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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Preda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gill Mackey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raphael Preda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gill Mackey!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Preda moves forwards but Mackey connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Preda tries to close the distance and clinch but Mackey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mackey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Preda counters by clinching up.
Mackey blocks a body shot from Preda.
Preda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mackey has Preda pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Preda manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Preda lands a shoulder strike.
Mackey tries for a takedown. No joy.
Preda gets underhooks to prevent Mackey's takedown attempt.
Raphael Preda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gill Mackey.
Preda tries a body shot but Mackey blocks it.
Preda misses with the head strike.
Mackey blocking some punches.
Mackey changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Preda fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Preda is looking to clinch but Mackey is avoiding it.
Nice defenses there by Preda.
Preda avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mackey swings for the body but Preda moves out of range.
Preda takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mackey fails to land with a series of punches.
Preda doesn't manage to clinch there - Mackey circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preda moves out of range of the body kick.
Preda slaps away a takedown attempt from Mackey, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Preda doesn't manage to clinch there - Mackey circles away.
Preda doesn't manage to clinch there - Mackey circles away.
Raphael Preda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Preda tries to clinch but Mackey is having none of it.
Preda wants to clinch.
Mackey scores with a hook to the body. Preda takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Preda fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Preda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Preda's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mackey connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Preda scrambles back to his feet.
Preda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mackey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mackey getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Preda takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Preda moves out of range of the body kick.
Preda wants to clinch.
Preda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mackey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Preda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Preda tries to clinch up but Mackey circles away and keeps his distance.
Preda tries to clinch but Mackey is having none of it.
Preda doesn't manage to clinch there - Mackey circles away.
Preda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Preda moves in looking to clinch but Mackey pushes him off.
Preda wants to clinch up but Mackey keeps it at a distance.
Preda tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mackey counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mackey's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mackey duly obliges.
Preda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mackey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mackey throws the kick towards the body but Preda avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackey misses with a body punch
and Preda holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Preda prevents the takedown attempt.
Mackey has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Preda avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Preda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Preda misses with a punch on the inside.
Mackey drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Preda gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A hook to the body from Preda.
Preda throws a head punch that misses.
Mackey goes for a takedown attempt but Preda pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mackey looks gassed!
The fight stays on the outside here - Preda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mackey throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Preda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mackey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Preda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mackey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gill Mackey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mackey cracks Preda with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mackey throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mackey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A left lands for Mackey.
Preda tries to clinch but Mackey moves out of range.
Mackey lands a body shot.
Preda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Preda wants to clinch.
Mackey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Preda tries to clinch up.
Mackey is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mackey lands with a good body shot.
Mackey feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Predas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Preda checks a leg kick.
Preda looks to clinch
and Mackey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Preda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mackey looks to land a combination but Preda avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gill Mackey will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mackey digs a good body shot into Preda's ribs.
Preda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mackey lands a really nice looking cross but Preda seems unphased.
Mackey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Preda moves away.
Preda closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mackey counters with a three punch combo that has Preda backing up. Preda nods at Mackey to acknowledge the strikes.
Preda takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mackey throws a solid leg kick but Preda takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mackey.
Preda takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mackey looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Preda wants to clinch.
Preda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mackey fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Mackey.
Mackey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mackey misses with a body shot.
Preda tries to close the distance and clinch but Mackey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mackey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mackey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Preda counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Preda.
Mackey is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Preda pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Preda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Preda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Preda lands with a short shot to the head.
Preda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mackeys head.
Mackey looking for a takedown.
Preda tries a body shot but Mackey blocks it.
Preda is working Mackey over against the cage.
Preda lands a left hand.
Mackey is trying to drag Preda to the mat but Preda just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Raphael Preda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gill Mackey.
Mackey is breathing heavily.
Preda tries a body shot but Mackey blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mackey looking for a takedown.
Preda is working Mackey over against the cage.
Preda gets underhooks to prevent Mackey's takedown attempt.
Preda lands with a left to the head.
Preda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Preda.
Mackey blocking some punches.
Preda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Preda.
