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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duncan McAlister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Ives (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ives has chosen Fort Minor - Remember the Name as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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286 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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287 lbs
20 - 3 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Duncan McAlister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 3 - 2, fighting out of London, Johnny Ives!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McAlister throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ives counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McAlister lands a slapping body shot.
Ives staying out of range there.
McAlister looks to land a body kick but Ives moved away.
Ives moves away from the strike by McAlister.
Ives throws a shot to the body.
McAlister moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ives avoids the body shot from McAlister.
Ives thows a left - swing and a miss!
McAlister uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ives.
Ives throws a head kick but McAlister moves out of range.
Ives pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ives swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ives throws out a leg kick but McAlister moves out of range and Ives only half commits.
McAlister moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ives throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McAlister misses with a low kick.
Ives tries to clinch but McAlister is having none of it.
McAlister punishes Ives's body with a nice straight punch.
McAlister checks a leg kick nicely.
Ives throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McAlister blocks a jab.
Ives misses with a lunging right hand
and McAlister makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McAlister connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McAlister 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.
Ives misses with a looping left.
Ives scores with a kick to the body.
McAlister will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McAlister keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McAlister tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McAlister works Ives's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ives wants to clinch up but McAlister keeps it at a distance.
McAlister ducks under a wild hook from Ives.
McAlister swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Ives.
Ives fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McAlister slips a straight right by Ives.
Ives tries to close the distance and clinch but McAlister swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McAlister takes a swing at Ives's ribcage but misses.
McAlister is looking to wear down Ives with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McAlister pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ives throws the left hand but McAlister avoids the punch easily.
Ives cracks McAlister with a right hand to the side of the head.
McAlister lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McAlister throws a right hand that Ives ducks under and follows up with a left that Ives also avoids with ease.
McAlister uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ives.
McAlister misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ives on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McAlister. McAlister obviously looking to wear him down.
Ives misses the shot to the body.
McAlister lands a nice shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Ives blocks the low kick.
McAlister defending well as Ives loads up on a big left hand.
Ives connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McAlister fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ives takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ives on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McAlister. McAlister obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bone on bone clash there as McAlister blocks the leg kick.
McAlister lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ives throws a leg kick but McAlister sees it coming and moves out of range.
McAlister avoids the body shot from Ives.
McAlister stuns Ives with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ives closes the distance and clinches.
McAlister takes an elbow to the forehead.
McAlister working hard to break the clinch.
McAlister gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ives.
McAlister jumps guard but Ives turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
McAlister tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McAlister blocks a body shot from Ives.
McAlister breaks the clinch.
McAlister blocks the body kick.
McAlister throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for McAlister.
Ives swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ives throws an off balance right hand
and McAlister counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ives misses with a body shot.
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 Duncan McAlister will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Ives bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ives tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McAlister manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ives tries to land a front kick but McAlister steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A swing and a miss from McAlister.
McAlister fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ives checks it well.
Ives throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from McAlister misses.
Duncan McAlister is winning the standup battle so far.
Ives has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McAlister finds it's way round the side to connect with Ives's head.
McAlister is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ives moves out of range of the body kick.
Ives slips a straight right by McAlister.
Ives lands a glancing blow to the side of McAlister's head.
Ives misses with a hook. McAlister ducked under it nicely.
Ives wants to land a leg kick but McAlister is out of range.
Ives lands with a thumping leg kick.
McAlister lands a nice shot that snaps Ives's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McAlister connects with a single shot there.
That kick from Ives tenderised McAlister's leg. McAlister is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ives is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
The crowd cheers as Ives lands an impressive looking overhand right. McAlister doesn't seem phased though.
McAlister throws a leg kick but Ives sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ives misses with a wild body shot.
McAlister throws a lazy right hand but Ives sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McAlister throws a leg kick that misses.
McAlister chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ives can pounce on him.
McAlister checks the leg kick.
Ives scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ives lands with a hook. McAlister tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ives moves into the clinch.
McAlister managing to block the knees to the body from Ives.
McAlister wants to break free but Ives has control.
Ives breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAlister misses with a hook. Ives ducked under it nicely.
Duncan McAlister is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head kick misses from McAlister.
Ives bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McAlister takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McAlister missing with a left hand there. Ives was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McAlister pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ives.
Good work by McAlister as he checks the leg kick.
McAlister misses with an uppercut. Ives saw that one coming.
McAlister takes a head kick and keeps coming.
McAlister fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ives ducks under a wild hook from McAlister.
Ives scores with a shot to the body.
McAlister scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ives in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ives catches McAlister with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ives is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from McAlister. Ives does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - McAlister throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ives misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ives throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McAlister throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ives misses with an uppercut. McAlister saw that one coming.
Ives smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ives has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McAlister.
Ives misses with a hook to the body
and McAlister counters with a nice kick to the body.
McAlister throws a shot to the body.
McAlister slips a jab and a cross from Ives.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ives lands with a hook. McAlister tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Johnny Ives has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McAlister misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ives tries to clinch up.
McAlister keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McAlister takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McAlister just misses with a punch to the body.
McAlister with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ives throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McAlister connects with a looping right hand.
McAlister pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ives uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McAlister.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ives swinging wildly here.
Ives misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Ives comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 19:19
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 19:19
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 19:19
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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