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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Phil MaCrackin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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164 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Phil MaCrackin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Li!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MaCrackin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Li is trying to break the clinch but MaCrackin is controlling him.
Come on MaCrackin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Li wants to get back to striking at distance but MaCrackin won't allow it.
MaCrackin breaks the clinch.
MaCrackin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
MaCrackin tries to clinch but Li is having none of it.
Li scores with a decent looking hook.
Li misses with a wild combination.
MaCrackin ducks under a wild hook from Li.
Li throws a combination that misses
and MaCrackin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
MaCrackin breaks the clinch.
Li throws a jab when MaCrackin was well out of range.
Li dips to his left and cracks MaCrackin with an uppercut!
Li fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
MaCrackin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MaCrackin stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Li has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as MaCrackin is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Li connects with a right hand. MaCrackin shakes it off.
Good exchange - Li coming out on top.
MaCrackin pushes Li up against the cage in a clinch.
Li wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees to the body from MaCrackin.
MaCrackin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Li up against the cage.
Li misses with a hook to the ribs.
Li is trying to break the clinch but MaCrackin is controlling him.
Li is trying to break the clinch but MaCrackin has him pressed against the cage.
MaCrackin breaks from the clinch.
MaCrackin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Li swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Li connects with a body shot that sends MaCrackin's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MaCrackin moves away.
Li tries to bum rush MaCrackin with a series of wild strikes but MaCrackin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Li throws a right hand that misses
and MaCrackin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - MaCrackin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
MaCrackin tries to clinch there but Li circles away.
MaCrackin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Li swats him away and circles back towards the center.
MaCrackin closes the distance and clinches.
I was talking to MaCrackin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Li takes a knee right on the jaw!
Li is looking to break free of the clinch but MaCrackin has double underhooks.
Come on MaCrackin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Li takes a knee to the side of the body.
MaCrackin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Li's efforts to push away.
MaCrackin is pushing Li up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Li is looking to break free of the clinch but MaCrackin has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MaCrackin stalling the fight.
MaCrackin has Li pressed against the cage, preventing Li from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
MaCrackin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Phil MaCrackin.
Donk. Li catches MaCrackin right on the button with a cross.
No joy there for Li, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Li scores with a nice right hand.
Li uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before MaCrackin has time to react.
A cross from Li lands.
Li misses with an uppercut. MaCrackin saw that one coming.
MaCrackin slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MaCrackin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Li swats him away and circles back towards the center.
MaCrackin tries to clinch there but Li circles away.
Li connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Li keeps the fight on the outside.
Li circles away from the clinch attempt.
MaCrackin tries to clinch up but Li circles away and keeps his distance.
Li lands with a nice body punch.
Li missing with a left hand there. MaCrackin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Li throws a nice looking combination but MaCrackin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
MaCrackin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Li throws out the jab.
A big right from Li misses.
MaCrackin fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
MaCrackin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Li as he jumps to the side.
Li misses with a shot to the body
and MaCrackin counters with a low kick, right behind Li 's knee.
Nice takedown defense from Li. No joy for MaCrackin on that attempt.
MaCrackin looks to clinch
and Li counters with a nice 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 Phil MaCrackin will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
MaCrackin tries to close the distance and clinch but Li swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Li scores with a jab.
Li swats away the attempt to clinch by MaCrackin.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Li misses with a punch to the body.
MaCrackin breaks the clinch.
MaCrackin closes the distance and clinches.
Li tries to break the clinch but MaCrackin is controlling the position.
Li is trying to break the clinch but MaCrackin is controlling him.
Li is trying to break the clinch but MaCrackin has him pressed against the cage.
Li has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
MaCrackin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
MaCrackin moves into range and clinches up with Li.
Li is trying to break the clinch but MaCrackin has him pressed against the cage.
MaCrackin ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. MaCrackin no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now MaCrackin is on top in guard.
MaCrackin stands up from Li's guard - MaCrackin perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jeff Li is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Li circles away from the clinch attempt.
MaCrackin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Li swats him away and circles back towards the center.
MaCrackin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Li paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jeff Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li connects with a right hand. MaCrackin shakes it off.
MaCrackin tries to clinch
and Li makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Li keeps the fight on the outside.
