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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John MacCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo Brown has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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307 lbs
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300 lbs
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Basic striking
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricardo Brown!
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 MacCarthy!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown misses with a hook to the body
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brown misses with a body shot
and MacCarthy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brown throws an ugly left hook that misses
and MacCarthy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
MacCarthy tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Brown bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - MacCarthy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brown throws a right hand that misses
and MacCarthy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but MacCarthy is controlling him.
MacCarthy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
MacCarthy lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
It looks like Ricardo Brown has been cut.
MacCarthy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from MacCarthy fails to land.
MacCarthy prevents Brown from breaking the clinch.
A short left from MacCarthy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
MacCarthy throws a head punch that misses.
MacCarthy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brown is breathing heavily.
MacCarthy stalling.
MacCarthy scores with a shoulder strike.
MacCarthy lands a shoulder strike.
Brown tries to circle away but MacCarthy has him pinned against the cage.
A right hand to the body from MacCarthy.
MacCarthy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
MacCarthy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brown's efforts to push away.
MacCarthy scores with a nice hook to the head.
MacCarthy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for MacCarthy.
MacCarthy pressing his opponent against the cage.
MacCarthy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacCarthy pressing his opponent against the cage.
MacCarthy working aggressively here.
MacCarthy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacCarthy misses with a hook from the clinch.
MacCarthy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
MacCarthy gets through Brown's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brown tries to break the clinch but MacCarthy is controlling the position.
MacCarthy lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
MacCarthy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MacCarthy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacCarthy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
MacCarthy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A bit of stalling here from MacCarthy.
MacCarthy misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from MacCarthy fails to land.
MacCarthy throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
MacCarthy stalling in the clinch.
Brown wants to get back to striking at distance but MacCarthy won't allow it.
Brown has had enough of the clinch but MacCarthy keeps him there for the moment.
MacCarthy lands a hook to the side of the head.
MacCarthy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
MacCarthy throws a head punch that misses.
MacCarthy stalling the fight.
MacCarthy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
MacCarthy misses with a punch on the inside.
MacCarthy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from MacCarthy.
MacCarthy keeps control of Brown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brown is trying to push MacCarthy away but MacCarthy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
MacCarthy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
Brown tries to circle away but MacCarthy has him pinned against the cage.
MacCarthy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
MacCarthy misses with a punch to the body.
MacCarthy lands with a short shot to the head.
Brown tries to break free but MacCarthy pushes him back against the cage.
MacCarthy lands a body shot in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MacCarthy.
MacCarthy misses with the head strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from MacCarthy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John MacCarthy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Brown's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown connects with a crisp jab.
A shot to the body from Brown misses
and MacCarthy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown misses with an uppercut
and MacCarthy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
MacCarthy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
A short left from MacCarthy.
MacCarthy taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by MacCarthy.
MacCarthy lands a nice shot to the body.
MacCarthy stalls.
A short right from MacCarthy on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacCarthy presses Brown against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
A head punch on the inside from MacCarthy fails to land.
MacCarthy lands a nice uppercut.
MacCarthy effectively controlling the action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by MacCarthy.
Brown blocking some punches.
MacCarthy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
MacCarthy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown wants to get back to striking at distance but MacCarthy won't allow it.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A hook to the body from MacCarthy.
MacCarthy throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacCarthy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
MacCarthy is working Brown over against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from MacCarthy.
MacCarthy lands a left hand.
Good body shot from MacCarthy.
MacCarthy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
MacCarthy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
MacCarthy lands with a light punch inside.
Brown wants to get back to striking at distance but MacCarthy won't allow it.
MacCarthy misses with some punches.
A short right from MacCarthy on the inside.
John MacCarthy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
MacCarthy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Still in the clinch, MacCarthy scores with a nice short uppercut.
MacCarthy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
MacCarthy lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacCarthy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
MacCarthy throws a head punch that misses.
MacCarthy misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from MacCarthy.
Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown misses with a right hand
and MacCarthy counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown throws a lazy uppercut
and MacCarthy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
MacCarthy pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from MacCarthy.
Brown blocking some punches.
Brown tries to break free but MacCarthy pushes him back against the cage.
Brown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brown is looking to break free of the clinch but MacCarthy has double underhooks.
MacCarthy just leaning against Brown, taking a breather.
MacCarthy pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacCarthy lands with a right to the head.
MacCarthy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
MacCarthy is working Brown over against the cage.
Brown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brown blocking some punches.
Brown blocking some punches.
A short right from MacCarthy on the inside.
A short right from MacCarthy on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for MacCarthy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacCarthy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
MacCarthy lands a body shot.
MacCarthy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice left hand lands by MacCarthy.
MacCarthy throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from MacCarthy fails to land.
A short right from MacCarthy on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John MacCarthy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Brown's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Brown rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and MacCarthy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by MacCarthy.
MacCarthy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
MacCarthy cracks Brown with a nice body shot.
MacCarthy presses Brown against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
MacCarthy lands a nice shot to the body.
MacCarthy lands a shoulder strike.
MacCarthy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
MacCarthy throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Nice body punch from MacCarthy - that landed with a thud.
MacCarthy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as MacCarthy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MacCarthy.
MacCarthy gets through Brown's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
MacCarthy throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
A shot in the inside from MacCarthy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacCarthy works on Brown's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
MacCarthy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by MacCarthy.
MacCarthy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A shot in the inside from MacCarthy.
MacCarthy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
MacCarthy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
MacCarthy throws a head punch that misses.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
MacCarthy digs a right hand into Brown's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brown's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by MacCarthy.
MacCarthy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stalling in the clinch from MacCarthy.
MacCarthy misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but MacCarthy is keeping busy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by MacCarthy.
Brown manages to break the clinch.
MacCarthy tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
MacCarthy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
MacCarthy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
MacCarthy tries to clinch up.
MacCarthy moves into range and clinches up with Brown.
MacCarthy has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
A short uppercut from MacCarthy.
MacCarthy working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
MacCarthy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
MacCarthy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brown blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown has had enough of the clinch but MacCarthy keeps him there for the moment.
Brown wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but MacCarthy has him pressed against the cage.
Brown misses with the head strike.
MacCarthy cracks Brown with a nice body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as MacCarthy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Brown is trying to push MacCarthy away but MacCarthy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
MacCarthy misses with a short punch on the inside.
MacCarthy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
MacCarthy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
MacCarthy misses with a short punch on the inside.
MacCarthy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from MacCarthy.
Nice body punch from MacCarthy - that landed with a thud.
MacCarthy scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacCarthy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brown taking a breather.
A right hook to the body lands for MacCarthy.
A short left from MacCarthy.
MacCarthy working aggressively here.
MacCarthy scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
MacCarthy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from MacCarthy fails to land.
MacCarthy slowing the pace effectively.
MacCarthy lands with a light punch inside.
Brown wants to get back to striking at distance but MacCarthy won't allow it.
MacCarthy throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
John MacCarthy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left hand lands to the body for MacCarthy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacCarthy scores with a hook to the body.
Ricardo Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
MacCarthy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Brown up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
John MacCarthy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well MacCarthy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight for John MacCarthy!
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight for John MacCarthy!
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for John MacCarthy!
John MacCarthy wins by unanimous decision!
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