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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bradley Brunswick Jr (ranked 4004 p4p, 2119 weight class) and Harry McQuirre (ranked 431 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bradley Brunswick Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harry McQuirre!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McQuirre cracks Brunswick Jr with an open hand slap.
Brunswick Jr looks to land a left hand but McQuirre moved out of range nicely.
Brunswick Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brunswick Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brunswick Jr throws an overhand right that lands on McQuirre's shoulder, as McQuirre tries to avoid the shot.
McQuirre swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brunswick Jr throws a body punch but McQuirre moves out of range.
McQuirre connects with a leg kick.
Brunswick Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brunswick Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McQuirre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McQuirre scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brunswick Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McQuirre takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from McQuirre. Brunswick Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
McQuirre tests Brunswick Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McQuirre throws out a powerful jab.
McQuirre throws a hook but Brunswick Jr blocks it.
Brunswick Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like McQuirre was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brunswick Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brunswick Jr drops his hands momentarily and McQuirre takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McQuirre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brunswick Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McQuirre looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A slow jab from Brunswick Jr misses its intended target.
Brunswick Jr digs a good hook to McQuirre's body.
McQuirre tries to close the distance and clinch but Brunswick Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brunswick Jr misses the shot to the body.
McQuirre throws out a counter right but Brunswick Jr avoids it with no problem.
Brunswick Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McQuirre counters with a nice uppercut.
McQuirre cracks Brunswick Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
McQuirre misses with a wild combination.
Brunswick Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McQuirre throws a body punch but Brunswick Jr moves out of range.
A jab from McQuirre misses.
Brunswick Jr throwing a counter right hand but McQuirre manages to avoid it.
Brunswick Jr walks into a left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - McQuirre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harry McQuirre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McQuirre looks to land a left hand but Brunswick Jr moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brunswick Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McQuirre counters with a leg kick.
Brunswick Jr misses with a body shot.
McQuirre looks to land a left hand but Brunswick Jr moved out of range nicely.
Brunswick Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McQuirre is looking to clinch.
McQuirre takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brunswick Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McQuirre! But no joy.
McQuirre fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McQuirre lands with a straight right. Brunswick Jr didn't see that one coming.
McQuirre misses with an uppercut.
Brunswick Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brunswick Jr throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
McQuirre clinches.
McQuirre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brunswick Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
A good leg kick by McQuirre.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brunswick Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Brunswick Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from McQuirre on the inside.
McQuirre digs a right hand into Brunswick Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brunswick Jr's gas tank.
McQuirre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brunswick Jr avoids the body shot from McQuirre.
McQuirre just misses with a punch to the body.
McQuirre has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A telegraphed right hand from McQuirre misses the target.
Brunswick Jr missing with a left hand there. McQuirre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And McQuirre responds with a good body kick, but Brunswick Jr manages to step out the way in time.
McQuirre is looking to clinch.
McQuirre is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brunswick Jr had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
McQuirre sizes up Brunswick Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brunswick Jr is really struggling to find his range with his punches. McQuirre's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
McQuirre bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brunswick Jr's head.
McQuirre attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McQuirre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brunswick Jr.
McQuirre looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McQuirre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brunswick Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McQuirre ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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!
McQuirre scores with a nice body kick.
Brunswick Jr lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Brunswick Jr throws a sloppy head kick and McQuirre moves out of range easily.
McQuirre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brunswick Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Brunswick Jr misses with a hook. McQuirre ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - McQuirre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McQuirre.
McQuirre cracks Brunswick Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brunswick Jr looks to land a left hand but McQuirre moved out of range nicely.
McQuirre scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McQuirre scores with a nice right hand.
Harry McQuirre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brunswick Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from McQuirre does it's job there.
McQuirre misses with a double jab.
McQuirre lands a nice looking body shot.
McQuirre tries to close the distance and clinch but Brunswick Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harry McQuirre dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brunswick Jr misses with a looping right.
Brunswick Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brunswick Jr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McQuirre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Brunswick Jr.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McQuirre, as that shot connected.
McQuirre keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brunswick Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Harry McQuirre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McQuirre tests Brunswick Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - McQuirre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An attempted straight right counter from Brunswick Jr misses the target.
Brunswick Jr looks to throw the jab but McQuirre is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brunswick Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McQuirre tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McQuirre lands a jab to the head.
McQuirre throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brunswick Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McQuirre missing with a left hand there. Brunswick Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McQuirre lands a leg kick that knocks Brunswick Jr off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunswick Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McQuirre.
