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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Macmillan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliver John acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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185 lbs
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193 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominic Macmillan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver John!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macmillan circles away from the clinch attempt.
John closes the distance but Macmillan moves to the side
and Macmillan counters with a good low kick that John was not able to check.
John tries to close the distance and clinch but Macmillan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Macmillan throws a right and a left that John avoids nicely.
John wants to clinch up but Macmillan keeps it at a distance.
Macmillan swats away the attempt to clinch by John.
Oliver John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
John tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Macmillan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. John is lucky that one didn't land flush.
John tries to clinch
and Macmillan moves into the clinch.
John lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Macmillan backwards.
Macmillan manages to break the clinch.
Macmillan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
John is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Macmillan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
John avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
John tries to close the distance and clinch but Macmillan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Macmillan moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
John letting Macmillan take a breather here.
John lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macmillan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
John moves in looking to clinch but Macmillan pushes him off.
Macmillan throws a nice looking combination but John bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
John is looking to clinch.
John is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Macmillan connects with a crisp jab.
John wants to clinch but Macmillan slips to the side
and Macmillan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
John is looking to clinch.
John showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Macmillan.
Macmillan circles away from the clinch attempt.
John tries to clinch
and Macmillan counters with a one-two to the body.
Macmillan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by John.
Macmillan throws a head kick that misses.
Macmillan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Macmillan does no damage.
John is looking to clinch but Macmillan is avoiding it.
John moves in looking to clinch but Macmillan pushes him off.
John keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John tries to clinch up but Macmillan circles away and keeps his distance.
John tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Macmillan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Macmillan moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from John.
John working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Macmillan lands an elbow just above John 's eye.
John lands a hook that snaps the head of Macmillan backwards.
John prevents a body shot from Macmillan.
John lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
John struggles to land a body shot inside as Macmillan controls his hands.
John throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
John lands an elbow inside.
John swings away with an uppercut that misses.
John blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
John connects with a nasty looking knee right to Macmillan's face.
Macmillan has had enough of the clinch but John keeps him there for the moment.
Macmillan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macmillan tries to stall but John uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by John.
John tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Macmillan.
John with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
John comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Macmillan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and John avoids it.
A short left from John.
John blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
John breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
John tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Macmillan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
John looks to clinch
and Macmillan counters with a thumping low kick.
John is looking to clinch.
John tries to clinch but Macmillan moves out of range.
Macmillan throws a right hand that John ducks under and follows up with a left that John also avoids with ease.
John moves to clinch but Macmillan breaks away
and John takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John moves to clinch but Macmillan breaks away
and Macmillan counters with a three punch combo that has John backing up. John nods at Macmillan to acknowledge the strikes.
John tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Macmillan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Macmillan misses with a few strikes there.
Macmillan is breathing heavily.
Macmillan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
John looks to clinch
and Macmillan counters with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Macmillan misses with a wild body shot.
Macmillan has John up against the cage in a clinch.
John scores with an uppercut up the middle.
John struggles to land a body shot inside as Macmillan controls his hands.
John pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
John lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Macmillan tries a body shot but John blocks it.
John has a couple of punches blocked by Macmillan.
John on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
John throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dominic Macmillan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
John tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Macmillan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
John tries to clinch there but Macmillan circles away.
John slips under a jab.
Dominic Macmillan is winning the standup battle so far.
A solid body kick from Macmillan.
Dominic Macmillan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Macmillan rushes John and presses him up against the cage.
Oliver John seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by John.
Macmillan missing with knees to the body.
John breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Macmillan scores with a nice head shot.
John closes the distance looking to clinch
and Macmillan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
John tries to close the distance and clinch but Macmillan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
John looks to clinch
and John takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
John tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Macmillan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
John is looking to clinch but Macmillan is avoiding it.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up but Macmillan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
John is looking to clinch.
Macmillan instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macmillan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Macmillan missing with knees to the body.
Macmillan avoids a wild elbow strike from John.
A short uppercut from Macmillan.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by John as Macmillan tries to tie him up.
John on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
John looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Macmillan tries to circle away but John has him pinned against the cage.
Macmillan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but John has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Macmillan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but John has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from John on the inside.
John lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
John is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Macmillan blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John breaks from the clinch.
John tries to clinch up but Macmillan circles away and keeps his distance.
John tries to clinch but Macmillan moves out of range.
Macmillan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. John checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
John wants to clinch but Macmillan slips to the side
and Macmillan counters with a nice uppercut.
John fails in his attempt to clinch.
John wants to clinch up but Macmillan keeps it at a distance.
Macmillan swats away the attempt to clinch by John.
Macmillan swats away the attempt to clinch by John.
John clinches up against the cage.
John working aggressively here.
John lands a damaging elbow.
John breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
John looks to clinch
and Macmillan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Macmillan misses with a head kick.
Macmillan scores with a hook to the body. John takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John is looking to clinch.
John darts in trying to clinch
and Macmillan counters with a left and a right that stings John.
Macmillan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Macmillan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice shot lands for Macmillan.
John tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Macmillan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Macmillan keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - John looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Macmillan throws a low kick but John moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - John looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
John fails with an attempt to clinch.
John tries to clinch up but Macmillan circles away and keeps his distance.
Macmillan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Macmillan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John tries to keep at a distance but Macmillan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, John scores with a nice short uppercut.
Macmillan lands a knee to the head.
John lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick from Macmillan misses.
Macmillan circles away from the clinch attempt.
John doesn't manage to clinch there - Macmillan circles away.
John tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Macmillan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
John moves in looking to clinch but Macmillan pushes him off.
John clinches up with Macmillan and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by John.
Macmillan tries to stall but John uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Macmillan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but John blocks it with crossed arms.
John misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver John showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Macmillan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Macmillan misses with a jab, cross combination.
John is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Macmillan instigates a clinch.
John creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A right hook to the body lands for John.
John creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
John lands a body punch in the clinch.
Macmillan missing with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by John.
Macmillan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
John gets through Macmillan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
John lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
John wants to get back to striking at distance but Macmillan won't allow it.
Macmillan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
John escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Macmillan swats away the attempt to clinch by John.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John tries to clinch but Macmillan moves out of range.
John moves in looking to clinch but Macmillan pushes him off.
John tries to clinch up.
John tries to clinch up but Macmillan circles away and keeps his distance.
John wants to clinch.
John wants to clinch up but Macmillan keeps it at a distance.
John avoids the head kick by Macmillan.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Macmillan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Macmillan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up but Macmillan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
John tries to close the distance and clinch but Macmillan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
John avoids a kick to the body.
John moves in looking to clinch but Macmillan pushes him off.
John tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Macmillan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Macmillan throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John has taken the fight to the clinch.
John makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
John takes a knee to the side of the body.
John scores with a shoulder strike.
John pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hand to the body from John.
Macmillan trying to land knees to the body.
John breaks from the clinch.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Macmillan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
John clinches with his opponent.
Nice elbow from John.
John misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Macmillan.
Macmillan tries to break the clinch but John is controlling the position.
John lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
John lands an elbow just above Macmillan 's eye.
John breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John tries to clinch up but Macmillan circles away and keeps his distance.
John tries to clinch but Macmillan moves out of range.
Macmillan circles away from the clinch attempt.
John avoids a punch combination nicely.
John tries to close the distance and clinch but Macmillan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
John is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Macmillan misses the jab.
John tries to clinch up
and Macmillan counters with a nice body kick.
John tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Macmillan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Macmillan tries to break the clinch but John is controlling the position.
John avoiding damage as Macmillan throws knees to the body.
John scores with a shot to the side of Macmillan's head.
Macmillan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by John.
Macmillan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
John lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from John.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees to the body from John.
John lands an elbow inside that Macmillan shrugs off.
John lands a knee to the head.
John lands an elbow inside that Macmillan shrugs off.
Macmillan trying to control the position but instead, John has worked for underhooks and has pushed Macmillan into the cage.
John lands a left hand that snaps the head of Macmillan backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
John breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
John fails in his attempt to clinch.
John moves in looking to clinch but Macmillan pushes him off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver John comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well John 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver John!
Oliver John managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Canuck Beavermeat Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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