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SYN 1056 Danger vs McGuire II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manny Tavares (ranked 1712 p4p, 5449 weight class) and Salyn Sarethi (ranked 187 p4p, 491 weight class). Sarethi has chosen Blue Ice as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Tavares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Salyn Sarethi!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarethi drives through and clinches with Tavares against the cage.
Sarethi lands with a short shot to the head.
Tavares misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sarethi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sarethi misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sarethi.
Tavares lands a right hand.
I was talking to Tavares's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tavares blocking some punches.
Tavares swings wildly with an uppercut but Sarethi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tavares manages to break the clinch.
Salyn Sarethi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Tavares.
Sarethi throws a series of punches but Tavares avoids them all with ease.
Tavares misses with a hook.
Sarethi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tavares lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sarethi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tavaress head.
Nice body punch from Tavares.
A head punch on the inside from Sarethi fails to land.
Sarethi lands with a left to the head.
Tavares scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tavares misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Tavares as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tavares.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarethi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sarethi has a couple of punches blocked by Tavares.
Tavares blocks a body shot from Sarethi.
Sarethi throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Tavares on the inside.
Sarethi struggles to land a body shot inside as Tavares controls his hands.
Tavares breaks the clinch.
Tavares lands the left hand.
 It looks like Salyn Sarethi has been cut.
A big left from Tavares misses.
Sarethi missing with a left hand there. Tavares was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tavares circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sarethi slips under a jab from Tavares.
Sarethi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tavares.
Sarethi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tavares goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sarethi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sarethi tries to clinch up.
Sarethi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sarethi feints and then cracks Tavares's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tavares down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tavares lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares cracks Sarethi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tavares uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sarethi has time to react.
 Sarethi is rocked!
Sarethi misses with a head kick.
And Tavares counters with a quick kick to the body but Sarethi blocks it.
Sarethi is still on wobbly legs! Can Tavares finish him?
Sarethi misses with an uppercut
and Tavares counters with a good low kick that Sarethi was not able to check.
Tavares drops Sarethi with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Sarethi! Tavares dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manny Tavares!
Our winner, Manny Tavares, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James King (ranked 1099 p4p, 3420 weight class) and Tyres Widforss (ranked 77 p4p, 214 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, James King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyres Widforss!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Widforss on the side of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Widforss throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
King throws a hook but Widforss blocks it.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Widforss manages to avoid it.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Widforss just misses with a punch to the body.
Widforss fails with the takedown
and King counters with a nice kick to the body.
King misses with a straight right.
Widforss changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
King lands a nice hook to Widforss's body. Widforss takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Horrible takedown attempt by Widforss or perhaps it was just good defense by King, which made it look bad.
Widforss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from King misses the target.
Widforss slips a straight right by King.
King takes a swing at Widforss's ribcage but misses.
Widforss feints the counter takedown.
Widforss takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Good shot there by Widforss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by King.
King throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Widforss.
Widforss throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
Widforss cracks King with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice shot by King.
King looks to land a right hand but Widforss moved out of range.
Widforss misses with a wild body shot.
King throws a right hand that Widforss ducks under and follows up with a left that Widforss also avoids with ease.
An inside leg kick lands from King.
Widforss has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by King.
Widforss lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
Widforss misses with a wild body shot.
Widforss shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've been told by King's head coaches at Crapollas Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from King misses the target.
A slapping body kick lands there for King.
Widforss shoots in and gets a takedown into King's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Widforss trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
King wants to sweep but no luck.
King keeping moving, preventing Widforss from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Widforss 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.
Widforss throwing strikes from guard but King blocks nicely.
Widforss throws a strike but King rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Widforss is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. King is aware though and is defending well.
Widforss looking for submissions from the bottom but instead King passes into half guard.
Widforss regains full guard. Nicely done.
Widforss working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. King doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. King manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Widforss is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Widforss looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
King wants to pass the guard but Widforss is keeping the position.