Preda lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mackey backwards.
Mackey blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Preda.
Preda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Preda lands an uppercut.
Mackey is rocked!
Preda swings wildly with an uppercut but Mackey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mackey is still on wobbly legs! Can Preda finish him?
Preda misses with a punch on the inside.
Preda misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Preda fails to land.
Preda throws a head punch that misses.
Preda swings wildly with an uppercut but Mackey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Preda misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Preda.
Preda swings wildly with an uppercut but Mackey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Preda throws a punch but it's blocked by Mackey.
Preda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mackey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Preda working aggressively here.
Preda has a couple of punches blocked by Mackey.
Preda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mackey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Preda misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Preda.
A head punch on the inside from Preda fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Preda fails to land.
Mackey has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Preda misses with a punch on the inside.
Preda throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Preda.
Preda stops a takedown attempt from Mackey.
Preda swings wildly with an uppercut but Mackey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Preda throws a head punch that misses.
Preda throws a punch but it's blocked by Mackey.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mackey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mackey blocking some punches.
Preda misses with a punch on the inside.
Mackey blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Preda fails to land.
Preda throws a punch but it's blocked by Mackey.
Preda misses with the head strike.
Preda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Preda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Preda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Preda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mackey blocks an uppercut.
Preda throws a punch but it's blocked by Mackey.
Preda throws a punch but it's blocked by Mackey.
Preda misses with some punches.
Preda misses with a punch on the inside.
Preda misses with some punches.
Mackey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Preda misses with some punches.
Preda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mackey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Preda swings wildly with an uppercut but Mackey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Preda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Preda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Preda dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mackey slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Preda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mackey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mackey digs a good body shot into Preda's ribs.
Nice uppercut lands for Mackey. That snapped Preda's head back.
Preda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Preda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mackey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Preda wants to clinch but Mackey slips to the side
and Mackey counters with a left to the body.
Preda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mackey is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Preda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Preda wants to clinch but Mackey slips to the side
and Mackey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mackey bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Preda's head backwards.
Preda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Preda tries to clinch
and Mackey counters with a three punch combo that has Preda backing up. Preda nods at Mackey to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mackey connects with a body shot that sends Preda's belly button to the back.
Mackey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Preda circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackey throws a chopping leg kick but Preda manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mackey misses with a low kick.
Preda checks a low kick from Mackey.
Mackey keeps the fight on the outside.
Mackey connects with a body shot.
Preda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mackey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Preda tries to clinch but Mackey moves out of range.
Raphael Preda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mackey misses the shot to the body.
Preda keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mackey lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Preda backs up against the cage.
A clash of legs there as Preda blocks the low kick.
Preda takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mackey throws a push kick but Preda slaps the foot to one side.
Mackey lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Preda is looking to clinch but Mackey is avoiding it.
Preda tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mackey counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mackey lands the left hand.
Mackey connects with the punch.
Mackey looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Preda tries to clinch up
and Mackey counters with a nice body shot.
Good shot there by Mackey.
Mackey seems to have recovered his senses.
Mackey feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Predas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Preda closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mackey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mackey 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.
Mackey throws a push kick but Preda slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackey throws a push kick but Preda slaps the foot to one side.
Preda moves in looking to clinch but Mackey pushes him off.
Mackey lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mackey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Preda takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Preda tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Preda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Preda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mackey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mackey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Preda moves in looking to clinch but Mackey pushes him off.
Preda closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Mackey to counter with a crisp jab.
Preda tries to clinch up but Mackey circles away and keeps his distance.
Gill Mackey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice shot by Mackey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mackey lands with a right hand.
Preda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Mackey.
Mackey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mackey tries to work over Preda's front leg with a kick but Preda checks it.
Preda tries to clinch
and Mackey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mackey circles away from the clinch attempt
and Preda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mackey misses with a combination
and Preda holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Preda tries to throw a body punch but Mackey avoids it by throwing Preda back against the cage.
Preda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mackey's elbow.
Preda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gill Mackey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mackey has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gill Mackey!
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