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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Macmacson (ranked 1359 p4p, 181 weight class) and Mark Merel (ranked 1475 p4p, 200 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 lbs
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190 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Olympic wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Macmacson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Merel!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merel shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Macmacson sprawls well. Macmacson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Merel gets slowly back to his feet.
Macmacson connects with a leg kick. Merel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Merel avoids the head kick by Macmacson.
Macmacson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Macmacson is trying to break the clinch but Merel is controlling him.
Merel struggles to land a body shot inside as Macmacson controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Merel tries for a takedown. No joy.
Macmacson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Merel throws a poor cross that misses
and Macmacson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Macmacson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Macmacson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macmacson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Macmacson looking to pass the guard.
Macmacson stopping the sweep attempt from Merel.
Merel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Merel is looking for a triangle but Macmacson pushes his legs off easily.
Merel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Macmacson wants to control from the top but Merel keeps moving.
Merel controls Macmacson momentarily but Macmacson frees himself.
Macmacson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Merel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Macmacson is one step ahead there.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Macmacson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Merel swings for the body but Macmacson moves out of range.
Macmacson drives through and clinches with Merel against the cage.
Macmacson is trying to push Merel away but Merel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Macmacson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Macmacson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Merel was well out of range. Poor timing from Macmacson.
Macmacson drives through and clinches with Merel against the cage.
Macmacson is trying to force a seperation but Merel has the dominant position.
A right hand to the body from Merel.
Merel working aggressively here.
Merel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Merel.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Merel.
Macmacson cracks Merel with a nice body shot.
Merel misses with a punch on the inside.
Merel looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Merel misses with a punch on the inside.
Merel tries to throw a body punch but Macmacson avoids it by throwing Merel back against the cage.
Merel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Merel drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Macmacson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Macmacson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Merel can do to turn this around?
Merel fails to pull guard.
Travis Macmacson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Merel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macmacson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Macmacson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Macmacson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Merel keeps the fight on the outside.
A slow jab from Merel misses its intended target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Macmacson.
Merel shoots in but Macmacson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Macmacson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Merel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merel looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Merel trying to control but Macmacson postures up.
Merel felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Merel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Macmacson trying to mount his opponent but Merel defends it.
Macmacson trying to control the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Macmacson trying to pass the guard but Merel defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Macmacson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Merel cracks Macmacson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mark Merel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Merel misses with a takedown attempt
and Macmacson counters with a thumping low kick.
Merel misses with the combination.
Decent striking displayed by Merel there.
Macmacson looks to clinch
and Merel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Macmacson throws a sloppy head kick and Merel moves out of range easily.
Macmacson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Merel but Merel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mark Merel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macmacson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Macmacson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Merel to the mat! Merel manages to get full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Merel is pulling down on Macmacson's head. It's preventing any offense from Macmacson, at least for the moment.
Merel working for submissions but it's allowed Macmacson to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macmacson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Travis Macmacson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Merel is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Macmacson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Macmacson is thwarting Merel's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Merel makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Merel.
Merel looking for a guillotine here but Macmacson defends easily.
Merel looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Macmacson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Merel working for submissions but it's allowed Macmacson to get to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mark Merel.
I think Macmacson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Macmacson!
Travis Macmacson 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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FIGHT
RATING
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