Widforss has his feet on King's thighs here. He's pushed King off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! King screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tyres Widforss!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Adamos (ranked 542 p4p, 393 weight class) and Alexander Kuznetsov (ranked 55 p4p, 42 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Adamos might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Watch. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adrian Adamos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Kuznetsov!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuznetsov ducks under a wild hook from Adamos.
Kuznetsov misses with a combination
enabling Adamos to counter with a crisp jab.
Adamos misses with a wild body shot.
Kuznetsov rushes Adamos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Adamos misses with a body punch.
Adamos misses with the head strike.
Adamos lands with a short shot to the head.
Adamos lands a hook that snaps the head of Kuznetsov backwards.
Adamos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuznetsov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kuznetsov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kuznetsov tries to work over Adamos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adamos throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Adamos.
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the head but Adamos blocks with his arms.
Kuznetsov lands a good knee to the midsection. Adamos won't want to take too many of those.
Our sources have told us that Adamos has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuznetsov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Adamos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov misses with a knee to the head.
Adamos tries a body shot but Kuznetsov blocks it.
Adamos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuznetsov's elbow.
Adamos blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kuznetsov throws an elbow but misses.
Adamos avoiding damage as Kuznetsov throws knees to the body.
Adamos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuznetsov looking to throw knees to the head but Adamos is blocking nicely.
Kuznetsov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Adamos's face.
 It looks like Adrian Adamos has been cut.
Kuznetsov misses with a knee strike.
Kuznetsov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adamos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kuznetsov blocking some punches.
Kuznetsov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Adamos tries a knee to the head but Kuznetsov blocks it.
Kuznetsov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Adamos seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kuznetsov can turn it around.
Adamos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Adamos.
Kuznetsov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Adamos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuznetsov misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Adamos.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuznetsov stalling.
Kuznetsov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adamos misses with a punch on the inside.
Adamos can't find room to land a body shot as Kuznetsov controls the action.
Kuznetsov tries to land knees in the clinch but Adamos avoids the damage to the body.
Kuznetsov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adamos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuznetsov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Adamos is keeping busy.
Adamos misses with the head strike.
Kuznetsov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kuznetsov lands an elbow inside that Adamos shrugs off.
Kuznetsov trying to land knees to the body.
Kuznetsov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adamos takes a shot to the head.
Adamos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuznetsov lands a knee to the head.
Adamos has a couple of punches blocked by Kuznetsov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamos lands a shot to the body.
Kuznetsov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Adamos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kuznetsov's efforts to push away.
Adamos scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Adamos.
Adamos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuznetsov prevents a body shot from Adamos.
Kuznetsov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Adamos blocks it with crossed arms.
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the head but Adamos blocks with his arms.
Kuznetsov misses with a knee strike.
Adamos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adamos avoids it.
Adamos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adamos lands a nice shot to the body.
Kuznetsov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Adamos obliges.
Kuznetsov looks winded!
Adamos misses with a knee to the head.
Kuznetsov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kuznetsov misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adamos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adamos lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kuznetsov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Adamos's face.
Adamos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Adamos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kuznetsov backwards.
Adamos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kuznetsov backwards.
Adamos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kuznetsov backwards.
Adamos lands a right hand.
Adamos scores a nice knee to the body.
Adamos scores a nice knee to the body.
Adamos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Adamos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Adamos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Adamos lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adamos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kuznetsov missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kuznetsov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Adamos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Adamos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adrian Adamos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Adamos clinches up against the cage.
Kuznetsov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Adamos's face.
Kuznetsov throws a head punch that misses.
Kuznetsov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adrian Adamos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Adamos connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Alexander Kuznetsov has been cut.
Adamos scores with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Adamos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Adamos lands a shoulder strike.
Adamos lands with a right to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Adamos as Kuznetsov tries to tie him up.
Kuznetsov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adamos misses with the head strike.
Kuznetsov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Adamos lands an uppercut.
