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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Kiwi (ranked 631 p4p, 362 weight class) and Gus McCrae (ranked 85 p4p, 48 weight class). Kiwi comes to the cage accompanied by Reaper. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Gus McCrae enters the cage!
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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 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Kiwi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gus McCrae!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCrae misses with a jab, cross combination.
McCrae throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kiwi slips under a jab.
McCrae takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kiwi scores with the left hand. McCrae knows he should have avoided that one.
Kiwi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling McCrae to counter with a crisp jab.
McCrae chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kiwi can pounce on him.
Kiwi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McCrae ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kiwi moves away.
McCrae scores with a nice head shot.
Kiwi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kiwi pivots, looking for a leg kick but McCrae is out of range and Kiwi settles back down.
Kiwi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiwi connects with a body shot that sends McCrae's belly button to the back.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McCrae.
McCrae moves out of range as Kiwi strikes.
McCrae gets tackled into the cage by Kiwi. Kiwi maintains the clinch.
Kiwi misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Kiwi fails to land.
McCrae breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McCrae jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Kiwi there.
McCrae misses with an uppercut. Kiwi saw that one coming.
Kiwi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McCrae.
McCrae takes a swing at Kiwi's ribcage but misses.
McCrae throws a hook but Kiwi avoids it easily.
Kiwi takes one to the side of the head.
Kiwi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kiwi takes the fight into the clinch.
McCrae gets through Kiwi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kiwi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kiwi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables McCrae to keep the fight standing.
Kiwi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, McCrae scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiwi throws a punch but it's blocked by McCrae.
McCrae wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kiwi swings wildly with an uppercut but McCrae uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiwi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kiwi gets through McCrae's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiwi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McCraes head.
McCrae lands a nice uppercut.
McCrae lands a shoulder strike.
McCrae swings wildly with an uppercut but Kiwi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiwi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McCrae with a knee to the head.
McCrae lands a left hand.
Kiwi throws a punch but it's blocked by McCrae.
McCrae lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kiwi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kiwi has a couple of punches blocked by McCrae.
McCrae lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kiwi lands with a right to the head.
McCrae softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kiwi has a couple of punches blocked by McCrae.
McCrae scores with a shot to the side of Kiwi's head.
Kiwi blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Kiwi.
McCrae misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kiwi jumps guard but McCrae turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Kiwi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCrae throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kiwis head.
Kiwi is trying to pull guard but McCrae turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Kiwi.
A head punch on the inside from McCrae fails to land.
Kiwi lands a shot to the body.
McCrae looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kiwi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McCrae just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kiwi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kiwi throws a head punch that misses.
Kiwi misses with the head strike.
McCrae utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McCrae pushes Kiwi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kiwi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McCrae.
Kiwi tries to work over McCrae's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McCrae breaks from the clinch.
Kiwi takes one to the side of the head.
McCrae swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kiwi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Danga de danga de dang - Kiwi scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiwi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCrae.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCrae takes a swing at Kiwi's ribcage but misses.
McCrae ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kiwi moves away.
Kiwi jabs McCrae right on the nose. McCrae blinks but takes it well.
Gus McCrae is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kiwi ducks under a wild hook from McCrae.
Kiwi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McCrae.
McCrae is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kiwi with a body shot.
Nice cross by McCrae.
McCrae misses with a right hand
letting Kiwi counter with a right hand.
McCrae jabs at Kiwi's body.
McCrae takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A jab from McCrae misses.
McCrae throws a body shot but no joy.
McCrae throws a lazy right hand but Kiwi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kiwi clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCrae lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kiwi tries a body shot but McCrae blocks it.
Kiwi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hand to the body from Kiwi.
Kiwi lands a right hand that snaps the head of McCrae backwards.
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 Bruce Kiwi will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kiwi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCrae. Kiwi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kiwi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCrae.
McCrae keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kiwi throws a leg kick which misses McCrae's front leg but catches the back leg as McCrae tries to avoid it.
Kiwi misses with an uppercut. McCrae saw that one coming.
It seemed like McCrae was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bruce Kiwi is winning the standup battle so far.
McCrae slips a jab from Kiwi.
Despite the aggression on McCrae's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kiwi staying out of range there.
Kiwi tries to counter by moving into the clinch but McCrae manages to circle out of the way.
Kiwi staying out of range there.
McCrae misses with a looping right.
Kiwi throwing a counter right hand but McCrae manages to avoid it.
Kiwi moves into the clinch.
McCrae landing knees to the body.
Kiwi misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCrae lands a shot to the body.
Kiwi is trying to pull guard but McCrae turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kiwi digs a right hand into McCrae's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McCrae's gas tank.
McCrae blocks an uppercut.
McCrae landing knees to the body.
McCrae working aggressively here.
Kiwi is trying to pull guard but McCrae has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCrae lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McCrae breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kiwi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McCrae.
Kiwi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McCrae loads up on a big right hand but Kiwi slips the punch.
Kiwi misses with a looping right.
McCrae smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Good exchange - McCrae coming out on top.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kiwi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McCrae momentarily.
Kiwi misses with a looping right.
McCrae swings for the body but Kiwi moves out of range.
McCrae tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kiwi throws a jab but it's blocked by McCrae.
