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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jai McCracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and VinniJay Acunia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jai McCracken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, VinniJay Acunia!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCracken lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McCracken on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
VinniJay Acunia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Acunia.
Donk. McCracken catches Acunia right on the button with a cross.
It looks like VinniJay Acunia has been cut.
Acunia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McCracken takes a swing at Acunia's ribcage but misses.
McCracken will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McCracken checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McCracken chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Acunia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jab from McCracken.
McCracken throws a solid leg kick but Acunia takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McCracken.
McCracken gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Acunia looks to score with a jab to the body but McCracken is just out of range.
Acunia lands with a thumping leg kick.
McCracken tries to work over Acunia's front leg with a kick but Acunia checks it.
McCracken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Acunia lands a nice looking body kick.
McCracken checks a low kick from Acunia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Acunia.
McCracken is looking to chop away at Acunia's legs.
Acunia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Acunia misses.
Acunia cracks McCracken with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Acunia lands a head shot.
Acunia lands with a shot to the body.
Acunia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Acunia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Acunia scores with a leg kick.
Acunia throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice jab there from Acunia.
Acunia feints and then cracks McCracken's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McCracken down.
Acunia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McCracken has Acunia up against the cage in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Acunia.
Acunia has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acunia can't find room to land a body shot as McCracken controls the action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCracken with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Acunia tries to stall but McCracken uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McCracken lands with a right to the head.
Acunia is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McCracken lands with a light punch inside.
Acunia lands a nice uppercut.
McCracken with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McCracken is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Acunia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McCracken gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McCracken tries a body shot but Acunia blocks it.
Acunia is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short body shot lands from Acunia as the two fighters clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
McCracken throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
McCracken is leaning against Acunia and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McCracken lands a shoulder strike.
McCracken stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McCracken swings wildly with an uppercut but Acunia uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from McCracken fails to land.
Acunia looking to slow down the pace here.
McCracken lands a hook that snaps the head of Acunia backwards.
McCracken's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A clash of legs there as Acunia blocks the low kick.
McCracken on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Acunia on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
McCracken ducks under a wild hook from Acunia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCracken lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Acunia has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McCracken.
Acunia scores with a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from McCracken.
Acunia avoids the body shot from McCracken.
McCracken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Acunia was well out of range. Poor timing from McCracken.
McCracken misses with the combination.
McCracken misses with a leg kick
and Acunia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McCracken misses the shot to the body.
Acunia attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Acunia moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Acunia moves out of range as McCracken strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Acunia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A left lands for Acunia.
Acunia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCracken.
Acunia misses with a hook.
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 Jai McCracken will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on VinniJay Acunia's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Acunia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Acunia throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Acunia looks to score with a jab to the body but McCracken is just out of range.
Acunia ducks under a wild hook from McCracken.
A bone on bone clash there as McCracken blocks the leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Acunia.
McCracken is looking to wear down Acunia with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Acunia checks the leg kick.
VinniJay Acunia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Acunia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McCracken finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McCracken doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Acunia.
McCracken looks to throw the jab but Acunia is out of range.
Acunia lands a really nice looking cross but McCracken seems unphased.
McCracken connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Acunia's hands.
McCracken throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Some wild striking there from McCracken.
McCracken wants to land a leg kick but Acunia is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Acunia on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McCracken takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Acunia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Acunia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Acunia throws a chopping leg kick but McCracken manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Acunia misses with a leg kick.
Acunia tries a head kick but it misses.
Acunia misses with a combination
and McCracken counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Acunia.
Good shot there by McCracken.
McCracken checks a leg kick nicely.
Acunia lets loose with a powerful body kick. McCracken will feel that in the morning.
Acunia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McCracken finds it's way round the side to connect with Acunia's head.
Acunia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McCracken is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Acunia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Acunia thuds his shin into the meat of McCracken's side.
McCracken tries to close the distance and clinch but Acunia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Acunia misses with a leg kick.
Acunia throws a head kick that misses.
Donk. Acunia catches McCracken right on the button with a cross.