Adamos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adamos utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kuznetsov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Adamos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kuznetsovs head.
Adamos lands a knee to the body.
Kuznetsov is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Adamos.
A right handed body shot lands from Adamos.
Kuznetsov takes a shot to the head.
Adamos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Adamos.
Kuznetsov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Adamos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Adamos as the two fighters clinch.
Good body shot from Adamos.
Adamos tries to land a knee to the head but Kuznetsov blocks with his arms.
Kuznetsov misses with a knee to the head.
Adamos struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuznetsov controls his hands.
Adamos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kuznetsovs head.
A knee to the head by Adamos.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A hook to the body from Adamos.
Adamos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kuznetsov's face.
Adamos lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Adamos lands with a light punch inside.
Kuznetsov is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov tries to break free but Adamos pushes him back against the cage.
Adamos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Adamos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adamos avoids it.
Adamos struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuznetsov controls his hands.
Adamos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Adamos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good body shot from Adamos.
Good body shot from Adamos.
Adamos pushes Kuznetsov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Adamos.
Adamos misses with a body punch.
A short right from Adamos on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Adamos.
Adamos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kuznetsov is still on wobbly legs! Can Adamos finish him?
Kuznetsov looking to slow down the pace here.
Kuznetsov seems to have recovered his senses.
Adamos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Adamos scores with a shot to the side of Kuznetsov's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Adamos.
Adamos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kuznetsov can do to turn this around?
Adamos drops Kuznetsov with a big knee straight up the middle! Kuznetsov is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Adamos closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Kuznetsov out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Adrian Adamos!
A relieved looking Adrian Adamos thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anton Ilmarinen (ranked 283 p4p, 992 weight class) and Samuel Sycek (ranked 30 p4p, 121 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anton Ilmarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Samuel Sycek!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sycek closes the distance but Ilmarinen moves to the side
and Ilmarinen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sycek's guard.
Sycek pulls Ilmarinen in close to prevent any damage.
Sycek is trying to keep Ilmarinen in close.
Ilmarinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Sycek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ilmarinen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ilmarinen preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilmarinen postures up and lands a big shot to Sycek's brow.
Sycek trying to keep a closed guard but Ilmarinen is proving a slippery customer.
Ilmarinen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sycek keeping moving, preventing Ilmarinen from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen is really struggling to control Sycek but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Ilmarinen throws a big right hand that misses.
Sycek wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ilmarinen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ilmarinen trying to control but Sycek is working from the bottom.
Ilmarinen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ilmarinen wants to control from the top but Sycek keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Sycek rushes Ilmarinen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ilmarinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sycek is stalling here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sycek prevents it.
Ilmarinen blocks an uppercut.
Ilmarinen has Sycek pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Ilmarinen pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Sycek tumbling to the mat - Ilmarinen dives into Sycek's guard.
Sycek wants to sweep here but Ilmarinen controlling him for the moment.
Ilmarinen 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.
Ilmarinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Sycek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ilmarinen stopping the sweep attempt from Sycek.
Ilmarinen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sycek trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Sycek thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Ilmarinen wants to control from the top but Sycek keeps moving.
Ilmarinen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ilmarinen is thwarting Sycek's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ilmarinen is trying to control the action in half guard but Sycek is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ilmarinen lands with a punch from half guard.
Sycek is looking to improve his position.
Sycek trying to control from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ilmarinen lands a nice short elbow.
Sycek wants to control but Ilmarinen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sycek desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Sycek is looking to control Ilmarinen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sycek avoid being mounted?
Ilmarinen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sycek moves into full guard.
Sycek looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ilmarinen is one step ahead there.
Ilmarinen lands a couple of elbows.
Sycek looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ilmarinen trying to control but Sycek is working from the bottom.
Ilmarinen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sycek is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ilmarinen landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ilmarinen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ilmarinen landing some decent shots from guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Ilmarinen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Sycek tries to close the distance and clinch but Ilmarinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sycek walks into a straight right hand from Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sycek looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sycek wants to control but Ilmarinen postures up.
