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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Szandor Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuire comes to the cage accompanied by Five Finger Death Punch - Jekyll And Hyde. Storm is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pantera - 5 Minutes Alone. Szandor Storm has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mike McGuire's chin.
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182 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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181 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Szandor Storm!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A chopping leg kick lands by McGuire.
McGuire closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Storm quickly recovers to half guard.
Storm has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
McGuire lands with a punch from half guard.
Storm looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
McGuire lands with a punch from half guard.
Storm actively working from the bottom here.
McGuire looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
McGuire has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
McGuire lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Storm taking some punishment here, with McGuire in his half guard.
Storm tries to kick McGuire off but McGuire keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
McGuire 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 crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuire is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Storm tries to roll over but McGuire keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McGuire pulls his head out easily.
Storm looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Storm looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Storm is pressing down on McGuire's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Storm is looking to sweep but instead, McGuire has passed into half guard.
McGuire slows the pace down in half guard.
Storm looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
McGuire looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Storm tries to roll over but McGuire keeps him under control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. McGuire lands a nice short elbow.
McGuire wants to pass the guard but Storm is defending well.
McGuire slips a nice elbow through Storm's hands, connecting with Storm's forehead.
Storm is trying to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from McGuire there.
McGuire slips a nice elbow through Storm's hands, connecting with Storm's forehead.
Storm is staying active underneath McGuire, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Storm is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McGuire pulls his head out easily.
McGuire lands strikes from half guard.
Storm looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm is looking to get back to full guard here but McGuire has managed to pass to side control instead.
Storm is looking for a sweep.
McGuire landing a few strikes.
McGuire wants to lay and pray for a moment but Storm keeps working.
McGuire taking a breather here.
Storm is working to avoid the ground and pound but McGuire connects with a decent elbow.
A lull in the action here.
Storm wants to get back to his feet.
Storm is letting McGuire control him for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Storm to see if he's OK.
Storm is not content to let McGuire control the position.
Storm is pushing McGuire's head away, looking to escape. McGuire manages to hold on to the position though.
McGuire scores with a couple of short elbows.
McGuire moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Storm is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
McGuire lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike McGuire dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Storm gets tackled into the cage by McGuire. McGuire maintains the clinch.
Storm blocks a body shot from McGuire.
Storm is working for takedown but McGuire is calmly controlling the position for now.
Storm is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables McGuire to keep the fight standing.
Still in the clinch, McGuire scores with a nice short uppercut.
McGuire lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from McGuire.
I was talking to McGuire's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
McGuire works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Storm throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
McGuire scoring with punches to the head and body.
McGuire with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
McGuire sitting in guard, not really doing much.
McGuire has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
McGuire scoring with punches to the head and body.
McGuire lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGuire passes Storm's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Storm tries to roll over but McGuire keeps him under control.
Storm is staying active underneath McGuire, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Storm is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McGuire pulls his head out easily.
McGuire looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
McGuire works his way into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm manages to get back to half guard.
McGuire is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Storm is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
McGuire scoring with strikes but Storm is staying in there.
BOOM! McGuire connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Storm is looking to improve his position but McGuire isn't that keen on the idea.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuire can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Storm is looking to escape.
Storm is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Storm that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
McGuire with the ground and pound from mount.
McGuire lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
McGuire postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Storm looks a forlorn figure.
McGuire pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Storm is rocked!
McGuire controlling his opponent.
Storm is still in real trouble! Can McGuire finish him?
Oooooh, big shot lands for McGuire! Storm is hurt baaadly! McGuire is firing away with more strikes - Storm is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike McGuire!
During a confident post fight interview, Mike McGuire thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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