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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wayde Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelly McGrady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGrady is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wayde Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kelly McGrady!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGrady walks into a left hand.
McGrady lands a right hook to the body.
Sullivan throws a wild body kick that McGrady sees coming a mile off.
Sullivan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McGrady circles away from the clinch attempt.
McGrady misses with a straight right.
Sullivan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Wayde Sullivan has been cut.
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!
Sullivan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McGrady is out of range.
Sullivan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sullivan.
Some bone on bone action there as Sullivan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sullivan scores with a shot to the body.
McGrady throws a right and a left that Sullivan avoids nicely.
McGrady cracks Sullivan with a good jab.
Sullivan tries to land a front kick but McGrady steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McGrady cracks the inside of Sullivan's front leg.
Sullivan clinches.
Sullivan lands a body shot.
Sullivan lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGrady backwards.
It looks like Kelly McGrady has been cut.
McGrady can't find room to land a body shot as Sullivan controls the action.
Sullivan lands a nice knee to the body.
Sullivan landing knees to the body.
McGrady looks gassed!
Sullivan scores with a shot to the side of McGrady's head.
Sullivan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice combination there by Sullivan.
McGrady tries to move into range but Sullivan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan throws a head kick that half lands.
McGrady fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sullivan manages to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Still in the clinch, Sullivan scores with a nice short uppercut.
McGrady fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sullivan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sullivan unloads a knee to the mid-section. McGrady lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sullivan unloads a knee to the mid-section. McGrady lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sullivan successfully pulls guard.
Sullivan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McGrady's guard.
Sullivan throwing strikes but missing.
Sullivan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McGrady swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McGrady preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sullivan thows a big elbow that misses.
Sullivan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sullivan postures up.
Sullivan trying to control but McGrady is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A jab from Sullivan does it's job there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sullivan. That's going to slow McGrady down.
Sullivan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sullivan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sullivan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice straight punches there by McGrady. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McGrady.
Sullivan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
McGrady swinging wildly here.
Sullivan works over McGrady's head and body with a nice combination.
Sullivan misses with a head kick.
McGrady takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sullivan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McGrady's calf.
Sullivan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sullivan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sullivan cracks McGrady with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sullivan throws a combination. McGrady tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McGrady moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sullivan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sullivan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sullivan working McGrady over with strikes.
McGrady is staying active underneath Sullivan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sullivan working McGrady over with strikes.
McGrady tries to get to full guard but Sullivan has control of the leg.
Sullivan slips a nice elbow through McGrady's hands, connecting with McGrady's forehead.
Sullivan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McGrady does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
McGrady avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sullivan.
Sullivan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McGrady keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Sullivan is keen to just control but McGrady is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sullivan lands a nice short elbow.
McGrady is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sullivan pulls his head out easily.
McGrady wants to improve his position but Sullivan is controlling well.
Sullivan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McGrady wants to improve his position but Sullivan is controlling well.
Sullivan seems to be looking for submissions.
Sullivan is thwarting McGrady's attempts to control the position.
Sullivan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sullivan is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
McGrady is desperately trying to improve his position but Sullivan has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayde Sullivan dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sullivan moves out of range as McGrady throws a body kick.
Sullivan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sullivan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McGrady gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wayde Sullivan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sullivan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McGrady throws a right and a left that Sullivan avoids nicely.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sullivan.
McGrady pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sullivan lands a head kick. McGrady smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sullivan punishes McGrady's body with a nice straight punch.
Sullivan lands with a good body shot.
Sullivan pushes McGrady away with a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGrady moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sullivan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sullivan connects with a single shot there.
McGrady chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sullivan can pounce on him.
Sullivan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. McGrady was covering up waiting for the punch and Sullivan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
McGrady is breathing heavily.
Sullivan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McGrady's head.
Sullivan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sullivan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sullivan won't allow McGrady to sweep him here.
McGrady keeping moving, preventing Sullivan from controlling successfully.
McGrady wants to sweep but no luck.
McGrady is trying to control the position but Sullivan postures up.
Sullivan drops back looking for a leg! McGrady is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McGrady manages to kick Sullivan off! Sullivan jumps back into McGrady's guard.
Sullivan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McGrady swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
McGrady looking for a sweep. Not yet McGrady, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
McGrady thows a leg kick but Sullivan checks it
and Sullivan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McGrady takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sullivan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McGrady misses the shot to the body.
McGrady misses with a looping right.
