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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drandt Bavis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and R J MacReady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bavis kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is When I'm Gone. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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223 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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210 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drandt Bavis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, R J MacReady!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bavis avoids the body shot from MacReady.
Bavis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
MacReady throws a nice looking combination but Bavis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bavis moves forwards but MacReady connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bavis misses with a low kick.
Bavis connects with a solid leg kick.
MacReady missing with a left hand there. Bavis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for MacReady.
Bavis tries a head kick but it misses.
Bavis cracks the inside of MacReady's front leg.
MacReady connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A shot to the body from MacReady misses
and Bavis counters with a good low kick that MacReady was not able to check.
A punch combination from MacReady misses.
MacReady throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Bavis does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacReady. Bavis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bavis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Bavis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
MacReady takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bavis 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.
MacReady throws a nice looking combination but Bavis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice uppercut there from MacReady.
Bavis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
MacReady looks gassed!
Bavis with a nice cross.
Bavis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bavis scores with a head kick.
Bavis connects with a leg kick. MacReady looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bavis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on MacReady. That did some damage!
Bavis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling MacReady to score with a decent uppercut.
Bavis lands a body shot.
A head kick misses from Bavis.
MacReady takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
MacReady lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bavis circles away quickly and effectively.
MacReady takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bavis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bavis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on MacReady. That did some damage!
Bavis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
MacReady misses with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bavis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
MacReady throws a solid leg kick but Bavis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at MacReady.
Bavis misses with a wild combination.
Bavis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bavis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good standup being displayed there by MacReady as he connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Bavis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bavis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bavis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
R J MacReady is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bavis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That kick from Bavis tenderised MacReady's leg. MacReady is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bavis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts MacReady as he jumps to the side.
MacReady's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bavis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bavis lands a nice leg kick that just misses MacReady's sensitive parts.
MacReady steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bavis. That one must have hurt.
A left and a right from Bavis both land. Nice combination.
Bavis throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bavis lands with a nice body kick.
Bavis throws a nice outside leg kick.
MacReady has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bavis.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bavis. MacReady shrugs it off though.
Bavis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
MacReady avoids the head kick by Bavis.
Bavis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bavis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
MacReady jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bavis scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacReady dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bavis slips a jab and a cross from MacReady.
Bavis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt MacReady.
Bavis throws a nice head kick!
Bavis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of MacReady's head.
Bavis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bavis closes this distance looking for a takedown but MacReady circles away.
Nice defenses there by Bavis.
MacReady blocks a head kick by Bavis.
Bavis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
MacReady misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bavis.
MacReady lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bavis circles away quickly and effectively.
MacReady scores with a decent looking hook.
Bavis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on MacReady. That did some damage!
Bavis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bavis is looking to slow MacReady down with leg kicks.
Bavis lands with a slapping head kick.
MacReady swings widly with a right hand
and Bavis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bavis moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bavis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drandt Bavis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bavis lands with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bavis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
MacReady has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bavis.
Bavis throws a quick inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Bavis.
Bavis throws a head kick but MacReady moves out of range.
Bavis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bavis slips a jab and a cross from MacReady.
Bavis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bavis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bavis connects with an inside leg kick.
MacReady takes one to the chin there.
Bavis throws a head kick that MacReady semi-blocks.
Bavis tried to score with a low kick but MacReady checks it.
MacReady blocks a leg kick.
Bavis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bavis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacReady moves away.
MacReady misses with a series of wild punches.
MacReady checks the leg kick.
MacReady misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drandt Bavis dominated that round.
That's time! Bavis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice body kick there by Bavis.
MacReady looks to land a combination but Bavis avoids it well.
Bavis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from MacReady as Bavis shoots in.
MacReady jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bavis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
MacReady throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bavis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
MacReady throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bavis throws a sloppy head kick and MacReady moves out of range easily.
Bavis throws a head kick but MacReady moves out of range.
MacReady misses with a wild combination.
Bavis thumps MacReady with a low kick.
MacReady moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Some bone on bone action there as Bavis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
MacReady closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bavis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
MacReady pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bavis back to the cage. MacReady follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bavis avoids a punch combination nicely.
MacReady takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacReady misses with a few strikes there.
Bavis doesn't manage to clinch there - MacReady circles away.
Bavis avoids the head kick by MacReady.
MacReady misses with a series of wild punches.
