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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Xiao Hua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cormac Maguire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Maguire's choice of entrance music: Guns 'n Roses - Welcome To The Jungle. Xiao Hua has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Xiao Hua!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cormac Maguire!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hua takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hua misses with a hook
and Maguire makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hua throws a shot from downtown. Maguire moves away and avoids it.
Maguire pushes Hua away with a front kick.
Maguire misses with the combination.
Hua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maguire manages to avoid it.
Maguire misses with a hook. Hua ducked under it nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maguire.
Hua loads up on a big right hand but Maguire slips the punch.
Maguire missing with a left hand there. Hua was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maguire misses with a low kick.
Hua throws a leg kick
and Maguire finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Maguire scores with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maguire uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hua.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maguire misses with a wild body shot.
Cormac Maguire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maguire throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hua throws a chopping leg kick but Maguire manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Maguire is looking to land body kicks.
A good leg kick by Maguire.
Maguire lands a right hook to the body.
Maguire steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hua.
Maguire works over Hua's head and body with a nice combination.
Maguire turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maguire connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Maguire misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maguire misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maguire fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hua checks a leg kick nicely.
Hua slips a jab from Maguire.
Maguire misses with a wild combination.
A jab lands there for Maguire.
Maguire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hua.
Maguire lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hua will feel that in the morning.
Maguire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hua.
Hua throws a head kick but Maguire moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Maguire misses the target.
Hua scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Maguire misses with a hook. Hua ducked under it nicely.
Maguire throws a one two combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Maguire.
Maguire uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Maguire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maguire throws a lazy right hand but Hua sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maguire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hua manages to avoid it.
Hua throws a head kick but Maguire moves out of range.
Maguire throws an off balance right hand
and Hua counters with a body kick that stops Maguire in his tracks momentarily.
Hua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maguire is looking to land body kicks.
Maguire feints and then cracks Hua's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hua down.
Maguire takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Maguire sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maguire.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Hua misses.
Hua scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maguire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hua goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A right-left combo lands from Maguire.
Hua goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Maguire throws a looping overhand right but Hua ducks down to avoid it.
Hua with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maguire shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hua eats them both and turns towards Maguire to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Maguire takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hua misses with a hook.
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 interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maguire.
Hua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maguire.
Nice defenses there by Maguire.
Maguire throws a right hand that Hua ducks under and follows up with a left that Hua also avoids with ease.
Maguire pushes Hua away with a front kick.
Maguire lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Maguire misses with a body kick.
Maguire misses with a double jab.
Maguire takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maguire.
Hua avoids the body shot from Maguire.
Maguire misses with a straight left.
Maguire feints a jab promting Hua to slip. Maguire then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hua slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maguire loads up on a big right hand but Hua slips the punch.
Maguire throws a head kick that misses.
Maguire walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hua checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hua will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Maguire scores with a shot to the body.
Hua cracks a nice hook into Maguire's ribs.
Maguire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maguire shoots in but Hua avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hua uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maguire has time to react.
Maguire misses with a hook
and Hua counters with a head kick. That will keep Maguire thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nice body punch from Maguire.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maguire waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hua.
Hua uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maguire punishes Hua's body with a nice straight punch.
Maguire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maguire cracks Hua with an open hand slap.
Hua jabs Maguire to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maguire.
Hua wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hua throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maguire counters with a straight right hand.
Maguire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xiao Hua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hua gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hua is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hua slips a jab and a cross from Maguire.
Maguire scores with a decent looking hook.
Maguire misses with a right hand
and Hua counters with a head kick.
Hua thuds his shin into the meat of Maguire's side.
Cormac Maguire seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maguire slips a jab and a cross from Hua.
Maguire pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Maguire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maguire scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hua doesn't seem bothered though.
Maguire misses with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maguire, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maguire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maguire throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hua misses with a head kick.
Maguire scores with a nice head shot.
Maguire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hua manages to avoid it.
Hua throws a leg kick that is checked
and Maguire counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maguire, right into the meat.
A jab from Hua finds it's way through Maguire's defenses.
Hua lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hua bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Maguire looks to land a combination but Hua avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cormac Maguire will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hua fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maguire has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hua lands a jab.
Hua takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hua thows a leg kick but Maguire checks it
and Maguire counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Maguire is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hua rather than just go for the knockout.
Hua works Maguire's body with a nice hook.
Jab, jab by Maguire - just one landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Maguire.
Maguire connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hua throws a body kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maguire.
Maguire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hua. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maguire, right into the meat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maguire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hua manages to avoid it.
Hua takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hua gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hua throws a leg kick but Maguire checks it.
Maguire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hua.
Maguire fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hua.
Hua thows a body kick. Maguire tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hua.
Hua lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Maguire moves out of range as Hua throws a body kick.
Hua slips a jab and a cross from Maguire.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hua takes a swing at Maguire's ribcage but misses.
A clash of legs there as Maguire blocks the low kick.
