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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Methodios McIntyre (ranked 62 p4p, 127 weight class) and Dave Handerson (ranked 10 p4p, 17 weight class). McIntyre comes to the cage accompanied by Gallantry. Handerson has chosen America - A Horse With No Name as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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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 22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Methodios McIntyre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Handerson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
McIntyre takes the fight into the clinch.
McIntyre lands a knee to the head.
Handerson lands a body punch.
Handerson tries a body shot but McIntyre blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Handerson.
Nice body punch from Handerson.
McIntyre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Handerson is looking for a takedown.
Handerson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McIntyre backwards.
Handerson prevents a body shot from McIntyre.
McIntyre is defending well against a takedown attempt.
McIntyre tries to throw a body punch but Handerson avoids it by throwing McIntyre back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, McIntyre scores with a nice short uppercut.
Handerson is looking for a takedown.
Methodios McIntyre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Handerson.
A right hook to the body lands for McIntyre.
Handerson misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McIntyre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Handerson goes for a takedown attempt but McIntyre pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
McIntyre has closed the distance and engaged Handerson in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McIntyre is defending well against a takedown attempt.
McIntyre lands an uppercut.
Handerson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Handerson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McIntyre lands a body punch in the clinch.
Handerson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McIntyre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Handerson's elbow.
McIntyre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Handerson is defending well for now.
Handerson can't find room to land a body shot as McIntyre controls the action.
McIntyre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handerson is trying to drag McIntyre to the mat but McIntyre just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
McIntyre stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McIntyre lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McIntyre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Handerson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Handerson goes for a takedown attempt but McIntyre pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
McIntyre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Handerson.
McIntyre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Handerson.
McIntyre looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McIntyre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Handerson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - McIntyre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McIntyre closes the distance and clinches.
McIntyre misses with a punch on the inside.
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.
McIntyre misses with a hook from the clinch.
Handerson tries to throw a body punch but McIntyre avoids it by throwing Handerson back against the cage.
McIntyre is leaning against Handerson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from McIntyre.
McIntyre works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Handerson looks winded!
Handerson throws a head punch that misses.
Handerson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McIntyre lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Handerson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McIntyre lands a body shot in the clinch.
McIntyre is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McIntyre lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Handerson.
McIntyre lands a shoulder strike.
McIntyre lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Handerson backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Handerson misses with a body punch.
Handerson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. McIntyre seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Handerson can turn it around.
McIntyre lands a left hand that snaps the head of Handerson backwards.
Handerson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McIntyre lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McIntyre struggles to land a body shot inside as Handerson controls his hands.
Handerson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nice body punch from McIntyre.
McIntyre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Handerson avoids it.
McIntyre scores with a shot to the side of Handerson's head.
Handerson takes a shot to the head.
McIntyre scores with a shoulder strike.
McIntyre digs a right hand underneath Handerson's ribcage. Handerson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McIntyre lands an uppercut.
McIntyre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Methodios McIntyre dominated that round.
That's time! McIntyre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McIntyre thuds his shin into the meat of Handerson's side.
McIntyre clinches up with Handerson and pushes him back against the cage.
Handerson swings wildly with an uppercut but McIntyre uses good head movement to avoid it.
McIntyre throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Handersons head.
McIntyre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Handerson goes for a takedown in the clinch but McIntyre prevents it.
Handerson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McIntyre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Handerson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
McIntyre is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Handerson off and has taken his back!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lull in the action here.
Handerson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handerson is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
McIntyre missing with strikes from the back.
McIntyre trying to control momentarily.
Handerson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
McIntyre wants to get back to his feet.
McIntyre trying to control from half guard but Handerson is working away.
McIntyre is pressing down on Handerson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Handerson is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre trying to control the action but Handerson is working from the bottom.
Handerson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of McIntyre's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take McIntyre's back!
Methodios McIntyre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Handerson avoiding McIntyre 's attempts to control his hands.
McIntyre is in a bad position with Handerson working for a choke. McIntyre manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
McIntyre has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
McIntyre is looking to work some ground and pound but Handerson has wrist control.
McIntyre slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McIntyre trying to control but Handerson is working from the bottom.
Handerson is looking for a triangle but McIntyre pushes his legs off easily.
McIntyre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Handerson can do to turn this around?
McIntyre trying to control but Handerson is working from the bottom.
Handerson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McIntyre can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre trying to control the position from guard on top but Handerson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells McIntyre's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Handerson keeping moving, preventing McIntyre from controlling successfully.
Handerson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McIntyre gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
McIntyre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
McIntyre throws a hook but Handerson avoids it easily.
