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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shom Harnick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damion McGinley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGinley has chosen Got yourself a ..... as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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162 lbs
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169 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shom Harnick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Damion McGinley!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from McGinley both land. Nice combination.
Harnick gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McGinley.
McGinley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Harnick tries to clinch but McGinley is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from McGinley.
Harnick shoots for a double leg takedown but McGinley sprawls well. He's pushed Harnick's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
McGinley misses with a head kick.
McGinley pivots, looking for a leg kick but Harnick is out of range and McGinley settles back down.
McGinley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGinley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harnick tries to clinch but McGinley moves out of range.
McGinley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McGinley lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
McGinley thows a left - swing and a miss!
A clash of legs there as Harnick blocks the low kick.
McGinley throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick misses from McGinley.
Harnick has managed to clinch.
McGinley digs a right hand into Harnick's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harnick's gas tank.
Harnick tries to pull guard but McGinley won't allow it.
Harnick tries to break the clinch but McGinley is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGinley lands a body punch.
McGinley lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harnick.
McGinley tries a knee to the head but Harnick blocks it.
McGinley lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harnick.
Harnick is breathing heavily.
McGinley blocks an uppercut.
Harnick tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McGinley just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shom Harnick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGinley lands with a right to the head.
Harnick blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McGinley lands an elbow just above Harnick 's eye.
McGinley lands a knee to the body.
McGinley connects with a knee to the head.
McGinley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harnick avoids it.
McGinley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short uppercut from McGinley.
McGinley unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Harnick changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McGinley fights it off and pushes away nicely.
McGinley tries to clinch
and Harnick counters with a nice double leg into side control. McGinley won't be happy with that.
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!
Harnick goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, McGinley rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Harnick's guard! Nice work there by McGinley!
McGinley controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGinley wants to stand but Harnick is controlling his posture from full guard.
McGinley showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Harnick keeping full guard, as McGinley tries to pass.
McGinley looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Damion McGinley hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Harnick shoots in but McGinley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGinley throws a head kick that misses.
McGinley leaves Harnick with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Harnick shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McGinley misses with a kick to the body
and Harnick counters by clinching up.
McGinley scores with a knee to the head.
Harnick jumps guard and drags McGinley to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Harnick throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
McGinley decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Harnick, up you get!
McGinley throws a head kick but Harnick moves out of range.
McGinley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McGinley goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Damion McGinley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harnick blocks a head kick by McGinley.
Damion McGinley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harnick tries to score a power double leg takedown but McGinley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Harnick somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGinley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harnick looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Harnick is trying to control the action in half guard but McGinley is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Harnick tries to pass the half guard into mount. McGinley knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McGinley can do anything to dispel that myth.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harnick passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damion McGinley dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McGinley has taken the fight to the clinch.
McGinley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harnick misses with an elbow strike.
Harnick is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McGinley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harnick tries to circle away but McGinley has him pinned against the cage.
McGinley lands a good knee to the midsection. Harnick won't want to take too many of those.
With the fighters up against the cage, Harnick throws an elbow but misses.
Harnick fails to pull the fight into his guard.
With the fighters up against the cage, McGinley throws an elbow but misses.
McGinley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McGinley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harnick or not.
Nice body punch from McGinley - that landed with a thud.
McGinley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harnick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McGinley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGinley scores with a shot to the side of Harnick's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McGinley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harnick backwards.
McGinley content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McGinley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McGinley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McGinley scores with a shot to the side of Harnick's head.
McGinley working Harnick over with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from McGinley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harnick wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knees to the body from McGinley.
McGinley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harnick or not.
McGinley lands a nice elbow.
McGinley scores with a shot to the side of Harnick's head.
Harnick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McGinley avoids it.
McGinley avoiding damage.
Harnick tries to pull guard but McGinley won't allow it.
McGinley lands a body punch.
Harnick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McGinley blocks it with crossed arms.
McGinley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harnick lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McGinley lands a body shot.
McGinley presses Harnick against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McGinley lands an elbow inside.
A right hook to the body lands for McGinley.
McGinley working Harnick over with knees to the body.
McGinley lands a nice shot to the body.
McGinley connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harnick's face.
Damion McGinley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McGinley missing with knees to the body.
