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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rufus McTearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graeme Symons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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188 lbs
42 - 19 - 3 |
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171 lbs
25 - 13 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
42 - 19 - 3, fighting out of New York, Rufus McTearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Graeme Symons!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McTearson throws a nice inside leg kick.
McTearson fails to land with a series of punches.
McTearson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McTearson misses with a double jab.
A jab from Symons misses.
McTearson throws a series of punches but Symons moves out of range.
Symons moves away from the strike by McTearson.
McTearson connects with the punch.
Symons has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Symons misses with an uppercut. McTearson saw that one coming.
Symons looks to land a right hand but McTearson moved out of range.
A jab from McTearson misses.
Symons throws out a counter right but McTearson avoids it with no problem.
Symons checks a low kick from McTearson.
McTearson 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.
Symons ducks under a wild hook from McTearson.
Symons appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A nice combination there by McTearson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Symons rushes McTearson and presses him up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Symons.
Symons is trying to push McTearson away but McTearson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTearson scores with a shoulder strike.
Symons working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Symons working aggressively here.
McTearson prevents a body shot from Symons.
McTearson misses with some punches.
Symons breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McTearson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Symons throws a body shot but no joy.
McTearson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McTearson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Symons on the side of the head.
Symons throws a big shot that misses.
McTearson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
McTearson is looking to slow Symons down with leg kicks.
Symons moves out of range of the strikes.
Symons jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McTearson staying out of range there.
Rufus McTearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McTearson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Symons's sensitive parts.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McTearson throws a front kick aimed at Symons's knee but Symons avoids it well.
Symons let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Symons is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Symons just misses with a punch to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Symons blocks the leg kick.
McTearson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Symons misses with a looping left.
McTearson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McTearson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
McTearson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Symons changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McTearson misses the shot to the body.
Symons throws out a counter right but McTearson avoids it with no problem.
Symons ducks under a wild hook from McTearson.
Symons swinging wildly here.
Symons misses with a hook. McTearson ducked under it nicely.
McTearson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Symons misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Symons on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McTearson. McTearson obviously looking to wear him down.
Symons misses with an uppercut.
Symons bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Symons moves out of range of the body kick.
McTearson with a nice cross.
Symons gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McTearson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McTearson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Symons stalling in the clinch but McTearson improves position.
McTearson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Graeme Symons has been cut.
McTearson has a couple of punches blocked by Symons.
McTearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Symons is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Symons dodges an elbow strike from McTearson.
Symons breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Symons misses with a hook
and McTearson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Symons looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McTearson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Symons moves away.
A nice combination there by McTearson.
A jab from McTearson misses.
McTearson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Symons is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Symons! But no joy.
McTearson connects with a leg kick. Symons looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McTearson motions for Symons to come forward. McTearson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from McTearson does no damage.
McTearson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Symons misses with an uppercut
and McTearson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
McTearson scores with a sloppy right hand. Symons should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McTearson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Symons doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Symons missing with a left hand there. McTearson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus McTearson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Graeme Symons's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
An inside leg kick from McTearson misses.
Symons uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McTearson.
McTearson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McTearson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Symons counters with a nice body shot.
Symons is looking to clinch.
McTearson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Symons throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McTearson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Symons.
McTearson throws a push kick but Symons slaps the foot to one side.
Symons now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Symons swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from McTearson.
Symons misses with a low kick.
Symons avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Symons throws out a counter right but McTearson avoids it with no problem.
Symons walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Symons connects with a body shot that sends McTearson's belly button to the back.
McTearson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Symons can do to turn this around?
Symons gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McTearson.
McTearson misses with a straight left.
A low kick from McTearson misses
and Symons counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McTearson throws a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for McTearson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab from Symons.
McTearson throws a series of punches but Symons moves out of range.
McTearson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Symons was well out of range. Poor timing from McTearson.
A nice leg kick lands there from McTearson.
Symons slips a jab and a cross from McTearson.
A little jabbing left from Symons on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McTearson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McTearson misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Symons moves in looking to clinch but McTearson pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTearson misses with a low kick.
Symons looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Symons wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Symons takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McTearson throws a leg kick
and Symons counters with a nice uppercut.
McTearson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Symons counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Symons getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rufus McTearson is winning the standup battle so far.
