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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael McCabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morten Paulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulsen has chosen Papa Roach - Do or die as his entrance music. 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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145 lbs
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153 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael McCabe !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Morten Paulsen!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulsen slips under a jab from McCabe .
Paulsen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Paulsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCabe staying out of range there.
McCabe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McCabe tries to close the distance and clinch but Paulsen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paulsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCabe was well out of range. Poor timing from Paulsen.
McCabe moves into the clinch successfully.
McCabe tries to land a knee to the head but Paulsen blocks with his arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McCabe misses with a knee to the head.
McCabe working Paulsen over with knees to the body.
McCabe connects with a knee to the head.
McCabe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McCabe throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCabe throws an elbow that misses.
McCabe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McCabe trying to land knees to the body.
McCabe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McCabe trying to land knees to the body.
Paulsen avoiding damage as McCabe throws knees to the body.
McCabe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paulsen avoids it.
McCabe scores a nice knee to the body.
McCabe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Paulsen tries to work over McCabe 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paulsen managing to block the knees to the body from McCabe .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCabe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paulsen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McCabe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McCabe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Paulsen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McCabe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McCabe misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McCabe .
McCabe tries a knee to the head but Paulsen blocks it.
McCabe lands a nice elbow.
McCabe really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McCabe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paulsen.
McCabe trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCabe with a knee to the head.
McCabe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Paulsen avoiding damage as McCabe throws knees to the body.
McCabe tries to land a knee to the head but Paulsen blocks with his arms.
Paulsen is trying to stall.
McCabe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McCabe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Paulsen's brow.
McCabe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for McCabe .
McCabe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCabe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paulsen.
Paulsen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Paulsen avoids a wild elbow strike from McCabe .
McCabe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Paulsen tries to stall but McCabe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Paulsen throws a head punch that misses.
McCabe connects with a knee to the head.
McCabe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paulsen.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCabe tries to land knees in the clinch but Paulsen avoids the damage to the body.
McCabe is breathing heavily.
Paulsen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McCabe blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael McCabe dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McCabe tries to clinch but Paulsen moves out of range.
Paulsen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Paulsen throws a right hand that misses
and McCabe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCabe moves away.
A nice combination there by Paulsen.
Paulsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Paulsen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from McCabe - the referee stops the clock and Paulsen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says McCabe . Paulsen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Paulsen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McCabe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paulsen.
Paulsen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Paulsen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McCabe .
Good shot there by Paulsen.
Paulsen keeps the fight on the outside.
McCabe tries to move into range but Paulsen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McCabe throws a leg kick which misses Paulsen's front leg but catches the back leg as Paulsen tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paulsen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Paulsen misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Paulsen misses.
Paulsen looks to throw the jab but McCabe is out of range.
McCabe slips a straight right by Paulsen.
McCabe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Paulsen swings widly with a right hand
and McCabe counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Paulsen lands an overhand right.
An inside leg kick from Paulsen misses.
Paulsen throws a hook but McCabe avoids it easily.
McCabe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McCabe is looking to slow Paulsen down with leg kicks.
Morten Paulsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCabe plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Paulsen misses with a hook
and McCabe counters by moving into the clinch.
Paulsen tries to circle away but McCabe has him pinned against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McCabe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Paulsen's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McCabe is keeping busy.
Michael McCabe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Paulsen seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
McCabe blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCabe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Paulsen blocks it with crossed arms.
McCabe throws an elbow but it misses.
McCabe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Paulsen blocks it with crossed arms.
McCabe misses with a knee to the head.
McCabe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McCabe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McCabe misses with a knee to the head.
Paulsen working hard to break the clinch.
McCabe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McCabe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Paulsen is defending well for now.
McCabe with a knee to the head.
McCabe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McCabe connects with a knee to the head.
McCabe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Paulsen misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCabe trying to land knees to the body.
Paulsen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McCabe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McCabe looking to throw knees to the head but Paulsen is blocking nicely.
Paulsen tries to work over McCabe 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McCabe missing with knees to the body.
McCabe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paulsen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Paulsen tries to work over McCabe 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McCabe throws a knee to the head but misses.
McCabe prevents a body shot from Paulsen.
McCabe tries to land knees in the clinch but Paulsen avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Morten Paulsen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
McCabe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Paulsen jabs McCabe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Paulsen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Paulsen misses with an uppercut.
McCabe misses with a straight left.
McCabe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Paulsen counters with a nice uppercut.
McCabe takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McCabe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McCabe slips a straight right by Paulsen.
McCabe moves out of range of the leg kick from Paulsen.
Paulsen tries to land a leg kick but McCabe saw it coming and moves away.
Michael McCabe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCabe doesn't manage to clinch there - Paulsen circles away.
Paulsen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Paulsen cracks McCabe with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCabe misses with a body shot
and Paulsen counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McCabe ducks right into an uppercut from Paulsen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McCabe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McCabe scores with a body shot.
McCabe closes the distance and pushes Paulsen back into the cage.
Paulsen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McCabe misses with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McCabe tries a knee to the head but Paulsen blocks it.
Paulsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McCabe 's elbow.
McCabe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Paulsen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen misses with the head strike.
Paulsen is trying to maintain a safe position but McCabe gets an underhook and turns Paulsen into the cage.
Paulsen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paulsen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Paulsen throws a punch but it's blocked by McCabe .
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Paulsen working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McCabe missing with knees to the body.
McCabe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paulsen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCabe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Paulsen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McCabe looking to throw knees to the head but Paulsen is blocking nicely.
McCabe throws an elbow that misses.
Paulsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McCabe as Paulsen tries to tie him up.
McCabe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paulsen.
McCabe tries a knee to the head but Paulsen blocks it.
McCabe tries to land knees in the clinch but Paulsen avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCabe tries a knee to the head but Paulsen blocks it.
McCabe tries to land a knee to the head but Paulsen blocks with his arms.
Paulsen misses with the head strike.
Paulsen is trying to force a seperation but McCabe has the dominant position.
Paulsen is trying to maintain a safe position but McCabe gets an underhook and turns Paulsen into the cage.
McCabe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Paulsen blocks it with crossed arms.
McCabe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Paulsen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McCabe is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paulsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Paulsen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morten Paulsen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Paulsen 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Morten Paulsen!
A relieved looking Morten Paulsen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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