro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McCraken pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCraken misses with a low kick.
McCraken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Regueiro.
McCraken looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jab from McCraken.
Sloppy strikes from Regueiro. Those never looked like landing.
McCraken moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Regueiro misses.
McCraken loads up on a big right hand but Regueiro slips the punch.
McCraken misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Regueiro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Regueiro wants to clinch up but McCraken keeps it at a distance.
Regueiro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Regueiro throws a leg kick but McCraken moved away.
Regueiro misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut there from Regueiro.
McCraken throws a looping overhand right but Regueiro ducks down to avoid it.
That kick from McCraken tenderised Regueiro's leg. Regueiro is trying to keep his angry face on.
McCraken cracks Regueiro with a right hand to the side of the head.
A big right from McCraken misses.
Regueiro tries a quick counter leg kick but McCraken is wise to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro moves out of range of the body kick.
Regueiro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McCraken slips a jab and a cross from Regueiro.
Regueiro tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McCraken is able to avoid easily.
McCraken throws a body shot but no joy.
Regueiro lands with a nice body kick.
McCraken gets tackled into the cage by Regueiro. Regueiro maintains the clinch.
Regueiro presses McCraken against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McCraken misses with the head strike.
McCraken working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McCraken scores with a shot to the side of Regueiro's head.
McCraken tries a body shot but Regueiro blocks it.
Regueiro pulls guard effortlessly.
Regueiro looking for subs off his back but McCraken has passed one foot through into half guard.
Regueiro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCraken trying to control the action but Regueiro is working from the bottom.
Regueiro looking for submissions off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCraken trying to control the pace.
Regueiro is trying to get back to full guard.
McCraken not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Julio Regueiro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
McCraken tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Regueiro is able to avoid easily.
Regueiro misses with a looping right.
McCraken is looking to counter with head kicks.
McCraken works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McCraken connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Regueiro throws a jab when McCraken was well out of range.
Regueiro looks to throw the jab but McCraken is out of range.
Regueiro walks into a left hand.
McCraken misses with an attempted mid kick.
Regueiro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCraken was well out of range. Poor timing from Regueiro.
McCraken ducks under a wild hook from Regueiro.
Regueiro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McCraken with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A left lands for Regueiro.
Regueiro just misses with a punch to the body.
Regueiro misses with a low kick.
McCraken throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McCraken bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Regueiro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Regueiro moves out of range of the body kick.
McCraken ducks under a wild hook from Regueiro.
Regueiro throws a leg kick but McCraken moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Regueiro blocks a jab.
Regueiro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McCraken misses with a body kick.
Regueiro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McCraken.
Jab by Regueiro.
Regueiro motions for McCraken to come forward. Regueiro throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McCraken takes one to the chin there.
Regueiro looks to score with a jab to the body but McCraken is just out of range.
Regueiro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCraken was well out of range. Poor timing from Regueiro.
McCraken throws a wild body kick that Regueiro sees coming a mile off.
McCraken lands with a straight right. Regueiro didn't see that one coming.
Regueiro misses with a looping right.
Regueiro throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McCraken misses with a body kick.
McCraken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Regueiro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Good exchange - Regueiro coming out on top.
Regueiro looks to land a combination but McCraken avoids it well.
McCraken looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Regueiro fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice body punch from McCraken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Regueiro throws an overhand right that lands on McCraken's shoulder, as McCraken tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCraken missing with a left hand there. Regueiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McCraken showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Regueiro.
A leg kick checked by McCraken.
Regueiro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Regueiro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McCraken connects with a crisp jab.
McCraken fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Regueiro has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Regueiro slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Regueiro! But no joy.
Some wild striking there from Regueiro.
Regueiro moves out of range of the strikes.
McCraken scores with a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of McCraken 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McCraken misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Regueiro. McCraken does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCraken throws out a loose jab but Regueiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Regueiro misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCraken blocks a jab.
McCraken lands the left hand.
A leg kick checked by Regueiro.
Regueiro throws the left hand but McCraken avoids the punch easily.
McCraken slips a jab from Regueiro.
McCraken is looking for a counter combo.
Regueiro looks to score with a jab to the body but McCraken is just out of range.
McCraken uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Regueiro.
Regueiro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McCraken gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Regueiro.
McCraken looks to land a left hand but Regueiro moved out of range nicely.
McCraken scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Regueiro slips a jab and a cross from McCraken.
Regueiro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheers as Regueiro lands an impressive looking overhand right. McCraken doesn't seem phased though.
McCraken displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Regueiro throws out the jab.
Regueiro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Regueiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but McCraken swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Regueiro misses with a lunging right hand
and McCraken counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McCraken throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro moves out of range as McCraken throws a body kick.
Regueiro throws a sloppy head kick
enabling McCraken to counter with a crisp jab.
McCraken swings for the body but Regueiro moves out of range.
Regueiro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Regueiro looks to land a left hand but McCraken moved out of range nicely.
McCraken throws a hook but Regueiro avoids it easily.
Regueiro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McCraken connects with a crisp jab.
McCraken throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Regueiro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Regueiro.
McCraken fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Regueiro has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Regueiro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCraken manages to avoid it.
Regueiro looks to throw the jab but McCraken is out of range.
McCraken connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Regueiro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Regueiro manages to break the clinch.
Regueiro tries a low kick but McCraken avoids it.
Regueiro has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from McCraken.
McCraken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Regueiro.
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 Dougal McCraken.
I think McCraken has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dougal McCraken!
Our winner, Dougal McCraken, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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