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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cathair McKay (ranked 1127 p4p, 1571 weight class) and Gregorio Serrano (ranked 157 p4p, 235 weight class). Gregorio Serrano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cathair McKay!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gregorio Serrano!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serrano takes a swing at McKay's ribcage but misses.
McKay tries to counter by clinching up but Serrano breaks away and moves out of range.
McKay throws a poor cross that misses
and Serrano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Cathair McKay has been cut.
Cathair McKay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Serrano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McKay was well out of range. Poor timing from Serrano.
Serrano's coach down at Island Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Serrano's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
McKay lands a nice shot to the body.
McKay misses with a hook
and Serrano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Serrano staying out of range there.
McKay scores with a jab to the body.
Serrano walks into a left hand.
McKay misses with a hook. Serrano ducked under it nicely.
Serrano throws out a counter right but McKay avoids it with no problem.
Serrano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McKay counters by clinching up.
Serrano prevents a body shot from McKay.
McKay tries to work over Serrano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Serrano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKay pushes Serrano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Serrano tries to circle away but McKay has him pinned against the cage.
Serrano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McKay digs a right hand into Serrano's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Serrano's gas tank.
McKay lands a left hand.
McKay lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McKay scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McKay scores with a nice hook to the head.
Serrano blocks a body shot from McKay.
Serrano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McKay blocks an uppercut.
McKay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Serrano misses with a hook to the ribs.
McKay working aggressively here.
Serrano throws a head punch that misses.
Serrano misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McKay presses Serrano against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McKay scores with a nice hook to the head.
Serrano gets through McKay's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McKay definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McKay cracks Serrano with a nice body shot.
McKay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKay lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Serrano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Serrano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McKay moves away.
McKay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Serrano moves out of range as McKay strikes.
McKay misses with a straight right.
McKay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Serrano moves away.
Serrano swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McKay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from McKay misses the target.
McKay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Serrano moves out of range of the strikes.
Serrano thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKay scores with a jab. Serrano acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McKay rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Serrano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McKay moves into range and clinches up with Serrano.
McKay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McKay.
McKay misses with a punch on the inside.
McKay working aggressively here.
Serrano is trying to break the clinch but McKay is controlling him.
McKay blocks an uppercut.
McKay throws a punch but it's blocked by Serrano.
Serrano is trying to break the clinch but McKay is controlling him.
Serrano lands a left hand that snaps the head of McKay backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Serrano.
McKay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Serrano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Serrano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Serrano is trying to force a seperation but McKay has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKay misses with a punch on the inside.
Serrano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McKay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McKay misses with some punches.
Serrano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McKays head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Serrano.
Serrano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Serrano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McKay backwards.
McKay works on Serrano's body with a couple of short punches.
McKay working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McKay misses with a body punch.
McKay scores with a shot to the side of Serrano's head.
Serrano looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McKay lands a left hand.
McKay misses with a short punch on the inside.
Serrano digs a right hand underneath McKay's ribcage. McKay let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McKay makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Serrano struggles to land a body shot inside as McKay controls his hands.
McKay stalls.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McKay blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cathair McKay dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cathair McKay's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Serrano avoids the body shot from McKay.
McKay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McKay swings widly with a right hand
and Serrano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McKay darts in and clinches Serrano up against the cage.
McKay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McKay lands a shoulder strike.
McKay takes a shot to the head.
McKay throws a punch but it's blocked by Serrano.
McKay can't find room to land a body shot as Serrano controls the action.
Serrano lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Serrano on the inside.
Cathair McKay has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Serrano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McKay backwards.
McKay working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McKay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McKay lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Serrano.
McKay lands a right hand that snaps the head of Serrano backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McKay throws a head punch that misses.
Serrano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Serrano wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McKay misses with a punch to the body.
Serrano pushes McKay back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from McKay.
A head punch on the inside from Serrano fails to land.
McKay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Serrano struggles to land a body shot inside as McKay controls his hands.
Serrano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McKay works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Gregorio Serrano has been cut.
McKay missing with a left hand there. Serrano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McKay fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Serrano misses with a lunging right hand
and McKay counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McKay swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Serrano counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serrano scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Serrano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Serrano throws a poor cross that misses
and Serrano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McKay lands a big right hand that sends Serrano crashing to the mat! McKay stays standing though and waves Serrano back to his feet!
Serrano is rocked!
McKay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Serrano is still on wobbly legs! Can McKay finish him?
Serrano looks to land a right hand but McKay moved out of range.
Serrano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Serrano seems to have recovered his senses.
McKay smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Serrano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Serrano misses with a hook.
McKay drives through and clinches with Serrano against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serrano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McKay is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Serrano can do to turn this around?
Serrano blocks an uppercut.
A short left from McKay.
McKay tries to work over Serrano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Serrano misses with a punch to the body.
McKay struggles to land a body shot inside as Serrano controls his hands.
Serrano lands with a short shot to the head.
McKay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Serrano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Serrano takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McKay misses with a hook
and McKay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McKay throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Serrano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McKay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Serrano.
McKay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Serrano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McKay manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKay misses with a looping right.
A cross from McKay lands.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McKay bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Serrano's head backwards.
That has opened up Gregorio Serrano's cut even more.
Serrano throws a hook to the side of McKay's head but McKay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McKay tries to counter by clinching up but Serrano breaks away and moves out of range.
McKay moves out of range of the strikes.
Serrano loads up on a big right hand but McKay slips the punch.
McKay throws a jab but it's blocked by Serrano.
Serrano looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Serrano takes a swing at McKay's ribcage but misses.
McKay misses with a straight right.
McKay sends Serrano crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! McKay is motioning to the referee to let Serrano up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cathair McKay dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Serrano staying out of range there.
Serrano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McKay slips under a jab.
Serrano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McKay.
A punch lands to the side of McKay 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cathair McKay is winning the standup battle so far.
McKay ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McKay works Serrano's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKay doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big right from Serrano misses.
Serrano misses with a shot to the body
enabling McKay to counter with a crisp jab.
Serrano moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McKay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Serrano misses with a wild body shot.
Serrano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from McKay. Serrano does a little dance to reset his feet.
McKay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Serrano.
McKay lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Serrano throws an overhand right that lands on McKay's shoulder, as McKay tries to avoid the shot.
McKay throws a hook but Serrano blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKay misses with a left hand
and Serrano counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McKay thinking.
McKay paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The cut above Gregorio Serrano's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Serrano scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McKay throws a lazy uppercut
and Serrano counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Serrano tries to move into range but McKay moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Serrano takes a swing at McKay's ribcage but misses.
McKay drops Serrano with a big left hand! Serrano is injured, injured bad! McKay jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cathair McKay!
Cathair McKay retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Cathair McKay, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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