Ilmarinen is looking to take a break and control but Sycek is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sycek is looking to regain half guard here but Ilmarinen keeps moving and retains side control.
Ilmarinen working the body and head with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilmarinen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sycek to see if he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Sycek's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ilmarinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sycek can do to turn this around?
Ilmarinen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sycek to see if he's OK.
Sycek is looking for a sweep.
Sycek is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sycek stops Ilmarinen from passing to mount.
Sycek tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Ilmarinen presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Sycek tries to lock up and control but Ilmarinen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ilmarinen content just to control the position here.
Sycek is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ilmarinen with the ground and pound from mount.
Ilmarinen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sycek is looking to escape.
Ilmarinen landing strikes from the mount.
Ilmarinen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sycek tries to lock up and control but Ilmarinen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen lands with some strikes.
Sycek holds on for dear life, controlling Ilmarinen's posture momentarily.
Ilmarinen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sycek in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ilmarinen postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Sycek badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Ilmarinen around the waist but Ilmarinen pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Ilmarinen is the winner by TKO! Ilmarinen jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anton Ilmarinen!
Anton Ilmarinen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leif Leifsson (ranked 320 p4p, 348 weight class) and Tony Stark (ranked 49 p4p, 54 weight class). Tony Stark will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 32 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leif Leifsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Stark!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark gets the takedown into side control.
Stark working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Leifsson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Stark wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Stark is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Leifsson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Stark tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Stark goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Leifsson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Stark's guard! Nice work there by Leifsson!
Stark is looking for a triangle but Leifsson pushes his legs off easily.
Stark throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Leifsson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Leifsson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Stark striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Leifsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Stark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stark looking for subs off his back but Leifsson has passed one foot through into half guard.
Stark looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Leifsson pushes past his half guard into mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson looking to control but Stark is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Stark sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Well, if Leifsson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stark looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Stark looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Leifsson prevents Stark from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark actively working from the bottom here.
Leifsson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stark on the ground.
Stark looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stark slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Leifsson controlling from the top position.
Leifsson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Stark working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Leifsson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Leifsson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stark has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Leifsson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark has an active guard here but Leifsson has managed to pass into half guard.
Well, if Leifsson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Stark looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stark tries to get to full guard but Leifsson has control of the leg.
Leifsson is looking to take a break and control but Stark is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Stark dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stark dives in for a single leg takedown but Leifsson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Leifsson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Leifsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stark drags the fight down to the ground.
Stark is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stark keeping moving, preventing Leifsson from controlling successfully.
Our spies down at at London MMA Club inform us that Stark has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Stark is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Leifsson is aware though and is defending well.
Stark working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Leifsson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Stark is tightening it up a little... Leifsson has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Leifsson reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Leifsson taps out! Nice BJJ there by Stark!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Tony Stark!
Leif Leifsson was interviewed post fight and said 'DEFEAT WAS INEVITABLE, ONE WHO CAN’T IMPROVE FROM DEFEAT IS ONE WHO IS NOT WORTHY. THE WARLORD WILL BE BACK!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Willie Diggs (ranked 8 p4p, 75 weight class) and Joe Exotic (ranked 2 p4p, 9 weight class). Diggs's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, CHOSEN 1. Exotic has chosen Joe Exotic - I Saw a Tiger as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Willie Diggs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Joe Exotic!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Exotic just misses with a punch to the body.
Exotic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Exotic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Exotic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diggs has taken the fight to the clinch.
Exotic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diggs putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Exotic in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Diggs gets through Exotic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Exotic working hard to break the clinch.
Diggs lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Exotic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diggs lands a left hand.
Exotic working aggressively here.
Exotic tries to circle away but Diggs has him pinned against the cage.
Diggs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Exotic tries to circle away but Diggs has him pinned against the cage.
