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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vin Sear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Macaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Good low kicks
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vin Sear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phil Macaw!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macaw takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sear swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sear checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sear misses with a head kick.
Macaw misses with a low kick.
Macaw misses with a few strikes there.
Sear looks to score with a jab to the body but Macaw is just out of range.
Macaw throws a right hand that misses
and Sear counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sear.
Sear tries to score a body lock takedown but Macaw shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sear misses with an elbow strike.
Sear looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for Sear to work.
A short right from Macaw on the inside.
Macaw avoiding damage as Sear throws knees to the body.
Sear is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Macaw blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Macaw is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Macaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macaw misses with a jab to the body
and Sear counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Macaw blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sear stalling in the clinch but Macaw improves position.
Sear is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Macaw is defending well for now.
Sear pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sear missing with knees to the body.
Sear wants to break free but Macaw has control.
Sear jumps guard but Macaw stands there with Sear around his waist. Sear gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Macaw being controlled against the cage.
Macaw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sear avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sear checks a leg kick.
Macaw throws an off balance right hand
and Sear connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sear tries to close the distance and clinch up but Macaw swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A leg kick checked by Sear.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sear misses with a left hand
and Macaw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Macaw throws an off balance right hand
and Sear cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sear throws a shot to the body.
Macaw tries to work over Sear's front leg with a kick but Sear checks it.
Sear clinches up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Macaw.
Sear holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Macaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sear throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Sear misses.
Macaw misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Sear to counter with a crisp jab.
Macaw lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macaw throws a combination that misses
and Sear counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sear throws a head kick but Macaw moves out of range.
Sear looks to clinch
and Macaw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Sear throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Macaw rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sear makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Macaw rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sear cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Macaw misses the jab.
Sear is looking to clinch.
Macaw rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sear counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Macaw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sear throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sear lands with a good body shot.
Macaw misses with a right hand
and Sear counters with a right hand to the body.
Sear checks a low kick from Macaw.
Sear uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Macaw.
Macaw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sear blocks a leg kick.
Macaw misses with a right hand
and Sear counters with a stiff right hand.
Sear lands a glancing blow to the side of Macaw's head.
Macaw keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sear.
Macaw cracks a nice hook into Sear's ribs.
Macaw throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Macaw defending well as Sear loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vin Sear dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sear tries to clinch but Macaw is having none of it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Macaw darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Macaw throws a body punch but Sear moves out of range.
Macaw fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sear manages to avoid it.
Macaw throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sear counters with a stiff right hand.
Sear lands a glancing blow to the side of Macaw's head.
Macaw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sear.
Macaw avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Macaw rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sear cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Macaw misses with an uppercut
enabling Sear to counter with a crisp jab.
Phil Macaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Macaw's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sear connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Macaw scrambles back to his feet.
Macaw scores with a jab. Sear acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macaw misses with a combination
and Sear counters with a nice uppercut.
Sear fails in his attempt to clinch.
A left and a right from Macaw both land. Nice combination.
Sear takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Macaw is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sear.
Macaw lands a jab.
Sear works Macaw's body with a nice hook.
Macaw misses with a lunging right hand
and Sear counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sear shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macaw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sear.
A swing and a miss from Macaw.
Macaw lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Macaw misses with a hook
and Sear counters by moving into the clinch.
Sear missing with knees to the body.
Macaw blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Macaw tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Macaw wants to get back to striking at distance but Sear won't allow it.
Macaw is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A frustrated look appears on Macaw's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sear is looking to control Macaw's arms but Macaw gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sear has his back to the cage.
Sear breaks the clinch.
Sear throws a body punch but Macaw moves out of range.
Macaw throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Macaw takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Macaw feints and then cracks Sear's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sear down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sear misses the shot to the body.
Sear lands with a shot to the body.
Macaw connects with a body shot that sends Sear's belly button to the back.
Macaw slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sear throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sear thows a left - swing and a miss!
Macaw swings widly with a right hand
and Sear counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sear.
Macaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sear uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Macaw.
Some bone on bone action there as Sear checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A clash of legs there as Sear blocks the low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macaw misses with a left hand
and Sear counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Macaw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sear wants to clinch.
Macaw misses with a left hand
and Macaw takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Macaw misses with an uppercut.
Macaw misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Macaw swings widly with a right hand
and Sear counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Macaw thinking.
Macaw throws an off balance right hand
and Sear counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Macaw is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Macaw swats away the attempt to clinch by Sear.
Macaw misses with a body shot
and Macaw takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sear closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Phil Macaw will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Macaw throws a right hand that misses
and Sear counters by moving into the clinch.
Sear misses with an elbow strike.
Sear trying to stall but Macaw improves his position.
Macaw can't find room to land a body shot as Sear controls the action.
Macaw stops a takedown attempt from Sear.
Macaw blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Macaw swings wildly with an uppercut but Sear uses good head movement to avoid it.
Macaw lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Macaw has a couple of punches blocked by Sear.
Macaw wants to break the clinch but can't.
Macaw avoids a wild elbow strike from Sear.
Sear with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Macaw tries a body shot but Sear blocks it.
Sear has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Macaw is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Macaw tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Macaw as the two fighters clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Macaw.
Macaw avoids the elbow strike from Sear, against the cage.
Macaw tries to break the clinch but Sear is controlling the position.
Macaw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Phil Macaw seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sear misses with an uppercut.
Macaw drops his hands momentarily and Sear takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macaw misses with a low kick.
Macaw misses with a low kick.
Macaw misses with a hook. Sear ducked under it nicely.
Macaw misses with a jab to the body
and Sear counters with a stiff right hand.
Sear fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Macaw manages to avoid it.
Sear throws a right hand that misses
and Macaw counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Macaw ducks under a wild hook from Sear.
Macaw misses with a lunging right hand
and Sear counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Macaw thinking.
Macaw throws an off balance right hand
and Sear counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sear swings away with a body shot that misses
and Macaw counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macaw turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Macaw misses with a right hand
and Sear counters with a right hand to the body.
Macaw thows a body shot but no joy.
Macaw misses with a looping left.
Macaw swinging wildly here.
Macaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sear.
Sear throws a shot from downtown. Macaw moves away and avoids it.
Sear scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Macaw throws a jab but it's blocked by Sear.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macaw throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sear counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Macaw thinking.
Sear swings for the body but Macaw moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Macaw throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Macaw rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sear counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sear lands a head shot.
Macaw misses with a hook
and Sear counters with a nice uppercut.
Sear lands a right hook to the body.
Macaw takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Macaw throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sear avoids a kick to the body.
Sear is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Sear. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sear.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sear moves into the clinch successfully.
Sear pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Macaw lands a shot to the body.
Macaw tries a body shot but Sear blocks it.
Sear is looking to break free of the clinch but Macaw has double underhooks.
Sear is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Macaw is defending well for now.
Sear is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Macaw is defending well for now.
Sear is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Macaw wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sear has him pressed against the cage.
Macaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sear looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sear misses with a knee strike.
Macaw tries a body shot but Sear blocks it.
Macaw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Macaw misses with a straight left.
Macaw throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sear counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Macaw throws a poor cross that misses
and Sear counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Vin Sear.
Well Sear 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vin Sear!
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