MacReady steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bavis. That one must have hurt.
MacReady has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from MacReady there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bavis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bavis.
Nice body kick there by Bavis.
Bavis thumps MacReady with a low kick.
MacReady on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bavis. Bavis obviously looking to wear him down.
Bavis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to MacReady's calf.
MacReady sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bavis throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. MacReady was covering up waiting for the punch and Bavis finishes the takedown easily into guard.
MacReady is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacReady throwing shots but Bavis is blocking nicely.
MacReady lands with a punch from half guard.
Bavis trying to control here.
Bavis manages to get to full guard.
Bavis looking for submissions from the bottom but instead MacReady passes into half guard.
Bavis is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacReady stands up from half guard.
MacReady fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
MacReady throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
MacReady misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
R J MacReady is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
MacReady looks to land a left hand but Bavis moved out of range nicely.
Bavis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has MacReady pinned against the cage. MacReady gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
MacReady ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from MacReady.
Bavis throws a head kick that MacReady semi-blocks.
Bavis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
MacReady throws a leg kick which misses Bavis's front leg but catches the back leg as Bavis tries to avoid it.
MacReady misses with a series of wild punches.
MacReady throws a right hand that Bavis ducks under and follows up with a left that Bavis also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bavis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
MacReady circles away from the clinch attempt
and MacReady counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
MacReady throws a series of punches but Bavis avoids them all with ease.
MacReady throws a right and a left that Bavis avoids nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from MacReady.
Bavis lands with a hook. MacReady tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
MacReady looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice inside leg kick there by MacReady. That's going to slow Bavis down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bavis.
Drandt Bavis is winning the standup battle so far.
Bavis scores with the left hand. MacReady knows he should have avoided that one.
MacReady misses with a hook
and Bavis counters with a nice body kick.
Bavis throws a leg kick which misses MacReady's front leg but catches the back leg as MacReady tries to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MacReady stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bavis.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bavis.
Nice takedown defense from MacReady. No joy for Bavis on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drandt Bavis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bavis blocks a head kick by MacReady.
Bavis fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but R J MacReady will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
MacReady lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bavis circles away quickly and effectively.
Bavis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bavis lands with a left to the head.
MacReady breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
MacReady lands with a shot to the body.
Bavis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacReady.
MacReady gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
MacReady lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bavis tries to clinch but MacReady is having none of it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bavis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and MacReady has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from MacReady and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
MacReady throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
MacReady drops his hands momentarily and Bavis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
MacReady tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
No joy there for MacReady, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bavis slips under a jab from MacReady.
Bavis stalks MacReady and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into MacReady's face. MacReady staggers backwards, shaken.
MacReady misses with a combination
and Bavis counters with an inside leg kick.
Bavis shoots in and bounces MacReady off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
MacReady looking for a sweep. Not yet MacReady, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacReady not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bavis wants to pass the guard but MacReady is keeping the position.
Bavis trying to control but MacReady is working from the bottom.
Bavis passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bavis is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, MacReady has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bavis working away.
Bavis is looking to take a break and control but MacReady is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bavis laying and praying for a moment but MacReady takes advantage and regains half guard.
MacReady makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacReady checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
MacReady throws a series of punches but Bavis moves out of range.
MacReady lands with a nice combination. Bavis backs away looking to recover.
Bavis fails with the takedown.
MacReady looks to land a combination but Bavis avoids it well.
Bavis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
MacReady checks a leg kick.
MacReady closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
MacReady fails to land with a series of punches.
Bavis thumps MacReady with a low kick.
Bavis slips a straight right by MacReady.
MacReady connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bavis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on MacReady. That did some damage!
MacReady misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bavis connects with a solid leg kick.
MacReady throws a big shot that misses.
Bavis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bavis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bavis throws a sloppy head kick and MacReady moves out of range easily.
MacReady misses with a body kick.
Bavis dives in and grabs MacReady's left leg, looking for a takedown. MacReady pushes down on Bavis's head and hops out.
MacReady looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bavis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drandt Bavis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bavis lands a nice leg kick that just misses MacReady's sensitive parts.
Bavis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
MacReady blocks a head kick by Bavis.
Bavis dodges the punch combination from MacReady.
MacReady tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bavis was well out of range. Poor timing from MacReady.
Good leg kick by Bavis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
MacReady misses with a combination
and Bavis counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drandt Bavis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bavis 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drandt Bavis!
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