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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aonghus Mormaer (ranked 271 p4p, 744 weight class) and Lathem McGuire (ranked 39 p4p, 104 weight class). Aonghus Mormaer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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9 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Aonghus Mormaer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lathem McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mormaer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mormaer half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mormaer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Infamous Duranto Gym in the buildup to the fight.
McGuire misses with a hook.
McGuire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mormaer.
Good leg kick by McGuire.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGuire. Mormaer does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGuire misses with a looping left.
Mormaer throws a counter high kick but McGuire was just alert enough to avoid it.
Mormaer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A nice inside leg kick there by McGuire. That's going to slow Mormaer down.
Lathem McGuire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mormaer was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuire.
McGuire is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mormaer rather than just go for the knockout.
McGuire throws a lazy uppercut
and Mormaer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire closes the distance and clinches.
McGuire is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
McGuire lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mormaer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mormaer tries to land knees in the clinch but McGuire avoids the damage to the body.
McGuire blocks a body shot from Mormaer.
McGuire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mormaer looking to throw knees to the head but McGuire is blocking nicely.
We've been informed that McGuire has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Mormaer prevents McGuire from breaking the clinch.
Mormaer tries to throw a body punch but McGuire avoids it by throwing Mormaer back against the cage.
Mormaer blocking some punches.
McGuire scores with a nice hook to the head.
McGuire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGuire misses with a straight right.
McGuire just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMormaer.
McGuire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mormaer lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
McGuire rushes Mormaer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mormaer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mormaer lands a right hand that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mormaer.
Mormaer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McGuire misses with a body punch.
McGuire misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mormaer tries a body shot but McGuire blocks it.
Mormaer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McGuire misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGuire can't find room to land a body shot as Mormaer controls the action.
McGuire misses with a punch to the body.
Mormaer misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Mormaer.
Mormaer is trying to maintain a safe position but McGuire gets an underhook and turns Mormaer into the cage.
McGuire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Mormaer.
McGuire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mormaer tries to land a knee to the head but McGuire blocks with his arms.
McGuire throws a punch but it's blocked by Mormaer.
McGuire manages to break the clinch.
Mormaer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McGuire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGuire misses with a hook
and Mormaer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mormaer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McGuire.
McGuire throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McGuire tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McGuire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mormaer moves away.
McGuire on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sloppy strikes from McGuire. Those never looked like landing.
Mormaer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McGuire clinches.
McGuire looking to stall.
McGuire managing to block the knees to the body from Mormaer.
McGuire throws a punch but it's blocked by Mormaer.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Good body shot from McGuire.
Mormaer blocks a body shot from McGuire.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mormaer tries a knee to the head but McGuire blocks it.
Mormaer tries to land a knee to the head but McGuire blocks with his arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuire lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mormaer backwards.
McGuire misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mormaer lands a right hand that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.
Mormaer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mormaer unloads a knee to the mid-section. McGuire lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McGuire looks winded!
Mormaer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mormaer stalls.
Mormaer connects with a nasty looking knee right to McGuire's face.
A bit of stalling here from Mormaer.
McGuire is looking to control Mormaer's arms but Mormaer gets an underhook and turns him. Now McGuire has his back to the cage.
McGuire lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McGuire misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McGuire.
Mormaer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McGuire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lathem McGuire dominated that round.
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 swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGuire lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lathem McGuire seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McGuire throws a leg kick
enabling Mormaer to counter with a crisp jab.
McGuire is rocked!
Mormaer connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks McGuire out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aonghus Mormaer!
After winning the bout, Aonghus Mormaer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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