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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Liam McRae (ranked 3169 p4p, 459 weight class) and Marvin Vettori (ranked 9940 p4p, 886 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McRae might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Justin Bieber ft. Ariana Grande - Let Me Think Bout You. Vettori has chosen Mortal Kombat as his entrance music. Liam McRae has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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184 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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World class MT
Good gas tank
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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
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Liam McRae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marvin Vettori!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vettori fails with an attempt to clinch.
McRae loads up on a big right hand but Vettori slips the punch.
Vettori bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McRae's head backwards.
McRae blocks a head kick by Vettori.
Vettori swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McRae throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
McRae swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vettori tries to clinch but McRae is having none of it.
It looked like McRae wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A telegraphed right hand from McRae misses the target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vettori, as that shot connected.
Vettori thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vettori has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
McRae misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vettori.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori staying out of range there.
Vettori is looking to clinch.
Vettori looks to throw the jab but McRae is out of range.
A slow jab from Vettori misses its intended target.
McRae jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McRae closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vettori misses with a punch on the inside.
Vettori struggles to land a body shot inside as McRae controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McRae.
McRae pushes Vettori back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
McRae blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McRae breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vettori connects with a solid leg kick.
McRae tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vettori throws a low kick but McRae moves out of range easily.
McRae has managed to clinch.
A right hand to the body from Vettori.
Vettori is working McRae over against the ropes.
Vettori misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McRae misses with a hook to the ribs.
McRae taking a breather.
Vettori scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vettori lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McRae backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Vettori fails to land.
Vettori misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vettori stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vettori lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McRae misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vettori is working McRae over against the ropes.
Vettori throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vettori tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McRae lands an uppercut.
McRae on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McRae blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McRae throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vettori gets through McRae's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McRae trying to stall but Vettori improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from McRae fails to land.
Vettori goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vettori using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McRae has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McRae lands a shoulder strike.
Vettori scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McRae gets through Vettori's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McRae working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marvin Vettori will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vettori throws a poor cross that misses
and McRae counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick misses from Vettori.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McRae, as that shot connected.
Vettori pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McRae is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Vettori.
McRae throws a leg kick but Vettori moved away.
Vettori tries to counter with a clinch but McRae shakes him off and moves away.
The crowd cheers as McRae lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vettori doesn't seem phased though.
McRae uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vettori.
Vettori connects with a body shot that sends McRae's belly button to the back.
McRae uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vettori.
Vettori stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vettori digs a good body shot into McRae's ribs.
Vettori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McRae moves away.
McRae misses with a straight right.
A jab from Vettori misses.
McRae throws a sloppy head kick and Vettori moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vettori shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McRae uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vettori.
McRae is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Vettori.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vettori takes one to the side of the head.
Vettori cracks the inside of McRae's front leg.
Vettori is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McRae.
An attempted straight right counter from McRae misses the target.
A jab from Vettori misses.
Vettori throws a solid leg kick but McRae takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vettori.
Vettori misses with a kick to the body.
Decent striking displayed by McRae there.
McRae thuds a left hand into Vettori's body.
McRae moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vettori tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McRae ducks under a wild hook from Vettori.
McRae takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Vettori fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McRae on the side of the head.
Vettori misses with a kick to the body.
McRae rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vettori moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vettori moves away from the strike by McRae.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vettori checks a leg kick.
Good exchange - Vettori coming out on top.
McRae throws a lazy right hand but Vettori sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McRae takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McRae misses the jab.
Vettori chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McRae can pounce on him.
Vettori lands with a nice body punch.
McRae avoids a punch combination nicely.
Liam McRae is winning the standup battle so far.
Vettori throws a shot from downtown. McRae moves away and avoids it.
A cross from McRae lands.
Vettori tries to clinch but McRae is having none of it.
Vettori wants to slow McRae down by chopping away at his legs.
Vettori throws a low kick but McRae moves out of range easily.
Vettori takes a swing at McRae's ribcage but misses.
McRae moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vettori throws a jab when McRae was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marvin Vettori will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
McRae uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vettori.
McRae quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Liam McRae has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vettori throws a looping overhand right but McRae ducks down to avoid it.
McRae ducks under a wild hook from Vettori.
Vettori lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vettori misses with a hook to the body
and McRae counters with an inside leg kick.
Vettori throws a leg kick that is checked
and McRae counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vettori avoids the body shot from McRae.
McRae turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Vettori misses.
Vettori throws the left hand but McRae avoids the punch easily.
McRae throws a push kick but Vettori slaps the foot to one side.
Vettori with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McRae misses with a left hand
and Vettori counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McRae misses with a looping right.
McRae throws a hook to the side of Vettori's head but Vettori sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
McRae scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vettori throws out a loose jab but McRae uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vettori avoids the head kick by McRae.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vettori.
McRae scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McRae misses with a few strikes there.
McRae feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vettori's calf.
Vettori is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A swing and a miss from Vettori.
Vettori lands a lovely overhand right.
A slow jab from Vettori misses its intended target.
McRae is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Vettori misses.
Vettori scores with the left hand. McRae knows he should have avoided that one.
McRae misses with an attempted mid kick.
McRae walks forward, straight into a front kick from Vettori.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vettori has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vettori goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McRae tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vettori misses with a body punch.
McRae blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vettori tries to work over McRae's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McRae misses with the head strike.
McRae swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marvin Vettori seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vettori misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Vettori.
McRae on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vettori has a couple of punches blocked by McRae.
McRae lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Vettori.
McRae pushes Vettori back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
McRae can't find room to land a body shot as Vettori controls the action.
McRae lands a shoulder strike.
Vettori lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Vettori.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McRae gets through Vettori's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vettori blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McRae throws a punch but it's blocked by Vettori.
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 Liam McRae.
I think Vettori has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Marvin Vettori!
A victorious Marvin Vettori thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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