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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kerry Mcpherson (ranked 25432 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Strummer (ranked 6386 p4p, 723 weight class). Joe Strummer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kerry Mcpherson's chin.
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177 lbs
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177 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid 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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kerry Mcpherson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Strummer!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcpherson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Kerry Mcpherson has been cut.
Strummer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mcpherson counters with a one-two to the body.
Strummer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Strummer misses the body punch
and Mcpherson counters with a series of strikes. Strummer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Strummer throws a combination. Mcpherson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mcpherson gets caught napping as Strummer dives in and scores a takedown. Mcpherson manages to retain guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcpherson has his foot on Strummer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Strummer works his way back into a safe position though.
Mcpherson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mcpherson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mcpherson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Strummer trying to control here.
Strummer is trying is best to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcpherson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mcpherson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mcpherson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Strummer tries to kick Mcpherson off in order to stand up. Mcpherson Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Strummer is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mcpherson connects with a decent elbow.
Mcpherson decides to stand back up. Mcpherson steps back and let's Strummer get back to his feet.
Strummer misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Mcpherson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Strummer looks winded!
Strummer forces Mcpherson back against the cage and clinches.
Mcpherson wants to take the fight to the mat but Strummer manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strummer has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mcpherson uses from the top position.
Mcpherson is looking to work some ground and pound but Strummer has wrist control.
Mcpherson throws a big right hand that misses.
Mcpherson throws a big right hand that misses.
Mcpherson being controlled here momentarily.
Strummer has an active guard here but Mcpherson has managed to pass into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Strummer can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mcpherson throwing shots but Strummer is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcpherson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nice strikes from Mcpherson there.
Mcpherson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mcpherson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mcpherson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mcpherson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Strummer defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strummer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mcpherson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mcpherson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Mcpherson.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mcpherson lands a nice short elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mcpherson connects with a nice short shot to Strummer's temple.
Strummer punching from the bottom.
Strummer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mcpherson.
Strummer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kerry Mcpherson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kerry Mcpherson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Strummer closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mcpherson bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Strummer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mcpherson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mcpherson blocks a head kick by Strummer.
Strummer drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcpherson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Strummer stays in close to Mcpherson's body and controls the position.
Strummer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mcpherson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Strummer is breathing heavily.
Strummer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcpherson is trying to control the position but Strummer postures up.
Strummer looking to sit in guard and control but Mcpherson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Strummer looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mcpherson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Mcpherson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mcpherson throwing shots but Strummer is blocking nicely.
Mcpherson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strummer tries to roll over but Mcpherson keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcpherson throwing shots but Strummer is blocking nicely.
Strummer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mcpherson.
Mcpherson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mcpherson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mcpherson winds up and cracks Strummer with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Strummer is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Mcpherson jumps into side control!
An elbow from Mcpherson crashes against the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcpherson cracks Strummer with a big right hand but Strummer just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Mcpherson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Strummer down.
Mcpherson gets to mount! Strummer was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Mcpherson lands a big elbow.
Mcpherson breaks from Strummer's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mcpherson is landing with some decent strikes but Strummer is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mcpherson lands a big shot there that rocks Strummer but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcpherson lands a nice shot to the head.
Mcpherson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Strummer?
Mcpherson prevents Strummer from getting the reversal.
Kerry Mcpherson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mcpherson lands with some strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strummer is bucking up trying to escape but Mcpherson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mcpherson landing strikes from the mount and Strummer is in trouble!
Mcpherson looking to finish Strummer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Strummer!
Mcpherson with a couple of short strikes.
Mcpherson cracks Strummer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kerry Mcpherson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kerry Mcpherson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Strummer shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mcpherson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mcpherson has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Strummer has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Mcpherson jumps guard but Strummer stands there with Mcpherson around his waist. Mcpherson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Strummer manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mcpherson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strummer's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Strummer duly obliges.
A low kick from Strummer misses
and Mcpherson counters with a left and a right that stings Strummer.
Joe Strummer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strummer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcpherson moves in looking to clinch but Strummer pushes him off.
Strummer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Strummer swinging wildly here.
Mcpherson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Mcpherson is looking to clinch.
Strummer throws a head kick that misses
and Mcpherson counters with a three punch combo that has Strummer backing up. Strummer nods at Mcpherson to acknowledge the strikes.
Mcpherson closes the distance and clinches.
Mcpherson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Strummer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mcpherson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Strummer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kerry Mcpherson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mcpherson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strummer tries to work over Mcpherson's front leg with a kick but Mcpherson checks it.
As Strummer looks to move away, Mcpherson throws a big counter combo but Strummer just gets out of the way.
Strummer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mcpherson kicks Strummer off and gets to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcpherson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Strummer tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Strummer is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mcpherson's half guard.
Mcpherson manages to get to full guard.
Strummer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Strummer wants to stand and escape but instead Mcpherson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcpherson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Strummer wants to control the position but Mcpherson says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Mcpherson passes into side control, despite Strummer's attempt to control the position.
Strummer tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Mcpherson presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Mcpherson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strummer is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Mcpherson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Strummer can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mcpherson with the ground and pound from mount.
The referee warns Strummer that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mcpherson working Strummer over with strikes here.
Mcpherson lands with some strikes.
Strummer squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Joe Strummer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kerry Mcpherson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Strummer is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kerry Mcpherson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mcpherson, 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kerry Mcpherson!
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energy
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hype
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