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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mick Mulvaney (ranked 1668 p4p, 78 weight class) and Tragic Visions (ranked 1639 p4p, 73 weight class). Mulvaney comes to the cage accompanied by The Rocky Road To Dublin. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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165 cm
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140 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
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173 cm
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135 lbs
9 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mick Mulvaney! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tragic Visions! The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mulvaney misses with a body kick. Visions swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Visions scores with a hook. Visions misses with a looping left. Left hook, right uppercut from Visions. Visions scores with a jab to the head.
Mulvaney misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Visions looks like he wants to counter punch here. Mulvaney gets tackled into the cage by Visions. Visions maintains the clinch. Visions doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mulvaney prevents a body shot from Visions. A head punch blocked on the inside by Mulvaney. Mulvaney avoids the elbow strike from Visions, against the cage.
Visions struggles to land a body shot inside as Mulvaney controls his hands.
Visions misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Visions throws a punch but it's blocked by Mulvaney. Visions misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Visions.
That's one minute gone in the round. A head punch on the inside from Visions fails to land. A head punch blocked on the inside by Mulvaney. Visions lands with a right to the head. Visions misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Visions misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Visions throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mulvaney wants the takedown. Visions is fighting it off but Mulvaney persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Visions's guard against the cage. Visions is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mulvaney defends well. Mulvaney makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Mulvaney trying to control but Visions is working from the bottom. Mulvaney preventing the sweep. Mulvaney lands a couple of decent looking shots. Mulvaney wants to control from the top but Visions keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mulvaney working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Visions can't keep his opponent in guard - Mulvaney advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Visions tries to roll over but Mulvaney keeps him under control. Visions slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Mulvaney content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Mulvaney wants to control from the top but Visions keeps moving. Visions throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Visions has his foot on Mulvaney's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mulvaney works his way back into a safe position though. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mulvaney accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Visions is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mulvaney trying to control but Visions is working from the bottom. Visions had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mulvaney defends it easily. Visions is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Mulvaney trying to control but Visions is working from the bottom. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Mulvaney working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Visions's head. Visions working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mulvaney doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mulvaney manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Visions is trying to keep Mulvaney in close.
Mulvaney wants to control from the top but Visions keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Visions throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Visions looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mulvaney with a flurry of punches that miss. Visions looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mulvaney trying to control the position from guard on top but Visions is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Mulvaney sitting in guard, not really doing much. Mulvaney distracts Visions with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Mulvaney stands up over Visions, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tragic Visions dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
An inside leg kick lands from Mulvaney. Visions tries to clinch but Mulvaney is having none of it. Visions throws the kick towards the body but Mulvaney avoids it. Visions takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Mulvaney misses with the combination.
Mulvaney looks to score with a jab to the body but Visions is just out of range. Visions fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mulvaney, pushing him back against the cage. Visions misses with a body punch.
Mulvaney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Visions misses with a short punch on the inside. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mulvaney turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Mulvaney manages to end up in side control. Mulvaney lands an elbow. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Mulvaney landing a few strikes. Visions regains half guard. Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground! Visions is defending against the submission attempts here by Mulvaney.
Visions slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Visions is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Mulvaney has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Visions had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mulvaney defends it easily. Mulvaney scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Mulvaney with a nice head shot there. Mulvaney landing with the ground and pound. Visions bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mulvaney's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mulvaney is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. Mulvaney breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Mulvaney.
Mulvaney tries to bum rush Visions with a series of wild strikes but Visions uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Mulvaney ducks under a wild hook from Visions. Visions throws a head kick that misses. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Mulvaney avoids the head kick by Visions.
Visions thuds a left hand into Mulvaney's body. Mulvaney stuns Visions with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Mulvaney misses with a two punch combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Visions is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mulvaney. Mulvaney has closed the distance and engaged Visions in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Visions. A short right hand to the side of the head by Visions.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Visions lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mulvaney. A head punch blocked on the inside by Mulvaney. Visions throws a head punch that misses. Visions misses with a punch to the body.
Visions manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mulvaney. Visions throws a head punch that misses. Mulvaney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mulvaney bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Visions steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mulvaney. Visions misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Visions drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Visions throwing strikes but missing. Mulvaney pushes Visions off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. Visions avoids the head kick by Mulvaney.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Mulvaney connects with a body shot. Mulvaney misses with an uppercut. Mick Mulvaney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A nice combination there by Visions.
Mulvaney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Visions goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Mulvaney on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mulvaney throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Mulvaney takes a body punch but keeps moving. Mulvaney works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Visions shoots in but Mulvaney avoids the takedown attempt easily. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Mulvaney dominated that second round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Mulvaney throws a head kick but Visions moves out of range.
Mulvaney misses with a few strikes there.
Mulvaney throws a wild body kick that Visions sees coming a mile off. Mulvaney misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mulvaney. Visions does a little dance to reset his feet. A jab from Visions finds it's way through Mulvaney's defenses. Visions moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Visions. Good body shot from Visions.
Visions gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. Mulvaney wriggles free and stands up. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Visions shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Visions showed some decent athleticism there. Mulvaney is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Visions has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Mulvaney defend it? Visions steps over the head and cranks it - Mulvaney is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Visions!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tragic Visions! Tragic Visions seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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