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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bornas Lopette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam McRae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McRae has chosen Justin Bieber ft. Ariana Grande - Let Me Think Bout You as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class 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
30 - 11 - 3, fighting out of New York, Bornas Lopette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Liam McRae!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopette misses with a wild body shot.
Lopette throws a lazy body kick
and McRae counters with a low kick, right behind Lopette 's knee.
McRae changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lopette feints and then cracks McRae's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McRae down.
Lopette takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McRae takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lopette finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McRae throws a big counter head kick but Lopette avoids it with no problem.
A head kick from McRae lands but Lopette takes it in his stride.
McRae scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McRae throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lopette sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lopette appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lopette throws a poor cross that misses
and McRae counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopette throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McRae fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lopette manages to avoid it.
McRae has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lopette fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lopette throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McRae throws a big shot that misses.
Nice shot lands for Lopette.
McRae just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRae misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopette.
McRae checks the leg kick.
McRae throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lopette throws a push kick but McRae slaps the foot to one side.
McRae connects with a looping right hand.
McRae scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lopette doesn't seem bothered though.
Lopette throws a leg kick which misses McRae's front leg but catches the back leg as McRae tries to avoid it.
Lopette slips a straight right by McRae.
McRae closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McRae.
Lopette misses with an elbow over the top.
McRae can't find room to land a body shot as Lopette controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lopette creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McRae blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lopette misses with an elbow strike.
Lopette swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McRae stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lopette tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from McRae fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
McRae scores with a nice hook to the head.
McRae fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lopette lands a right hand that snaps the head of McRae backwards.
McRae managing to block the knees to the body from Lopette.
McRae works on Lopette's body with a couple of short punches.
Lopette has had enough of the clinch but McRae keeps him there for the moment.
McRae lands with a left to the head.
Lopette misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McRae.
McRae goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lopette manages to break the clinch.
Lopette moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Lopette misses the target.
Lopette paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lopette misses with a left hand
and McRae cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McRae misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lopette lands with a thumping leg kick.
McRae takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McRae tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lopette chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McRae can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRae gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McRae swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McRae scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McRae on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lopette struggles to land a body shot inside as McRae controls his hands.
Lopette tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McRae avoids it.
McRae prevents a body shot from Lopette.
McRae lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lopette lands with a left to the head.
Lopette misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McRae lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lopette misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from McRae.
A short right from Lopette.
A nice left hand lands by McRae.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopette tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lopette.
Lopette misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McRae swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lopette tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McRae's elbow.
McRae misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lopette has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McRae blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from McRae.
Lopette can't find room to land a body shot as McRae controls the action.
McRae misses with a punch to the body.
McRae blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Lopette fails to land.
Lopette has a couple of punches blocked by McRae.
Still in the clinch, McRae scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lopette misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McRae.
Lopette goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lopette tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lopette blocking some punches.
McRae tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McRae lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lopette's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopette blocking some punches.
Lopette goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McRae tries to work over Lopette's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McRae goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McRae blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam McRae dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A nice inside leg kick there by McRae. That's going to slow Lopette down.
McRae changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McRae just misses with a punch to the body.
Lopette rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McRae counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lopette connects with an inside leg kick.
Lopette connects with a leg kick. McRae looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McRae has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lopette scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McRae looks to land a left hand but Lopette moved out of range nicely.
McRae is looking to score with low kicks.
McRae lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lopette takes a step back to recover.
McRae misses with an uppercut. Lopette saw that one coming.
Lopette is looking to counter with a body kick.
Lopette throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McRae throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lopette listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopette looks to throw the jab but McRae is out of range.
McRae tries a quick counter leg kick but Lopette is wise to it.
Lopette throws a hook to the side of McRae's head but McRae sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McRae flicks out a counter leg kick but Lopette steps away.
McRae throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopette uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McRae.
A jab from Lopette finds it's way through McRae's defenses.
Lopette wants to land a leg kick but McRae is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McRae, right into the meat.
McRae fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jab, jab by McRae - just one landing.
Lopette misses with a low kick.
McRae with a nice cross.
Lopette uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McRae.
A telegraphed right hand from McRae misses the target.
Lopette takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McRae swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lopette pivots, looking for a leg kick but McRae is out of range and Lopette settles back down.
McRae swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lopette counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Lopette.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopette swings for the body but McRae moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopette on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Good standup being displayed there by McRae as he connects with a hook.
Lopette throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McRae throws a low kick but Lopette moves out of range easily.
Lopette steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McRae. That one must have hurt.
McRae lands a nice hook to Lopette's body. Lopette takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lopette thumps McRae with a low kick.
