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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dangerous Jim McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Kubiak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Kubiak is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dangerous Jim McCarthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Kubiak!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Kubiak misses.
Michael Kubiak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kubiak has closed the distance and engaged McCarthy in a clinch.
Kubiak is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kubiak wants to get back to striking at distance but McCarthy won't allow it.
Kubiak is trying to break the clinch but McCarthy is controlling him.
McCarthy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kubiak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCarthy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McCarthy wants it to stay on the feet.
Kubiak tries to clinch there but McCarthy circles away.
Kubiak throws a right and a left that both miss.
McCarthy tries to clinch but Kubiak moves out of range.
McCarthy clinches with his opponent.
Kubiak letting McCarthy take a breather here.
McCarthy lands a nice uppercut.
McCarthy lands a shot to the body.
McCarthy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kubiak fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kubiak swinging wildly here.
McCarthy jabs Kubiak to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy throws a hook to the side of Kubiak's head but Kubiak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McCarthy cracks Kubiak with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McCarthy rushes Kubiak and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McCarthy breaks from the clinch.
Nice cross by Kubiak.
McCarthy throws a right hand that Kubiak ducks under and follows up with a left that Kubiak also avoids with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McCarthy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kubiak sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McCarthy somewhat.
Kubiak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McCarthy instigates a clinch.
Kubiak tries to break the clinch but McCarthy is controlling the position.
Kubiak wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McCarthy has him pressed against the cage.
McCarthy ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. McCarthy no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
McCarthy wants to sweep but no luck.
Kubiak trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McCarthy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
McCarthy wriggles free and stands up.
Kubiak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McCarthy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dangerous Jim McCarthy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCarthy is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Kubiak.
McCarthy shoots in for a takedown but Kubiak shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kubiak misses with a few strikes there.
Kubiak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McCarthy.
McCarthy blocks a head kick by Kubiak.
Kubiak's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kubiak duly obliges.
Kubiak tries to bum rush McCarthy with a series of wild strikes but McCarthy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Kubiak does no damage.
Kubiak throws a series of punches but McCarthy avoids them all with ease.
McCarthy clinches up against the cage.
McCarthy lands a left hand.
Kubiak wants to get back to striking at distance but McCarthy won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Kubiak's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kubiak pulls guard successfully.
McCarthy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McCarthy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
McCarthy throws a strike but Kubiak rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kubiak working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kubiak trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kubiak stops McCarthy from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kubiak in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McCarthy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McCarthy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kubiak trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kubiak throws a big elbow that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCarthy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kubiak throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dangerous Jim McCarthy dominated that round.
That's time! McCarthy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kubiak throws a combination. McCarthy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
McCarthy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kubiak misses with a two punch combination.
McCarthy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kubiak defends it nicely.
McCarthy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kubiak is trying to break the clinch but McCarthy is controlling him.
McCarthy tries to throw a body punch but Kubiak avoids it by throwing McCarthy back against the cage.
McCarthy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kubiak wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kubiak wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kubiak wants to break the clinch but can't.
McCarthy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kubiak.
Kubiak working hard to break the clinch.
Kubiak is trying to push McCarthy away but McCarthy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kubiak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McCarthy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kubiak circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice uppercut there from McCarthy.
McCarthy tries to clinch but Kubiak is having none of it.
McCarthy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kubiak tries to clinch there but McCarthy circles away.
Kubiak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCarthy swinging wildly here.
Kubiak has closed the distance and engaged McCarthy in a clinch.
Kubiak wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McCarthy has him pressed against the cage.
Kubiak is trying to break free.
Kubiak is fighting off a takedown attempt but McCarthy is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Kubiak to the mat. Kubiak regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
McCarthy throws an elbow that misses. Kubiak uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McCarthy's guard. Nice move by Kubiak!
Kubiak postures up in McCarthy's guard and throws a big left but McCarthy blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy looking to control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kubiak working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McCarthy tries to strike from the bottom.
Kubiak trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kubiak throws a big right hand that misses.
Kubiak throwing strikes but missing.
McCarthy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kubiak throwing strikes but missing.
Kubiak won't allow McCarthy to get back to his feet.
McCarthy is trying to control the position but Kubiak postures up.
Kubiak lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kubiak throwing strikes but missing.
Kubiak wants to control from the top but McCarthy keeps moving.
McCarthy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dangerous Jim McCarthy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kubiak postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kubiak stopping the sweep attempt from McCarthy.
Kubiak throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McCarthy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McCarthy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McCarthy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kubiak defends it easily.
McCarthy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kubiak postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McCarthy wants to get back to his feet but Kubiak is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
McCarthy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McCarthy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kubiak trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kubiak throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McCarthy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McCarthy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McCarthy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kubiak is controlling him.
Kubiak throwing strikes from guard but McCarthy blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Michael Kubiak will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Some wild striking there from Kubiak.
McCarthy pushes Kubiak up against the cage in a clinch.
McCarthy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kubiak is defending well.
McCarthy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kubiak backwards.
Kubiak is trying to break the clinch but McCarthy is controlling him.
Kubiak wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McCarthy has him pressed against the cage.
McCarthy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kubiak breaks from the clinch.
McCarthy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kubiak sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McCarthy somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dangerous Jim McCarthy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Kubiak.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McCarthy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kubiak but Kubiak pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kubiak throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kubiak.
Kubiak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kubiak tries to close the distance and clinch but McCarthy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kubiak swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McCarthy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dangerous Jim McCarthy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCarthy keeps the fight on the outside.
McCarthy doesn't manage to clinch there - Kubiak circles away.
McCarthy shoots in for a double leg but Kubiak sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kubiak fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kubiak attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kubiak misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kubiak throws a nice looking combination but McCarthy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kubiak throws a right and a left that both miss.
McCarthy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
McCarthy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kubiak's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kubiak keeps working.
McCarthy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McCarthy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kubiak's head.
Kubiak is refusing to be controlled, as McCarthy sits in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kubiak tries to get to full guard but McCarthy has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dangerous Jim McCarthy has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kubiak gets caught flat footed, as McCarthy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kubiak preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McCarthy stops Kubiak from standing up.
McCarthy stands up from guard. Let's bang!
McCarthy throws a hook to the side of Kubiak's head but Kubiak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McCarthy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kubiak rushes McCarthy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McCarthy has Kubiak pressed against the cage, preventing Kubiak from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kubiak wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McCarthy manages to break the clinch.
Kubiak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kubiak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McCarthy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kubiak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kubiak misses with a body kick.
McCarthy tries to clinch up
and Kubiak counters with a three punch combo that has McCarthy backing up. McCarthy nods at Kubiak to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCarthy doesn't manage to clinch there - Kubiak circles away.
Kubiak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McCarthy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kubiak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - McCarthy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A right-left combo lands from Kubiak.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dangerous Jim McCarthy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McCarthy 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dangerous Jim McCarthy!
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