PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryer McGuire (ranked 17 p4p, 25 weight class) and Dave Semenko (ranked 3 p4p, 5 weight class). McGuire kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Nothing More - Go To War. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Dave Semenko enters the cage!

McGuire
vs
Semenko

193 cm
36
205
30 - 7 - 0

191 cm
37
220
22 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Zenith Nutrition

HELLS BALLS RECOVERY
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bryer McGuire!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Semenko!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Semenko looks to score with a jab to the body but McGuire is just out of range.
McGuire appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

Semenko moves into the clinch successfully.
McGuire throws a head punch that misses.
Semenko missing with knees to the body.
McGuire misses with a punch on the inside.
Semenko digs a right hand underneath McGuire's ribcage. McGuire let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McGuire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGuire throws a head punch that misses.
Semenko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Semenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGuire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGuire makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Semenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGuire swings wildly with an uppercut but Semenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire avoiding damage as Semenko throws knees to the body.
Semenko lands an uppercut.
Semenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Semenko misses with the head strike.
Semenko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McGuire.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGuire.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McGuire tries to work over Semenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGuire fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Semenko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Semenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGuire misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGuire fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Semenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McGuire is defending well for now.
McGuire managing to block the knees to the body from Semenko.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Semenko.
McGuire tries to work over Semenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Semenko lands a nice shot to the body.
Semenko misses with a body punch.
Semenko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.
McGuire misses with the head strike.
Semenko lands a knee to the body.
McGuire is breathing heavily.
McGuire tries a body shot but Semenko blocks it.
Semenko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Semenko misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire struggles to land a body shot inside as Semenko controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semenko tries a body shot but McGuire blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Semenko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Semenko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McGuire blocks a body shot from Semenko.
McGuire avoiding damage as Semenko throws knees to the body.
Semenko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from McGuire fails to land.
Semenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from McGuire fails to land.
McGuire swings wildly with an uppercut but Semenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Semenko tries to work over McGuire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Semenko blocks an uppercut.
Semenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McGuire blocks it with crossed arms.
Semenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGuire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Semenko presses McGuire against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Semenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Semenko tries to throw a body punch but McGuire avoids it by throwing Semenko back against the cage.
Semenko digs a right hand underneath McGuire's ribcage. McGuire let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good body shot from Semenko.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire working aggressively here.
Semenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McGuire misses with a hook from the clinch.
Semenko tries to land a knee to the head but McGuire blocks with his arms.
Semenko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Semenko.
Semenko misses with a knee strike.
McGuire throws a punch but it's blocked by Semenko.
McGuire throws a punch but it's blocked by Semenko.
Semenko scores a nice knee to the body.
Semenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Semenko misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Semenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McGuire is defending well for now.
McGuire takes a shot to the head.
Semenko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Semenko lands a right hand that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Semenko lands a hook that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Semenko.
Semenko lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Semenko.
A hook to the body from Semenko.
A right hand to the body from Semenko.
Semenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McGuire.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
McGuire avoiding damage as Semenko throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Semenko.
McGuire takes a shot to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Semenko.
A right hook to the body lands for Semenko.
Semenko lands a knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Semenko.
Semenko scores with a hook to the body.
Semenko digs a right hand into McGuire's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McGuire's gas tank.
Semenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGuire's elbow.
Semenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Semenko can't find room to land a body shot as McGuire controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Semenko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.
McGuire fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Semenko dominated that round.
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.

Semenko connects with a body shot that sends McGuire's belly button to the back.
McGuire takes one to the side of the head.

