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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chester Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cormac Maguire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes into the arena with Let The Bodies Hit The Floor blaring out of the sound system. 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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Chester Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cormac Maguire!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Maguire as he checks the leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maguire.
Maguire looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Brown scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maguire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brown. That did some damage!
Maguire is looking to slow Brown down with leg kicks.
Maguire misses with a leg kick.
Maguire scores with a jab to the head.
Maguire lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brown's sensitive parts.
Maguire thows a body shot but no joy.
Maguire thows a body shot but no joy.
Maguire lands a body shot.
Maguire lands with an overhand left.
Maguire scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Maguire 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Maguire connects with a single shot there.
Maguire connects with a crisp jab.
Maguire misses with a kick to the body.
Maguire thows a body shot but no joy.
Maguire misses with a jab to the body
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Maguire. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Maguire.
Maguire throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Maguire misses with a straight left.
Maguire throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maguire ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
A low kick from Brown misses
and Maguire makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Maguire misses with a jab to the body
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maguire misses with a body kick.
Maguire misses with a jab to the body
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
Maguire loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maguire moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cormac Maguire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maguire throws a wild body kick that Brown sees coming a mile off.
Brown takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Maguire.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maguire.
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!
Maguire dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A lazy body kick from Maguire
and Brown holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maguire stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Maguire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Maguire scores with a shoulder strike.
Maguire lands a nice shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Maguire scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good body shot from Maguire.
Maguire lands with a light punch inside.
Maguire lands with a left to the head.
Maguire lands a body shot in the clinch.
Maguire lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Maguire - that landed with a thud.
Maguire is leaning against Brown and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Maguire lands a body shot in the clinch.
Maguire struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Maguire stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Maguire - that landed with a thud.
Maguire is working Brown over against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maguire.
A right hand to the body from Maguire.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maguire lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not.
Maguire lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maguire cracks Brown with a nice body shot.
Maguire lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brown.
Maguire cracks Brown with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from Maguire.
Maguire lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maguire pushes Brown back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Maguire scores with a shoulder strike.
Maguire lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not.
Maguire lands a body punch.
Maguire lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Maguire on the inside.
Maguire throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Maguire lands a body shot in the clinch.
Maguire lands an uppercut.
Maguire working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maguire creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maguire stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Maguire lands an uppercut.
Maguire lands a left hand.
Maguire scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
Brown misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Maguire.
A short right from Maguire on the inside.
Brown's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brown is rocked!
Maguire lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maguire cracks Brown with a nice body shot.
Brown seems to have got his legs back now.
Brown takes a shot to the head.
Maguire lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maguire lands a body shot.
A body shot lands from Maguire.
A short left from Maguire.
Maguire scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac Maguire 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.
Maguire getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brown takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Brown closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fighters circle momentarily. Maguire darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Maguire throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maguire fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brown has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brown avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Maguire lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brown is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Maguire scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Maguire slips under a jab.
Nice jab there from Maguire.
Maguire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chester Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maguire misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Maguire lunges at Brown with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brown's hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maguire.
Maguire swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
Maguire just misses with a punch to the body.
Maguire lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maguire throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brown walks into a straight right hand from Maguire.
Brown takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Maguire shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brown is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to work over Maguire's front leg with a kick but Maguire checks it.
Cormac Maguire seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut there from Maguire.
Maguire lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brown's sensitive parts.
A telegraphed right hand from Maguire misses the target.
Brown throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Maguire lands with a right hand.
Maguire lands a nice hook to Brown's body. Brown takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Maguire.
Maguire throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brown stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maguire misses with a kick to the body.
Brown defending well as Maguire loads up on a big left hand.
Maguire throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Maguire misses.
Maguire lands a jab to Brown's midsection.
Maguire lands a right hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Maguire.
Brown takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Maguire lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Maguire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brown. That did some damage!
Brown lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Maguire throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maguire tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maguire throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brown stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brown takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Maguire lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brown at a distance.
Maguire throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
Maguire staying out of range there.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Maguire moved out of range.
Maguire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac Maguire showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Maguire fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brown.
Brown throws a hook but Maguire blocks it.
Maguire scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maguire throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Maguire.
Maguire misses with a body shot
and Brown counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Maguire is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Maguire lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Maguire throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maguire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Maguire's shoulder, as Maguire tries to avoid the shot.
Maguire throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Maguire scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maguire.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Maguire.
Maguire explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Maguire misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brown checks a leg kick.
Maguire ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Maguire cracks the inside of Brown's front leg.
Maguire scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A big right from Brown misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maguire on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Maguire scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maguire. That's going to slow Brown down.
Maguire works Brown's body with a nice hook.
Maguire dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maguire misses the jab.
Maguire lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Maguire fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maguire.
Maguire misses with a wild body shot.
Maguire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maguire fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A big right from Maguire misses.
Maguire dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maguire scores with a body shot.
Maguire misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Maguire misses with a hook to the body
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
Maguire lands a head shot.
Maguire cracks Brown with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brown slips under a jab.
Brown slips under a jab from Maguire.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maguire circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maguire chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maguire fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cormac Maguire is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maguire just misses with a punch to the body.
Maguire feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brown's calf.
Maguire has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maguire misses with a wild body shot.
Maguire throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Maguire scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brown doesn't seem bothered though.
Maguire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Maguire lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Maguire. That snapped Brown's head back.
Brown shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Chester Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown staying out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cormac Maguire comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maguire 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cormac Maguire!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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