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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nigel McGuiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Aadland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wade Aadland has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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232 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nigel McGuiness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wade Aadland!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuiness throws a series of punches but Aadland moves out of range.
McGuiness throws a jab but it's blocked by Aadland.
McGuiness takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Wade Aadland has been cut.
McGuiness looks to land a combination but Aadland avoids it well.
Aadland avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McGuiness shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McGuiness misses with a kick to the body.
Nigel McGuiness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aadland avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Aadland fails to land the takedown.
McGuiness throws out a loose jab but Aadland uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuiness throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from McGuiness.
McGuiness tries for a takedown but Aadland sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McGuiness gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Aadland scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Aadland works his foot free and advances to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aadland lands a big shot there that rocks McGuiness but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
McGuiness knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aadland on the ground.
McGuiness is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aadland with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Aadland looking to control but McGuiness is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Aadland sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Aadland has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Aadland trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Aadland working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's two 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.
Aadland landing strikes, looking to finish!
McGuiness on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McGuiness tries to get out of the position.
Aadland looking to control but McGuiness is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Aadland is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Aadland sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aadland prevents McGuiness from getting the reversal.
Poor strikes thrown by Aadland there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Aadland thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Aadland working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Aadland with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
McGuiness tries to hold on but Aadland postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Aadland looking for a guillotine from mount but McGuiness is having none of it.
Aadland goes for an armbar but McGuiness turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from McGuiness.
Aadland trying to keep a closed guard but McGuiness is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wade Aadland will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wade Aadland's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
McGuiness fails in his attempt to clinch.
McGuiness shoots in but no luck this time.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGuiness looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aadland blocks a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Aadland checks a leg kick.
McGuiness shoots and misses
and Aadland counters with a takedown into side control.
Aadland working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
McGuiness parries the strikes from Aadland easily there. Aadland is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable McGuiness to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aadland tries to move to mount but McGuiness blocks the move with his legs.
Aadland is breathing heavily.
Aadland stands up and beckons McGuiness to his feet.
McGuiness wants to clinch
and Aadland counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
McGuiness wants to get back to full guard.
McGuiness is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Aadland is trying to work for a kimura but McGuiness is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aadland is trying to control the action in half guard but McGuiness is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Aadland stops McGuiness from getting back to his feet.
Aadland trying to control the action but McGuiness is working from the bottom.
McGuiness looks like he's trying to stand up.
McGuiness is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
McGuiness gets caught flat footed, as Aadland shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wade Aadland has got the better of the ground game so far.
McGuiness wants to stand but Aadland is controlling the position.
Aadland pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McGuiness is keeping the position for now.
McGuiness is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Aadland is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McGuiness is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Aadland missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McGuiness keeping moving, preventing Aadland from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
McGuiness is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Aadland showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wade Aadland's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
McGuiness shoots in but Aadland avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McGuiness throws a right and a left that both miss.
McGuiness throws a series of punches but Aadland moves out of range.
McGuiness fails with the takedown.
McGuiness wants to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Aadland.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aadland drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aadland thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aadland wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by McGuiness, who protects the arm well.
Aadland trying to control the action but McGuiness is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Aadland thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
McGuiness can't do much from the bottom here.
McGuiness is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Aadland is controlling him well.
McGuiness tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Aadland wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
McGuiness wants to clinch up but Aadland keeps it at a distance.
McGuiness goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
McGuiness tries a head kick but it misses.
McGuiness misses with a takedown
and Aadland counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nigel McGuiness. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aadland wants to control but McGuiness is keeping him busy.
McGuiness keeping hold of Aadland's head, controlling as best he can.
Aadland is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Aadland looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness is not content to let Aadland control the position.
Nigel McGuiness has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nigel McGuiness.
I think Aadland has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wade Aadland!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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