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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam McGuiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Liam McGuiness has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam McGuiness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Turner!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuiness dips to his left and cracks Turner with an uppercut!
We've been told by McGuiness's head coaches at Gorilla Warfare MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Horrible takedown attempt by Turner or perhaps it was just good defense by McGuiness, which made it look bad.
McGuiness lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Turner blocks a jab.
Turner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McGuiness throws a hook but Turner blocks it.
Turner fails with the takedown
and McGuiness counters with a straight right hand.
Liam McGuiness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turner misses with a body shot.
McGuiness gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
McGuiness avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Turner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Turner scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuiness is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Turner working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turner won't allow McGuiness to sweep him here.
McGuiness keeping moving, preventing Turner from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Turner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McGuiness works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Turner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGuiness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McGuiness missing with a left hand there. Turner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from McGuiness misses the target.
Turner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Turner looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McGuiness throws a shot from downtown. Turner moves away and avoids it.
McGuiness uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Turner has time to react.
Turner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Turner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGuiness.
McGuiness connects with a right hand. Turner shakes it off.
McGuiness thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab from McGuiness.
Turner shoots in for a double leg but McGuiness sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Liam McGuiness has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Turner.
Turner shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Turner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Turner postures up in McGuiness's guard and throws a big left but McGuiness blocks it.
McGuiness can't keep his opponent in guard - Turner advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Turner working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGuiness avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Turner.
Turner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McGuiness's head.
McGuiness is looking to control Turner's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McGuiness avoid being mounted?
Turner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Turner working McGuiness over with strikes.
Turner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McGuiness avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Turner.
Nice strikes from Turner there.
Turner works his foot free and advances to mount.
Turner landing strikes from the mount.
Turner working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Liam McGuiness will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Turner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McGuiness.
McGuiness moves into range and connects with a jab.
Turner tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but McGuiness defends well and Turner ends up having to push McGuiness into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
McGuiness breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turner takes one on the button.
McGuiness bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McGuiness throws the left hand but Turner avoids the punch easily.
McGuiness connects with a good right hand that stumbles Turner. Turner circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McGuiness loads up on a big right hand but Turner slips the punch.
A jab from McGuiness misses.
McGuiness misses with a looping left.
McGuiness swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGuiness cracks Turner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuiness scores with a punch to the head.
Turner closes the distance and clinches up with McGuiness, looking for a takedown. Turner pushes McGuiness against the cage but McGuiness circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Turner manages to get an easy takedown there - catching McGuiness on his heels. He'll look to pass McGuiness's guard now, I'm sure.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Turner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McGuiness is trying to control the position but Turner postures up.
Turner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Turner showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
McGuiness knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Turner on the ground.
Turner with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner wants to control from the top but McGuiness keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
McGuiness swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Turner.
Turner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGuiness throws out the jab.
Turner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGuiness defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Turner.
Liam McGuiness has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Turner.
Turner ducks right into an uppercut from McGuiness.
McGuiness misses with a straight left.
Turner's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McGuiness connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Turner scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuiness throws a lazy right hand but Turner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch combination from McGuiness misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGuiness swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turner dives in for a single leg takedown but McGuiness sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
McGuiness is pressed up against the cage. Turner has hold of a leg and is looking to drag McGuiness down to the mat. McGuiness avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A big right from McGuiness misses.
Turner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McGuiness's waist but McGuiness gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Turner off to one side.
A lazy left from McGuiness finds it's target.
Turner has a takedown stuffed.
McGuiness is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turner can do to turn this around?
Jab from McGuiness.
Turner closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
McGuiness has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Turner is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner winds up and cracks McGuiness with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Turner is figuring out what he wants to do next.
McGuiness avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Turner.
Turner wants to take a breather but McGuiness is having none of it.
McGuiness trying to hold on to Turner's head to control him but Turner postures up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Turner is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam McGuiness dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
McGuiness misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turner. McGuiness does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot by McGuiness.
McGuiness cracks Turner with an open hand slap.
Turner has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McGuiness lands a lovely overhand right.
Turner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGuiness.
McGuiness thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuiness thuds his right hand into Turner's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGuiness. Turner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turner misses with a takedown attempt - McGuiness sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Turner misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGuiness throws out the jab.
Turner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from McGuiness misses.
Turner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McGuiness is fending him off so far but Turner persists. Nope, McGuiness circles away and we're back to standing.
Turner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Turner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Liam McGuiness has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Turner.
Turner slips under a jab.
McGuiness lands with a right hand.
Turner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McGuiness.
Turner looks for a takedown but McGuiness sprawls well.
Turner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGuiness manages to avoid it.
Bobby Turner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by McGuiness.
Turner takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Turner defending well as McGuiness loads up on a big left hand.
Turner closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into McGuiness's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGuiness utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Turner trying to control the position from guard on top but McGuiness is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turner stands and throws McGuiness's legs to the side, diving into side control.
McGuiness managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Turner.
McGuiness being controlled for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner working the ground and pound but McGuiness is defending the strikes.
McGuiness tries to improve position but can't.
Turner working the ground and pound from side control.
Turner has knee on belly and moves into mount.
McGuiness is squirming around, avoiding Turner's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
BOOM! Turner connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Turner landing strikes from the mount.
Turner scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish McGuiness?
McGuiness is rocked!
Turner jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… McGuiness is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by McGuiness and Turner has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Oh McGuiness is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Turner is trying to get an arm triangle but McGuiness is defending well.
Turner cracks McGuiness with an elbow. That is naaassty.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liam McGuiness showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McGuiness, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam McGuiness!
Liam McGuiness made sure to mention his sponsor, Zipp Zapp in his post fight interview.
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