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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phil Mcracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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186 lbs
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175 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phil Mcracken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez misses the jab.
Nice sprawl there from Mendez as Mcracken shoots in.
Mcracken closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mendez circles away.
Mcracken shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mendez pinned against the ropes. Mendez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Mcracken. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendez lands a nice hook to Mcracken's body. Mcracken takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mendez throws a hook but Mcracken blocks it.
Mcracken forces Mendez back against the ropes and clinches.
Mendez working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez gets underhooks to prevent Mcracken's takedown attempt.
Mcracken is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mcracken misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Mendez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mcracken breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mcracken misses with a takedown attempt - Mendez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Horrible takedown by Mcracken or perhaps it was just good defense by Mendez which made him look bad.
Mendez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mcracken shoots in but Mendez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez missing with a left hand there. Mcracken was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mcracken fails with a takedown attempt.
Mcracken tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mendez swivels and escapes.
Mcracken shoots in for a takedown but Mendez shows good takedown defense.
Mendez looks to score with a jab to the body but Mcracken is just out of range.
Mendez misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice takedown defense from Mendez. No joy for Mcracken on that attempt.
Mcracken fails to land the takedown.
Mcracken gets a takedown into half guard.
Mcracken looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mcracken looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken works his way into side control.
Mcracken working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Mendez trying to remain calm as Mcracken controls from the top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mcracken working the head with strikes.
Mendez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mcracken. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendez avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mcracken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Mcracken dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mendez gets tackled into the ropes by Mcracken. Mcracken maintains the clinch.
Mcracken is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mendez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mcracken keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mendez's efforts to push away.
Mendez stops a takedown attempt from Mcracken.
Mcracken drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mendez pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Mcracken. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mcracken moves out of range as Mendez strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcracken shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mendez defends it nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mcracken is defended easily by Mendez.
Mcracken shoots in for a double leg but Mendez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice takedown defense from Mendez. No joy for Mcracken on that attempt.
Mcracken shoots in and drives through. Mendez sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mcracken drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mendez can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mendez dodges the ground and pound from Mcracken.
Mcracken in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Mendez parries the strikes from Mcracken easily there. Mcracken is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mendez to escape.
Mcracken lands a nice forearm strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken happy to just control the position for now.
Mcracken throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Mcracken lands some shots froms side control.
Mcracken lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Mcracken is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mendez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mcracken trying to control the action but Mendez is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Mcracken trying to control the action but Mendez is working from the bottom.
Mcracken wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mendez, who protects the arm well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mcracken working the ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Mcracken dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Mendez misses with a hook.
Mcracken tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mendez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mcracken.
Mendez stuffs the takedown.
Mcracken fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Mcracken. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Mendez as Mcracken shoots in.
Mendez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez throws a jab but it's blocked by Mcracken.
Mcracken takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mendez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mcracken.
Mcracken fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mcracken tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mendez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mcracken somewhat.
Mcracken ducks right into an uppercut from Mendez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mendez's half guard.
Mendez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mcracken.
Mcracken controlling the action here.
Mcracken throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Phil Mcracken overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mcracken prevents Mendez from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Mendez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mcracken stops Mendez from getting back to his feet.
Mcracken slows the pace down in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mendez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mcracken wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mendez keeps working.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mendez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken fails to land the takedown.
Mcracken looks for a takedown but Mendez sprawls well.
Carlos Mendez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A telegraphed right hand from Mendez misses the target.
Phil Mcracken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Mcracken or perhaps it was just good defense by Mendez which made him look bad.
Phil Mcracken is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mcracken bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Mcracken showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mcracken, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Mcracken!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Phil Mcracken waved his t-shirt featuring Hellraiser Fightgear ($10-$20 clothing)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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