Exotic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diggs lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Exotic or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Exotic blocks a body shot from Diggs.
Diggs lands with a short head shot on the inside.
It looks like Joe Exotic has been cut.
A short left from Diggs.
Diggs lands a body shot in the clinch.
Exotic tries a body shot but Diggs blocks it.
Exotic misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diggs.
Diggs struggles to land a body shot inside as Exotic controls his hands.
Diggs trying to land knees to the body.
Diggs scores with a shot to the side of Exotic's head.
A frustrated look appears on Exotic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diggs lands an uppercut.
Diggs scores with a nice hook to the head.
I was talking to Diggs's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Exotic is trying to break the clinch but Diggs has him pressed against the cage.
Exotic misses with a punch to the body.
Diggs scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diggs unloads a knee to the mid-section. Exotic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Exotic looks winded!
Exotic prevents a body shot from Diggs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diggs working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diggs gets through Exotic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Exotic throws a head punch that misses.
Diggs lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Diggs lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Diggs.
Diggs is leaning against Exotic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diggs.
Diggs scores with a hook to the body.
Diggs lands a knee to the body.
Diggs connects with a nasty looking knee right to Exotic's face.
Diggs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diggs lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Exotic or not.
Exotic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diggs scores with a hook to the body.
Diggs lands a hook that snaps the head of Exotic backwards.
Diggs working Exotic over with knees to the body.
Diggs lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diggs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diggs.
Diggs lands a nice knee to the body.
Diggs landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Diggs lands a left hand that snaps the head of Exotic backwards.
Diggs lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Diggs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs lands with a right to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Diggs obliges.
Diggs lands a right hand.
Diggs lands a body punch.
Diggs throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diggs landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Exotic takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Diggs.
Diggs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diggs lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Exotic or not.
Diggs makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diggs working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Exotic tries to break the clinch but Diggs is controlling the position.
Diggs landing knees to the body.
Diggs lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Exotic.
Diggs lands a nice uppercut.
Diggs landing knees to the body.
Diggs lands an uppercut.
Diggs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diggs utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diggs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diggs unloads a knee to the mid-section. Exotic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diggs.
A right hand to the body from Diggs.
Diggs lands a nice shot to the body.
Diggs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diggs lands a right hand that snaps the head of Exotic backwards.
Diggs lands a knee to the body.
Diggs scores a nice knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Diggs.
Diggs lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diggs throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diggs is leaning against Exotic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Diggs crunches a lovely knee into Exotic's ribcage.
Diggs landing some nice looking knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diggs lands a body shot in the clinch.
Diggs lands with a left to the head.
Diggs scores a nice knee to the body.
Diggs lands a nice uppercut.
Diggs tries to work over Exotic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Willie Diggs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Exotic's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Exotic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diggs connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Exotic scrambles back to his feet.
Diggs throws a shot from downtown. Exotic moves away and avoids it.
Joe Exotic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Exotic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Diggs's head backwards.
Exotic misses with a hook. Diggs ducked under it nicely.
Diggs throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A swing and a miss from Diggs.
Exotic takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Exotic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It looked like Diggs was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Exotic.
Exotic throws a front kick aimed at Diggs's knee but Diggs avoids it well.
Diggs misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs lets loose with a powerful body kick. Exotic will feel that in the morning.
Exotic is breathing heavily.
Diggs scores with a body shot.
Diggs throws a low kick, looking for Exotic's leg but Exotic calmly moves out of range.
Exotic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Diggs fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Exotic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diggs misses with a hook. Exotic ducked under it nicely.
Exotic is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Diggs with a body shot.
Diggs feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Exotic sprawling to the canvas! Exotic rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Diggs finish him?!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Exotic ducks into an uppercut from Diggs and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Willie Diggs!
Willie Diggs retains his middleweight title!
