Round 1 - Referee Steve Mazzagatti oversees the evening's first fight. Volkmann moves forward in a side-to-side fashion. McKee misses a few early lead right hooks. Traded punches, and MKee lands flush. Straight left for McKee as Volkmann tries to rush in for a takedown. McKee backs away and side-kicks to the body. Volkmann moving forward, but McKee countering well. McKee shots in, but Volkmann stands him up. Stalemate, and the break. McKee shoots in again. He drives Volkmann to a knee and delivers a left hand to the face. Neither fighter gains an advantage in the clinch, and they break. Halfway in. Volkmann drops for a double. He ties up the knees and puts McKee on his back. Half-mount for Volkmann. McKee crosses his legs to prevent a pass. As Volkmann tries to transition, McKee sweeps to top, and they stand. Very slow pace so far. McKee drives a knee to the body while he presses against the cage. Volkmann circles off and tries to change levels, to no avail. Less than a mnute. McKee lands a straight left. They circle to end the round. MMAjunkie.com gives the first to Volkmann, 10-9, based on the one takedown, though there was very little to score.
Round 2 - Traded punches to start. McKee lands a nice right hand in a two-punch combo. Volkmann telegraphs a shot and gets caught with a punch. McKee shoots from distance, but Volkmann sprawls out well and slips around to north-south. He continue to spin until he gets a rear half-mount. Volkmann steps over with the left leg and has both hooks. He rolls to his own back and holds McKee in front. He wraps the right arm around the chin for the rear-naked choke. McKee does a good job of keeping his chine ticked. Volkmann releases, and McKee looks to control the wrists in defense. Volkmann puts the right arm around the chin again. McKee's chin tight to his chest as Volkmann tries to adjust. Volkmann switches to the left and back to the right. McKee throws a few punches behind him. The left hand punches land to Volkmann's face, but he's not moving. McKee looking up at the monitors to locate Volkmann's head while he fires punches. McKee spins into Volkmann's guard in the final seconds, and the round ends there. MMAjunkie.com gives the round to Volkmann, 10-9.
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Round 3 - Based on a close first round, this could be anyone's fight. McKee whiffs on a few hooks. Volkmann feigns as he circles on the outside. McKee holding the center.and waiting for the shot. Volkmann kicks the thigh. Volkmann continues to circle. Volkmann shoots from distance and eats a counter uppercut. Volkmann flurries but misses. McKee land s aside kick to the body. Low kick from Volkmann answered with a straight over the top. Two minutes left. Neither fighter doing punch. Volkmann punches but comes up empty. McKee lands a shot up top and dives in for a takedown. He dumps Volkmann to the side, though Volkmann controls the body as he sits up underneath. McKee walks Volkmann to the cage. Less than a minute. Volkmann tries to stand, but McKee has the legs pinned and keeps him seated. Volkmann throws a few elbows to the shoulder, and the round ends to a chorus of boos. Painfully slow fight. MMAjunkie.com gives the final round to McKee, 10-9, but awards Volkmann the fight, 29-28. Should come down to what the judges saw in the first.