Brunswick Jr throws a hook but McQuirre avoids it easily.
Brunswick Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McQuirre.
Brunswick Jr throws a jab when McQuirre was well out of range.
McQuirre connects with a looping right hand.
McQuirre throws a front kick aimed at Brunswick Jr's knee but Brunswick Jr avoids it well.
McQuirre looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A little feinted left hand from Brunswick Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McQuirre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McQuirre throws a hook but Brunswick Jr avoids it easily.
McQuirre misses with an uppercut.
Good leg kick by McQuirre.
McQuirre takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brunswick Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McQuirre momentarily.
McQuirre throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brunswick Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brunswick Jr tries to clinch but McQuirre moves out of range.
Brunswick Jr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
McQuirre misses with a lunging right hand
and Brunswick Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McQuirre scores with a jab. Brunswick Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brunswick Jr throws out a loose jab but McQuirre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brunswick Jr throws a leg kick
and McQuirre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brunswick Jr blocks a jab.
Brunswick Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Brunswick Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brunswick Jr shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McQuirre sprawls well. McQuirre wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brunswick Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
McQuirre fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brunswick Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
McQuirre lands a shoulder strike.
McQuirre manages to break the clinch.
McQuirre slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brunswick Jr misses with a low kick.
McQuirre forces Brunswick Jr back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch lands to the side of Brunswick Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McQuirre ducks under a wild hook from Brunswick Jr.
McQuirre looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A momentary lapse in concentration from McQuirre enables Brunswick Jr to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. McQuirre manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Brunswick Jr won't allow McQuirre to sweep him here.
McQuirre wants to improve his position but instead Brunswick Jr has moved into half guard.
McQuirre tries to kick Brunswick Jr off in order to stand up. Brunswick Jr Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
McQuirre tries to improve position but can't.
McQuirre throws Brunswick Jr to one side and escapes!
A telegraphed right hand from McQuirre misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brunswick Jr tries for a takedown but McQuirre circles away easily
and Brunswick Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre moves out of range of the strikes.
Brunswick Jr misses with an uppercut. McQuirre saw that one coming.
Brunswick Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brunswick Jr loads up on a big right hand but McQuirre slips the punch.
Brunswick Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Brunswick Jr is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from McQuirre.
Brunswick Jr throws a lazy right hand but McQuirre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr loads up on a big right hand but McQuirre slips the punch.
McQuirre takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A low kick from Brunswick Jr is predictable there
and McQuirre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brunswick Jr is looking to slow McQuirre down with leg kicks.
McQuirre takes a kick to the side of the head.
McQuirre swings for the body but Brunswick Jr moves out of range.
McQuirre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brunswick Jr lands the left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McQuirre throws a jab when Brunswick Jr was well out of range.
Brunswick Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McQuirre.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harry McQuirre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
McQuirre scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McQuirre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brunswick Jr.
McQuirre missing with a left hand there. Brunswick Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McQuirre misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brunswick Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brunswick Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McQuirre finds it's way round the side to connect with Brunswick Jr's head.
Nice cross by McQuirre.
Brunswick Jr walks into a straight right hand from McQuirre.
Brunswick Jr throws a lazy right hand but McQuirre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McQuirre misses with a looping left.
Brunswick Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brunswick Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McQuirre defending well as Brunswick Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Brunswick Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brunswick Jr looks to throw the jab but McQuirre is out of range.
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!
McQuirre scores with a nice strike.
Brunswick Jr throws a leg kick but McQuirre checks it.
McQuirre takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McQuirre throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Brunswick Jr.
McQuirre just misses with a punch to the body.
Brunswick Jr cracks McQuirre with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brunswick Jr darts in looking for a takedown but McQuirre gets double underhooks and turns Brunswick Jr into the cage.
McQuirre makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brunswick Jr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McQuirre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brunswick Jr trying to stall but McQuirre improves his position.
McQuirre struggles to land a body shot inside as Brunswick Jr controls his hands.
Brunswick Jr blocks the elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by McQuirre.
McQuirre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from McQuirre.
Brunswick Jr is rocked!
Brunswick Jr misses with the head strike.
Oh Brunswick Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McQuirre throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brunswick Jrs head.
McQuirre lands a big knee to the head and Brunswick Jr goes down! McQuirre pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry McQuirre!
Harry McQuirre decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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