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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Willy McCoy (ranked 1247 p4p, 1717 weight class) and Maxim Ward (ranked 162 p4p, 217 weight class). McCoy's entrance music is You Don't Mess Around With Jim. A fine choice. Ward has chosen ERA - Ameno as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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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 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Willy McCoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maxim Ward!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward lands a slapping body shot.
McCoy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ward.
McCoy drops his hands momentarily and Ward takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A slow jab from Ward misses its intended target.
Ward with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McCoy to score with a decent uppercut.
McCoy takes one to the side of the head.
McCoy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ward.
Ward misses with a wild body shot.
McCoy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ward throws the left hand but McCoy avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ward. McCoy does a little dance to reset his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from McCoy misses its target.
McCoy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ward moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ward lands an overhand right.
Ward works over McCoy's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ward scores with a jab to the head.
McCoy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ward misses with a head kick.
McCoy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ward swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McCoy counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Maxim Ward has been cut.
Ward takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ward with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling McCoy to counter with a crisp jab.
Ward is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ward.
Ward is still in real trouble! Can McCoy finish him?
McCoy is looking for a sweep.
Ward seems to have recovered his senses.
Ward trying to control the action but McCoy is working from the bottom.
Ward has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
McCoy is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCoy struggling a bit here.
Ward wants to control but McCoy is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCoy is trying to get back to half guard.
McCoy seems a little lost for a moment, as Ward dominates the positioning.
McCoy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McCoy taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ward tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ward has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ward working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy is looking to reverse the position.
McCoy is trying to escape the position but Ward is controlling the position.
McCoy wants to control but Ward postures up.
McCoy is looking to regain half guard here but Ward keeps moving and retains side control.
McCoy looking for a sweep but Ward has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Ward wants to control the pace but McCoy is squirming around nicely.
Ward avoids the attempt from McCoy to control.
That's four 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.
Ward tries to control but McCoy wriggling away.
McCoy tries to reverse the position but Ward maintains control.
Ward trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ward working the ground and pound effectively.
Ward looking to finish McCoy with some ground and pound. This is bad for McCoy!
Ward lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ward trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCoy manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ward is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
McCoy wants to control but Ward is keeping busy.
Ward thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McCoy's head.
Ward scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ward prevents McCoy from improving his position.
McCoy trying to hold on to Ward's head to control him but Ward postures up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ward controlling the action here.
Ward thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McCoy's head.
Ward content to control rather than advance.
Ward seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McCoy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ward thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McCoy's head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
McCoy trying to control from the bottom.
McCoy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Maxim Ward seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ward loads up on a big right hand but McCoy slips the punch.
McCoy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ward sprawls and moves away.
Ward misses with a hook
and McCoy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ward throws out a loose jab but McCoy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ward uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCoy.
Ward misses with a head kick.
McCoy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ward.
Ward stuns McCoy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ward shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ward is keen to just control but McCoy is a slippery customer.
Ward is looking for a kimura but McCoy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ward to get the leverage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
McCoy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ward pulls his head out easily.
McCoy is looking for a sweep. Ward is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ward takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
McCoy is staying active underneath Ward, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McCoy is trying to get back to full guard.
Ward is looking to stall here but McCoy recovers full guard.
Ward wants to control from the top but McCoy keeps moving.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
McCoy pulls Ward in close to his closed guard and prevents Ward from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
McCoy trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ward scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McCoy doesn't seem bothered though.
A head kick by Ward misses
and McCoy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ward wants to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maxim Ward dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maxim Ward's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ward misses with a lunging right hand
and McCoy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McCoy ducks under a wild hook from Ward.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ward.
Ward throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ward misses with the combination.
Ward swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling McCoy to counter with a crisp jab.
McCoy works Ward's body with a nice hook.
Ward lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ward.
Ward lands a nice shot to the body.
Ward throws a jab but it's blocked by McCoy.
Ward misses with a hook.
Ward throws a poor cross that misses
and McCoy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McCoy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ward wants to stand and escape but McCoy is having none of it.
McCoy trying to control the position from guard on top but Ward is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCoy passes Ward's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Maxim Ward has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward has hold of McCoy's hands but McCoy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
McCoy has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ward tries to lock up and control but McCoy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
You get the feeling that Ward really doesn't like being in this position too much.
McCoy swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Ward is now in McCoy's guard. A big mistake from McCoy there, giving up the dominant position!
Ward 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.
McCoy is controlling Ward's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and McCoy has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Ward manages to get his head free but now McCoy has transitioned to an armbar! Ward grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from McCoy! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Willy McCoy!
Willy McCoy thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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