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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pillow Hands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Mcracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcracken has chosen Onra - I Wanna Go Back as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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185 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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187 lbs
24 - 13 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pillow Hands!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Phil Mcracken!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hands throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mcracken was covering up waiting for the punch and Hands finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hands throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mcracken works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mcracken will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Hands tries to free his leg and advance position but Mcracken is retaining full guard.
Mcracken thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Mcracken throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Hands trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hands working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hands looking to pass the guard.
Mcracken is striking from the bottom but Hands uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcracken tries to get to full guard but Hands has control of the leg.
Hands is working for a submission of some sort.
Mcracken tries to roll over but Hands keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcracken gets full guard.
Mcracken looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hands is one step ahead there.
Mcracken 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.
Hands wants to control from the top but Mcracken keeps moving.
Mcracken trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Mcracken tries to strike from the bottom.
Mcracken lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hands thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mcracken striking off his back but it's not causing Hands any problems.
Hands passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mcracken tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Hands tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hands off and has taken his back!
Mcracken avoiding Hands 's attempts to control his hands.
You can see the frustration on Hands's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Mcracken can't escape the position, to get back to his feet.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Mcracken controlling the positon.
Mcracken is looking to get the fight back to the feet.
Well, with Mcracken on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Hands is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken gets his hands free as Hands looks to control.
Mcracken is trying to stick to Hands's back but Hands is turning into Mcracken. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Mcracken's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Hands.
Mcracken will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Mcracken strikes from his own guard.
Hands wants to pass the guard but Mcracken is keeping the position.
Mcracken doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hands has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mcracken trying to strike off his back.
Hands throwing strikes but missing.
Hands drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hands jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mcracken looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hands is one step ahead there.
Mcracken trying to strike off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken striking off his back but it's not causing Hands any problems.
Mcracken throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hands trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mcracken throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Mcracken 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.
Mcracken keeping moving, preventing Hands from controlling successfully.
Mcracken lands some strikes from the bottom.
Mcracken throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcracken striking off his back but it's not causing Hands any problems.
Mcracken keeping full guard, as Hands tries to pass.
Mcracken throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mcracken looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hands!
Mcracken has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hands tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Mcracken presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
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 Pillow Hands will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hands's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hands shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hands showed some decent athleticism there.
Hands wants to free his trapped foot but Mcracken is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mcracken throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hands is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mcracken has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mcracken keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mcracken manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mcracken strikes from his own guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hands wants to pass the guard but Mcracken is keeping the position.
Mcracken bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hands's guard.
Hands is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mcracken postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hands is looking to stand up but Mcracken isn't so interested in that idea.
Hands wants to improve his position but instead Mcracken has moved into half guard.
Mcracken wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Hands uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Mcracken trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hands's guard.
Hands working for submissions but it's allowed Mcracken to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mcracken passes into side control, despite Hands's attempt to control the position.
Hands wants to get back to his feet.
Hands struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken tries to stand but Hands is controlling his head.
Hands is trying to improve his position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mcracken tries to stand but Hands is controlling his head.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Mcracken enables Hands to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mcracken manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Mcracken throwing short punches from the bottom.
Mcracken trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Mcracken is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mcracken decides to return to a standing position.
Mcracken closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mcracken lands in his opponent's guard.
Phil Mcracken has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hands isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mcracken stacks Hands on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Mcracken!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mcracken gets to mount! Hands was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Mcracken showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hands shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mcracken trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Mcracken looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hands is one step ahead there.
Mcracken bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hands's guard.
Mcracken stopping the sweep attempt from Hands.
Hands working a defensive guard but Mcracken manages to pass into side control anyway.
Hands wants to control but Mcracken postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
I wouldn't like to be where Hands is right now.
Hands can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcracken tries to stand but Hands is controlling his head.
Hands is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hands wants to control but Mcracken postures up.
Hands trying his best to control but Mcracken has mounted him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hands is looking to improve his position but Mcracken isn't that keen on the idea.
Hands is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hands is working to get back to half guard.
Mcracken tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Hands tries to hold on but Mcracken pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken controlling the pace for now.
Hands tries to hold on but Mcracken pushes him away.
Hands is in all sorts of trouble here.
You get the feeling that Hands really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Hands tries to hold on but Mcracken pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken controlling his opponent.
Mcracken tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Hands tries to hold on but Mcracken postures up.
Hands working to try and regain half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hands squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Mcracken comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mcracken 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Mcracken!
A very excited looking Phil Mcracken rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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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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