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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Troy Mccoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christer Pettersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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211 lbs
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215 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Troy Mccoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christer Pettersson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mccoy throws a lazy head kick
and Pettersson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mccoy throws a lazy right hand but Pettersson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mccoy throws a leg kick which misses Pettersson's front leg but catches the back leg as Pettersson tries to avoid it.
Pettersson slaps away a takedown attempt from Mccoy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pettersson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pettersson misses with a low kick.
Pettersson throws a low kick but Mccoy avoids it.
Pettersson throws a front kick aimed at Mccoy's knee but Mccoy avoids it well.
Mccoy shoots in for a double leg but Pettersson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Troy Mccoy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mccoy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettersson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mccoy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pettersson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pettersson lands a nice shot that snaps Mccoy's head back.
Pettersson slips a jab from Mccoy.
Mccoy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pettersson is out of range and Mccoy settles back down.
Mccoy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pettersson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mccoy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mccoy looks to land a left hand but Pettersson moved out of range nicely.
Christer Pettersson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mccoy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mccoy tried to score with a low kick but Pettersson checks it.
Mccoy connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck for Mccoy with that takedown attempt.
Pettersson throws out a powerful jab.
Pettersson throws a hook to the side of Mccoy's head but Mccoy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mccoy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pettersson circles away.
A jab from Mccoy does it's job there.
Mccoy misses with an uppercut
and Pettersson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mccoy dips to his left and cracks Pettersson with an uppercut!
Mccoy throws a poor cross that misses
and Pettersson counters with a solid body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mccoy.
Pettersson feints and then cracks Mccoy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mccoy down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mccoy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pettersson counters with a stiff right hand.
Pettersson blocks a jab.
Mccoy misses with a head kick.
Mccoy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pettersson.
Mccoy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mccoy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pettersson pinned against the cage. Pettersson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pettersson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A low kick from Pettersson misses
and Mccoy counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mccoy throws a jab when Pettersson was well out of range.
Mccoy fails to land the takedown.
Mccoy throws a leg kick but Pettersson moved away.
Mccoy throws a hook but Pettersson blocks it.
Pettersson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mccoy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pettersson looks to land a left hand but Mccoy moved out of range nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mccoy thows a body shot but no joy.
Mccoy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mccoy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pettersson's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Mccoy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pettersson throws an overhand right that lands on Mccoy's shoulder, as Mccoy tries to avoid the shot.
Mccoy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mccoy slips under a jab from Pettersson.
Mccoy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pettersson looks to land a left hand but Mccoy moved out of range nicely.
Mccoy misses with an uppercut.
Mccoy avoids a kick to the body.
A low kick from Pettersson is predictable there
enabling Mccoy to counter with a crisp jab.
Pettersson avoids the head kick by Mccoy.
Mccoy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mccoy connects with a right hand. Pettersson shakes it off.
Mccoy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettersson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Troy Mccoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pettersson throws a right hand that misses
and Mccoy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pettersson misses with a kick to the body.
Mccoy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pettersson counters with a low kick, right behind Mccoy 's knee.
Pettersson misses with an uppercut
and Mccoy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mccoy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pettersson.
Pettersson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pettersson lands a really nice looking cross but Mccoy seems unphased.
Mccoy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pettersson to the mat! Pettersson manages to get full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pettersson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mccoy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mccoy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mccoy wants to control from the top but Pettersson keeps moving.
Mccoy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pettersson's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mccoy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pettersson controlling the position.
Pettersson keeping moving, preventing Mccoy from controlling successfully.
Pettersson is trying to control the position but Mccoy postures up.
Pettersson keeping moving, preventing Mccoy from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mccoy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mccoy moves out of range as Pettersson throws a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pettersson.
Mccoy misses with a head kick.
Jab from Pettersson.
Pettersson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mccoy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mccoy connects with a solid leg kick.
Mccoy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pettersson scoring well with a low kick there.
Pettersson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mccoy shoots in and drives through. Pettersson sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Pettersson lands but Mccoy takes it in his stride.
Pettersson slips a straight right by Mccoy.
Mccoy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pettersson needs to keep his hands up - Mccoy had a free shot at his head there.
Pettersson throws a leg kick but Mccoy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mccoy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pettersson moves away from the strike by Mccoy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mccoy shoots in and drives through. Pettersson sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Troy Mccoy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mccoy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pettersson.
Pettersson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Mccoy dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Pettersson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mccoy swings widly with a right hand
and Pettersson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mccoy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pettersson's waist but Pettersson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mccoy off to one side.
Mccoy shoots for a takedown but Pettersson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pettersson misses the jab.
Mccoy throws a right hand that misses
and Pettersson counters with a thumping low kick.
Mccoy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pettersson.
A big left from Pettersson misses.
Pettersson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mccoy throws out a loose jab but Pettersson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A low kick from Mccoy is predictable there
and Pettersson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Mccoy or perhaps it was just good defense by Pettersson which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Troy Mccoy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mccoy misses with a low kick as Pettersson jumps back.
Pettersson with a hook.
Pettersson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mccoy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Pettersson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Pettersson throws a jab but it's blocked by Mccoy.
Mccoy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pettersson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mccoy really felt that one!
Mccoy shoots in and drives through. Pettersson sprawls well.
Pettersson lands with an overhand left.
Mccoy throws a jab but it's blocked by Pettersson.
Mccoy throws a combination that misses
and Mccoy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Christer Pettersson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettersson throws a hook but Mccoy blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mccoy throws a looping overhand right but Pettersson ducks down to avoid it.
Pettersson avoids the body shot from Mccoy.
Mccoy looks to land a right hand but Pettersson moved out of range.
Mccoy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mccoy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pettersson.
Pettersson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mccoy is able to avoid easily.
Mccoy moves out of range of the body kick from Pettersson.
Mccoy slips a jab from Pettersson.
A lazy body kick from Mccoy
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettersson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Donk. Pettersson catches Mccoy right on the button with a cross.
Pettersson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mccoy checks it well.
Mccoy misses with a takedown attempt
and Pettersson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mccoy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pettersson's waist but Pettersson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mccoy off to one side.
Christer Pettersson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pettersson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mccoy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Pettersson misses its intended target.
Pettersson connects with a right hand. Mccoy shakes it off.
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!
Pettersson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pettersson 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.
Pettersson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettersson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mccoy moves out of range of the body kick.
Pettersson looks to land a right hand but Mccoy moved out of range.
Pettersson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mccoy.
Mccoy slips a jab from Pettersson.
Troy Mccoy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pettersson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Troy Mccoy has been cut.
Pettersson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pettersson motions for Mccoy to come forward. Pettersson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pettersson misses with an uppercut.
Mccoy jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christer Pettersson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mccoy 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Troy Mccoy!
Troy Mccoy really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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hype
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