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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Ticom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris McCray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris McCray has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Ticom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chris McCray!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ticom looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
An inside leg kick from Ticom misses.
McCray moves into the clinch.
Ticom is trying to pull guard but McCray turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ticom is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but McCray is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Ticom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCray is looking for a takedown.
McCray missing with knees to the body.
Ticom has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. McCray avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
McCray with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McCray looking to throw knees to the head but Ticom is blocking nicely.
A short left from McCray.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McCray.
McCray using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ticom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ticom is looking for a takedown.
McCray should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
McCray pushes off an throws an elbow but Ticom leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McCray misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ticom.
McCray looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ticom avoids the elbow strike from McCray, against the cage.
McCray misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ticom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ticom trying to control the position but instead, McCray has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ticom into the cage.
McCray with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ticom avoiding damage as McCray throws knees to the body.
Ticom tries to pull guard but McCray forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
McCray tries to land a knee to the head but Ticom blocks with his arms.
McCray tries to land a knee to the head but Ticom blocks with his arms.
Ticom tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McCray throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ticom dodges an elbow strike from McCray.
McCray wants to stall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McCray throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ticom blocks it with crossed arms.
Ticom wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McCray tries to score a body lock takedown but Ticom shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCray tries to land knees in the clinch but Ticom avoids the damage to the body.
Ticom is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables McCray to keep the fight standing.
Ticom blocks an elbow strike.
Ticom tries to pull guard but McCray forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
McCray tries to land knees in the clinch but Ticom avoids the damage to the body.
McCray is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ticom wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ticom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McCray misses with an elbow strike.
McCray throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ticom blocks it with crossed arms.
McCray is trying to break the clinch but Ticom is controlling him.
McCray tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ticom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McCray lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ticom backwards.
Ticom wants to break free but McCray has control.
McCray tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ticom avoids the elbow strike from McCray, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ticom is trying to break the clinch but McCray has him pressed against the cage.
McCray stalling.
McCray tries a knee to the head but Ticom blocks it.
Ticom can't break the clinch.
Ticom drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ticom looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ticom avoids a wild elbow strike from McCray.
McCray has had enough of the clinch but Ticom keeps him there for the moment.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
McCray looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ticom pulls guard effortlessly.
Ticom has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. McCray is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
McCray throws an elbow but it misses.
McCray using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ticom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ticom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McCray misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McCray fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ticom tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling McCray to counter with a crisp jab.
Ticom tries to clinch but McCray is having none of it.
The fighters circling - McCray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ticom is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in McCray's half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ticom decides to return to a standing position.
McCray tries to clinch up.
Ticom is looking to clinch but McCray is avoiding it.
McCray tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chris McCray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCray digs a good body shot into Ticom's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris McCray dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
McCray misses with a body shot.
McCray gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ticom to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ticom decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on McCray, up you get!
McCray connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ticom. Ticom circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ticom checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McCray tries to clinch but Ticom moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - McCray looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McCray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ticom moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCray throws a nice looking combination but Ticom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ticom tries to bum rush McCray with a series of wild strikes but McCray uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McCray blocks a head kick by Ticom.
McCray doesn't manage to clinch there - Ticom circles away.
Mike Ticom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCray tries to clinch up.
Ticom throws a half hearted mid kick.
McCray throws a body shot but no joy.
McCray tries to clinch up.
Ticom avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ticom changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. McCray looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ticom tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
McCray is trying to work for a sweep but Ticom has mounted him!
McCray defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ticom.
McCray is squirming around, avoiding Ticom's attempts to control the action.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McCray can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ticom with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ticom looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
McCray is desperately trying to improve his position but Ticom has a good base and remains in mount.
Ticom sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCray swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Ticom tries to control but McCray wriggling away.
McCray tries to hold on but Ticom pushes him away.
McCray avoids a strike by Ticom and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Ticom's guard! Fantastic escape!
Ticom lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ticom trying to control the position from guard on top but McCray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCray working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ticom throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McCray works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ticom is stalling in the full guard.
Ticom trying to control but McCray is working from the bottom.
Ticom's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Ticom dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Ticom tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but McCray defends well and Ticom ends up having to push McCray into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
McCray trying to land knees to the body.
McCray stops a takedown attempt from Ticom.
McCray has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ticom dodges an elbow strike from McCray.
Chris McCray seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McCray tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McCray missing with knees to the body.
Ticom throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McCray tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McCray prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Ticom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCray blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCray tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ticom avoids it.
McCray has had enough of the clinch but Ticom keeps him there for the moment.
McCray trying to land knees to the body.
Ticom is looking to break free of the clinch but McCray has double underhooks.
McCray tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ticom avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ticom is looking to control McCray's arms but McCray gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ticom has his back to the cage.
Ticom wants a takedown.
McCray jumps into guard, dragging Ticom to the mat.
McCray keeping moving, preventing Ticom from controlling successfully.
McCray throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ticom passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ticom is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt McCray will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ticom has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ticom wants to control but McCray is keeping him busy.
Ticom tries for a kimura but McCray is defending well.
McCray trying to control but Ticom flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
McCray is trying to get back to his feet but Ticom has full control of the position and if anything, McCray has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ticom not allowing McCray to control his hands.
Ticom keeps control of the position easily here as McCray tries to buck him off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCray has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Ticom.
Ticom looking to break McCray's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. McCray remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Ticom will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Ticom trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ticom is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! McCray is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mike Ticom!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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