Wayde Sullivan is winning the standup battle so far.
Sullivan scores with a hook.
Sullivan tries to clinch there but McGrady circles away.
McGrady throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kelly McGrady is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick lands from McGrady.
Sullivan swings for the body but McGrady moves out of range.
Sullivan pushes McGrady up against the cage in a clinch.
McGrady tries to break free but Sullivan pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Sullivan.
McGrady blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sullivan keeps control of McGrady as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sullivan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
McGrady has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sullivan.
McGrady misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGrady lands a body shot in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Sullivan scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Sullivan.
Sullivan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A body shot lands from McGrady.
Sullivan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGrady can do to turn this around?
McGrady working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sullivan missing with knees to the body.
McGrady misses with some punches.
Sullivan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McGrady can't break the clinch.
Sullivan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sullivan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McGrady has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McGrady blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sullivan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from McGrady.
McGrady breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McGrady misses with a head kick.
Sullivan blocks a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by McGrady. That's going to slow Sullivan down.
McGrady thuds a left hand into Sullivan's body.
McGrady tests Sullivan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McGrady moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by McGrady.
Sullivan lands with a shot to the body.
McGrady misses with a jab, cross combination.
McGrady misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McGrady.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sullivan.
McGrady blocks a leg kick.
McGrady chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sullivan can pounce on him.
Sullivan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McGrady stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sullivan swings away with a body shot that misses
and McGrady makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McGrady throws a leg kick but Sullivan sees it coming and moves out of range.
McGrady tried to score with a low kick but Sullivan checks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sullivan misses the jab.
Sullivan just misses with a punch to the body.
McGrady misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sullivan.
McGrady's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and McGrady duly obliges.
McGrady tests Sullivan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayde Sullivan dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
McGrady clobbers Sullivan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wayde Sullivan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sullivan loads up on a big right hand but McGrady slips the punch.
Sullivan connects with a good right hand that stumbles McGrady. McGrady circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sullivan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sullivan lands with an uppercut that bounces McGrady off the cage and back into rage.
Sullivan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming McGrady to the mat! McGrady manages to get full guard.
Sullivan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McGrady pulls Sullivan in close to his closed guard and prevents Sullivan from doing any damage or advancing position.
McGrady wants to sweep here but Sullivan controlling him for the moment.
Sullivan is fighting to break McGrady's control of his arms but McGrady is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
McGrady looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McGrady not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sullivan 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McGrady swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sullivan won't allow McGrady to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A shot to the liver by Sullivan. Beautiful body shot.
A shot to the liver by McGrady. Beautiful body shot.
Sullivan throws a combination. McGrady tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sullivan scores with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Sullivan there.
Sullivan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sullivan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGrady misses with an uppercut. Sullivan saw that one coming.
McGrady loads up on a big right hand but Sullivan slips the punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sullivan.
Some wild striking there from Sullivan.
McGrady tries a low kick but Sullivan avoids it.
McGrady takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McGrady connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kelly McGrady has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan ducks under a wild hook from McGrady.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sullivan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sullivan misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Sullivan.
McGrady walks into a stiff left hand from Sullivan.
McGrady avoids the body shot from Sullivan.
A head kick misses from Sullivan.
Sullivan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
McGrady is looking to regain half guard here but Sullivan keeps moving and retains side control.
Sullivan misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sullivan scoring with punches from side control.
McGrady defending against the ground and pound.
Sullivan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
McGrady tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan working the ground and pound but McGrady is defending the strikes.
McGrady is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sullivan's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sullivan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sullivan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sullivan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McGrady's head.
McGrady taking some punishment here, with Sullivan in his half guard.
Sullivan thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing McGrady to regain full guard.
Sullivan preventing the sweep.
McGrady seems keen to control Sullivan's posture.
Sullivan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McGrady's head.
Sullivan postures up in McGrady's guard and throws a big left but McGrady blocks it.
Sullivan drops back looking for a leg! McGrady is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McGrady manages to kick Sullivan off! Sullivan jumps back into McGrady's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGrady pulls Sullivan in close to prevent any damage.
Sullivan is looking to work some ground and pound but McGrady has wrist control.
McGrady looking to control.
McGrady throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Sullivan chips away with some ground and pound.
McGrady has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sullivan throwing strikes but missing.
Sullivan preventing the sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wayde Sullivan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sullivan 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wayde Sullivan!
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