Semenko rushes McGuire and presses him up against the cage.
Semenko presses McGuire against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McGuire working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Semenko.
McGuire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Semenko missing with knees to the body.
McGuire misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGuire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Semenko tries to throw a body punch but McGuire avoids it by throwing Semenko back against the cage.
McGuire throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Semenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGuire misses with some punches.
Semenko has a couple of punches blocked by McGuire.
Semenko connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Bryer McGuire has been cut.
Semenko lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Semenko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenko tries to work over McGuire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGuire misses with the head strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Semenko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Semenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Semenko.
McGuire lands with a light punch inside.
McGuire swings wildly with an uppercut but Semenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuire swings wildly with an uppercut but Semenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Semenko working McGuire over with knees to the body.
Semenko lands with a light punch inside.
Semenko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McGuire in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McGuire takes a shot to the head.
Semenko unloads a knee to the mid-section. McGuire lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Semenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Semenko landing knees to the body.
Semenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Semenko tries to throw a body punch but McGuire avoids it by throwing Semenko back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Semenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGuire's elbow.
Semenko lands a hook that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.
Semenko missing with knees to the body.
McGuire working aggressively here.
McGuire lands a shot to the body.
Semenko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McGuire in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Semenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Semenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McGuire.
Semenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Semenko landing knees to the body.
McGuire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Semenko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Semenko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Semenko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Semenko.
Semenko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semenko tries a body shot but McGuire blocks it.
Semenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Semenko.
Knees in the clinch landing for Semenko.
Semenko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dave Semenko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Semenko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.
McGuire's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Semenko crunches a lovely knee into McGuire's ribcage.
Semenko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Semenko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Semenko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Semenko scores with a knee to the head.
McGuire blocks a body shot from Semenko.
Semenko gets through McGuire's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Semenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McGuire avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Semenko blocks a body shot from McGuire.
Semenko lands a knee to the body.
Semenko works on McGuire's body with a couple of short punches.
Semenko landing knees to the body.
Semenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Semenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Semenko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Semenko lands a nice knee to the body.
Semenko lands a nice knee to the body.
Semenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McGuire avoids it.
Semenko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McGuire struggles to land a body shot inside as Semenko controls his hands.
McGuire prevents a body shot from Semenko.
Semenko lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Semenko on the inside.
Semenko trying to land knees to the body.
Semenko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Semenko tries to throw a body punch but McGuire avoids it by throwing Semenko back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short body shot lands from Semenko as the two fighters clinch.
McGuire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGuire 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.
Semenko working McGuire over with knees to the body.
Semenko pushes McGuire back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Semenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Semenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bryer McGuire'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.

Semenko cracks a nice hook into McGuire's ribs.
Semenko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McGuire on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McGuire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Semenko throws a hook but McGuire blocks it.
Semenko has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

Semenko instigates a clinch.
Semenko landing knees to the body.
McGuire avoiding damage as Semenko throws knees to the body.
Semenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McGuire avoids it.
A short left from Semenko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Semenko scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Semenko - that landed with a thud.
Semenko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Semenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Semenko misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McGuire avoiding damage as Semenko throws knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Semenko.
Semenko tries a body shot but McGuire blocks it.
McGuire misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGuire throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Semenko.
Semenko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Semenko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Semenko can't find room to land a body shot as McGuire controls the action.
McGuire lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Semenko trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from McGuire fails to land.
Semenko lands a nice uppercut.
McGuire's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McGuire can't find room to land a body shot as Semenko controls the action.
Semenko scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGuire has a couple of punches blocked by Semenko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire has a couple of punches blocked by Semenko.
Semenko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.
Semenko lands with a left to the head.
Semenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, McGuire scores with a nice short uppercut.
Semenko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McGuire.
Semenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McGuire avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Semenko.
Semenko tries a knee to the head but McGuire blocks it.
McGuire fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Semenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Semenko tries to work over McGuire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGuire throws a punch but it's blocked by Semenko.
Semenko tries to throw a body punch but McGuire avoids it by throwing Semenko back against the cage.
McGuire misses with a hook to the ribs.
Semenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McGuire avoids it.
McGuire digs a right hand into Semenko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Semenko's gas tank.
Semenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire tries to throw a body punch but Semenko avoids it by throwing McGuire back against the cage.
McGuire misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire has a couple of punches blocked by Semenko.
Semenko is leaning against McGuire and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Semenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Semenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGuire working aggressively here.
Semenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Semenko crunches a lovely knee into McGuire's ribcage.
A shot in the inside from Semenko.
Semenko crunches a lovely knee into McGuire's ribcage.
Semenko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Semenko blocks a body shot from McGuire.
Semenko lands with a light punch inside.
McGuire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Semenko connects with a nasty looking knee right to McGuire's face.
Nice body punch from Semenko - that landed with a thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Semenko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGuire throws a punch but it's blocked by Semenko.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGuire.
A head punch on the inside from McGuire fails to land.
McGuire lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Semenko cracks McGuire with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Semenko.
Semenko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McGuire lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Semenko backwards.
McGuire throws a punch but it's blocked by Semenko.
Semenko misses with a punch to the body.
Semenko tries a body shot but McGuire blocks it.
McGuire's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Semenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Semenko.
McGuire throws a head punch that misses.
McGuire fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Semenko trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Semenko really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bryer McGuire'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.

McGuire slips a jab from Semenko.
Bryer McGuire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McGuire circles away from the clinch attempt.
Semenko pushes McGuire away with a front kick.
Semenko is looking to land body kicks.
Semenko connects with an inside leg kick.
Semenko lands with a right hand.
Semenko throws a right hand that McGuire ducks under and follows up with a left that McGuire also avoids with ease.
McGuire throws a lazy uppercut
and Semenko counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Semenko.
Semenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGuire.
McGuire scores with a jab to the head.
McGuire lands with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenko gets off balance looking for a body kick
and McGuire counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Semenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Semenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Semenko lands a nice hook to McGuire's body. McGuire takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McGuire scores with a nice head shot.
Semenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Semenko throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McGuire swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