Symons misses with an uppercut.
McTearson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Symons.
Symons showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McTearson.
McTearson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Symons, right into the meat.
Some bone on bone action there as McTearson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A counter left hand to the body from McTearson misses its target.
McTearson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McTearson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Symons misses with a straight left.
McTearson throws a low kick but Symons avoids it.
Symons throws a leg kick but McTearson checks it.
As Symons looks to move away, McTearson throws a big counter combo but Symons just gets out of the way.
Symons connects with a jab.
Symons forces McTearson back against the cage and clinches.
McTearson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Symons is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McTearson as Symons tries to tie him up.
Symons lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Graeme Symons seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
McTearson looking to throw knees to the head but Symons is blocking nicely.
McTearson lands a nice uppercut.
Symons misses with a hook to the ribs.
Symons pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McTearson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Symons.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTearson punishes Symons's body with a nice straight punch.
Rufus McTearson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Symons on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McTearson. McTearson obviously looking to wear him down.
McTearson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab from McTearson.
Symons fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McTearson.
McTearson throws a low kick but Symons moves out of range easily.
Symons appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
McTearson misses with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from McTearson. Those never looked like landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Symons misses.
Symons is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McTearson.
Symons moves out of range as McTearson throws a body kick.
McTearson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McTearson connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McTearson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Symons lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McTearson at a distance.
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 Rufus McTearson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Graeme Symons's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
McTearson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nice body punch from McTearson.
Symons looks to score with a jab to the body but McTearson is just out of range.
Symons misses with a two punch combination.
McTearson throws a big counter combination but Symons scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Symons in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
McTearson throws a poor cross that misses
and Symons counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A big right from Symons misses.
McTearson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McTearson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
McTearson scores with the left hand. Symons knows he should have avoided that one.
McTearson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Symons moves away.
Symons looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McTearson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Symons cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McTearson, right into the meat.
Symons fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Symons takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McTearson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Symons counters with a nice uppercut.
McTearson cracks a nice hook into Symons's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Symons scores with a jab to the jaw.
McTearson looks for the body kick but Symons saw that one coming.
Symons's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Symons misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from McTearson misses the target.
A jab from Symons does it's job there.
Symons waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McTearson.
McTearson appears to be looking for a big counter.
McTearson misses with a hook. Symons ducked under it nicely.
Symons tries to bum rush McTearson with a series of wild strikes but McTearson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McTearson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Symons lands with a straight right. McTearson didn't see that one coming.
McTearson wants to slow Symons down by chopping away at his legs.
Symons lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McTearson at a distance.
McTearson throws a combination that misses
and Symons counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Symons misses with a wild body shot.
Symons has taken the fight to the clinch.
McTearson lands a good knee to the midsection. Symons won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Symons scores with a shot to the side of McTearson's head.
Symons lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Symons throws a punch but it's blocked by McTearson.
McTearson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Symons taking a breather.
Symons breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Symons waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McTearson.
Symons throws a leg kick which misses McTearson's front leg but catches the back leg as McTearson tries to avoid it.
Symons is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McTearson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McTearson looks to throw the jab but Symons is out of range.
Symons doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Symons throws a low kick but it's checked well by McTearson.
Symons takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Symons throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McTearson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from McTearson.
McTearson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Symons.
A swing and a miss from Symons.
Symons takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Symons swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Symons's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Symons duly obliges.
Graeme Symons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McTearson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Symons attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McTearson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Symons has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McTearson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Symons takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McTearson works over Symons's head and body with a nice combination.
Symons uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McTearson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Symons throws a shot from downtown. McTearson moves away and avoids it.
McTearson lands with a straight right. Symons didn't see that one coming.
McTearson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Symons ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McTearson moves away.
A slow jab from McTearson misses its intended target.
Symons misses with a left hand
enabling McTearson to counter with a crisp jab.
Symons fails with an attempt to clinch.
McTearson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Danga de danga de dang - McTearson scores with a four punch combination!
Some wild striking there from McTearson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McTearson scores with a hook.
McTearson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rufus McTearson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Symons dodges the punch combination from McTearson.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rufus McTearson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McTearson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rufus McTearson!
A relieved looking Rufus McTearson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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