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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brian McFoy (ranked 5106 p4p, 23973 weight class) and Kiandy Rakotoarisoa (ranked 362 p4p, 391 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian McFoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kiandy Rakotoarisoa!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ben Watson and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rakotoarisoa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McFoy manages to avoid it.
It looked like McFoy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
McFoy rushes Rakotoarisoa and presses him up against the cage.
McFoy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McFoy rushes Rakotoarisoa and presses him up against the cage.
McFoy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rakotoarisoa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McFoy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rakotoarisoa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rakotoarisoa tries to bum rush McFoy with a series of wild strikes but McFoy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rakotoarisoa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rakotoarisoa throws a right hand that misses
and McFoy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've been told by McFoy's head coaches at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rakotoarisoa loads up on a big right hand but McFoy slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McFoy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rakotoarisoa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rakotoarisoa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rakotoarisoa tries to bum rush McFoy with a series of wild strikes but McFoy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rakotoarisoa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McFoy manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rakotoarisoa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rakotoarisoa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakotoarisoa misses with a hook.
Rakotoarisoa avoids the head kick by McFoy.
Rakotoarisoa scores with a nice strike.
Rakotoarisoa takes a swing at McFoy's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from McFoy misses the target.
Rakotoarisoa throws a big shot that misses.
McFoy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McFoy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McFoy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McFoy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McFoy clinches.
Rakotoarisoa takes a shot to the head.
Rakotoarisoa is trying to break free.
McFoy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakotoarisoa throws a chopping leg kick but McFoy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McFoy scores with a jab.
Rakotoarisoa circles away from the clinch attempt.
McFoy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
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!
McFoy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rakotoarisoa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McFoy manages to avoid it.
McFoy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rakotoarisoa's head.
McFoy closes the distance and pushes Rakotoarisoa back into the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rakotoarisoa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McFoy manages to break the clinch.
Rakotoarisoa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McFoy seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
McFoy closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rakotoarisoa.
McFoy lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakotoarisoa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rakotoarisoa. McFoy does a little dance to reset his feet.
McFoy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rakotoarisoa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rakotoarisoa throws a body shot but no joy.
Rakotoarisoa throws a jab but it's blocked by McFoy.
McFoy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rakotoarisoa misses with a hook to the body
letting McFoy counter with a right hand.
Rakotoarisoa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McFoy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McFoy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rakotoarisoa tries to break free but McFoy pushes him back against the cage.
Rakotoarisoa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McFoy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McFoy takes a swing at Rakotoarisoa's ribcage but misses.
McFoy takes one to the chin there.
McFoy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McFoy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McFoy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rakotoarisoa throws a body punch but McFoy moves out of range.
Rakotoarisoa misses with a straight right.
It looked like McFoy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rakotoarisoa.
A slow jab from Rakotoarisoa misses its intended target.
Rakotoarisoa lands a jab to McFoy's midsection.
Rakotoarisoa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McFoy's head backwards.
McFoy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McFoy misses with a wild combination.
Rakotoarisoa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rakotoarisoa misses the shot to the body.
Rakotoarisoa throws a shot from downtown. McFoy moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from McFoy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rakotoarisoa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McFoy counters with a thumping low kick.
Rakotoarisoa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McFoy seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A big right from McFoy misses.
McFoy lands a jab-cross combination.
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 Brian McFoy will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McFoy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rakotoarisoa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McFoy wants to clinch.
McFoy takes a jab right on the kisser.
McFoy clinches.
McFoy manages to break the clinch.
McFoy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McFoy prevents Rakotoarisoa from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rakotoarisoa is looking to control McFoy's arms but McFoy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rakotoarisoa has his back to the cage.
McFoy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rakotoarisoa is defending well for now.
Rakotoarisoa tries to break the clinch but McFoy is controlling the position.
Rakotoarisoa has had enough of the clinch but McFoy keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakotoarisoa taking a breather.
Rakotoarisoa blocks a body shot from McFoy.
McFoy has a couple of punches blocked by Rakotoarisoa.
McFoy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rakotoarisoa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McFoy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rakotoarisoa thinking.
McFoy sizes up Rakotoarisoa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McFoy tries to clinch but Rakotoarisoa is having none of it.
Rakotoarisoa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rakotoarisoa throws a body punch but McFoy moves out of range.
Rakotoarisoa throws a jab when McFoy was well out of range.
McFoy tries to clinch up but Rakotoarisoa circles away and keeps his distance.
McFoy just misses with a punch to the body.
Rakotoarisoa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McFoy with a body shot.
McFoy moves into range and clinches up with Rakotoarisoa.
McFoy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFoy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rakotoarisoa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rakotoarisoa is trying to maintain a safe position but McFoy gets an underhook and turns Rakotoarisoa into the cage.
Rakotoarisoa prevents a body shot from McFoy.
Rakotoarisoa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McFoy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rakotoarisoa throws a body punch but McFoy moves out of range.
McFoy with the inside leg kick.
Rakotoarisoa loads up on a big right hand but McFoy slips the punch.
McFoy lands a slapping body shot.
