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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mitch McGee (ranked 21657 p4p, 3308 weight class) and Thomas Schiff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGee comes to the cage accompanied by Survivor - Eye of the Tiger. The key to victory for Mitch McGee has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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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 9 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mitch McGee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Schiff!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGee fails to land with a series of punches.
McGee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McGee throws a series of punches but Schiff moves out of range.
Schiff swinging wildly here.
McGee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schiff drops down looking to force a counter takedown but McGee defends it well.
McGee definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McGee throws a nice looking combination but Schiff bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McGee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McGee ducks right into an uppercut from Schiff.
McGee throws a combination that misses
and Schiff makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Schiff has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as McGee is landing a low percentage of strikes.
McGee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Schiff counters with a nice double leg into side control. McGee won't be happy with that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schiff moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Schiff decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Schiff swinging wildly here.
Schiff throws a series of strikes that have McGee backpedaling.
Schiff darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Schiff working over McGee with some ground and pound. McGee looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schiff postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for McGee to stand up.
McGee misses with a combination
and Schiff counters by moving into the clinch.
Schiff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schiff dodges the punch combination from McGee.
McGee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Schiff counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Schiff misses with the combination.
Schiff misses with a wild combination.
McGee fails to land with a series of punches.
Mitch McGee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGee throws a one two combo.
It looks like Thomas Schiff has been cut.
A lazy left from Schiff finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGee throws a series of punches but Schiff avoids them all with ease.
McGee has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McGee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McGee lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McGee.
McGee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McGee misses with a combination
and Schiff counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Schiff lands with an overhand left.
Schiff pushes McGee up against the cage in a clinch.
Schiff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGee throws a nice looking combination but Schiff bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McGee misses with a wild combination.
Schiff dives in and scores a takedown into McGee's guard.
Schiff is standing up over McGee. McGee looks to escape but Schiff dives into side control.
McGee bucks up and tries to throw Schiff off but instead Schiff has got his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schiff is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Schiff's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
McGee is trying to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Schiff biding his time, looking for the opening.
Schiff is continuing to stall.
McGee trying to get back to his feet but Schiff is in full control for now.
Schiff is riding his opponent, not letting McGee buck him off.
McGee trying to get back to his feet but Schiff is in full control for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Schiff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Schiff's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McGee misses with a double jab
and Schiff counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Schiff manages to break the clinch.
McGee misses with a jab, cross combination.
McGee throws a series of punches but Schiff avoids them all with ease.
McGee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McGee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Schiff scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McGee throws a combination that misses
and Schiff counters with a two punch combo.
Schiff looks to land a combination but McGee avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Schiff counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Schiff stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
McGee misses with the combination.
McGee throws a series of punches but Schiff avoids them all with ease.
Mitch McGee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schiff throws a nice looking combination but McGee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thomas Schiff seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch combination from McGee misses.
McGee misses with a double jab
and Schiff counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
McGee wants to stand back up but Schiff manages to pass into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schiff stands up and beckons McGee to his feet.
McGee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McGee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Schiff counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McGee throws a combination that misses
and Schiff counters with a one-two to the body.
Schiff lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Schiff lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for McGee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McGee misses with a two punch combination.
As McGee backs off Schiff throws a huge counter combo but McGee manages to avoid it all.
Schiff lands a jab.
McGee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Schiff connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGee misses with a double jab
and Schiff connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGee throws a nice looking combination but Schiff bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Schiff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
McGee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Schiff looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McGee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Schiff counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McGee misses with a combination
and Schiff counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McGee is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Schiff.
McGee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Schiff counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Schiff lands with a straight right. McGee didn't see that one coming.
Schiff 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.
McGee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McGee throws a series of punches but Schiff avoids them all with ease.
Schiff looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Schiff lands a two punch combo.
McGee is rocked!
McGee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Schiff holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Oh McGee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schiff breaks from the clinch.
Schiff bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McGee's head backwards.
McGee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Schiff cracks McGee with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends McGee tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Schiff pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! McGee is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Schiff!
A determined Thomas Schiff didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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energy
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