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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between R J MacReady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnus Poujanofski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, R J MacReady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Magnus Poujanofski!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poujanofski tries to clinch there but MacReady circles away.
Poujanofski moves into the clinch successfully.
Poujanofski blocks an uppercut.
Poujanofski tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. MacReady just stands there and leans against the cage.
MacReady manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
MacReady misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Poujanofski.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poujanofski.
MacReady manages to break the clinch.
MacReady throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Magnus Poujanofski has been cut.
Poujanofski tries to close the distance and clinch but MacReady swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Poujanofski clinches up with MacReady and pushes him back against the cage.
MacReady trying to land knees to the body.
MacReady prevents the takedown attempt.
Poujanofski is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Poujanofski tries for a takedown. No joy.
R J MacReady has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magnus Poujanofski.
Poujanofski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
MacReady stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Poujanofski managing to block the knees to the body from MacReady.
MacReady using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Poujanofski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
MacReady tries a knee to the head but Poujanofski blocks it.
MacReady tries to land knees in the clinch but Poujanofski avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by MacReady.
Poujanofski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
MacReady missing with knees to the body.
MacReady scores with a knee to the head.
MacReady misses with a punch on the inside.
Poujanofski tries to pull guard but MacReady won't allow it.
MacReady throws a head punch that misses.
Poujanofski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but MacReady blocks it with crossed arms.
Poujanofski looks gassed!
Poujanofski has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. MacReady is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
MacReady's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
MacReady throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poujanofski tries to close the distance and clinch up but MacReady swats him away and circles back towards the center.
MacReady throws the kick towards the body but Poujanofski avoids it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Poujanofski fails to pull guard.
MacReady lands a left hand that snaps the head of Poujanofski backwards.
MacReady is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
MacReady misses with a knee to the head.
Poujanofski looking to throw knees to the head but MacReady is blocking nicely.
A right hand to the body from MacReady.
MacReady missing with knees to the body.
MacReady digs a right hand into Poujanofski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Poujanofski's gas tank.
MacReady has a couple of punches blocked by Poujanofski.
A short left from MacReady.
MacReady landing knees to the body.
MacReady lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from MacReady.
MacReady throws an elbow that misses.
Poujanofski blocking some punches.
MacReady swings away with an uppercut that misses.
MacReady misses with a shot to the kidneys.
MacReady trying to land knees to the body.
MacReady throws a punch but it's blocked by Poujanofski.
Poujanofski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
MacReady misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Poujanofski.
MacReady lands with a short punch from the clinch.
MacReady with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacReady tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Poujanofski avoids it.
MacReady lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
MacReady escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Poujanofski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick misses from MacReady.
MacReady blocks a head kick by Poujanofski.
MacReady pivots, looking for a leg kick but Poujanofski is out of range and MacReady settles back down.
MacReady looks for the body kick but Poujanofski saw that one coming.
MacReady throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacReady pivots, looking for a leg kick but Poujanofski is out of range and MacReady settles back down.
MacReady attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
MacReady looks for the body kick but Poujanofski saw that one coming.
A leg kick checked by Poujanofski.
MacReady throws a half hearted mid kick.
Poujanofski blocks a low kick nicely.
MacReady throws a head kick that misses.
Poujanofski tries to clinch but MacReady moves out of range.
Poujanofski blocks a head kick by MacReady.
MacReady lands a front kick.
MacReady wants to land a leg kick but Poujanofski is out of range.
Poujanofski avoids the head kick by MacReady.
Magnus Poujanofski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
MacReady throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacReady tried to score with a low kick but Poujanofski checks it.
MacReady misses with a head kick.
MacReady blocks a head kick by Poujanofski.
MacReady pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
MacReady throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
MacReady finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
MacReady tries to land a front kick but Poujanofski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Magnus Poujanofski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Poujanofski checks a leg kick.
Poujanofski checks a leg kick nicely.
MacReady lands with a kick to the temple. Poujanofski shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Poujanofski checks a leg kick nicely.
Poujanofski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but MacReady paws at him with a jab and circles away.
MacReady throws a sloppy head kick and Poujanofski moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from MacReady.
MacReady scores with a spinning back kick!
MacReady throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
MacReady throws a head kick that misses.
MacReady throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
MacReady misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Poujanofski tries to clinch up but MacReady circles away and keeps his distance.
MacReady throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from MacReady.
Poujanofski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Poujanofski tries to clinch up but MacReady circles away and keeps his distance.