Li throws a combination but it was largely blocked by MaCrackin.
Li misses with a combination
and MaCrackin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Li scores with a jab. MaCrackin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
MaCrackin tries to clinch but Li is having none of it.
MaCrackin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
MaCrackin fails in his attempt to clinch.
MaCrackin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Li paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Li misses the shot to the body.
MaCrackin tries to clinch but Li is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li misses with a straight right.
MaCrackin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Li throws a hook to the side of MaCrackin's head but MaCrackin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Li jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jeff Li seems to be getting the better of the standup.
MaCrackin slips a jab from Li.
MaCrackin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Li.
MaCrackin gets a clinch.
The referee calls for MaCrackin to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MaCrackin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Li's efforts to push away.
Li letting MaCrackin take a breather here.
Li tries to break free but MaCrackin pushes him back against the cage.
Li is trying to break free.
Li is trying to break the clinch but MaCrackin is controlling him.
Li is looking to break free of the clinch but MaCrackin has double underhooks.
Phil MaCrackin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Li doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Li working hard to break the clinch.
MaCrackin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
MaCrackin has managed to clinch.
Li is trying to push MaCrackin away but MaCrackin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li misses with a punch to the body.
A bit of stalling here from MaCrackin.
Li digs a right hand into MaCrackin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on MaCrackin's gas tank.
Li lands a shot to the body.
MaCrackin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Li up against the cage.
Li wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Li has had enough of the clinch but MaCrackin keeps him there for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Li is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
MaCrackin lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Li is trying to push MaCrackin away but MaCrackin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Phil MaCrackin will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Li throws a hook but MaCrackin blocks it.
Li connects with a single shot there.
Li uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - MaCrackin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
MaCrackin doesn't manage to clinch there - Li circles away.
MaCrackin is looking to clinch.
Li connects with a single shot there.
MaCrackin closes the distance and clinches.
MaCrackin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
MaCrackin takes a jab right on the kisser.
A slow jab from Li misses its intended target.
MaCrackin wants to clinch.
MaCrackin tries to clinch there but Li circles away.
A big right from Li misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li swats away the attempt to clinch by MaCrackin.
Li misses with a hook.
MaCrackin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
MaCrackin slips under a jab.
Li throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Li throws a right and a left that both miss.
Li misses the shot to the body.
Li looks to land a right hand but MaCrackin moved out of range.
MaCrackin walks into a stiff left hand from Li.
Jeff Li is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Li keeps the fight on the outside.
MaCrackin takes one on the button.
MaCrackin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
MaCrackin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Li finds it's way round the side to connect with MaCrackin's head.
Li lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Li.
Li misses with a hook.
Li connects with a jab.
Li might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MaCrackin tries to close the distance and clinch but Li swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Li swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Li works the jab nicely.
Li connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed MaCrackin momentarily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MaCrackin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Li's face.
MaCrackin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Li's face.
MaCrackin lands a good knee to the midsection. Li won't want to take too many of those.
MaCrackin stalling the fight.
Li working hard to break the clinch.
MaCrackin lands a knee to the head.
MaCrackin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Li keeps the fight on the outside.
MaCrackin tries to clinch but Li is having none of it.
Li throws a combination but it was largely blocked by MaCrackin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MaCrackin tries to close the distance and clinch but Li swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Li scores with a punch to the head.
MaCrackin wants to clinch up but Li keeps it at a distance.
Li tries to bum rush MaCrackin with a series of wild strikes but MaCrackin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Li getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Li lands with a shot to the body.
MaCrackin tries to clinch there but Li circles away.
MaCrackin moves into the clinch successfully.
Li wants to get back to striking at distance but MaCrackin won't allow it.
MaCrackin stalling against the cage.
MaCrackin wants a takedown but no success here.
MaCrackin gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Li regains guard.
MaCrackin passes Li's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
It looks like MaCrackin is going to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li is trying to stand up here but MaCrackin is controlling him well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, if MaCrackin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Li tries to kick MaCrackin off but MaCrackin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Li has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. MaCrackin is working away from the top position though.
Li takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
MaCrackin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Phil MaCrackin.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for MaCrackin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil MaCrackin!
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