A less than humble Willie Diggs misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Danger (ranked 1 p4p, 80 weight class) and Ralph McGuire (ranked 1 p4p, 15 weight class). Danger comes to the cage accompanied by Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go. McGuire has chosen Confederate Railroad - Daddy Never Was The Cadillac Kind as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Danny Danger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ralph McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danger throws a shot from downtown. McGuire moves away and avoids it.
McGuire moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Danger lands a nice shot that snaps McGuire's head back.
McGuire lands with an overhand left.
Danger moves out of range of the body kick.
McGuire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Danger.
McGuire lands with a nice body punch.
McGuire connects with a jab.
Danger throws a nice outside leg kick.
McGuire with a nice calf kick.
Danger throws a jab when McGuire was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGuire. Danger does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGuire throws a head kick but Danger moves out of range.
Ralph McGuire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuire ducks under a wild hook from Danger.
Danger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danger lands a nice hook to McGuire's body. McGuire takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Danger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McGuire moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McGuire throws a quick inside leg kick.
McGuire rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Danger counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. McGuire is lucky that one didn't land flush.
McGuire throws out a loose jab but Danger uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Danger tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGuire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danger misses the shot to the body.
McGuire lands a leg kick that knocks Danger off balance momentarily.
McGuire walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Danger checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McGuire is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McGuire fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Danger is out of range.
McGuire looks to throw a body kick
and Danger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGuire lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuire misses with a looping right.
McGuire fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Danger on the side of the head.
McGuire misses with a hook.
Danger was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
McGuire scores with a jab.
Danger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McGuire is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Danger with a hook.
McGuire misses with a body shot.
Danger with a hook.
McGuire throws an off balance right hand
and Danger counters with a body kick.
Danger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Danger takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McGuire misses with a few strikes there.
A quick step to the side and Danger tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danger moves out of range of the strikes.
Danger swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Danger slips under a jab from McGuire.
A quick step to the side and Danger tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McGuire throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Danger counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McGuire lands a front kick.
Danger closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Danger tries a body shot but McGuire blocks it.
Danger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Danger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGuire tries to work over Danger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGuire lands a shoulder strike.
Danger misses with a body punch.
Danger prevents a body shot from McGuire.
McGuire struggles to land a body shot inside as Danger controls his hands.
McGuire working aggressively here.
McGuire just leaning against Danger, taking a breather.
McGuire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Danger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGuire misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Danger.
McGuire prevents a body shot from Danger.
McGuire lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Danger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGuire's elbow.
McGuire breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Danger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Danger tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danger scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
McGuire throws a body kick that misses
and Danger counters with a straight right hand.
Danger slips under a jab.
McGuire is looking to slow Danger down with leg kicks.
McGuire scores with a jab to the body.
McGuire dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGuire throws out a leg kick but Danger moves out of range and McGuire only half commits.
McGuire lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Danger slips a straight right by McGuire.
McGuire connects with a nice looking jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph McGuire dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McGuire lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ralph McGuire seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Danger moves out of range of the body kick from McGuire.
An attempted straight right counter from Danger misses the target.
McGuire throws a head kick that misses.
Danger throws a leg kick which misses McGuire's front leg but catches the back leg as McGuire tries to avoid it.
McGuire jabs Danger right on the nose. Danger blinks but takes it well.
A low kick from McGuire is predictable there
and Danger counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. McGuire is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Danger looks to throw a body kick
and McGuire counters with a low kick, right behind Danger 's knee.
Danger ducks under a wild hook from McGuire.
McGuire misses with an uppercut.
McGuire fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Danger on the side of the head.
McGuire throws a poor cross that misses
and Danger counters with a right hand 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!
Nice body punch from McGuire.
McGuire throws a hook but Danger avoids it easily.
McGuire pivots, looking for a leg kick but Danger is out of range and McGuire settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A quick step to the side and Danger tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGuire throws a poor cross that misses
and Danger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Danger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Danger.
McGuire tries to move into range but Danger moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Danger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McGuire jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGuire avoids the body shot from Danger.
