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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucas McCain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edvard Grieg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCain comes to the cage accompanied by My Heros Have Always Been Cowboys . Grieg comes into a darkened arena with his song building. In the Hall of the Mountain King kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Edvard Grieg acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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177 lbs
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172 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Good low kicks
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucas McCain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edvard Grieg!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCain throws a head kick but Grieg moves out of range.
Grieg slips a jab and a cross from McCain.
Grieg with the counter takedown but McCain avoids it easily.
Grieg throws a head kick that misses.
Grieg throws the left hand but McCain avoids the punch easily.
McCain tests Grieg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McCain throws a shot to the body.
McCain throws a right and a left that Grieg avoids nicely.
McCain throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McCain definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCain lands with a hook. Grieg tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McCain lunges at Grieg with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grieg's hand.
Grieg walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab from McCain misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCain misses with a hook.
Grieg misses with a looping right.
Grieg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCain.
Grieg drops down looking to force a counter takedown but McCain defends it well.
McCain is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCain. Grieg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grieg fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Grieg checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Grieg feints the counter takedown.
McCain connects with a jab.
McCain tries a head kick but it misses.
McCain throws a leg kick which misses Grieg's front leg but catches the back leg as Grieg tries to avoid it.
McCain scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Grieg connects with an inside leg kick.
McCain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCain throws a right hand that Grieg ducks under and follows up with a left that Grieg also avoids with ease.
A nice inside leg kick there by McCain. That's going to slow Grieg down.
Grieg closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into McCain's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCain has his feet on Grieg's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Grieg looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McCain looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Grieg takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Grieg throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick from McCain lands but Grieg takes it in his stride.
McCain takes a swing at Grieg's ribcage but misses.
A jab from McCain misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grieg checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Grieg is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Grieg checks a leg kick nicely.
McCain throws a jab but it's blocked by Grieg.
McCain scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Grieg on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Grieg scores with a hook to the body. McCain takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Grieg swings widly with a right hand
and McCain counters with a nice body shot.
McCain scores with a jab.
McCain swings for the body but Grieg moves out of range.
McCain just misses with a punch to the body.
McCain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grieg with the counter takedown but McCain avoids it easily.
McCain connects with a nice looking jab.
Lucas McCain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Grieg blocks the low kick.
Grieg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grieg feints and then cracks McCain's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McCain down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grieg fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McCain.
McCain bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Grieg.
And Grieg tries to counter it with a takedown but McCain pushes his down on his head and steps out.
McCain throws a half hearted mid kick.
A shot to the liver by McCain. Beautiful body shot.
McCain uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McCain lands a lovely overhand right.
McCain thuds a left hand into Grieg's body.
Grieg staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas McCain dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Grieg misses with a body kick.
Grieg on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Grieg takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McCain is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Grieg misses with an attempted mid kick.
McCain appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McCain.
A leg kick checked by Grieg.
McCain throws a body shot but no joy.
Grieg keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCain throws a leg kick that is checked
and Grieg counters with a shoot takedown. McCain fights it but they end up in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McCain is on top in guard.
Grieg striking off his back but it's not causing McCain any problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCain stands up from Grieg's guard - McCain perhaps looking for a knockout.
Grieg takes one to the chin there.
McCain misses the shot to the body.
Grieg fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Decent striking displayed by McCain there.
McCain looks to throw the jab but Grieg is out of range.
An inside leg kick from McCain misses.
McCain misses with a two punch combination.
McCain throws a nice outside leg kick.
McCain throws a hook to the side of Grieg's head but Grieg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grieg checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McCain works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McCain throws a sloppy head kick and Grieg moves out of range easily.
Grieg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McCain goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by McCain.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCain scores with a nice strike.
McCain throws a low kick but Grieg avoids it.
McCain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grieg.
McCain scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from McCain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grieg darts in looking for a takedown but McCain gets double underhooks and turns Grieg into the cage.
McCain throws a half hearted mid kick.
McCain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lucas McCain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grieg fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McCain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grieg at a distance.
McCain swings for the body but Grieg moves out of range.
McCain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grieg lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Grieg checks a low kick from McCain.
McCain throws the left hand but Grieg avoids the punch easily.
Grieg changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCain misses with a looping left.
McCain clobbers Grieg with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Grieg avoids a kick to the body.
Grieg feints the counter takedown.
A nice inside leg kick there by McCain. That's going to slow Grieg down.
Grieg clobbers McCain with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grieg misses with an uppercut. McCain saw that one coming.
McCain half committed to a counter leg kick.
McCain lands with an overhand left.
A telegraphed right hand from Grieg misses the target.
McCain throws a leg kick that is checked
and Grieg counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for McCain!
McCain wants to control but Grieg postures up.
McCain is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas McCain dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Grieg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McCain misses with a leg kick.
Grieg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McCain.
Lucas McCain is winning the standup battle so far.
McCain lands a jab to the head.
McCain throws the left hand but Grieg avoids the punch easily.
McCain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grieg can do to turn this around?
Grieg misses with a kick to the body.
McCain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCain thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Grieg if he has to take too many more of those.
McCain throws a low kick, looking for Grieg's leg but Grieg calmly moves out of range.
McCain misses with a wild body shot.
Grieg misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Grieg there.
Nice cross by McCain.
McCain looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McCain connects with a crisp jab.
McCain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grieg was well out of range. Poor timing from McCain.
McCain is looking to land body kicks.
That kick from McCain tenderised Grieg's leg. Grieg is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grieg drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
McCain takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCain is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Grieg off and has taken his back!
Edvard Grieg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grieg has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Grieg's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
I would not like to be Grieg right now.
Grieg tries to escape but McCain has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
McCain biding his time, looking for the opening.
Grieg is in bad spot here.
McCain decides to get back to his feet. A strange decision but one that the crowd certainly appreciate.
McCain thuds a left hand into Grieg's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grieg.
Grieg has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Grieg misses with a lunging right hand
and McCain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grieg checks a low kick from McCain.
McCain looks to score with a jab to the body but Grieg is just out of range.
Grieg drops down looking to force a counter takedown but McCain defends it well.
McCain throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grieg counters with a right hand to the body.
Grieg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McCain misses with a looping left.
McCain goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grieg throws a body shot but no joy.
Grieg tries to land a front kick but McCain steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Grieg takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grieg with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McCain to score with a decent uppercut.
McCain throws a solid leg kick but Grieg takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McCain.
Grieg has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McCain.
McCain changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McCain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grieg circles away quickly and effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grieg moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
McCain looks to score with a jab to the body but Grieg is just out of range.
Grieg drops down looking to force a counter takedown but McCain defends it well.
McCain lands with a hook. Grieg tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Grieg just misses with a punch to the body.
Grieg goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It appears McCain was looking to counter with a kick there.
Lucas McCain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McCain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grieg moves away.
Grieg drops down looking to force a counter takedown but McCain defends it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas McCain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McCain has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas McCain!
Lucas McCain really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Urban Fighter logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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hype
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