|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gemellus Axius (ranked 171 p4p, 110 weight class) and Harry McQuirre (ranked 20 p4p, 13 weight class). Axius kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Feed the Machine. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 175 cm
33
142
23 - 16 - 2 |
|
178 cm
30
160
25 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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 23 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Gemellus Axius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry McQuirre!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axius throws a jab but it's blocked by McQuirre.
McQuirre lands an overhand right.
A shot to the body from Axius misses
and McQuirre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Axius shoots for a double leg takedown but McQuirre sprawls well. He's pushed Axius's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
McQuirre avoids the body shot from Axius.
McQuirre has Axius up against the cage in a clinch.
McQuirre with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Axius misses with some punches.
McQuirre's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Axius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McQuirre lands a left hand that snaps the head of Axius backwards.
Still in the clinch, Axius scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Axius scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McQuirre looking to throw knees to the head but Axius is blocking nicely.
McQuirre connects with a knee to the head.
McQuirre lands with a left to the head.
McQuirre lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Axius backwards.
Axius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McQuirre throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McQuirre struggles to land a body shot inside as Axius controls his hands.
Axius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McQuirre throws a punch but it's blocked by Axius.
Knees to the body from McQuirre.
McQuirre presses Axius against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McQuirre misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Axius.
Axius can't find room to land a body shot as McQuirre controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McQuirre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Axius lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McQuirre lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McQuirre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McQuirre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McQuirre's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McQuirre has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Axius seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if McQuirre can turn it around.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Axius.
Axius misses with a punch to the body.
McQuirre lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Axius backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Axius scores with a shoulder strike.
Axius working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McQuirre scores with a shoulder strike.
Axius struggles to land a body shot inside as McQuirre controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre misses with a knee to the head.
McQuirre tries to work over Axius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Axius scores with a nice hook to the head.
Axius lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McQuirre backwards.
McQuirre pushes Axius back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McQuirre blocks an uppercut.
McQuirre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McQuirre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Axius.
Axius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Axius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McQuirre looking to throw knees to the head but Axius is blocking nicely.
McQuirre misses with a punch to the body.
Axius prevents a body shot from McQuirre.
McQuirre lands with a left to the head.
McQuirre tries a body shot but Axius blocks it.
Axius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Axius.
McQuirre misses with the head strike.
Axius manages to break the clinch.
Nice cross by Axius.
It looks like Harry McQuirre has been cut.
McQuirre tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Axius manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McQuirre.
The fighters circling - Axius throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Axius has closed the distance and engaged McQuirre in a clinch.
Axius misses with a hook to the ribs.
McQuirre misses with a body punch.
Axius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McQuirre backwards.
A short right from Axius on the inside.
Axius lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McQuirre.
McQuirre lands a body punch.
Axius throws a punch but it's blocked by McQuirre.
McQuirre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McQuirre.
Axius scores with a shot to the side of McQuirre's head.
McQuirre blocking some punches.
A short right from McQuirre.
McQuirre lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Axius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from McQuirre fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axius blocking some punches.
Axius misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Axius.
McQuirre scores with a shot to the side of Axius's head.
Axius throws a head punch that misses.
McQuirre throws a punch but it's blocked by Axius.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Axius.
McQuirre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Axius tries to work over McQuirre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McQuirre gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Axius.
McQuirre throws a punch but it's blocked by Axius.
McQuirre misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Axius.
McQuirre looking to throw knees to the head but Axius is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Axius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Axius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Axius cracks McQuirre with a good jab.
Axius works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Harry McQuirre will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Harry McQuirre's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McQuirre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Axius.
McQuirre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A good leg kick by Axius.
McQuirre misses with a two punch combination.
Axius tries to counter by moving into the clinch but McQuirre manages to circle out of the way.
We've been told by Axius's head coaches at Hey Steves Fight Shack that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Axius misses with a body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from McQuirre misses.
Axius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Axius lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
McQuirre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Axius.
Axius throws an overhand right that lands on McQuirre's shoulder, as McQuirre tries to avoid the shot.
McQuirre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gemellus Axius is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Axius has taken the fight to the clinch.
Axius tries a body shot but McQuirre blocks it.
Axius lands a nice uppercut.
McQuirre digs a right hand underneath Axius's ribcage. Axius let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Axius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Axius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McQuirre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McQuirre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McQuirre misses with a knee strike.
Nice body punch from McQuirre - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Axius.
Axius lands with a right to the head.
Axius working aggressively here.
Axius avoiding damage as McQuirre throws knees to the body.
Axius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Axius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Axius lands a left hand.
Axius throws a punch but it's blocked by McQuirre.
McQuirre throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Axius is leaning against McQuirre and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McQuirre tries a body shot but Axius blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Axius.
Axius is looking to break free of the clinch but McQuirre has double underhooks.
McQuirre throws a punch but it's blocked by Axius.