McCrae digs a good body shot into Kiwi's ribs.
McCrae misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCrae misses with an uppercut
and Kiwi counters with a stiff right hand.
Kiwi throws a leg kick but McCrae sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCrae jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kiwi moves into the clinch.
Kiwi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kiwi working aggressively here.
Kiwi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McCrae backwards.
McCrae missing with knees to the body.
McCrae goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McCrae.
Kiwi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McCrae lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McCrae lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kiwi.
Kiwi blocks a body shot from McCrae.
Kiwi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kiwi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kiwi tries to work over McCrae's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kiwi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McCrae just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Kiwi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kiwi lands a body punch.
Kiwi tries to pull guard but McCrae won't allow it.
McCrae swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McCrae throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCrae tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kiwi's elbow.
Kiwi blocks a body shot from McCrae.
McCrae misses with the head strike.
Kiwi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McCrae just stands there and leans against the cage.
McCrae using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kiwi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McCrae with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kiwi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McCrae missing with knees to the body.
Kiwi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kiwi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kiwi swings wildly with an uppercut but McCrae uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruce Kiwi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kiwi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McCrae smiles and moves away.
McCrae tries to keep at a distance but Kiwi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kiwi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables McCrae to keep the fight standing.
Kiwi lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Kiwi.
Kiwi drops down looking for an ankle pick but McCrae pulls his leg out and moves away.
McCrae throws a looping overhand right but Kiwi ducks down to avoid it.
McCrae walks into a left hand.
Kiwi throws a body shot but no joy.
McCrae uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiwi.
Kiwi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCrae.
McCrae rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kiwi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiwi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kiwi connects with a nice looking jab.
Kiwi thows a left - swing and a miss!
McCrae throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCrae swings for the body but Kiwi moves out of range.
Kiwi fires out a quick counter leg kick but McCrae just manages to avoid it.
Kiwi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kiwi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kiwi moves into range and connects with a jab.
McCrae takes one to the chin there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bruce Kiwi will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kiwi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McCrae.
McCrae misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Kiwi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McCrae.
McCrae misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Kiwi.
A nice side step and McCrae releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
McCrae misses with a looping right.
McCrae takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kiwi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McCrae.
Kiwi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McCrae.
Kiwi lands with a shot to the body.
Good shot there by Kiwi.
Kiwi drives through and clinches with McCrae against the cage.
Kiwi swings wildly with an uppercut but McCrae uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from McCrae fails to land.
McCrae prevents a body shot from Kiwi.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McCrae.
Kiwi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kiwi lands a shoulder strike.
McCrae swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCrae prevents a body shot from Kiwi.
A head punch on the inside from McCrae fails to land.
McCrae breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Kiwi.
McCrae missing with a left hand there. Kiwi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kiwi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McCrae checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kiwi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McCrae checks a leg kick nicely.
A left lands for McCrae.
Good exchange - McCrae coming out on top.
McCrae misses with a looping right.
Kiwi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McCrae.
McCrae throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCrae ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kiwi moves away.
Kiwi with a hook.
McCrae swings for the body but Kiwi moves out of range.
McCrae misses with a wild body shot.
Bruce Kiwi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiwi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kiwi loads up on a big right hand but McCrae slips the punch.
McCrae swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kiwi misses with a double jab.
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 throws a shot from downtown. Kiwi moves away and avoids it.
Kiwi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McCrae takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kiwi lands the left hand.
McCrae throws a good cross that connects.
Kiwi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gus McCrae has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kiwi avoiding damage as McCrae throws knees to the body.
A body shot lands from McCrae.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McCrae doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McCrae lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kiwi.
McCrae trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCrae misses with a punch on the inside.
McCrae manages to break the clinch.
Kiwi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kiwi slips under a jab from McCrae.
McCrae throws a body shot but no joy.
Kiwi lands a nice shot that snaps McCrae's head back.
Nice defenses there by Kiwi.
Kiwi scores with a crisp jab that stopped McCrae in his tracks.
McCrae missing with a left hand there. Kiwi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kiwi moves away from the strike by McCrae.
McCrae has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kiwi.
Kiwi lands a nice leg kick that just misses McCrae's sensitive parts.
Kiwi is looking to slow McCrae down with leg kicks.
Kiwi is trying hard to land a takedown here. McCrae sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
McCrae has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McCrae swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Kiwi misses.
McCrae tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kiwi was well out of range. Poor timing from McCrae.
Kiwi blocks a jab.
Kiwi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McCrae's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCrae throws a poor cross that misses
and Kiwi counters with a right hand to the body.
McCrae throws out a powerful jab.
McCrae misses with an uppercut.
Kiwi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McCrae scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kiwi doesn't seem bothered though.
McCrae misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Kiwi to counter with a crisp jab.
Kiwi avoids the body shot from McCrae.
McCrae misses with a wild body shot.
McCrae misses with a hook
and Kiwi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McCrae thinking.
McCrae fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kiwi manages to avoid it.
McCrae ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kiwi moves away.
McCrae keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
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 Bruce Kiwi.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kiwi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bruce Kiwi!
After winning the bout, Bruce Kiwi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Gus McCrae was interviewed post fight and said 'Back to the gym.'.
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