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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Handerson (ranked 46 p4p, 160 weight class) and Methodios McIntyre (ranked 5 p4p, 20 weight class). Handerson comes to the cage accompanied by America - A Horse With No Name. McIntyre has chosen Gallantry as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Handerson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Methodios McIntyre!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Handerson lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Methodios McIntyre has been cut.
Handerson throws an off balance right hand
and Handerson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Handerson swings widly with a right hand
and McIntyre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McIntyre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Handerson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handerson thuds his right hand into McIntyre's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McIntyre misses with a right hand
and Handerson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McIntyre thinking.
McIntyre throws a sloppy body shot
and Handerson counters with a left to the body.
McIntyre looks winded!
McIntyre on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handerson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Handerson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Handerson lands a nice shot to the body.
McIntyre on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice shot lands for Handerson.
That has opened up Methodios McIntyre's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Handerson. McIntyre does a little dance to reset his feet.
McIntyre is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Handerson with a body shot.
Handerson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Handerson misses with a left hand
and McIntyre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handerson punishes McIntyre's body with a nice straight punch.
Handerson throws a sloppy body shot
and McIntyre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Handerson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Handerson scores with a nice head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Handerson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Methodios McIntyre's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Handerson circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Handerson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Handerson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McIntyre throws a body punch but Handerson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Handerson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McIntyre pushes Handerson up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from McIntyre.
McIntyre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Handerson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. McIntyre is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Handerson tries to throw a body punch but McIntyre avoids it by throwing Handerson back against the cage.
McIntyre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Handerson avoiding damage as McIntyre throws knees to the body.
Handerson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McIntyre stops a takedown attempt from Handerson.
McIntyre prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Handerson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McIntyre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McIntyre pushes Handerson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Handerson misses with some punches.
McIntyre is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Handerson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McIntyre can do to turn this around?
Handerson lands a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handerson throwing strikes but missing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Handerson wants to control from the top but McIntyre keeps moving.
McIntyre pulls Handerson in close to his closed guard and prevents Handerson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Handerson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McIntyre's head.
McIntyre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McIntyre is controlling Handerson's posture.
Handerson wants to pass the guard but McIntyre is keeping the position.
Handerson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre is trying to control the position but Handerson postures up.
Handerson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Handerson 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.
Handerson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
McIntyre is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Handerson trying to control the position from guard on top but McIntyre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McIntyre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Handerson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Handerson throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Handerson sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
McIntyre misses with a left hand
and Handerson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Handerson misses with a hook to the body
letting McIntyre counter with a right hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Handerson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Methodios McIntyre will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Methodios McIntyre's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Handerson just misses with a punch to the body.
Handerson sets himself, and McIntyre steps forward looking for the clinch! Handerson avoids it this time.
Handerson ducks under a wild hook from McIntyre.
A slow jab from Handerson misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Handerson swings widly with a right hand
and McIntyre counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handerson lands the left hand.
Handerson throws an off balance right hand
and McIntyre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Handerson misses its intended target.
McIntyre appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Handerson connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handerson lands a big shot that drops McIntyre! Can he finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Handerson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed McIntyre's guard.
Handerson prevents McIntyre from improving his position.
Handerson is trying to control the action in half guard but McIntyre is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
McIntyre keeping hold of Handerson's head, controlling as best he can.
Handerson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre trying to control from the bottom.
Handerson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so McIntyre is just riding it out for now. Handerson eventually gives up the hold.
Handerson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
McIntyre 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.
McIntyre is controlling Handerson's trapped leg to prevent Handerson from advancing to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Handerson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
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.
McIntyre tries to hold on but Handerson postures up.
Handerson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
McIntyre is looking to improve his position but Handerson isn't that keen on the idea.
Handerson with shots to the head and body - McIntyre looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McIntyre is trying to escape the mount.
Handerson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Handerson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Methodios McIntyre's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Handerson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McIntyre was well out of range. Poor timing from Handerson.
Handerson misses with a hook
and McIntyre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Handerson swings for the body but McIntyre moves out of range.
A nice side step and McIntyre releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McIntyre closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The cut above Methodios McIntyre's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McIntyre missing with a left hand there. Handerson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Handerson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
McIntyre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Handerson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McIntyre thinking.
Handerson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McIntyre moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from McIntyre misses.
McIntyre fails to land with a series of punches.
Handerson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Handerson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Handerson.
Methodios McIntyre's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nice body punch from McIntyre.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handerson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McIntyre throws a jab but it's blocked by Handerson.
A quick step to the side and Handerson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
McIntyre throws a hook but Handerson blocks it.
A counter left hand to the body from Handerson misses its target.
Handerson swings away with a body shot that misses
and McIntyre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handerson swings for the body but McIntyre moves out of range.
McIntyre appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
McIntyre missing with a left hand there. Handerson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McIntyre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McIntyre let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McIntyre jabs Handerson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Methodios McIntyre will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Methodios McIntyre's cut.
That's time! Handerson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Handerson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Handerson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McIntyre moves away.
McIntyre tries to counter with a clinch but Handerson shakes him off and moves away.
McIntyre misses with a right hand
and Handerson counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from McIntyre. Handerson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handerson walks into a left hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
McIntyre misses the body punch
and Handerson counters with a left to the body.
Handerson swings away with a body shot that misses
and McIntyre counters by clinching up.
Handerson tries to throw a body punch but McIntyre avoids it by throwing Handerson back against the cage.
Handerson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre has a couple of punches blocked by Handerson.
McIntyre working aggressively here.
McIntyre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McIntyre crunches a lovely knee into Handerson's ribcage.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Handerson can't get the takedown.
McIntyre lands a right hand that snaps the head of Handerson backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from McIntyre.
McIntyre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McIntyre prevents a body shot from Handerson.
McIntyre lands a hook that snaps the head of Handerson backwards.
McIntyre scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McIntyre lands a left hand that snaps the head of Handerson backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McIntyre gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Handerson.
McIntyre lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Dave Handerson has been cut.
McIntyre lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Handerson backwards.
McIntyre lands with a right to the head.
McIntyre blocks a body shot from Handerson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Handerson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McIntyre.
A body shot lands from McIntyre.
McIntyre putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Handerson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Handerson takes a knee to the side of the body.
McIntyre scores with a shot to the side of Handerson's head.
A short body shot lands from McIntyre as the two fighters clinch.
Methodios McIntyre seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McIntyre lands a left hand.
Handerson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
McIntyre prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Handerson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees to the body from McIntyre.
McIntyre softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McIntyre lands with a left to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from McIntyre.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McIntyre unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McIntyre lands a hook to the side of the head.
McIntyre landing knees to the body.
McIntyre scores with a knee to the head.
McIntyre lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Handerson backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre is leaning against Handerson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McIntyre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Handerson throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from McIntyre.
McIntyre connects with a knee to the head.
McIntyre is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from McIntyre - that landed with a thud.
McIntyre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Handerson misses with a body punch.
McIntyre lands an uppercut.
Handerson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but McIntyre pulls him back up using the underhooks.
McIntyre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McIntyre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McIntyre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McIntyre.
McIntyre lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Handerson backwards.
McIntyre tries to throw a body punch but Handerson avoids it by throwing McIntyre back against the cage.
McIntyre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Methodios McIntyre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McIntyre has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 48:47
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Methodios McIntyre!
Methodios McIntyre is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Methodios McIntyre made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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