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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Korben Dallas (ranked 761 p4p, 1001 weight class) and Gus McCrae (ranked 117 p4p, 147 weight class). Gus McCrae has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Korben Dallas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gus McCrae!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Winston Howard and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dallas looks for a takedown but McCrae sprawls well.
Dallas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dallas moves out of range of the strikes.
McCrae blocks a jab.
McCrae slaps away a takedown attempt from Dallas, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dallas moves away from the strike by McCrae.
Dallas looks for a takedown but McCrae sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Korben Dallas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dallas ducks under a wild hook from McCrae.
Dallas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCrae uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A slow jab from Dallas misses its intended target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dallas, as that shot connected.
McCrae scores with a hook to the body. Dallas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McCrae misses the shot to the body.
McCrae looks to land a left hand but Dallas moved out of range nicely.
McCrae lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dallas throws a hook but McCrae blocks it.
McCrae listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from McCrae misses
and Dallas counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dallas wants to control from the top but McCrae keeps moving.
Dallas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McCrae preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McCrae is trying to control the position but Dallas postures up.
Dallas trying to control but McCrae is working from the bottom.
Dallas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McCrae works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dallas seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dallas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dallas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McCrae is keeping the position for now.
McCrae avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McCrae trying to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
McCrae scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dallas in his tracks.
The fighters circling - McCrae throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A cross from McCrae lands.
McCrae throws a jab but it's blocked by Dallas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCrae digs a good hook to Dallas's body.
Nice shot by Dallas.
McCrae takes one to the chin there.
McCrae throws a body shot but no joy.
Dallas throws a big counter combination but McCrae scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dallas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dallas misses with a hook. McCrae ducked under it nicely.
Dallas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McCrae cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCrae swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McCrae ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dallas moves away.
McCrae misses with a left hand
and Dallas counters with a left to the body.
McCrae pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dallas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dallas slips under a jab.
McCrae scores with a hook to the body. Dallas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McCrae misses with a hook.
McCrae misses with a body shot.
McCrae throws a jab when Dallas was well out of range.
McCrae dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McCrae avoids the body shot from Dallas.
McCrae misses with a wild body shot.
McCrae takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCrae misses the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dallas throws a looping overhand right but McCrae ducks down to avoid it.
Dallas blocks a jab.
Dallas moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Dallas.
Dallas looks to land a right hand but McCrae moved out of range.
A left lands for McCrae.
Dallas lands a nice hook to McCrae's body. McCrae takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McCrae throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCrae. Dallas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dallas connects with the punch.
Dallas fails with an attempt to clinch.
McCrae lands a head shot.
Dallas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dallas.
Nice defenses there by Dallas.
Dallas swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gus McCrae dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from McCrae misses the target.
McCrae has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dallas lands a nice hook to McCrae's body. McCrae takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dallas lands a jab.
Gus McCrae seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dallas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCrae moves away.
McCrae swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCrae ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dallas scores with a jab to the body.
Dallas cracks McCrae with an open hand slap.
McCrae changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dallas scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dallas rushes McCrae and presses him up against the cage.
I was talking to Dallas's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCrae.
A hook to the body from McCrae.
Dallas misses with a punch on the inside.
McCrae working aggressively here.
McCrae looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dallas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dallas has McCrae pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. McCrae manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dallas wants a takedown.
Dallas misses with a punch to the body.
Dallas misses with a punch on the inside.
McCrae lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dallas working aggressively here.
Dallas has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by McCrae after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Korben Dallas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCrae fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McCrae creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McCrae.
Dallas can't get the takedown.
McCrae breaks from the clinch.
Dallas throws out a loose jab but McCrae uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCrae ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McCrae appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dallas moves out of range as McCrae strikes.
A big right from Dallas misses.
Dallas scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCrae works Dallas's body with a nice hook.
Dallas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McCrae looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dallas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McCrae scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dallas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McCrae clobbers Dallas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dallas is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from McCrae. Dallas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oh Dallas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dallas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dallas seems to have got his legs back now.
McCrae swings for the body but Dallas moves out of range.