Hua throws a push kick but Maguire slaps the foot to one side.
Hua avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maguire lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hua throws a shot from downtown. Maguire moves away and avoids it.
Maguire scores with a jab. Hua acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hua is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Maguire tries a head kick but it misses.
Maguire drives through with a takedown into Hua's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hua trying to control the position here.
Maguire is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maguire trying to control the position from guard on top but Hua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hua is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Maguire won't allow Hua to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Cormac Maguire was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hua turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maguire misses with a wild body shot.
Maguire fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hua has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Maguire works Hua's body with a nice hook.
Maguire lands with a straight right. Hua didn't see that one coming.
Maguire thows a body shot but no joy.
Maguire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hua moves away.
Maguire takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hua tries to score with a low kick but Maguire moves his leg out of the way.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maguire misses with a head kick.
Maguire lands a leg kick that knocks Hua off balance momentarily.
Maguire scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac Maguire really dominated that round.
That's time! Hua's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Maguire waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hua.
Hua shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Maguire throws the kick towards the body but Hua avoids it.
Maguire looks to land a combination but Hua avoids it well.
Maguire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hua tries a head kick but it misses.
Hua takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Maguire throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hua checks a leg kick nicely.
Hua checks the leg kick.
Maguire tries a low kick but Hua avoids it.
A low kick from Maguire is predictable there
and Hua counters with a good low kick that Maguire was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maguire moves away from the strike by Hua.
Hua tries to land a front kick but Maguire steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hua misses with a straight right.
Hua looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hua throws a head kick that misses.
Hua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Maguire punishes Hua's body with a nice straight punch.
Maguire thuds his right hand into Hua's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Maguire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hua manages to avoid it.
Hua slips a straight right by Maguire.
Maguire misses with a kick to the body.
Maguire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hua manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hua lands a nice looking body kick.
Maguire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hua moves away.
Maguire swings for the body but Hua moves out of range.
Maguire falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Maguire takes a swing at Hua's ribcage but misses.
Hua uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maguire.
Maguire walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Maguire misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A thudding body kick lands there by Maguire!
Maguire tests Hua's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maguire needs to keep his hands up - Hua had a free shot at his head there.
Maguire misses the jab.
Maguire throws a big shot that misses.
Maguire looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Maguire moves into range and connects with a jab.
Maguire throws a big shot that misses.
Maguire jabs Hua to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Maguire scores with a punch to the head.
Maguire fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hua.
Maguire connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hua slips under a jab from Maguire.
Maguire lands a head shot.
Hua tries to land a leg kick but Maguire saw it coming and moves away.
Maguire checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Maguire works Hua's body with a nice hook.
Maguire tries to land a front kick but Hua steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hua avoids the body shot from Maguire.
Maguire throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maguire works the jab nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maguire fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Maguire misses with a body shot.
Maguire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hua was well out of range. Poor timing from Maguire.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac Maguire dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Maguire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hua moves away.
Hua misses with a shot to the body
and Maguire counters with a body kick that stops Hua in his tracks momentarily.
Maguire misses the shot to the body.
Maguire throws a sloppy head kick and Hua moves out of range easily.
Maguire fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice takedown defense from Hua. No joy for Maguire on that attempt.
Maguire looks to score with a jab to the body but Hua is just out of range.
Hua lands an overhand right.
Maguire ducks under a wild hook from Hua.
Hua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hua throws a hook but Maguire blocks it.
Maguire looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maguire's corner calls for a 1-2. Maguire obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hua on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maguire misses with a shot to the body
and Hua counters with a thumping low kick.
Maguire swinging wildly here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hua.
Maguire misses the body punch
and Hua counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hua avoids the body shot from Maguire.
Maguire looks for a takedown but Hua sprawls well.
Maguire is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hua blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maguire throws a low kick but Hua avoids it.
Maguire swinging wildly here.
Maguire thows a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Maguire is defended easily by Hua.
Xiao Hua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cormac Maguire.
Hua throws the kick towards the body but Maguire avoids it.
Hua scores with the left hand. Maguire knows he should have avoided that one.
Hua checks a leg kick nicely.
A low kick from Maguire is predictable there
and Hua counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hua moves away from the strike by Maguire.
Xiao Hua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A low kick from Hua misses
and Maguire counters with an outside leg kick.
Hua swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Maguire counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hua thinking.
Hua lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A head kick from Hua lands but Maguire takes it in his stride.
Maguire connects with a jab.
Hua finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Maguire connects with a body shot that sends Hua's belly button to the back.
Hua keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Hua misses its intended target.
Hua lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maguire lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice body punch from Maguire.
Cormac Maguire is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Maguire misses with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hua misses with a straight right.
Maguire fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Maguire tests Hua's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maguire.
Hua scores with a jab to the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maguire jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maguire moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maguire moves out of range of the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cormac Maguire.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 45:50
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 45:50
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cormac Maguire! Cormac Maguire retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath Cormac Maguire thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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