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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between PaCo Da MaN (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ravish McTavish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Da MaN might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tenacious D - Beelzeboss. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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201 cm
26
269 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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200 cm
27
280 lbs
14 - 5 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, PaCo Da MaN! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ravish McTavish! The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Da MaN swings widly with a right hand
and McTavish counters with a nice uppercut. Da MaN throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McTavish counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like PaCo Da MaN has been cut. McTavish throws the left hand but Da MaN avoids the punch easily. McTavish keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Da MaN. McTavish throws a right and a left that Da MaN avoids nicely. Da MaN lands with a cross. Da MaN needs to keep his hands up - McTavish had a free shot at his head there. Ravish McTavish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. McTavish throws a right and a left that Da MaN avoids nicely. Da MaN throws a lazy uppercut
and McTavish counters with a nice double leg into half guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Well, if McTavish 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.
Da MaN trying to control here.
McTavish throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Da MaN keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. McTavish is trying to control. Da MaN wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Da MaN has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McTavish is working away from the top position though. Da MaN is trying to get back to full guard. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with McTavish in particular looking to stall.
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. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. A head kick by McTavish misses and Da MaN counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. A looping hook to the body misses from McTavish. Da MaN does a little dance to reset his feet. McTavish misses with a double jab
and Da MaN cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. McTavish throws a lazy right hand but Da MaN sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. McTavish will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Da MaN takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Da MaN thows a body shot but no joy. McTavish misses with a leg kick and Da MaN counters with a good, hard body kick but McTavish shrugs it off. McTavish looks gassed! Da MaN lands a jab to the head.
Da MaN misses with a straight left. Da MaN connects with a body shot that sends McTavish's belly button to the back. McTavish takes a body punch but keeps moving. Da MaN moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. A chopping leg kick lands by Da MaN. Da MaN gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Da MaN lands an elbow just above McTavish 's eye. McTavish trying to stall but Da MaN improves his position.
Da MaN scores with a shoulder strike. McTavish on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Da MaN scores with a hook to the body. Da MaN digs a right hand underneath McTavish's ribcage. McTavish let out a lung full of air as it connected. Da MaN with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Da MaN unloads a knee to the mid-section. McTavish lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Nice elbow from Da MaN. Da MaN's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Da MaN lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Da MaN turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. This has been an exciting period of action! McTavish defending well as Da MaN loads up on a big left hand. McTavish throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Da MaN to counter with a crisp jab. McTavish displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Da MaN throws out the jab. McTavish misses with a left hand and Da MaN counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. McTavish misses with a body shot
and Da MaN counters with a left hand that sends McTavish to the canvas!
McTavish is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Da MaN is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. McTavish utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Da MaN throwing strikes but missing. Da MaN trying to control the position from guard on top but McTavish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! McTavish wants to sweep here but Da MaN controlling him for the moment. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
PaCo Da MaN dominated that round. The cut man is working on PaCo Da MaN's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McTavish throws an off balance right hand
and Da MaN counters with a nice uppercut. A low kick from McTavish is predictable there and Da MaN counters with a nice low kick that buckles McTavish's knee momentarily. PaCo Da MaN is winning the standup battle so far. McTavish shoots and misses and Da MaN counters with a low kick, right behind McTavish 's knee. McTavish is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Ravish McTavish has been cut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. McTavish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Da MaN.
Da MaN is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McTavish can do to turn this around? Da MaN jabs McTavish to the body, keeping him at a distance. A punch combination from Da MaN misses. Da MaN tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Da MaN misses with a wild combination.
Da MaN just misses with a punch to the body.
McTavish misses with an uppercut
and Da MaN counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. McTavish is breathing heavily. Da MaN digs a good body shot into McTavish's ribs. Da MaN rushes McTavish and presses him up against the cage. Da MaN throws an elbow that misses.
Da MaN lands a right hand that snaps the head of McTavish backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round. Da MaN lands a body punch. Da MaN lands a damaging elbow. Da MaN lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Da MaN lands an uppercut. A right hand to the body from Da MaN.
Da MaN lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Da MaN lands a body shot. Da MaN tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McTavish avoids it. A short body shot lands from Da MaN as the two fighters clinch.
Da MaN works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Da MaN.
Da MaN landing knees to the head.
Da MaN digs a right hand underneath McTavish's ribcage. McTavish let out a lung full of air as it connected. Da MaN landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Da MaN lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Da MaN unloads a knee to the mid-section. McTavish lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McTavish. Da MaN lands a body punch. Da MaN breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round. McTavish avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Da MaN scores with a decent looking hook. Da MaN lands with a hook. McTavish tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. McTavish drops his hands momentarily and Da MaN takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Da MaN misses with a lunging right hand
and McTavish counters with a straight right hand. Da MaN misses with an uppercut. McTavish saw that one coming. McTavish cracks the inside of Da MaN's front leg. McTavish takes one to the chin there. Ravish McTavish is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. A solid leg kick lands there for Da MaN.
McTavish misses with a right hand and Da MaN makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. McTavish throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Da MaN sees it coming and avoids it easily. McTavish throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Da MaN counters with a low kick, right behind McTavish 's knee. Da MaN lands a glancing blow to the side of McTavish's head. A big left from Da MaN misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Da MaN scores with a sloppy right hand. McTavish should have avoided that one. Da MaN tries to clinch up. McTavish throws a series of punches but Da MaN avoids them all with ease. A jab from Da MaN does it's job there. McTavish avoids the body shot from Da MaN.
Da MaN lands with a good body shot. Da MaN lands a nice looking body shot.
McTavish swings and misses with a shot to the body and Da MaN counters with a stiff right hand. Da MaN swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. PaCo Da MaN is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Da MaN misses with a wild combination.
McTavish misses with a shot to the body and Da MaN counters with a thumping low kick. McTavish rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Da MaN counters with a leg kick. Da MaN throws out a powerful jab. Da MaN with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A jab from Da MaN does it's job there. 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! Da MaN plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Da MaN throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Da MaN darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Nice uppercut lands for Da MaN. That snapped McTavish's head back.
Da MaN displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Da MaN throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McTavish sees it coming and avoids it easily. McTavish bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. McTavish circles away from the clinch attempt and Da MaN takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A low kick from McTavish misses and Da MaN counters with a lovely straight right hand! A big right from Da MaN misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
PaCo Da MaN dominated that second round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
McTavish misses with a leg kick and Da MaN counters with a nice uppercut. A right-left combo lands from McTavish. McTavish throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Da MaN counters with a straight right hand. McTavish steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Da MaN. McTavish misses with an uppercut. Da MaN saw that one coming. McTavish thows a leg kick but Da MaN checks it letting Da MaN counter with a right hand. McTavish throws a combination that misses and Da MaN counters with a nice low kick that buckles McTavish's knee momentarily. Da MaN scores with a hook. McTavish throws a leg kick and Da MaN connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. McTavish swings widly with a right hand
and Da MaN counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. 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! A jab from Da MaN does it's job there. Both fighters are breathing heavily. McTavish steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Da MaN. McTavish throws a leg kick and Da MaN counters with a low kick, right behind McTavish 's knee. Da MaN throws a lazy right hand but McTavish sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Da MaN, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round. McTavish takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McTavish is still on wobbly legs! Can Da MaN finish him? McTavish takes a shot right to the bread basket. Da MaN fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops McTavish to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! McTavish looks to clinch but Da MaN throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! McTavish taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). PaCo Da MaN!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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