Dallas moves out of range as McCrae strikes.
McCrae fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dallas manages to avoid it.
Dallas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCrae.
Dallas feinted with a counter takedown.
Dallas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCrae.
Dallas closes the distance and clinches up with McCrae, looking for a takedown. Dallas pushes McCrae against the cage but McCrae circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dallas cracks McCrae with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McCrae lands an overhand right.
McCrae punishes Dallas's body with a nice straight punch.
McCrae cracks Dallas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McCrae staying out of range there.
McCrae thuds a left hand into Dallas's body.
McCrae blocks a jab.
Dallas slips a jab from McCrae.
Dallas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCrae moves away.
Gus McCrae is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCrae thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dallas appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
McCrae misses the jab.
Dallas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McCrae misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dallas.
Dallas jabs at McCrae's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCrae moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McCrae throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dallas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCrae manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCrae lands a jab to the head.
Dallas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCrae.
McCrae just misses with a punch to the body.
McCrae throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dallas misses with a jab to the body
and McCrae counters with a stiff right hand.
Dallas slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Dallas misses the target.
Nice sprawl there from McCrae as Dallas shoots in.
Dallas lands a right hook to the body.
Dallas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McCrae has time to react.
Dallas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McCrae.
McCrae misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from McCrae misses.
Dallas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dallas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McCrae throws out the jab.
McCrae scores with a nice head shot.
McCrae misses with a hook. Dallas ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCrae throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dallas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dallas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gus McCrae showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
McCrae looks to score with a jab to the body but Dallas is just out of range.
Dallas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McCrae paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McCrae uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McCrae looks to score with a jab to the body but Dallas is just out of range.
McCrae misses the shot to the body.
Dallas feinted with a counter takedown.
Dallas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCrae.
McCrae misses with a looping right.
Dallas throws a lazy uppercut
letting McCrae counter with a right hand.
Dallas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dallas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dallas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dallas slips under a jab from McCrae.
It looked like Dallas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dallas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McCrae.
A telegraphed right hand from McCrae misses the target.
Dallas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCrae sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McCrae swings for the body but Dallas moves out of range.
Dallas changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dallas moves out of range as McCrae strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCrae swings for the body but Dallas moves out of range.
McCrae has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McCrae there as he acknowledges the shot.
McCrae looks to score with a jab to the body but Dallas is just out of range.
McCrae swings for the body but Dallas moves out of range.
McCrae is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dallas.
McCrae throws a looping overhand right but Dallas ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from McCrae misses its intended target.
McCrae fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dallas manages to avoid it.
McCrae lands an overhand right.
McCrae misses the shot to the body.
Dallas moves into range and connects with a jab.
McCrae throws a body shot but no joy.
McCrae throws a lazy right hand but Dallas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Dallas misses.
Dallas has McCrae up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCrae blocks an uppercut.
Dallas tries to stall but McCrae uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dallas has a couple of punches blocked by McCrae.
Dallas controlling the action here for a moment.
Dallas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dallas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McCrae scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dallas content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dallas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dallas misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dallas is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dallas swings wildly with an uppercut but McCrae uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dallas throws a head punch that misses.
Dallas has McCrae pushed against the cage.
Dallas dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dallas seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
McCrae tries to circle away but Dallas has him pinned against the cage.
Gus McCrae is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McCrae misses with some punches.
McCrae goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dallas misses with the head strike.
McCrae blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dallas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dallas swings wildly with an uppercut but McCrae uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCrae throws a punch but it's blocked by Dallas.
Dallas throws a punch but it's blocked by McCrae.
Dallas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McCrae blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dallas lands a body shot.
Dallas is looking to take this one to the mat.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dallas.
McCrae tries a body shot but Dallas blocks it.
Dallas misses with some punches.
Korben Dallas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dallas tries to work over McCrae's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gus McCrae.
I've got McCrae winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Topper Green scores the fight for Gus McCrae!
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight for Gus McCrae!
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight for Gus McCrae!
Gus McCrae wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath and clearly excited Gus McCrae thanked Brooklyn Apothecary for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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