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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Big Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Big Mac has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Big Mac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Neil!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ben Watson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Neil misses.
Neil misses with a body shot.
Mac walks into a stiff left hand from Neil.
Mac misses the shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Mac as Neil shoots in.
Neil just misses with a punch to the body.
Mac moves out of range as Neil throws a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Mac misses the target.
Mac avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mac throws a big counter combination but Neil scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mac misses with a straight left.
James Neil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Neil misses.
Mac throws a hook to the side of Neil's head but Neil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Neil fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mac manages to avoid it.
Neil connects with a jab.
Mac thumps Neil with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Neil lands.
Neil lands a nice looking body shot.
Neil throws a body shot but no joy.
Mac slips under a jab from Neil.
Neil throws a hook but Mac blocks it.
Mac fires out a quick counter leg kick but Neil just manages to avoid it.
Neil slips under a jab from Mac.
Mac drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Neil looks to score with a jab to the body but Mac is just out of range.
Neil blocks a jab.
Neil misses with an uppercut
and Mac counters with a straight right hand.
Neil misses with a takedown
and Neil takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice jab there from Neil.
Nice defenses there by Neil.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac throws a jab but it's blocked by Neil.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neil throws a poor cross that misses
and Mac connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Neil smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Neil shoots in for a takedown but Mac shows good takedown defense.
Big Mac has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Neil.
Neil ducks under a wild hook from Mac.
Neil drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mac defends it well.
A punch combination from Neil misses.
It looked like Mac wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Neil misses with a wild body shot.
Neil connects with a body shot that sends Mac's belly button to the back.
A slow jab from Neil misses its intended target.
Neil goes for a double leg but Mac avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mac continues to drive forward.
Mac misses the jab.
Neil is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mac darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Neil throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neil avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mac moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A slow jab from Mac misses its intended target.
Nice uppercut there from Mac.
Big Mac is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mac misses the jab.
Neil takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mac looks to throw the jab but Neil is out of range.
Mac jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Neil throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Neil shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mac defends it nicely.
Neil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mac moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mac uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Neil.
Mac throws a quick counter head kick but Neil was just out of range.
Mac avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Neil throws a shot from downtown. Mac moves away and avoids it.
Mac loads up on a big right hand but Neil slips the punch.
Neil drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mac defends it well.
Neil ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neil scores with a jab. Mac acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Neil moves away from the strike by Mac.
Neil misses with a wild body shot.
Neil is looking to score with low kicks.
Mac moves out of range as Neil strikes.
Neil throws a jab but it's blocked by Mac.
Mac feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Neil misses the body punch
and Mac counters with a left to the body.
Neil misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Neil will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Neil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Mac on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Neil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mac.
Mac throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Neil throws out a loose jab but Mac uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mac takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Neil misses with an uppercut. Mac saw that one coming.
Neil thows a left - swing and a miss!
Neil dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mac doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mac displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Neil.
A little feinted left hand from Mac on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Neil lands with a nice body punch.
Neil lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neil lands with a good body shot.
Neil with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mac cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Neil checks the leg kick nicely there.
Neil with the counter takedown but Mac avoids it easily.
Mac swings for the body but Neil moves out of range.
A jab from Mac misses.
Neil will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An attempted straight right counter from Mac misses the target.
Mac displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Neil throws out the jab.
A shot to the body from Neil misses
and Mac counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A clash of legs there as Neil blocks the low kick.
Neil looks to throw the jab but Mac is out of range.
Mac throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Neil doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mac counters with a straight right hand.
Big Mac has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Neil.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neil misses with a body shot
and Mac counters with a nice uppercut.
Neil with a poor takedown
and Mac counters with a stiff right hand.
Neil misses with an uppercut
and Mac counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mac misses with an uppercut. Neil saw that one coming.
Mac uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Neil.
Neil throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mac counters with an inside leg kick.
Mac misses with a few strikes there.
Mac avoids the body shot from Neil.
Neil jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Neil fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Neil does no damage.
Neil with a poor takedown
and Mac counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neil fails to land the takedown.
Mac connects with a leg kick. Neil looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Neil thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mac throws a looping overhand right but Neil ducks down to avoid it.
Mac ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A big right from Neil misses.
Neil just misses with a punch to the body.
Mac went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Neil will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mac ducks under a wild hook from Neil.
Mac throwing a counter right hand but Neil manages to avoid it.
Neil moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Neil.
A big right from Mac misses.
Mac takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Neil falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mac cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Neil throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Mac to counter with a crisp jab.
Neil moves out of range as Mac strikes.
Neil darts in looking for a takedown but Mac gets double underhooks and turns Neil into the cage.
It looked like Mac wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neil darts in looking for a takedown but Mac gets double underhooks and turns Neil into the cage.
Mac misses with a hook.
Neil scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mac loads up on a big right hand but Neil slips the punch.
Neil misses with an uppercut
letting Mac counter with a right hand.
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 Big Mac will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Neil lands a head shot.
We've been told by Mac's head coaches at Bo Ma Ye Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Neil fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mac sprawls well initially but Neil persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Neil moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Mac.
Mac is looking for a sweep.
Neil working the ground and pound from side control.
Mac taking punishment in the form of punches.
Mac on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mac tries to get out of the position.
Neil lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Neil working the head with strikes.
Mac takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Mac tries to improve position but can't.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neil lands a few punches from side control.
Neil lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mac down.
Neil cracks Mac with a big elbow.
Mac is rocked!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Neil working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Neil cracks Mac with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Neil immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Mac is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Neil!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Neil!
James Neil decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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