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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat McDermot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Pox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pox has chosen Same Song - Digital Underground as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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197 lbs
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200 lbs
26 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
31 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pat McDermot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Pox!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDermot throws a jab when Pox was well out of range.
Pox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDermot.
McDermot throws a hook but Pox avoids it easily.
Pox throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pox looks to land a body kick but McDermot moved away.
Pox tries to close the distance and clinch up but McDermot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McDermot goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
No joy there for Pox, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McDermot tries to land a front kick but Pox steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McDermot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pox.
Big Pox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDermot lands a nice shot that snaps Pox's head back.
Pox misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDermot misses with a kick to the body.
Pox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDermot.
Pox has managed to clinch.
McDermot is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pox has a couple of punches blocked by McDermot.
Pox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McDermot lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Pox fails to land.
Pox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McDermots head.
McDermot doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pox throws a punch but it's blocked by McDermot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pox misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDermot.
McDermot misses with a knee to the head.
McDermot creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pox takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McDermot throws an elbow but it misses.
Pox lands a body punch.
McDermot is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
McDermot is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McDermot softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pox presses McDermot against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDermot.
Pox misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pox can't find room to land a body shot as McDermot controls the action.
McDermot goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pox prevents it.
Pox lands a body punch.
McDermot misses with a punch on the inside.
McDermot tries to land knees in the clinch but Pox avoids the damage to the body.
A short body shot lands from Pox as the two fighters clinch.
McDermot blocking some punches.
Pox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pox misses with the head strike.
A short right from Pox on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Pox fails to land.
McDermot prevents a body shot from Pox.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pox.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDermot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Pox misses.
Pox lands with a shot to the body.
Pox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDermot manages to avoid it.
Pox tries to clinch up.
McDermot throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pox tries to clinch but McDermot is having none of it.
Pox sizes up McDermot with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDermot takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McDermot takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Pox dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pox misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Pox.
McDermot moves out of range of the body kick.
Pox connects with a leg kick. McDermot looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pox attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from McDermot misses.
The fighters circling - Pox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pox takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Big Pox has been cut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McDermot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pox tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McDermot manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pox jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDermot.
Pox buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pox throws a lazy right hand but McDermot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pox will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McDermot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pox.
McDermot misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pox counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Pox with a jab.
A left lands for Pox.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pox pushes McDermot up against the cage in a clinch.
McDermot misses with the head strike.
Pox misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from Pox.
McDermot blocking some punches.
Pox's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pox throws a punch but it's blocked by McDermot.
A head punch on the inside from Pox fails to land.
Pox tries a body shot but McDermot blocks it.
Pox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pox cracks McDermot with a nice body shot.
Pox throws a punch but it's blocked by McDermot.
Pox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDermot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pox has a couple of punches blocked by McDermot.
McDermot tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pox avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Pox fails to land.
McDermot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pox.
McDermot wants to get back to striking at distance but Pox won't allow it.
McDermot's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McDermot wants to get back to striking at distance but Pox won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McDermot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McDermot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McDermot lands a nice uppercut.
Pox swings wildly with an uppercut but McDermot uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDermot swings wildly with an uppercut but Pox uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pox lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Pox fails to land.
McDermot is leaning against Pox and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Pox.
Pox has a couple of punches blocked by McDermot.
Pox has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pox misses with a body punch.
McDermot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McDermot blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McDermot gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Pox is looking for a sweep. McDermot is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McDermot scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pox is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Pox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Big Pox's cut.
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!
Pox throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pox throws a hook but McDermot avoids it easily.
Pox throws a hook but McDermot blocks it.
McDermot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pox throws a front kick aimed at McDermot's knee but McDermot avoids it well.
McDermot takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McDermot misses with a shot to the body
and Pox counters with an outside leg kick.
Pox defending well as McDermot loads up on a big left hand.
McDermot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pox.
Pox lands a nice leg kick that just misses McDermot's sensitive parts.
Nice shot by Pox.
Pox is looking to clinch.
Pox lands with a right hand.
Pox lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pox tries to clinch but McDermot moves out of range.
Pox doesn't manage to clinch there - McDermot circles away.
Pox is looking to clinch but McDermot is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDermot misses with a double jab.
Pox throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pox wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pox paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pat McDermot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McDermot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pox.
Pox throws a wild body kick that McDermot sees coming a mile off.
Pox pivots, looking for a leg kick but McDermot is out of range and Pox settles back down.
Pox looks to score with a jab to the body but McDermot is just out of range.
Pox throws a shot from downtown. McDermot moves away and avoids it.
Pox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDermot tries to land a body kick
and Pox counters with a solid body kick.
Pox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pox tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McDermot throws a lazy uppercut
and Pox finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pox misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McDermot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Big Pox is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pox connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McDermot momentarily.
Pox looks to land a left hand but McDermot moved out of range nicely.
McDermot is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pox tries to clinch but McDermot is having none of it.
Pox blocks a low kick nicely.
Pox looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDermot on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pox thumps McDermot with a low kick.
McDermot misses with an uppercut. Pox saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pox scores with a body shot.
Pox lands a nice looking body shot.
A leg kick checked by Pox.
And that's the end of the fight!
Big Pox comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pox winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Pox!
An out of breath Big Pox thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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