Axius tries to work over McQuirre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McQuirre misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Axius.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Axius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McQuirre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Axius is looking to score with low kicks.
A head kick misses from McQuirre.
McQuirre throws a head kick that misses.
McQuirre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Axius swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Axius can't find room to land a body shot as McQuirre controls the action.
Axius tries to throw a body punch but McQuirre avoids it by throwing Axius back against the cage.
Axius misses with a short punch on the inside.
McQuirre lands a hook that snaps the head of Axius backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Axius creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McQuirre swings wildly with an uppercut but Axius uses good head movement to avoid it.
McQuirre misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axius scores with a nice hook to the head.
Axius blocking some punches.
Axius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McQuirre lands an uppercut.
Axius lands with a right to the head.
McQuirre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McQuirre landing knees to the body.
A short left from Axius.
Axius tries a body shot but McQuirre blocks it.
Axius misses with a body punch.
Axius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Axius misses with a body punch.
Axius avoids a wild elbow strike from McQuirre.
Axius blocking some punches.
McQuirre missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Axius.
A nice left hand lands by Axius.
Axius wants a takedown but no success here.
Axius blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McQuirre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Axius has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Axius struggles to land a body shot inside as McQuirre controls his hands.
McQuirre misses with a punch on the inside.
Axius misses with the head strike.
McQuirre misses with a hook from the clinch.
Axius blocks an elbow strike.
Axius throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Axius misses with a punch to the body.
Axius lands a nice uppercut.
Axius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Axius working aggressively here.
A short right from Axius on the inside.
McQuirre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Axius struggles to land a body shot inside as McQuirre controls his hands.
Axius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from McQuirre.
Axius tries to pull guard but McQuirre won't allow it.
Axius lands with a light punch inside.
Axius pulls guard.
McQuirre stands up from Axius's guard - McQuirre perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gemellus Axius dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harry McQuirre's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Axius gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Axius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Axius prevents a body shot from McQuirre.
McQuirre swings wildly with an uppercut but Axius uses good head movement to avoid it.
McQuirre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Axius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Axius lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Axius.
Axius working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McQuirre.
McQuirre struggles to land a body shot inside as Axius controls his hands.
McQuirre throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Axiuss head.
McQuirre throws a punch but it's blocked by Axius.
McQuirre throws a punch but it's blocked by Axius.
Axius prevents a body shot from McQuirre.
Harry McQuirre seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McQuirre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McQuirre lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Axius.
Axius throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Axius misses with a hook to the ribs.
McQuirre lands with a short shot to the head.
Good body shot from Axius.
McQuirre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Axius blocking some punches.
Axius lands a shoulder strike.
McQuirre takes a shot to the head.
Axius misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from McQuirre.
Axius blocks a body shot from McQuirre.
McQuirre lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Axius fails to land.
McQuirre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Axius has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Axius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McQuirre's elbow.
Axius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McQuirre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Axius's elbow.
Axius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Axius.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short body shot lands from Axius as the two fighters clinch.
Axius scores with a nice hook to the head.
Axius lands a shoulder strike.
McQuirre misses with a punch to the body.
McQuirre misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Axius.
Axius works on McQuirre's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Axius fails to land.
Axius takes a shot to the head.
McQuirre blocking some punches.
Axius throws a punch but it's blocked by McQuirre.
Axius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Axius throws a punch but it's blocked by McQuirre.
McQuirre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McQuirre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McQuirre working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McQuirre misses with some punches.
McQuirre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Axius lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axius working aggressively here.
McQuirre blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from McQuirre fails to land.
McQuirre misses with an elbow strike.
Axius tries to work over McQuirre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Axius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McQuirre landing knees to the head.
McQuirre lands a hook to the side of the head.
McQuirre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Axius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Axius throws a head punch that misses.
Axius misses with a punch to the body.
Axius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McQuirre's elbow.
Axius tries to throw a body punch but McQuirre avoids it by throwing Axius back against the cage.
Axius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McQuirre working aggressively here.
McQuirre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Axius on the inside.
Axius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Axius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McQuirre backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Axius.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Axius scores with a nice short uppercut.
Axius swings wildly with an uppercut but McQuirre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Axius tries to throw a body punch but McQuirre avoids it by throwing Axius back against the cage.
McQuirre tries to land a knee to the head but Axius blocks with his arms.
McQuirre misses with the head strike.
McQuirre lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Axius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Axius can't find room to land a body shot as McQuirre controls the action.
Axius lands with a light punch inside.
Axius tries a body shot but McQuirre blocks it.
Axius blocking some punches.
Axius misses with a punch on the inside.
McQuirre tries a body shot but Axius blocks it.
Axius works on McQuirre's body with a couple of short punches.
McQuirre misses with some punches.
Axius lands a body shot in the clinch.
McQuirre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Axius pushes McQuirre back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gemellus Axius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Axius 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gemellus Axius!
A victorious Gemellus Axius thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
77% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
