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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David McCarthy (ranked 2916 p4p, 317 weight class) and Kimbo Slive (ranked 3923 p4p, 0 weight class). McCarthy's entrance music is Chamillionaire - Ridin' ft. Krayzie Bone. A fine choice. David McCarthy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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173 lbs
29 - 18 - 0 |
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180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David McCarthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kimbo Slive!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slive fails in his attempt to clinch.
Slive fails with an attempt to clinch.
Slive fails in his attempt to clinch.
Slive has taken the fight to the clinch.
Slive throws a head punch that misses.
Slive wants to break free but McCarthy has control.
McCarthy breaks the clinch.
Slive looks to clinch
and McCarthy counters with an inside leg kick.
Slive shoots in but McCarthy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Slive clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from McCarthy on the inside.
Slive looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McCarthy works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
McCarthy passes Slive's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Slive is looking to escape.
McCarthy 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Slive really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McCarthy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McCarthy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Slive defending well though.
Slive has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but McCarthy is on him like a limpet, forcing Slive back against the cage.
McCarthy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Slive wants to clinch.
Slive wants to clinch up but McCarthy keeps it at a distance.
McCarthy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Slive tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McCarthy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McCarthy looking to score a takedown here. Slive is defending well but McCarthy drives through and ends up in Slive's guard.
Slive has his feet on McCarthy's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCarthy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
McCarthy decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A low kick from Slive is predictable there
and McCarthy counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy shoots in and bounces Slive off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Slive is working an open guard so McCarthy takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kimbo Slive seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slive fails in his attempt to clinch.
McCarthy fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Slive to the ground. McCarthy is now in Slive's guard.
McCarthy with a flurry of punches that miss.
McCarthy landing some decent shots from guard.
McCarthy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Slive keeping moving, preventing McCarthy from controlling successfully.
McCarthy stopping the sweep attempt from Slive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy stands up and waves to Slive to follow him.
Slive moves into the clinch successfully.
Still in the clinch, Slive scores with a nice short uppercut.
Slive doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McCarthy breaks the clinch.
Slive fails in his attempt to clinch.
McCarthy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. McCarthy showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slive tries to get to full guard but McCarthy has control of the leg.
McCarthy decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
McCarthy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - McCarthy lands in his opponent's guard.
Slive is wriggling around but McCarthy manages to pass to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy decides to return to a standing position.
Slive closes the distance looking to clinch
and McCarthy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slive wants to clinch but McCarthy slips to the side
and McCarthy counters with a left and a right that stings Slive.
McCarthy lands a left and a right that send Slive crashing to the mat, dazed. McCarthy thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Slive is rocked!
Slive wants to clinch but McCarthy slips to the side
and McCarthy counters with a shoot takedown. Slive fights it but they end up in guard.
Slive is still in real trouble! Can McCarthy finish him?
Slive looks winded!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCarthy throws a big right hand that misses.
McCarthy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McCarthy decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Slive seems to have recovered his senses.
McCarthy scores with a takedown into Slive's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David McCarthy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Slive moves in looking to clinch but McCarthy pushes him off.
Kimbo Slive has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Slive enables McCarthy to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Slive manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
McCarthy gets to his feet. Slive looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
David McCarthy is winning the standup battle so far.
Slive moves to clinch but McCarthy breaks away
and McCarthy counters with a shoot takedown. Slive fights it but they end up in guard.
Slive is trying to keep McCarthy in close.
Slive is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McCarthy is controlling him.
McCarthy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slive is working an open guard so McCarthy takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
McCarthy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Slive to the mat! Slive manages to get full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCarthy trying to control the position from guard on top but Slive is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCarthy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Slive's head.
Slive is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy stands up and waves to Slive to follow him.
McCarthy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Slive to the mat! Slive manages to get full guard.
McCarthy scoring with punches to the head and body.
McCarthy stands up from Slive's guard - McCarthy perhaps looking for a knockout.
McCarthy moves into range and clinches up with Slive.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Slive wants to get back to striking at distance but McCarthy won't allow it.
McCarthy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McCarthy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Slive manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCarthy throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Slive was covering up waiting for the punch and McCarthy finishes the takedown easily into guard.
McCarthy throws a big right hand that misses.
McCarthy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Slive is working an open guard so McCarthy takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
McCarthy feints and as Slive raises his hands in defense, McCarthy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Slive is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Slive is on top in guard.
McCarthy wriggles free and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy clinches.
McCarthy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Slive tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McCarthy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McCarthy darts in and clinches Slive up against the cage.
McCarthy breaks from the clinch.
McCarthy closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
McCarthy decides to stand back up.
McCarthy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Slive pushes McCarthy off looking to stand but McCarthy dives back in and keeps control.
McCarthy working Slive over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy stands up out of the half guard.
McCarthy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McCarthy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Slive's head backwards.
McCarthy scores with a takedown into Slive's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCarthy stands up from guard. Let's bang!
McCarthy has closed the distance and engaged Slive in a clinch.
McCarthy jumps guard and drags Slive to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
McCarthy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slive can do to turn this around?
McCarthy is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
McCarthy manages to break the clinch.
McCarthy moves into range and clinches up with Slive.
McCarthy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David McCarthy dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
McCarthy drives through with a takedown into Slive's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
McCarthy won't allow Slive to get back to his feet.
McCarthy stands and steps away. Slive gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Slive wants to clinch.
Slive tries to close the distance and clinch up but McCarthy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Slive tries to close the distance and clinch but McCarthy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Slive takes a kick to the side of the head.
Slive takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slive moves in looking to clinch but McCarthy pushes him off.
McCarthy dives in and scores a takedown into Slive's guard.
Slive preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McCarthy decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Slive, up you get!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Slive misses
and McCarthy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Slive goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McCarthy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Slive tries to clinch
and McCarthy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McCarthy scores with a sloppy right hand. Slive should have avoided that one.
McCarthy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McCarthy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Slive tries to clinch but McCarthy moves out of range.
Slive is looking to clinch.
McCarthy looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
McCarthy lands a body shot.
Slive tries to clinch but McCarthy moves away
and McCarthy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McCarthy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCarthy decides to return to a standing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
David McCarthy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McCarthy avoids a wild elbow strike from Slive.
McCarthy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McCarthy circles away from the clinch attempt
and McCarthy counters with a nice double leg into side control. Slive won't be happy with that.
McCarthy throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Slive struggling a bit here.
Slive is trying to work for a sweep but McCarthy has mounted him!
McCarthy stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
McCarthy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - McCarthy lands in his opponent's guard.
Slive is looking to stand back up but McCarthy counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Slive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
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. McCarthy connects with a nice short shot to Slive's temple.
McCarthy is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Slive is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). David McCarthy!
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energy
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hype
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