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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tate Perkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve McGinness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tate Perkins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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 New York, Tate Perkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve McGinness!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGinness swats away the attempt to clinch by Perkins.
Perkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Perkins tries to clinch but McGinness is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Perkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Perkins is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McGinness paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McGinness avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McGinness swats away the attempt to clinch by Perkins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkins tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tate Perkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but McGinness swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McGinness avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Perkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Perkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Perkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McGinness paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McGinness circles away from the clinch attempt.
Perkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Perkins wants to clinch.
McGinness keeps the fight on the outside.
McGinness keeps the fight on the outside.
Perkins wants to clinch.
Perkins tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGinness swats away the attempt to clinch by Perkins.
Perkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McGinness circles away from the clinch attempt.
Perkins doesn't manage to clinch there - McGinness circles away.
Perkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McGinness paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Perkins tries to close the distance and clinch but McGinness swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Perkins is looking to clinch.
Perkins tries to clinch there but McGinness circles away.
Perkins doesn't manage to clinch there - McGinness circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Perkins tries to close the distance and clinch but McGinness swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Perkins 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Perkins moves in looking to clinch but McGinness pushes him off.
McGinness circles away from the clinch attempt.
Perkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That round was too close to call.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Perkins tries to clinch up.
McGinness swats away the attempt to clinch by Perkins.
Perkins tries to clinch but McGinness is having none of it.
Perkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but McGinness swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Perkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Perkins doesn't manage to clinch there - McGinness circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkins tries to clinch up but McGinness circles away and keeps his distance.
Perkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Perkins is looking to clinch but McGinness is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Perkins tries to clinch up.
Perkins wants to clinch.
Perkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McGinness paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Perkins moves in looking to clinch but McGinness pushes him off.
Perkins wants to clinch up but McGinness keeps it at a distance.
McGinness keeps the fight on the outside.
Tate Perkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Perkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McGinness paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Perkins wants to clinch.
Perkins wants to clinch up but McGinness keeps it at a distance.
Perkins tries to clinch there but McGinness circles away.
Perkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McGinness paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Perkins tries to clinch but McGinness is having none of it.
Perkins tries to clinch there but McGinness circles away.
Perkins wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGinness swats away the attempt to clinch by Perkins.
Perkins is looking to clinch but McGinness is avoiding it.
Perkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Perkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McGinness paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Perkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
McGinness keeps the fight on the outside.
McGinness circles away from the clinch attempt.
McGinness circles away from the clinch attempt.
Perkins is looking to clinch but McGinness is avoiding it.
Perkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McGinness paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Perkins wants to clinch up but McGinness keeps it at a distance.
Perkins tries to clinch but McGinness moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Perkins tries to clinch there but McGinness circles away.
McGinness keeps the fight on the outside.
Perkins tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A very close round there. Could go either way on the judges scorecards.
That's time! Perkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Perkins tries to close the distance and clinch but McGinness swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Perkins wants to clinch.
Perkins tries to clinch but McGinness is having none of it.
Perkins tries to clinch there but McGinness circles away.
Perkins tries to clinch but McGinness moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkins tries to clinch up but McGinness circles away and keeps his distance.
McGinness keeps the fight on the outside.
McGinness avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGinness avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Perkins tries to clinch but McGinness moves out of range.
McGinness keeps the fight on the outside.
McGinness circles away from the clinch attempt.
Perkins looks to score with a jab to the body but McGinness is just out of range.
Perkins tries to clinch but McGinness is having none of it.
Perkins tries to clinch but McGinness is having none of it.
Perkins is looking to clinch but McGinness is avoiding it.
Perkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McGinness paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Perkins tries to clinch but McGinness moves out of range.
Perkins wants to clinch up but McGinness keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Perkins tries to clinch up.
Perkins throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Perkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McGinness paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Perkins tries to clinch up.
Perkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Perkins is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkins tries to clinch up but McGinness circles away and keeps his distance.
Perkins lands a nice leg kick that just misses McGinness's sensitive parts.
Perkins tries to close the distance and clinch but McGinness swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Perkins wants to clinch up but McGinness keeps it at a distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Perkins.
McGinness keeps the fight on the outside.
Perkins is looking to clinch.
McGinness swats away the attempt to clinch by Perkins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkins tries to clinch but McGinness moves out of range.
Perkins tries to clinch but McGinness moves out of range.
McGinness circles away from the clinch attempt.
Perkins wants to clinch.
Tate Perkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perkins tries to clinch but McGinness moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Perkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but McGinness swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tate Perkins showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McGinness 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Steve McGinness!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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