MacReady tries to land a front kick but Poujanofski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
MacReady misses with a body kick.
MacReady looks for the body kick but Poujanofski saw that one coming.
Poujanofski moves out of range of the body kick from MacReady.
MacReady changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Poujanofski looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
MacReady working the head with strikes.
MacReady wants to control but Poujanofski is keeping him busy.
Poujanofski tries to bench press MacReady off him but MacReady keeps the position.
MacReady lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MacReady working the body and head with strikes.
Poujanofski is looking for a sweep.
MacReady remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
R J MacReady dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Magnus Poujanofski's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Poujanofski checks a leg kick nicely.
Poujanofski avoids the head kick by MacReady.
MacReady misses with a head kick.
MacReady looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Poujanofski checks a low kick from MacReady.
MacReady throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
MacReady swats away the attempt to clinch by Poujanofski.
MacReady fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Poujanofski is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Poujanofski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice body kick there by MacReady.
MacReady pulls out of a head kick attempt.
MacReady throws a head kick that misses.
MacReady throws a head kick but Poujanofski moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
MacReady 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.
Poujanofski moves out of range of the body kick.
MacReady wants to slow Poujanofski down by chopping away at his legs.
MacReady throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Poujanofski is breathing heavily.
MacReady throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poujanofski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
MacReady misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for MacReady.
Poujanofski gets caught flat footed, as MacReady shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
MacReady got a little sloppy there for a moment and Poujanofski has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, MacReady has managed to get both his arms back between Poujanofski's legs - danger averted.
Poujanofski has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. MacReady is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Poujanofski.
MacReady scoring with punches from side control.
Poujanofski tries to improve position but can't.
MacReady working the body and head with strikes.
MacReady scores with a couple of short elbows.
MacReady will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
MacReady trying to control the position but Poujanofski is working away.
Poujanofski is working to avoid the ground and pound but MacReady connects with a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacReady working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
MacReady advances to mount.
Poujanofski keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Poujanofski is squirming around, avoiding MacReady's attempts to control the action.
Poujanofski's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
MacReady landing strikes from the mount and Poujanofski is in trouble!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MacReady unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by MacReady.
MacReady dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacReady breaks from Poujanofski's wrist control and lands an elbow.
MacReady working away from the top, dropping strikes.
MacReady punishing his opponent with strikes.
MacReady with a couple of short strikes.
Poujanofski's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
MacReady lands a big elbow.
MacReady putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
MacReady landing strikes from the mount and Poujanofski is in trouble!
MacReady cracks Poujanofski with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
MacReady punishing his opponent with strikes.
MacReady looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, MacReady cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
MacReady working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacReady lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The referee warns Poujanofski that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
MacReady with a couple of short strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MacReady breaks from Poujanofski's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Poujanofski is wriggling around trying to escape.
R J MacReady overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, MacReady cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
MacReady tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
MacReady is working for a guillotine from mount but Poujanofski frees his head quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poujanofski tries to reverse the position but MacReady maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
R J MacReady dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Magnus Poujanofski's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
MacReady is looking to chop away at Poujanofski's legs.
Poujanofski throws a sloppy head kick and MacReady moves out of range easily.
A leg kick checked by Poujanofski.
Some bone on bone action there as Poujanofski checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Poujanofski gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows MacReady to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Poujanofski looking for submissions from the bottom but instead MacReady passes into half guard.
Ground and pound from MacReady.
MacReady scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Poujanofski wants to improve his position but MacReady is controlling well.
Poujanofski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Poujanofski is defending against the submission attempts here by MacReady.
MacReady is looking to take a break and control but Poujanofski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacReady is working for a kimura but Poujanofski is defending it quite comfortably.
MacReady lands strikes from half guard.
MacReady is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Poujanofski has hold of MacReady's hands but MacReady slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
MacReady not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
MacReady wants to control but Poujanofski is keeping him busy.
Poujanofski taking some punishment here, with MacReady in his half guard.
MacReady is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
MacReady seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
MacReady lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Poujanofski looking for submissions off his back.
Magnus Poujanofski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
MacReady is looking for a kimura but Poujanofski is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for MacReady to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacReady working over Poujanofski with some ground and pound. Poujanofski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
MacReady working the head and body with strikes.
MacReady maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Poujanofski could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but MacReady has cracked it and Poujanofski is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by MacReady!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). R J MacReady!
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