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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harold Nicolas (ranked 282 p4p, 774 weight class) and James McGuire (ranked 42 p4p, 108 weight class). McGuire has chosen Metallica - Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Harold Nicolas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like James McGuire has been cut.
Donk. McGuire catches Nicolas right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Harold Nicolas has been cut.
McGuire just misses with a punch to the body.
Nicolas throwing a counter right hand but McGuire manages to avoid it.
Nicolas scores with a crisp jab that stopped McGuire in his tracks.
McGuire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nicolas.
A nice side step and McGuire releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nicolas misses with a looping left.
McGuire only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nicolas avoids the body shot from McGuire.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McGuire connects with a crisp jab.
Nicolas jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from McGuire.
A head kick by McGuire misses
and Nicolas counters with a stiff right hand.
McGuire throws a combination that misses
and Nicolas counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab by Nicolas.
Nicolas fails to land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McGuire! But no joy.
Nicolas moves away from the strike by McGuire.
Good standup being displayed there by Nicolas as he connects with a hook.
Nicolas blocks a head kick by McGuire.
Nicolas throwing a counter right hand but McGuire manages to avoid it.
McGuire takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire blocks a low kick nicely.
McGuire appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nicolas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuire bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A left and a right from McGuire both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Nicolas has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Nicolas misses the shot to the body.
Nicolas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nicolas - that will leave a mark!
Nicolas stalks McGuire and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McGuire's face. McGuire staggers backwards, shaken.
That has opened up James McGuire's cut even more.
Nicolas loads up on a big right hand but McGuire slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicolas ducks under a wild hook from McGuire.
Harold Nicolas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick from McGuire, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nicolas throws a left and a right that both miss
letting McGuire counter with a right hand.
McGuire's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nicolas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McGuire scrambles back to his feet.
Nicolas thumps McGuire with a low kick.
A slow jab from Nicolas misses its intended target.
McGuire misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Nicolas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nicolas throws a looping overhand right but McGuire ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Nicolas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McGuire now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McGuire tries to move into range but Nicolas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nicolas misses with a hook. McGuire ducked under it nicely.
Nicolas throws a poor cross that misses
and McGuire counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McGuire takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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 misses with a straight left.
Nicolas throwing a counter right hand but McGuire manages to avoid it.
Nicolas is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nicolas loads up on a big right hand but McGuire slips the punch.
Nicolas looks to throw the jab but McGuire is out of range.
It seemed like McGuire was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harold Nicolas dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Good shot there by McGuire.
Nicolas looks to land a right hand but McGuire moved out of range.
Nicolas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGuire can do to turn this around?
Nicolas misses with a wild body shot.
Nicolas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McGuire tries to clinch
and Nicolas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGuire wants to clinch
and Nicolas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGuire throws a shot to the body.
Harold Nicolas is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Nicolas.
The cut above James McGuire's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
McGuire moves out of range as Nicolas strikes.
McGuire takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nicolas throws the kick towards the body but McGuire avoids it.
It seemed like McGuire was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nicolas takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nicolas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nicolas throws a poor cross that misses
and McGuire connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Nicolas misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicolas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McGuire misses with a looping left.
Nicolas moves into range and connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nicolas slips a jab from McGuire.
Nicolas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nicolas lands with an overhand left.
James McGuire's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nicolas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGuire.
McGuire looks to score with a jab to the body but Nicolas is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicolas drops McGuire with a beautiful combination! McGuire stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Nicolas is looking for the KO!
McGuire is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at James McGuire's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Harold Nicolas!
A victorious Harold Nicolas thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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