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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joan Mcclain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mad Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mad Man has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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180 cm
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Joan Mcclain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mad Man!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man drives through and clinches with Mcclain against the cage.
Mcclain breaks from the clinch.
Man shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Man was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mcclain tries to bench press Man off him but Man keeps the position.
Mcclain sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mcclain really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Man wants to control but Mcclain is keeping him busy.
Mcclain makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mcclain.
Man lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Man is looking to stand up but Mcclain won't let him.
Mcclain has his foot on Man's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Man works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcclain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mcclain is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mcclain throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcclain is striking off his back. Man thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Man is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mcclain sees it coming and defends easily.
Man wants to stand up but Mcclain is controlling the position.
Mcclain landing strikes from the bottom.
Mcclain looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mcclain looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mcclain is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mcclain manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Man wants to control from the top but Mcclain keeps moving.
Mcclain knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Man on the ground.
Man might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mcclain haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mad Man hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Man.
Man forces Mcclain back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcclain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mcclain fails with a takedown attempt.
Man shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mcclain is breathing heavily.
It looks like Man is going to stand back up.
Mcclain wants to improve his position but Man is controlling well.
Mcclain blocking the ground and pound attempt from Man.
Man missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcclain looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man is trying to control. Mcclain wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mcclain looking for submissions off his back.
Mcclain looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mcclain slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mcclain looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Man passes into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcclain is staying active underneath Man, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mad Man will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Man looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Man is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Mcclain is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Man trying to control but Mcclain is working from the bottom.
Mcclain bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Man's guard.
Mcclain avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mcclain makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Man tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Man working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Mcclain has passed into half guard!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcclain drops an elbow to the side of Man's head.
Mcclain prevents Man from standing back up.
Mcclain is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Man defends it well.
Mcclain prevents Man from improving his position.
Man is breathing heavily.
Mcclain is trying to work for a kimura but Man is defending well.
Man is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcclain landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mcclain scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mcclain drops an elbow to the side of Man's head.
Man looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mcclain stands up and beckons Man to join him on the feet.
Mcclain gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Man to score an easy takedown into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man stopping the sweep attempt from Mcclain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to free his leg and advance position but Mcclain is retaining full guard.
Man postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mcclain tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mcclain striking from the bottom here.
Man wants to get up but he can't break Mcclain's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mcclain is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mcclain avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcclain keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
Mcclain will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mcclain throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mcclain has his foot on Man's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Man works his way back into a safe position though.
Man wants to stand but Mcclain has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Man wants to control from the top but Mcclain keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mcclain has his foot on Man's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Man works his way back into a safe position though.
Man passes Mcclain's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
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 Joan Mcclain will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Man throws a leg kick that misses.
Man clinches with his opponent.
Mcclain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Man shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Man closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mcclain did well to prevent Man getting side control.
Mcclain is trying to get back to full guard.
Mcclain manages to get to full guard.
Mcclain had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Man defends it easily.
Mcclain has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Man can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man looking to pass the guard.
Joan Mcclain overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Man stopping the sweep attempt from Mcclain.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Man accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mcclain is striking but Man is not phased and passes to half guard.
Man seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mcclain does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Mcclain landing rabbit punches to the side of Man's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Man seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mcclain does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mcclain throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Man trying to mount his opponent but Mcclain defends it.
Man tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Mcclain.
Man is looking to take a break and control but Mcclain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mad Man.
Mcclain takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Joan Mcclain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Man looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mcclain wants to improve his position but Man is controlling well.
Man is working for a kimura but Mcclain is defending it quite comfortably.
Mcclain looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mcclain!
Man can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mcclain is looking to escape.
Mcclain is desperately trying to improve his position but Man has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man trying to control but Mcclain is having none of it.
Man thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mad Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Man has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mad Man!
Mad Man decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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