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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tully Blanchard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam McRae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tully Blanchard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Liam McRae!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Blanchard.
McRae blocks a jab.
McRae misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blanchard tries to move into range but McRae moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McRae misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blanchard is looking to counter punch.
Blanchard connects with the punch.
Blanchard misses with a straight right.
McRae staying out of range there.
Blanchard looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice defenses there by McRae.
McRae has closed the distance and engaged Blanchard in a clinch.
Blanchard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McRae backwards.
Blanchard is looking to take this one to the mat.
McRae scores with a shot to the side of Blanchard's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McRae misses with a punch on the inside.
Blanchard blocking some punches.
Blanchard gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanchard's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Blanchard trying to control but McRae is working from the bottom.
McRae controlling the position.
McRae 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.
Blanchard looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
McRae kicks Blanchard off and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRae throws an off balance right hand
and McRae takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blanchard scores with the left hand. McRae knows he should have avoided that one.
McRae defending well as Blanchard loads up on a big left hand.
Blanchard misses with a lunging right hand
and McRae counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McRae scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A nice leg kick lands there from McRae.
Blanchard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McRae sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McRae finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Blanchard misses.
McRae scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
McRae moves out of range of the strikes.
Blanchard misses with a lunging right hand
and McRae counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blanchard lands a head shot.
Blanchard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRae misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blanchard misses with a hook.
McRae uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blanchard.
McRae throws a sloppy head kick and Blanchard moves out of range easily.
Liam McRae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McRae pushes Blanchard up against the cage in a clinch.
Blanchard tries to break free but McRae pushes him back against the cage.
Blanchard is working for takedown but McRae is calmly controlling the position for now.
Blanchard tries to break free but McRae pushes him back against the cage.
Blanchard is looking for a takedown up against the cage. McRae gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tully Blanchard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blanchard is trying to drag McRae to the mat but McRae just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
McRae has a couple of punches blocked by Blanchard.
McRae misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanchard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McRae doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blanchard blocks a body shot from McRae.
Still in the clinch, Blanchard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blanchard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blanchard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McRae throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blanchard.
McRae prevents Blanchard from breaking the clinch.
McRae misses with a hook from the clinch.
McRae misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McRae creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McRae struggles to land a body shot inside as Blanchard controls his hands.
Blanchard goes for a takedown attempt but McRae pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
McRae tries a head kick but it misses.
Blanchard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam McRae dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McRae scores with the left hand. Blanchard knows he should have avoided that one.
McRae throws a leg kick but Blanchard moved away.
Blanchard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blanchard lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
McRae is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McRae fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blanchard is out of range.
McRae throws a head kick that misses.
McRae slips a straight right by Blanchard.
Blanchard is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Blanchard misses the jab.
McRae throws out a loose jab but Blanchard uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McRae ducks under a wild hook from Blanchard.
Some wild striking there from McRae.
McRae throws a head kick but Blanchard moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRae ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blanchard looks to throw the jab but McRae is out of range.
McRae wants to clinch up but Blanchard keeps it at a distance.
Blanchard is looking to counter punch.
Blanchard throws the left hand but McRae avoids the punch easily.
McRae misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blanchard.
Blanchard misses with a looping right.
McRae uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blanchard.
Despite the aggression on McRae's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Blanchard throws the left hand but McRae avoids the punch easily.
Blanchard scores with a hook.
McRae has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
McRae tries to land a front kick but Blanchard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McRae connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blanchard takes a head kick and keeps coming.
McRae throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRae throws a body punch but Blanchard moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Blanchard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blanchard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McRae.
McRae fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McRae uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blanchard.
McRae tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blanchard was well out of range. Poor timing from McRae.
Blanchard half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
McRae uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blanchard.
Blanchard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McRae misses with a low kick.
Nice sprawl there from McRae as Blanchard shoots in.
Liam McRae is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blanchard takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Blanchard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A head kick from McRae lands but Blanchard takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from McRae.
McRae misses with a head kick.
Jab from Blanchard.
McRae connects with a solid leg kick.
McRae cracks a nice hook into Blanchard's ribs.
McRae ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Blanchard avoids the body shot from McRae.
McRae thumps Blanchard with a low kick.
Blanchard connects with a good right hand that stumbles McRae. McRae circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blanchard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blanchard shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McRae pinned against the cage. McRae gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanchard missing with a left hand there. McRae was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McRae dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blanchard. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McRae moves out of range as Blanchard strikes.
McRae let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
McRae is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Blanchard rather than just go for the knockout.
McRae is looking to clinch.
Blanchard takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Blanchard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McRae sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blanchard misses with a lunging right hand
and McRae counters with a body kick that stops Blanchard in his tracks momentarily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Blanchard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McRae has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McRae with a jab.
That kick from McRae tenderised Blanchard's leg. Blanchard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Blanchard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Blanchard checks a leg kick nicely.
Blanchard is looking to counter punch.
Blanchard loads up on a big right hand but McRae slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam McRae showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A chopping leg kick lands by McRae.
Blanchard tests McRae's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McRae looks to throw the jab but Blanchard is out of range.
McRae goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McRae fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Blanchard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blanchard throws a hook but McRae avoids it easily.
McRae lands a leg kick that knocks Blanchard off balance momentarily.
McRae throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blanchard counters with a single leg into guard. McRae didn't expect that.
Blanchard showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
McRae pulls Blanchard in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanchard trying to control the position from guard on top but McRae is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blanchard is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as McRae holds on and takes a little breather.
Blanchard preventing the sweep.
Blanchard is stalling in the full guard.
McRae lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's 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.
McRae stands up from guard. Let's bang!
McRae throws a shot to the body.
Blanchard throws a big shot that misses.
Blanchard throws out a loose jab but McRae uses good head movement to avoid it.
McRae fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blanchard manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for McRae.
McRae throws a quick inside leg kick.
McRae avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Liam McRae seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McRae ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blanchard moves away.
McRae lands a nice hook to Blanchard's body. Blanchard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanchard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McRae.
McRae pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blanchard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Blanchard is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McRae.
A telegraphed right hand from Blanchard misses the target.
Blanchard misses with a hook. McRae ducked under it nicely.
Blanchard throws a right hand that misses
and McRae counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McRae misses with the combination.
Blanchard fails with a takedown attempt.
McRae lands a high kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanchard misses with a lunging right hand
and McRae counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blanchard is rocked!
Blanchard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blanchard wants to stay close but McRae steps back to make room for something. Blanchard seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from McRae and Blanchard drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Liam McRae!
Liam McRae looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I want to Thank my NEW manager Jeremiah Lukker and also Gamma for giving me this opportunity. I hope you guys enjoyed the fight. I feel I deserve a title shot!'.
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