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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mac Intosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Burl Ives (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burl Ives acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mac Intosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Burl Ives!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Intosh stalks Ives and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ives's face. Ives staggers backwards, shaken.
Ives avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Intosh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab from Ives.
Ives showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Intosh.
Ives connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Intosh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ives paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ives avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ives uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Intosh.
Intosh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ives circles away quickly and effectively.
Intosh plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Intosh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ives throws a body punch but Intosh moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ives ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A combination from Intosh does no damage.
Intosh misses with a double jab
and Ives counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Intosh thinking.
Ives lands with a nice body punch.
A head kick misses from Intosh.
Intosh fails in his attempt to clinch.
Intosh swinging wildly here.
Intosh misses with a few strikes there.
Intosh shoots in looking for a takedown. Ives tries to sprawl out of it but Intosh keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ives manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Intosh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ives moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Ives. Beautiful body shot.
Intosh throws a series of punches but Ives moves out of range.
Intosh attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ives misses with a two punch combination.
Mac Intosh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Intosh clinches with his opponent.
Intosh tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Intosh has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ives uses from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ives wants to stand but Intosh has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Intosh working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ives doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ives manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ives wants to stand and escape but instead Intosh has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Intosh is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Intosh wants to control from the top but Ives keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Intosh is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Intosh wants to pass the guard but Ives is keeping the position.
Mac Intosh has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Intosh swinging wildly here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Intosh misses with a series of wild punches.
Ives defending well as Intosh loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Intosh dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Intosh is looking to clinch but Ives is avoiding it.
No joy there for Intosh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ives throws a series of strikes that have Intosh backpedaling.
Intosh misses with a combination
and Ives cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Intosh lands with a slapping head kick.
Intosh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Intosh throws a half hearted mid kick.
Intosh closes the distance and clinches up with Ives, looking for a takedown. Intosh pushes Ives against the cage but Ives circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Intosh. Ives shrugs it off though.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Intosh lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ives has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ives and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ives will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Intosh misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Intosh is looking to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Ives. Those never looked like landing.
Intosh shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ives throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Intosh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ives works Intosh's body with a nice hook.
Intosh is looking to clinch.
Intosh misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mac Intosh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ives misses with a two punch combination.
Intosh shoots in for a takedown but Ives shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Burl Ives is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Intosh takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
An inside leg kick from Intosh misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Intosh misses the shot to the body.
Intosh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Intosh closes the distance and clinches.
Intosh tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ives smiles and moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Intosh misses with a few strikes there.
Danga de danga de dang - Ives scores with a four punch combination!
Ives fails to land with a series of punches.
Intosh shoots in for a takedown but Ives shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Intosh tries to bum rush Ives with a series of wild strikes but Ives uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Intosh does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Intosh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A combination from Ives does no damage.
Intosh misses with a two punch combination.
Mac Intosh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Intosh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good exchange - Intosh coming out on top.
Intosh throws the kick towards the body but Ives avoids it.
Intosh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ives swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ives lands a jab.
Intosh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ives circles away quickly and effectively.
Intosh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Intosh tries to bum rush Ives with a series of wild strikes but Ives uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ives slips a jab and a cross from Intosh.
Ives dodges the punch combination from Intosh.
Intosh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Intosh throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Intosh throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Intosh tries a head kick but it misses.
Intosh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ives misses with a series of wild punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Intosh scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mac Intosh will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Intosh closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ives counters with a nice body shot.
Ives misses with the combination.
Intosh feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ives's calf.
Mac Intosh is winning the standup battle so far.
Ives throws a good cross that connects.
Intosh misses with an attempted mid kick.
Intosh throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Intosh shoots in for a takedown but Ives shows good takedown defense.
Intosh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ives dodges the punch combination from Intosh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Intosh throws a series of punches but Ives avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Intosh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Intosh wants to clinch.
Ives lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Mac Intosh has been cut.
Intosh tries to clinch but Ives is having none of it.
Ives listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ives dips to his left and cracks Intosh with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Ives, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Intosh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ives swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Intosh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Intosh fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ives misses with a two punch combination.
Intosh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ives will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ives throws a series of punches but Intosh moves out of range.
Intosh throws a combination that misses
and Ives counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Intosh tries a head kick but it misses.
Intosh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ives.
Intosh falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ives counters with a left to the body.
Mac Intosh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Ives both land. Nice combination.
Intosh takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sloppy strikes from Ives. Those never looked like landing.
Ives takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Intosh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ives swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ives takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Intosh lands a jab-cross combination.
Intosh throws a right and a left that Ives avoids nicely.
Intosh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Intosh lands a leg kick that knocks Ives off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Intosh fails in his attempt to clinch.
Intosh wants to clinch.
Intosh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ives moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ives avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Intosh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Intosh has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Intosh ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Intosh no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Ives wants to stand but Intosh is controlling his posture from full guard.
Burl Ives has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Intosh holds on and takes a little breather.
And that's the end of the fight!
Burl Ives comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Intosh has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mac Intosh!
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