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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shane MacKallister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacKallister kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Four Horsemen by Metallica. Carter has chosen Til I Collapse by Eminem as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane MacKallister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Carter!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacKallister tries to bum rush Carter with a series of wild strikes but Carter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
MacKallister dives in and grabs Carter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Carter pushes down on MacKallister's head and hops out.
MacKallister moves in looking to clinch but Carter pushes him off.
MacKallister connects with a nice looking jab.
Carter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Carter shoots in but no luck this time.
MacKallister rushes Carter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Carter is trying to break free.
Carter breaks from the clinch.
Carter lands with a straight right. MacKallister didn't see that one coming.
Carter thows a body shot but no joy.
MacKallister shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
MacKallister lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
MacKallister misses with a jab, cross combination.
MacKallister avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
MacKallister shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter tries to hold on but MacKallister postures up.
MacKallister lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
MacKallister scores with a couple of good head shots there.
MacKallister lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
MacKallister tries to control but Carter wriggling away.
MacKallister controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MacKallister working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Carter can do anything to dispel that myth.
MacKallister avoids the attempt from Carter to control.
Carter is squirming around, avoiding MacKallister's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter is trying desperately to improve position.
Carter'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.
MacKallister trying to control but he's not successful this time.
MacKallister lands a big elbow.
Carter defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from MacKallister.
Carter is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Carter regains half guard.
Carter trying to control but MacKallister postures up.
MacKallister tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Carter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
MacKallister looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Carter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
MacKallister wants to control but Carter is keeping him busy.
Carter is controlling MacKallister's position as best he can from this difficult position.
MacKallister has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
MacKallister not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Carter wants to get back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
MacKallister fails with an attempt to clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by MacKallister.
Carter is trying to control MacKallister's posture but MacKallister avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
MacKallister sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Carter is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
MacKallister is trying to get an arm triangle but Carter is defending well.
Carter wants to control but MacKallister postures up.
MacKallister lands a nice forearm strike.
MacKallister tries for a kimura but Carter is defending well.
Carter is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MacKallister looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Carter is avoiding damage well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane MacKallister dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Carter moves in looking to clinch but MacKallister pushes him off.
MacKallister slips under a jab.
MacKallister moves into range and clinches up with Carter.
MacKallister escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
MacKallister tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
MacKallister fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Carter, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacKallister drops down looking for an ankle pick but Carter pulls his leg out and moves away.
MacKallister closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Carter is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacKallister gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Carter tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. MacKallister smiles and moves away.
Carter throws a leg kick but MacKallister sees it coming and checks it nicely.
MacKallister with a lazy takedown attempt
and Carter counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
MacKallister manages to break the clinch.
MacKallister tries for a takedown but Carter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane MacKallister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Carter slips a straight right by MacKallister.
Shane MacKallister is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
MacKallister shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Carter's guard.
MacKallister preventing the sweep.
MacKallister landing with the ground and pound.
MacKallister missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacKallister preventing the sweep.
MacKallister postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Carter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
MacKallister wants to get up but he can't break Carter's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
MacKallister thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
MacKallister fails in his attempt to clinch.
MacKallister fails with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from MacKallister misses.
MacKallister throws a nice looking combination but Carter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacKallister tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Carter counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Carter trying to control the position from guard on top but MacKallister is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Carter makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
MacKallister trying to keep a closed guard but Carter is proving a slippery customer.
MacKallister might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
MacKallister has his foot on Carter's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Carter works his way back into a safe position though.
Carter thows a big elbow that misses.
Carter scoring with punches to the head and body.
Carter with a flurry of punches that miss.
MacKallister wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacKallister is trying to control the position but Carter postures up.
MacKallister manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Carter sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Carter is trying to maintain the position but MacKallister is very close to passing his half guard.
Carter works his way to full guard. Good work.
MacKallister cracks Carter with a solid left hand.
MacKallister trying to control but Carter is working from the bottom.
MacKallister landing with the ground and pound.
Carter wants to stand but MacKallister is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Shane MacKallister will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
MacKallister tries to score a power double leg takedown but Carter sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten MacKallister somewhat.
Carter throws a right hand that MacKallister ducks under and follows up with a left that MacKallister also avoids with ease.
MacKallister doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Carter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carter throws a combination that misses
and MacKallister counters with a lovely straight right hand!
MacKallister moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Carter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
MacKallister is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Carter gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane MacKallister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carter is trying to break the clinch but MacKallister is controlling him.
MacKallister breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carter takes a swing at MacKallister's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacKallister is looking to clinch.
Nice defenses there by MacKallister.
MacKallister darts in trying to clinch
and Carter counters with a straight right hand.
MacKallister throws a leg kick but Carter sees it coming and moves out of range.
MacKallister takes the fight into the clinch.
MacKallister goes for a takedown attempt but Carter pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
MacKallister has his takedown stuffed
and Carter counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Carter.
Carter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. MacKallister swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Carter's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter stops MacKallister from standing up.
MacKallister looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
MacKallister wants to get back to his feet but Carter is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Carter thows a big elbow that misses.
Carter throwing strikes from guard but MacKallister blocks nicely.
MacKallister preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No joy there for MacKallister, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
MacKallister closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Carter did well to prevent MacKallister getting side control.
MacKallister works his way into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Well, if Carter is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacKallister regains full guard. Nicely done.
MacKallister keeping moving, preventing Carter from controlling successfully.
Carter is looking to work some ground and pound but MacKallister has wrist control.
Carter is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
MacKallister tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Carter stops MacKallister from standing up.
Carter with a flurry of punches that miss.
MacKallister working a defensive guard here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Carter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by MacKallister.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
MacKallister fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carter gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Carter looking for a sweep. Not yet Carter, not yet.
Shane MacKallister is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carter is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
MacKallister throwing strikes from guard but Carter blocks nicely.
Carter has momentary wrist control but MacKallister slips an elbow through the middle.
MacKallister stopping the sweep attempt from Carter.
MacKallister scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
John Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carter trying to keep a closed guard but MacKallister is proving a slippery customer.
MacKallister trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Carter.
Well MacKallister 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Shane MacKallister!
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hype
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