McGuire comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Danger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGuire throws a sloppy head kick and Danger moves out of range easily.
McGuire fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danger clinches with his opponent.
Danger tries to work over McGuire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Danger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Danger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGuire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Danger misses with a punch to the body.
Danger works on McGuire's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuire swings wildly with an uppercut but Danger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Danger tries a body shot but McGuire blocks it.
McGuire struggles to land a body shot inside as Danger controls his hands.
McGuire scores with a shoulder strike.
Danger lands a body punch.
McGuire will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Danger up against the cage.
McGuire lands a body punch in the clinch.
Danger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McGuire misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danger ducks under a wild hook from McGuire.
McGuire misses with a body shot
and Danger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Danger misses with a straight right.
McGuire has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McGuire looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Danger tries to clinch there but McGuire circles away.
McGuire ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McGuire pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A little feinted left hand from Danger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McGuire on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McGuire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Danger.
McGuire takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McGuire looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Danger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Danger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGuire was well out of range. Poor timing from Danger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McGuire lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Danger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
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!
McGuire looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Danger blocks a head kick by McGuire.
It looked like Danger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Danger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McGuire attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McGuire throws a jab but it's blocked by Danger.
Danger moves forwards but McGuire connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McGuire throws a looping overhand right but Danger ducks down to avoid it.
Danger avoids a kick to the body.
McGuire swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Danger lands a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph McGuire showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A jab from Danger does it's job there.
McGuire throws a body shot but no joy.
McGuire blocks a head kick by Danger.
Danger moves out of range as McGuire throws a body kick.
McGuire works the jab nicely.
Danger slips a jab from McGuire.
A shot to the liver by McGuire. Beautiful body shot.
Danger misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire lands a right hook to the body.
McGuire throws the left hand but Danger avoids the punch easily.
Danger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Danger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGuire.
McGuire scores with a nice strike.
Danger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuire.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McGuire lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Danger has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Danger and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Danger misses with an attempted mid kick.
A jab from McGuire does it's job there.
McGuire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danger is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McGuire.
Danger lands a head kick!
McGuire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Danger connects with a crisp jab.
Nice shot lands for McGuire.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuire swings for the body but Danger moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A quick step to the side and Danger tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danger throws a leg kick which misses McGuire's front leg but catches the back leg as McGuire tries to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by McGuire there.
Danger takes a jab right on the kisser.
Danger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McGuire slips a straight right by Danger.
Danger throws a head kick but McGuire moves out of range.
McGuire lands with a straight right. Danger didn't see that one coming.
Danger on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Danger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Danger throws a nice head kick!
McGuire misses with an uppercut
and Danger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Danger on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Danger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like McGuire was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Danger bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McGuire's head backwards.
McGuire lands a body shot.
McGuire fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McGuire with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McGuire throws a leg kick but Danger checks it.
McGuire connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McGuire avoids the body shot from Danger.
Danger moves away from the strike by McGuire.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire lands a really nice looking cross but Danger seems unphased.
Danger lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuire cracks Danger with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Danger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McGuire missing with a left hand there. Danger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Danger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McGuire takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Danger takes one to the chin there.
McGuire lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McGuire.
Danger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGuire misses with a straight right.
A good leg kick by McGuire.
McGuire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph McGuire really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McGuire connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Danger momentarily.
Danger lands an overhand right.
Danger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McGuire misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Danger misses the target.
McGuire throws a nice inside leg kick.
Danger is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Danger looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Danger jabs McGuire to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McGuire misses with a body shot.
Danger swings for the body but McGuire moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire misses with a jab to the body
letting Danger counter with a right hand.
Danger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGuire misses with a wild body shot.
McGuire throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Danger takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McGuire lands a leg kick that knocks Danger off balance momentarily.
McGuire misses with an attempted mid kick.
McGuire scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Danger slips under a jab.
