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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Harry McQuirre (ranked 347 p4p, 404 weight class) and Chrys Kyle (ranked 42 p4p, 48 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry McQuirre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chrys Kyle!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McQuirre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kyle.
McQuirre pushes Kyle up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from McQuirre.
A short left from Kyle.
A hook to the body from Kyle.
McQuirre misses with a punch to the body.
McQuirre lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kyle.
Good body shot from McQuirre.
Kyle misses with a punch to the body.
McQuirre misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Kyle.
McQuirre misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kyle misses with a punch on the inside.
Kyle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McQuirres head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McQuirre pushes Kyle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kyle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kyle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kyle scores with a shot to the side of McQuirre's head.
McQuirre blocking some punches.
The referee calls for Kyle to work.
Kyle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McQuirre backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McQuirre pushes Kyle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kyle.
McQuirre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McQuirre scores with a shoulder strike.
McQuirre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kyle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McQuirre.
Kyle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McQuirre scores with a body shot.
McQuirre throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kyle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kyle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kyle flicks out a counter leg kick but McQuirre steps away.
McQuirre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kyle cracks McQuirre with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kyle thows a left - swing and a miss!
McQuirre thuds his right hand into Kyle's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kyle misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from McQuirre misses the target.
McQuirre moves out of range as Kyle strikes.
McQuirre misses with a low kick.
Kyle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kyle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big right from McQuirre misses.
Kyle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McQuirre takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kyle with the inside leg kick.
McQuirre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Kyle misses its intended target.
Harry McQuirre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyle takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
McQuirre missing with a left hand there. Kyle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kyle appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
McQuirre on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McQuirre throws a head kick that misses.
McQuirre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kyle moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McQuirre gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McQuirre lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kyle creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McQuirre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kyle swings wildly with an uppercut but McQuirre uses good head movement to avoid it.
McQuirre throws a punch but it's blocked by Kyle.
Kyle lands a body shot.
Kyle is looking to break free of the clinch but McQuirre has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyle lands a right hand.
McQuirre lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kyle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McQuirre rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Kyle counter with a right hand.
McQuirre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kyle slips a straight right by McQuirre.
And Kyle responds with a good body kick, but McQuirre manages to step out the way in time.
McQuirre misses with a wild body shot.
Kyle appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from McQuirre.
McQuirre avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kyle looks for the body kick but McQuirre saw that one coming.
A combination from McQuirre does no damage.
A little jabbing left from Kyle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McQuirre checks the leg kick.
McQuirre has Kyle up against the cage in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Harry McQuirre will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McQuirre tries to close the distance and clinch but Kyle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McQuirre avoids the body shot from Kyle.
McQuirre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McQuirre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kyle.
McQuirre slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McQuirre lands with a right hand.
McQuirre throws a head kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kyle! But no joy.
Harry McQuirre is winning the standup battle so far.
McQuirre's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kyle connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McQuirre scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kyle checks a leg kick nicely.
Kyle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McQuirre takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kyle throws a leg kick that is checked
and McQuirre counters with a stiff right hand.
McQuirre looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from McQuirre. Kyle does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McQuirre throws an overhand right that lands on Kyle's shoulder, as Kyle tries to avoid the shot.
Kyle loads up on a big right hand but McQuirre slips the punch.
Kyle has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kyle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McQuirre backing away here, and Kyle unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kyle checks the leg kick.
McQuirre moves in looking to clinch but Kyle pushes him off.
McQuirre is looking to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Kyle.
Kyle on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McQuirre takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McQuirre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kyle.
Kyle gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyle is trying to break the clinch but McQuirre is controlling him.
McQuirre lands a nice shot to the body.
Kyle can't find room to land a body shot as McQuirre controls the action.
Kyle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kyle misses with a punch to the body.
McQuirre lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kyle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McQuirre's elbow.
McQuirre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McQuirre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kyle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McQuirre scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kyle is stalling here.
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!
A short body shot lands from McQuirre as the two fighters clinch.