McFoy tries to close the distance and clinch but Rakotoarisoa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rakotoarisoa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rakotoarisoa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McFoy manages to avoid it.
Rakotoarisoa circles away from the clinch attempt.
McFoy tries to clinch up.
McFoy throws a series of punches but Rakotoarisoa moves out of range.
Rakotoarisoa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFoy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
As Rakotoarisoa backs away, McFoy returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
McFoy misses with an uppercut.
Rakotoarisoa lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from McFoy finds it's way through Rakotoarisoa's defenses.
McFoy tries to clinch up.
Kiandy Rakotoarisoa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McFoy ducks under a wild hook from Rakotoarisoa.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McFoy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rakotoarisoa at a distance.
McFoy fails with an attempt to clinch.
McFoy tries to close the distance and clinch but Rakotoarisoa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McFoy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McFoy avoids the body shot from Rakotoarisoa.
Rakotoarisoa misses with a body punch
and McFoy counters with a right hand to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Rakotoarisoa. Those never looked like landing.
McFoy moves into range and clinches up with Rakotoarisoa.
McFoy lands a left hand.
McFoy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rakotoarisoa can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by McFoy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McFoy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rakotoarisoa's defenses.
McFoy manages to break the clinch.
Rakotoarisoa misses the shot to the body.
Rakotoarisoa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rakotoarisoa motions for McFoy to come forward. Rakotoarisoa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McFoy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rakotoarisoa.
Rakotoarisoa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McFoy was well out of range. Poor timing from Rakotoarisoa.
Rakotoarisoa misses with a wild combination.
Rakotoarisoa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McFoy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rakotoarisoa swats away the attempt to clinch by McFoy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brian McFoy dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rakotoarisoa misses with a body shot
and McFoy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McFoy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rakotoarisoa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McFoy scores with a hook.
Good shot there by Rakotoarisoa.
Rakotoarisoa ducks right into an uppercut from McFoy.
Rakotoarisoa misses with a straight left.
McFoy moves to clinch but Rakotoarisoa breaks away
and Rakotoarisoa counters with a nice uppercut.
Rakotoarisoa misses with a straight right.
Rakotoarisoa throws an off balance right hand
and McFoy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McFoy misses the shot to the body.
McFoy misses with a shot to the body
and Rakotoarisoa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McFoy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rakotoarisoa's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McFoy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rakotoarisoa let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
McFoy darts in trying to clinch
and Rakotoarisoa counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakotoarisoa throws a right and a left that both miss.
McFoy is looking to clinch.
McFoy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rakotoarisoa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McFoy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McFoy fails in his attempt to clinch.
McFoy wants to clinch up but Rakotoarisoa keeps it at a distance.
Rakotoarisoa looks to score with a jab to the body but McFoy is just out of range.
A jab from Rakotoarisoa misses.
McFoy clinches up against the cage.
McFoy breaks from the clinch.
A low kick lands for McFoy.
Rakotoarisoa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFoy tries to clinch but Rakotoarisoa is having none of it.
McFoy scores with a three punch combo!
Rakotoarisoa misses with a hook
letting McFoy counter with a right hand.
Rakotoarisoa misses with a right hand
and McFoy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McFoy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McFoy scores with a shot to the body.
Rakotoarisoa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McFoy.
Rakotoarisoa misses with a looping left.
Rakotoarisoa missing with a left hand there. McFoy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McFoy misses the shot to the body.
McFoy takes the fight into the clinch.
Rakotoarisoa wants to break the clinch but can't.
McFoy struggles to land a body shot inside as Rakotoarisoa controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFoy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rakotoarisoa misses with a hook.
Rakotoarisoa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McFoy.
A little feinted left hand from McFoy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rakotoarisoa throws out a loose jab but McFoy uses good head movement to avoid it.
McFoy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McFoy with the inside leg kick.
Rakotoarisoa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McFoy throws a series of punches but Rakotoarisoa avoids them all with ease.
McFoy forces Rakotoarisoa back against the cage and clinches.
McFoy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brian McFoy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rakotoarisoa looks to land a combination but McFoy avoids it well.
Rakotoarisoa throws a body punch but McFoy moves out of range.
McFoy dips to his left and cracks Rakotoarisoa with an uppercut!
Rakotoarisoa falls off balance throwing a combination
and McFoy counters with a three punch combo that has Rakotoarisoa backing up. Rakotoarisoa nods at McFoy to acknowledge the strikes.
Kiandy Rakotoarisoa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakotoarisoa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McFoy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McFoy lands with a right hand.
McFoy looks to land a combination. Rakotoarisoa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
McFoy tries to clinch up.
McFoy rushes Rakotoarisoa and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from McFoy fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McFoy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McFoy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rakotoarisoa avoids it.
Nice body punch from McFoy - that landed with a thud.
McFoy misses with a punch to the body.
McFoy managing to block the knees to the body from Rakotoarisoa.
Rakotoarisoa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McFoy moves into the clinch successfully.
McFoy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian McFoy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McFoy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian McFoy!
After winning the bout, Brian McFoy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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