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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gera Taine Cheikh (ranked 4564 p4p, 2784 weight class) and Dustin Mcfaul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Taine Cheikh might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Big Iron (remix) - Astrophysics. Mcfaul is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: What's Poppin?. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gera Taine Cheikh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dustin Mcfaul!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcfaul fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Taine Cheikh, pushing him back against the cage.
Taine Cheikh breaks from the clinch.
Taine Cheikh comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Taine Cheikh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mcfaul defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Taine Cheikh.
Mcfaul swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mcfaul throws a series of punches but Taine Cheikh moves out of range.
Taine Cheikh is looking to counter punch.
Taine Cheikh keeps the fight on the outside.
Mcfaul moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mcfaul.
Taine Cheikh working aggressively here.
Taine Cheikh wants a takedown.
Taine Cheikh manages to break the clinch.
Mcfaul throws a hook but Taine Cheikh blocks it.
Dustin Mcfaul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcfaul gets tackled into the cage by Taine Cheikh. Taine Cheikh maintains the clinch.
Taine Cheikh wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gera Taine Cheikh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taine Cheikh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mcfaul throws a right hand that Taine Cheikh ducks under and follows up with a left that Taine Cheikh also avoids with ease.
Taine Cheikh misses with a takedown attempt
and Mcfaul counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Taine Cheikh misses with a body punch
and Mcfaul counters with a nice uppercut.
Taine Cheikh lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mcfaul throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mcfaul looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mcfaul tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taine Cheikh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taine Cheikh throws a low kick but Mcfaul moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcfaul moves into range and clinches up with Taine Cheikh.
Taine Cheikh looking to stall.
Taine Cheikh displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mcfaul up against the cage.
Taine Cheikh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mcfaul lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taine Cheikh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Taine Cheikh.
Mcfaul lands a left hand.
Taine Cheikh controlling the action here for a moment.
Mcfaul working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taine Cheikh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taine Cheikh struggles to land a body shot inside as Mcfaul controls his hands.
Mcfaul tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taine Cheikh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taine Cheikh ducks under a wild hook from Mcfaul.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Taine Cheikh 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 Mcfaul has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mcfaul and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mcfaul tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Taine Cheikh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mcfaul connects with a good right hand that stumbles Taine Cheikh. Taine Cheikh circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Taine Cheikh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taine Cheikh appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mcfaul is looking to clinch.
Taine Cheikh went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
An inside leg kick lands from Taine Cheikh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcfaul tries to close the distance and clinch but Taine Cheikh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taine Cheikh appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mcfaul punishes Taine Cheikh's body with a nice straight punch.
Mcfaul is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taine Cheikh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taine Cheikh changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mcfaul tries to avoid it but Taine Cheikh manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mcfaul to the ground. Mcfaul escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mcfaul!
Taine Cheikh misses with a leg kick
enabling Mcfaul to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcfaul cracks Taine Cheikh with an open hand slap.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dustin Mcfaul dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Taine Cheikh blocks a jab.
Good leg kick by Taine Cheikh.
Mcfaul tries to clinch up but Taine Cheikh circles away and keeps his distance.
Mcfaul wants to clinch.
Taine Cheikh feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcfaul clinches up with Taine Cheikh and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taine Cheikh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taine Cheikh working aggressively here.
Taine Cheikh swings wildly with an uppercut but Mcfaul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mcfaul wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Taine Cheikh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taine Cheikh goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Taine Cheikh is looking to slow Mcfaul down with leg kicks.
Mcfaul throws a left and a right that both miss
and Taine Cheikh counters with a three punch combo that has Mcfaul backing up. Mcfaul nods at Taine Cheikh to acknowledge the strikes.
Mcfaul swings widly with a right hand
and Taine Cheikh counters with a one-two to the body.
Taine Cheikh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mcfaul was well out of range. Poor timing from Taine Cheikh.
As Taine Cheikh backs off Mcfaul throws a huge counter combo but Taine Cheikh manages to avoid it all.