McGuire pushes Semenko up against the cage in a clinch.
McGuire misses with a punch on the inside.
McGuire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGuire tries a body shot but Semenko blocks it.
McGuire throws a punch but it's blocked by Semenko.
McGuire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Semenko tries to throw a body punch but McGuire avoids it by throwing Semenko back against the cage.
McGuire blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire misses with a hook from the clinch.
Semenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGuire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGuire digs a right hand underneath Semenko's ribcage. Semenko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Semenko is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Semenko struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuire controls his hands.
A body shot lands from McGuire.
McGuire lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from McGuire.
A head punch on the inside from McGuire fails to land.
McGuire working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McGuire managing to block the knees to the body from Semenko.
McGuire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGuire lands a left hand that snaps the head of Semenko backwards.
Semenko throws a punch but it's blocked by McGuire.
Semenko tries to work over McGuire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Semenko tries to throw a body punch but McGuire avoids it by throwing Semenko back against the cage.
McGuire lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGuire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGuire swings wildly with an uppercut but Semenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuire fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Semenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Semenko misses with a knee strike.
McGuire misses with the head strike.
McGuire misses with a body punch.
McGuire lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Semenko backwards.
Semenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGuire misses with the head strike.
McGuire tries to throw a body punch but Semenko avoids it by throwing McGuire back against the cage.
McGuire misses with a hook from the clinch.
Semenko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McGuire misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from McGuire.
Semenko misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Semenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Semenko scores with a shot to the side of McGuire's head.
Semenko blocking some punches.
McGuire prevents a body shot from Semenko.
Semenko tries a knee to the head but McGuire blocks it.
McGuire lands a body shot in the clinch.
McGuire scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from McGuire.
McGuire lands with a left to the head.
McGuire misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGuire.
A head punch on the inside from McGuire fails to land.
McGuire makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McGuire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGuire.
McGuire misses with some punches.
Semenko throws a head punch that misses.
McGuire misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryer McGuire had his way with Dave Semenko in that round.
The cut man is working on Bryer McGuire'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Semenko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McGuire on the side of the head.
McGuire tries to close the distance and clinch but Semenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McGuire ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like McGuire wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Semenko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McGuire tries to clinch but Semenko is having none of it.
McGuire throws a shot from downtown. Semenko moves away and avoids it.
Semenko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

McGuire has managed to clinch.
Semenko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McGuire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Semenko lands a right hand.
McGuire can't find room to land a body shot as Semenko controls the action.
Semenko misses with the head strike.
Semenko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McGuire.
Semenko unloads a knee to the mid-section. McGuire lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McGuire struggles to land a body shot inside as Semenko controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGuire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGuire misses with some punches.
McGuire tries a body shot but Semenko blocks it.
Semenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Semenko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McGuire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Semenko lands a hook that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.
Semenko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
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.
Semenko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Semenko is working McGuire over against the cage.
Semenko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McGuire fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Semenko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Semenko lands with a light punch inside.
Semenko pushes McGuire back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGuire misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semenko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
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!
Semenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McGuire blocks it with crossed arms.
Semenko tries to throw a body punch but McGuire avoids it by throwing Semenko back against the cage.
McGuire swings wildly with an uppercut but Semenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuire blocks a body shot from Semenko.
Semenko blocks a body shot from McGuire.
McGuire misses with some punches.
Semenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGuire throws a punch but it's blocked by Semenko.
Semenko connects with a nasty looking knee right to McGuire's face.
McGuire lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McGuire lands a shot to the body.
McGuire swings wildly with an uppercut but Semenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuire has a couple of punches blocked by Semenko.
Semenko cracks McGuire with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semenko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Semenko scores with a shoulder strike.
Semenko presses McGuire against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Semenko scores with a shoulder strike.
McGuire prevents a body shot from Semenko.
Semenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Semenko lands an uppercut.
McGuire avoiding damage as Semenko throws knees to the body.
Semenko connects with a nasty looking knee right to McGuire's face.
Semenko struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuire controls his hands.
McGuire lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Semenko backwards.
McGuire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Semenko.
Semenko presses McGuire against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Semenko pushes McGuire back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Semenko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Semenko scores with a shoulder strike.
Semenko lands a nice knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Semenko.
Semenko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Semenko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Semenko gets through McGuire's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Semenko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McGuire in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McGuire throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for McGuire.
Semenko missing with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, McGuire scores with a nice short uppercut.
Semenko blocks a body shot from McGuire.
Semenko tries to throw a body punch but McGuire avoids it by throwing Semenko back against the cage.
Semenko misses with a knee strike.
Semenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Semenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McGuire is defending well for now.
Semenko lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Semenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Semenko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 William Gold scores the fight 45:49
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 46:49
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Semenko!
Dave Semenko is the new light heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Dave Semenko thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.