Acunia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McCracken rushes Acunia and presses him up against the cage.
McCracken looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Acunia lands a hook that snaps the head of McCracken backwards.
Nice elbow from McCracken.
McCracken gets through Acunia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McCracken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McCracken misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCracken misses with a punch on the inside.
McCracken working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McCracken scores with a nice hook to the head.
Acunia is rocked!
McCracken looking for a takedown.
Acunia is still on wobbly legs! Can McCracken finish him?
A short left from Acunia.
McCracken effectively controlling the action here.
McCracken using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Acunia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Acunia avoids the elbow strike from McCracken, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Acunia.
McCracken throws a head punch that misses.
McCracken lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Acunia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McCracken lands a nice uppercut.
Acunia throws a head punch that misses.
McCracken holding his opponent close, against the cage.
McCracken pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Acunia lands a front kick.
Acunia seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Acunia avoids the body shot from McCracken.
Acunia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Acunia scores with a jab to the head.
Acunia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McCracken misses the jab.
Acunia tried to score with a low kick but McCracken checks it.
McCracken will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Acunia scores with a jab to the head.
McCracken misses with a body shot.
Acunia sizes up McCracken with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McCracken stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Acunia.
Acunia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Acunia scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Acunia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McCracken's calf.
Acunia 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.
McCracken throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McCracken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
VinniJay Acunia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on VinniJay Acunia's cut.
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!
Acunia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick misses from McCracken.
McCracken is looking to clinch.
McCracken stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Acunia.
McCracken doesn't manage to clinch there - Acunia circles away.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Acunia. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
McCracken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Acunia manages to avoid it.
McCracken is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Acunia. That's going to slow McCracken down.
Acunia connects with an inside leg kick.
McCracken looks to score with a jab to the body but Acunia is just out of range.
McCracken wants to clinch.
McCracken looks for the body kick but Acunia saw that one coming.
Acunia throws out a powerful jab.
Acunia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A low kick from Acunia is predictable there
and McCracken counters with a head kick. That will keep Acunia thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acunia lunges at McCracken with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McCracken's hand.
McCracken stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Acunia.
Acunia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Acunia checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from McCracken.
McCracken scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Acunia tries to score with a low kick but McCracken moves his leg out of the way.
McCracken misses with a leg kick.
Acunia is looking to land body kicks.
McCracken wants to slow Acunia down by chopping away at his legs.
McCracken takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Acunia checks the leg kick nicely there.
McCracken looks to land a combination but Acunia avoids it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Acunia.
McCracken takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Acunia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCracken misses with a low kick.
McCracken misses with an uppercut.
Acunia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McCracken doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Acunia checks a leg kick nicely.
Acunia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Acunia lands with a right hand.
Acunia sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Acunia tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McCracken takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Acunia scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Acunia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Acunia scoring well with a low kick there.
Acunia throws a solid leg kick but McCracken takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Acunia.
McCracken misses with a wild body shot.
Acunia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Acunia throws a leg kick which misses McCracken's front leg but catches the back leg as McCracken tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCracken tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McCracken.
McCracken misses with an attempted mid kick.
Acunia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Acunia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McCracken.
Acunia feints and then cracks McCracken's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McCracken down.
A lazy left from Acunia finds it's target.
Acunia lands an overhand right.
Acunia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McCracken fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Acunia.
That kick from Acunia tenderised McCracken's leg. McCracken is trying to keep his angry face on.
McCracken has managed to clinch.
McCracken looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Acunia is leaning against McCracken and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Acunia blocks an uppercut.
Acunia has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by McCracken after a bit of a struggle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acunia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from McCracken fails to land.
Acunia looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from McCracken fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Acunia.
McCracken working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Acunia changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McCracken fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Acunia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Acunia misses with a low kick.
Acunia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McCracken throws out a loose jab but Acunia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Acunia tries to land a leg kick but McCracken saw it coming and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
VinniJay Acunia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Acunia 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... VinniJay Acunia!
Our winner, VinniJay Acunia, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Jai McCracken spoke after the fight, saying 'I love planes me!'.
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