No joy there for Mcfaul, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taine Cheikh tried to counter with a leg kick but Mcfaul avoided it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcfaul tries for a takedown but Taine Cheikh sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taine Cheikh misses with a leg kick
and Mcfaul counters with a three punch combo that has Taine Cheikh backing up. Taine Cheikh nods at Mcfaul to acknowledge the strikes.
Taine Cheikh swats away the attempt to clinch by Mcfaul.
Taine Cheikh doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mcfaul on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Taine Cheikh dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mcfaul. That did some damage!
Taine Cheikh moves out of range as Mcfaul strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taine Cheikh staying out of range there.
Gera Taine Cheikh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mcfaul checks a leg kick nicely.
Taine Cheikh moves away from the strike by Mcfaul.
Taine Cheikh fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mcfaul just manages to avoid it.
Mcfaul misses with a hook
and Taine Cheikh counters with an outside leg kick.
Mcfaul looks to land a combination but Taine Cheikh avoids it well.
It looked like Taine Cheikh was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Taine Cheikh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taine Cheikh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mcfaul.
And Taine Cheikh counters with a quick kick to the body but Mcfaul blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcfaul keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mcfaul might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Taine Cheikh tries for a takedown but Mcfaul sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Mcfaul releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Taine Cheikh fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mcfaul has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Taine Cheikh fails with the takedown.
Gera Taine Cheikh is winning the standup battle so far.
Mcfaul throws a body punch but Taine Cheikh moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mcfaul throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Taine Cheikh is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mcfaul.
Mcfaul cracks Taine Cheikh with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gera Taine Cheikh dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Taine Cheikh tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Taine Cheikh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mcfaul stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mcfaul misses with a double jab.
Taine Cheikh throws a big counter combination but Mcfaul scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mcfaul throws a nice looking combination but Taine Cheikh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taine Cheikh stalling in the clinch but Mcfaul improves position.
Mcfaul's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mcfaul.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mcfaul creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Taine Cheikh breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taine Cheikh takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mcfaul misses with a looping right.
Taine Cheikh lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Taine Cheikh connects with a solid leg kick.
Mcfaul lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Taine Cheikh throws a leg kick
and Mcfaul counters with a two punch combo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mcfaul.
It looks like Gera Taine Cheikh has been cut.
Mcfaul checks a low kick from Taine Cheikh.
Mcfaul pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taine Cheikh fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mcfaul has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Mcfaul misses.
Taine Cheikh appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mcfaul tries to clinch but Taine Cheikh moves out of range.
Mcfaul throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taine Cheikh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mcfaul misses with a double jab.
Taine Cheikh seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mcfaul swings for the body but Taine Cheikh moves out of range.
Taine Cheikh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mcfaul circles away quickly and effectively.
Taine Cheikh drives through and clinches with Mcfaul against the cage.
Taine Cheikh blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taine Cheikh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mcfaul throws a punch but it's blocked by Taine Cheikh.
Mcfaul tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mcfaul wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Taine Cheikh misses with an elbow strike.
Dustin Mcfaul seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Taine Cheikh breaks from the clinch.
Nice jab there from Taine Cheikh.
Mcfaul takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Taine Cheikh just misses with a punch to the body.
Mcfaul doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Taine Cheikh counters with an inside leg kick.
Taine Cheikh throws a nice looking combination but Mcfaul bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcfaul throws a right and a left that Taine Cheikh avoids nicely.
A low kick from Taine Cheikh is predictable there
and Mcfaul counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Taine Cheikh.
Mcfaul throws a looping overhand right but Taine Cheikh ducks down to avoid it.
Crunch! Taine Cheikh slams his shin into Mcfaul's torso.
Taine Cheikh fails to land the takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mcfaul throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taine Cheikh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taine Cheikh appears to be looking for a big counter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dustin Mcfaul comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mcfaul has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dustin Mcfaul!
Dustin Mcfaul took some time post fight to say the following; 'Get Dunked on Kid'.
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