McIntyre jabs Handerson right on the nose. Handerson blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Dave Handerson has been cut.
McIntyre gets a clinch.
A right hand to the body from McIntyre.
Handerson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Handerson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by McIntyre after a bit of a struggle.
A short right from McIntyre.
Handerson misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Methodios McIntyre dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dave Handerson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - McIntyre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McIntyre misses with a body shot.
And Handerson tries to counter it with a takedown but McIntyre pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McIntyre tries to clinch up.
McIntyre tries to close the distance and clinch but Handerson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Handerson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by McIntyre. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Handerson swats away the attempt to clinch by McIntyre.
McIntyre has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A head punch on the inside from McIntyre fails to land.
McIntyre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McIntyre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from McIntyre.
McIntyre scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McIntyre lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Handerson backwards.
Handerson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McIntyre struggles to land a body shot inside as Handerson controls his hands.
McIntyre lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from McIntyre on the inside.
McIntyre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Handerson misses with a punch to the body.
McIntyre landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from McIntyre.
A short right from McIntyre on the inside.
Methodios McIntyre has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McIntyre misses with a punch to the body.
McIntyre throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McIntyre unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McIntyre lands with a light punch inside.
A right handed body shot lands from McIntyre.
Knees in the clinch landing for McIntyre.
A right handed body shot lands from McIntyre.
McIntyre lands with a right to the head.
McIntyre is working Handerson over against the cage.
McIntyre lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McIntyre.
McIntyre lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McIntyre gets through Handerson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McIntyre struggles to land a body shot inside as Handerson controls his hands.
McIntyre lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Handerson backwards.
McIntyre lands a knee to the head.
McIntyre tries to work over Handerson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McIntyre utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McIntyre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Handerson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McIntyre lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from McIntyre.
McIntyre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Handerson takes a knee to the side of the body.
McIntyre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Handerson.
McIntyre lands a body shot in the clinch.
McIntyre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McIntyre works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McIntyre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McIntyre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McIntyre lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Handerson.
McIntyre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McIntyre tries to throw a body punch but Handerson avoids it by throwing McIntyre back against the cage.
McIntyre misses with a knee strike.
Handerson tries to throw a body punch but McIntyre avoids it by throwing Handerson back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Methodios McIntyre clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Handerson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Handerson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McIntyre fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McIntyre thuds a left hand into Handerson's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Handerson swats away the attempt to clinch by McIntyre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McIntyre looks to score with a jab to the body but Handerson is just out of range.
McIntyre misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from McIntyre.
That's two 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 blocks a jab.
Handerson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
McIntyre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Handerson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Handerson circles away from the clinch attempt.
McIntyre stuns Handerson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Handerson moves away.
Handerson feints the counter takedown.
McIntyre throws a shot from downtown. Handerson moves away and avoids it.
Handerson feints the counter takedown.
Handerson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Handerson with the counter takedown but McIntyre avoids it easily.
McIntyre throws an overhand right that lands on Handerson's shoulder, as Handerson tries to avoid the shot.
Handerson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
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.
McIntyre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Handerson circles away quickly and effectively.
McIntyre is looking to wear down Handerson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McIntyre works Handerson's body with a nice hook.
McIntyre fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McIntyre throws a jab when Handerson was well out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Methodios McIntyre had his way with Dave Handerson in that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Handerson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Handerson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Handerson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
McIntyre is looking to land body kicks.
McIntyre missing with a left hand there. Handerson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Handerson feints the counter takedown.
Methodios McIntyre is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Handerson staying out of range there.
Handerson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McIntyre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Handerson was well out of range. Poor timing from McIntyre.
McIntyre fails in his attempt to clinch.
McIntyre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Handerson swats away the attempt to clinch by McIntyre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McIntyre misses with an uppercut.
Handerson feints the counter takedown.
McIntyre throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Handerson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
McIntyre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre misses with a hook. Handerson ducked under it nicely.
Handerson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but McIntyre defends it well.
Methodios McIntyre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Handerson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McIntyre throws out the jab.
Handerson with the counter takedown but McIntyre avoids it easily.
Handerson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McIntyre.
McIntyre throws a front kick aimed at Handerson's knee but Handerson avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McIntyre tries to close the distance and clinch but Handerson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McIntyre throws a leg kick that misses.
Handerson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
McIntyre is looking to clinch.
Handerson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Dave Handerson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McIntyre lands a leg kick that knocks Handerson off balance momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Methodios McIntyre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McIntyre has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 50:44
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:44
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Methodios McIntyre!
Methodios McIntyre retains his heavyweight title!
Methodios McIntyre decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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