Harnick drops down looking for an ankle pick but McGinley pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shom Harnick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harnick takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGinley throws a head kick that misses
and Harnick counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Harnick lands a nice short elbow.
McGinley is refusing to be controlled, as Harnick sits in half guard.
McGinley trying to control but Harnick postures up.
Harnick wants to control but McGinley is keeping him busy.
Harnick is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, McGinley has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harnick prevents McGinley from improving his position.
McGinley is staying active underneath Harnick, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McGinley pushes Harnick off looking to stand but Harnick dives back in and keeps control.
McGinley is defending against the submission attempts here by Harnick.
Harnick sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McGinley defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Harnick is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
McGinley is trying to stand back up but Harnick is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damion McGinley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
McGinley misses with a wild combination.
McGinley cracks a nice hook into Harnick's ribs.
Harnick shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McGinley pinned against the cage. McGinley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McGinley misses with a kick to the body
so Harnick counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
McGinley wants to stand up but Harnick is controlling him.
Harnick wants to stand but McGinley has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
McGinley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McGinley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harnick accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGinley pushes Harnick off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Harnick shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Damion McGinley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McGinley closes the distance and clinches.
Harnick is looking for a takedown up against the cage. McGinley gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shom Harnick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harnick throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McGinley unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McGinley is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McGinley is leaning against Harnick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McGinley is working Harnick over against the cage.
McGinley is working Harnick over against the cage.
McGinley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harnick blocks it with crossed arms.
Harnick looking to throw knees to the head but McGinley is blocking nicely.
McGinley landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short right from McGinley.
McGinley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McGinley dodges an elbow strike from Harnick.
Harnick jumps guard but McGinley stands there with Harnick around his waist. Harnick gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
McGinley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGinley lands a hook that snaps the head of Harnick backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from McGinley.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McGinley.
McGinley lands a good knee to the midsection. Harnick won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGinley working Harnick over with knees to the body.
McGinley misses with a knee to the head.
Harnick drops down looking for an ankle pick but McGinley pulls his leg out and moves away.
McGinley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harnick swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harnick changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McGinley tries to avoid it but Harnick manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McGinley to the ground. McGinley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
McGinley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Harnick takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jab, jab by McGinley - just one landing.
McGinley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harnick looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McGinley is fending him off so far but Harnick persists. Nope, McGinley circles away and we're back to standing.
Harnick doesn't manage to clinch there - McGinley circles away.
McGinley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harnick.
Shom Harnick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harnick shoots in looking for a takedown but McGinley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Harnick's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGinley closes the distance and clinches.
McGinley is leaning against Harnick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McGinley digs a right hand underneath Harnick's ribcage. Harnick let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harnick working aggressively here.
McGinley scores with a shoulder strike.
McGinley digs a right hand underneath Harnick's ribcage. Harnick let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McGinley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harnick backwards.
McGinley lands with a right to the head.
McGinley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harnick backwards.
McGinley has Harnick pressed against the cage.
Harnick goes for a takedown in the clinch but McGinley prevents it.
Shom Harnick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McGinley digs a right hand into Harnick's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harnick's gas tank.
McGinley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harnick is looking to break free of the clinch but McGinley has double underhooks.
McGinley lands an uppercut.
McGinley missing with knees to the body.
Harnick lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harnick tries for a takedown. No joy.
McGinley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harnick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harnick is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McGinley blocks an elbow strike.
McGinley crunches a lovely knee into Harnick's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harnick tries to pull guard but McGinley holds him up against the cage and eventually Harnick drops back down to his feet.
McGinley slows down the pace here.
McGinley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harnick tries to break the clinch but McGinley is controlling the position.
Harnick breaks from the clinch.
McGinley wants to clinch.
McGinley tries to work over Harnick's front leg with a kick but Harnick checks it.
McGinley misses with an uppercut.
McGinley throws a head kick but Harnick moves out of range.
Harnick throws a sloppy head kick and McGinley moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harnick throws a half hearted mid kick.
McGinley tries to clinch up.
Harnick blocks a jab.
Damion McGinley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harnick is looking to clinch but McGinley is avoiding it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damion McGinley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McGinley winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damion McGinley!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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