McQuirre blocks a body shot from Kyle.
McQuirre tries to throw a body punch but Kyle avoids it by throwing McQuirre back against the cage.
McQuirre lands a shoulder strike.
McQuirre misses with a knee to the head.
Kyle dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
McQuirre throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kyles head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre lands with a light punch inside.
McQuirre lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Kyle.
McQuirre throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kyles head.
McQuirre throws a punch but it's blocked by Kyle.
Kyle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McQuirre has him pressed against the cage.
McQuirre misses with a punch to the body.
Kyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kyle blocking some punches.
McQuirre tries to throw a body punch but Kyle avoids it by throwing McQuirre back against the cage.
McQuirre blocks an elbow strike.
McQuirre pushes Kyle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kyle wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McQuirre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kyle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kyle lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from McQuirre.
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!
Still in the clinch, McQuirre scores with a nice short uppercut.
McQuirre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kyle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McQuirre swings wildly with an uppercut but Kyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
McQuirre misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre struggles to land a body shot inside as Kyle controls his hands.
McQuirre misses with some punches.
Kyle struggles to land a body shot inside as McQuirre controls his hands.
Kyle misses with a punch on the inside.
McQuirre scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harry McQuirre has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McQuirre gets through Kyle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
McQuirre lands a shot to the body.
McQuirre lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from McQuirre.
Kyle misses with a punch on the inside.
Kyle can't find room to land a body shot as McQuirre controls the action.
McQuirre misses with a hook from the clinch.
McQuirre misses with some punches.
Kyle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McQuirre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McQuirre makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McQuirre lands a shoulder strike.
Kyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harry McQuirre dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
McQuirre throws a lazy uppercut
and Kyle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A low kick from McQuirre is predictable there
and Kyle counters with a solid body kick.
Kyle keeps the fight on the outside.
McQuirre fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kyle, pushing him back against the cage.
Kyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kyle.
Kyle manages to break the clinch.
McQuirre wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A slow jab from McQuirre misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McQuirre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kyle can do to turn this around?
Kyle swats away the attempt to clinch by McQuirre.
Kyle looks to land a right hand but McQuirre moved out of range.
McQuirre is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McQuirre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kyle moves away.
A big left from Kyle misses.
McQuirre's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and McQuirre duly obliges.
Kyle throws a lazy uppercut
and McQuirre counters with a straight right hand.
A good leg kick by Kyle.
McQuirre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McQuirre buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kyle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kyle throws a hook to the side of McQuirre's head but McQuirre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McQuirre connects with a right hand. Kyle shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre throws a head kick that Kyle semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kyle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McQuirre ducks under a wild hook from Kyle.
It looked like McQuirre wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kyle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McQuirre.
Kyle throws a jab when McQuirre was well out of range.
McQuirre throws a sloppy head kick
and Kyle makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kyle throws a head kick that McQuirre semi-blocks.
Kyle tries to work over McQuirre's front leg with a kick but McQuirre checks it.
Kyle blocks a head kick by McQuirre.
Kyle now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice straight punches there by Kyle. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kyle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyle throws a poor cross that misses
and McQuirre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McQuirre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kyle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McQuirre, as that shot connected.
Nice uppercut there from McQuirre.
Kyle lands a nice leg kick that just misses McQuirre's sensitive parts.
Chrys Kyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kyle misses with a leg kick
and McQuirre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McQuirre throws a poor cross that misses
and Kyle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McQuirre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McQuirre with a hook.
Harry McQuirre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McQuirre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kyle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McQuirre.
McQuirre looks to land a left hand but Kyle moved out of range nicely.
Kyle motions for McQuirre to come forward. Kyle throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good shot there by McQuirre.
McQuirre moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kyle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McQuirre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McQuirre rushes Kyle and presses him up against the cage.
Kyle lands a left hand.
McQuirre throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kyle.
McQuirre lands a right hand.
McQuirre throws a head punch that misses.
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 Harry McQuirre.
Well McQuirre has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry McQuirre!
Harry McQuirre decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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