Danger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Danger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McGuire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGuire lands a lovely overhand right.
McGuire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGuire thows a leg kick but Danger checks it
and Danger counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McGuire thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danger tries to clinch there but McGuire circles away.
McGuire misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Danger counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McGuire is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Danger scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuire tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Danger is able to avoid easily.
McGuire takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McGuire connects with a solid leg kick.
McGuire throws a nice outside leg kick.
McGuire ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McGuire misses with a right hand
and Danger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGuire misses with a kick to the body
and Danger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Danger has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McGuire finds it's way round the side to connect with Danger's head.
McGuire has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A lazy left from McGuire finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire lands with a nice body kick.
Danger throws a head kick that misses.
Danger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuire.
McGuire throws a jab but it's blocked by Danger.
Danger takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McGuire swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGuire. Danger does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGuire throws a front kick aimed at Danger's knee but Danger avoids it well.
McGuire misses with a looping left.
A bone on bone clash there as Danger blocks the leg kick.
Danger slips a jab from McGuire.
Danger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Danger lands but McGuire takes it in his stride.
McGuire throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Danger throws a sloppy head kick and McGuire moves out of range easily.
McGuire displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Danger throws out the jab.
McGuire lands a head shot.
Danger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danger staying out of range there.
Danger stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McGuire.
Danger just misses with a punch to the body.
Danger misses with a body kick.
McGuire connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Danger momentarily.
McGuire throws a lazy right hand but Danger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph McGuire dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A good leg kick by McGuire.
McGuire connects with a right hand. Danger shakes it off.
McGuire throws a head kick that misses
and Danger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Danger's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McGuire connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Danger scrambles back to his feet.
Danger scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McGuire throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Danger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McGuire fails to land with a series of punches.
Danger blocks a head kick by McGuire.
McGuire throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danger throws a shot from downtown. McGuire moves away and avoids it.
Danger rushes McGuire and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Danger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from McGuire.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGuire cracks Danger with a nice body shot.
Danger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Danger prevents a body shot from McGuire.
McGuire lands a body punch.
Come on McGuire - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
McGuire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGuire tries to throw a body punch but Danger avoids it by throwing McGuire back against the cage.
Danger tries a body shot but McGuire blocks it.
A short left from McGuire.
A short uppercut from McGuire.
McGuire breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McGuire scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McGuire ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Danger keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McGuire scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danger loads up on a big right hand but McGuire slips the punch.
McGuire scores with a hook to the body. Danger takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuire misses with an uppercut.
An inside leg kick from McGuire misses.
McGuire swings for the body but Danger moves out of range.
McGuire scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A lazy left from McGuire finds it's target.
Danger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGuire lands a head shot.
McGuire misses with a lunging right hand
letting Danger counter with a right hand.
Danger misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick from Danger misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire misses with a left hand
and Danger counters with a nice uppercut.
Danger clinches.
McGuire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGuire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGuire has Danger pressed against the cage.
Danger working aggressively here.
McGuire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGuire is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McGuire breaks the clinch.
McGuire lands with a cross.
Danger lands a big head kick that sends McGuire tumbling to the mat! Danger takes a step backwards and waves McGuire back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danger throws a head kick that misses.
Danger throws the left hand but McGuire avoids the punch easily.
Danny Danger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danger keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McGuire is rocked!
A swing and a miss from McGuire.
McGuire is still on wobbly legs! Can Danger finish him?
McGuire lands a jab to the head.
Danger misses the jab.
McGuire scores with a decent looking hook.
McGuire seems to have recovered his senses.
McGuire thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGuire fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Danger on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McGuire throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Danger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Danger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McGuire throws a body punch but Danger moves out of range.
McGuire misses with a kick to the body
and Danger finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
McGuire with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ralph McGuire.
Well McGuire 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 45:50
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ralph McGuire!
Ralph McGuire is the new light heavyweight champion!
Ralph McGuire seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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