Lopette looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McRae ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lopette throws a predictable looking body shot
and McRae counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McRae.
McRae smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McRae moves out of range as Lopette strikes.
McRae tries a quick counter leg kick but Lopette is wise to it.
Lopette misses with a head kick.
McRae flicks out a counter leg kick but Lopette steps away.
McRae misses with an uppercut
and Lopette counters with a nice body kick.
Lopette throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McRae on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRae finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McRae throws a head kick but Lopette moves out of range.
McRae's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A shot to the body from Lopette misses
and McRae counters with a stiff right hand.
McRae walks into a left hand.
McRae looks to land a right hand but Lopette moved out of range.
Lopette tried to counter with a leg kick but McRae avoided it.
McRae dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lopette. That did some damage!
Lopette thumps McRae with a low kick.
McRae fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lopette on the side of the head.
Lopette throws a lazy right hand but McRae sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McRae lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McRae throws a jab when Lopette was well out of range.
Lopette cracks McRae with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lopette cracks McRae with a good jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McRae scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McRae moves out of range as Lopette strikes.
McRae looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lopette misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopette jabs McRae right on the nose. McRae blinks but takes it well.
McRae throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lopette on the side of the head.
A bone on bone clash there as McRae blocks the leg kick.
Lopette throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lopette lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McRae has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McRae and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lopette is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McRae.
McRae is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lopette scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lopette throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McRae misses the shot to the body.
Lopette misses with a hook. McRae ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab from McRae.
Lopette lands a jab-cross combination.
Lopette misses with a straight right.
McRae on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lopette. Lopette obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Liam McRae will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
McRae scores with a sloppy right hand. Lopette should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - McRae throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lopette jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Lopette uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McRae.
McRae plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lopette throws a looping overhand right but McRae ducks down to avoid it.
McRae throws a big counter head kick but Lopette avoids it with no problem.
Lopette fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McRae manages to avoid it.
Lopette tries to work over McRae's front leg with a kick but McRae checks it.
Lopette thumps McRae with a low kick.
Liam McRae seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lopette misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McRae.
A jab from Lopette misses.
Lopette lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopette moves out of range of the strikes.
Lopette has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McRae.
Lopette rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McRae counters with an outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Lopette.
McRae dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lopette. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopette misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McRae.
Lopette takes a jab right on the kisser.
McRae lands a jab.
McRae keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lopette thows a left - swing and a miss!
McRae lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lopette at a distance.
Lopette throws the left hand but McRae avoids the punch easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McRae.
McRae 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.
Lopette just misses with a punch to the body.
McRae steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lopette.
Donk. McRae catches Lopette right on the button with a cross.
McRae takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lopette connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McRae looks to land a left hand but Lopette moved out of range nicely.
Lopette was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lopette scores with the left hand. McRae knows he should have avoided that one.
Lopette swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bornas Lopette has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McRae takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lopette gets tackled into the cage by McRae. McRae maintains the clinch.
Lopette goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lopette.
McRae tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McRae.
Lopette throws a knee to the head but misses.
McRae breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lopette.
McRae connects with a leg kick. Lopette looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McRae throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lopette.
McRae ducks under a wild hook from Lopette.
McRae is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lopette tries to land a body kick
enabling McRae to counter with a crisp jab.
A left lands for McRae.
Lopette throws the left hand but McRae avoids the punch easily.
A low kick from McRae is predictable there
enabling Lopette to counter with a crisp jab.
Lopette throws a combination that misses
and McRae counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from McRae tenderised Lopette's leg. Lopette is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lopette avoids the body shot from McRae.
McRae staying out of range there.
McRae lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McRae pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McRae misses with a series of wild punches.
Lopette tries a head kick but it misses.
Lopette throws out a powerful jab.
A big right from Lopette misses.
McRae lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lopette looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
McRae throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopette blocks a head kick by McRae.
Lopette throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McRae.
Lopette drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McRae feints and then cracks Lopette's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lopette down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McRae feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lopette's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopette throws a wild body kick that McRae sees coming a mile off.
Nice body punch from McRae.
McRae lands a high kick!
McRae closes the distance and pushes Lopette back into the cage.
Lopette creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McRae misses with a body punch.
Lopette tries a body shot but McRae blocks it.
McRae blocks a body shot from Lopette.
McRae pushes Lopette back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lopette blocks an uppercut.
McRae manages to break the clinch.
Lopette walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McRae scores with a nice strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopette misses with a lunging right hand
and McRae cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McRae steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lopette. That one must have hurt.
McRae chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lopette can pounce on him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liam McRae comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McRae 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam McRae!
Liam McRae decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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