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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Song Turillo (ranked 41 p4p, 144 weight class) and Mike McGuire (ranked 8 p4p, 26 weight class). McGuire has chosen Jekyll And Hyde as his entrance music. 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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198 cm 38 210 37 - 13 - 2 |
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188 cm 32 206 20 - 12 - 1 |
Good wrestling Lethal high kicks Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler World class MT Granite chin |
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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 37 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Song Turillo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mike McGuire! The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! McGuire throws a chopping leg kick but Turillo manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Turillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGuire moves away. McGuire misses with a hook. Turillo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. McGuire tries to clinch but Turillo moves out of range. McGuire tries to move into range but Turillo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Mike McGuire has been cut. McGuire misses with a leg kick. Turillo thinks about countering with a body kick. A shot to the liver by Turillo. Beautiful body shot. Turillo lands a nice shot that snaps McGuire's head back.
Turillo tries to score with a low kick but McGuire moves his leg out of the way. McGuire scores with a slapping inside leg kick. McGuire lands with a right hand. Turillo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McGuire can pounce on him.
McGuire avoids the body shot from Turillo.
Turillo moves out of range of the body kick from McGuire.
McGuire tries to work over Turillo's front leg with a kick but Turillo checks it. Turillo walks forward, straight into a front kick from McGuire. 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 throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Turillo misses its target. McGuire takes a swing at Turillo's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. McGuire doesn't manage to clinch there - Turillo circles away.
McGuire checks a leg kick nicely. McGuire looks to score with a jab to the body but Turillo is just out of range. Turillo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. McGuire 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. Some wild striking there from Turillo.
McGuire misses with an uppercut. McGuire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turillo. McGuire throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Turillo tried to counter with a leg kick but McGuire avoided it. McGuire swings away with a leg kick that misses. Turillo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McGuire throws a front kick aimed at Turillo's knee but Turillo avoids it well. Turillo digs a good body shot into McGuire's ribs. McGuire throws a body punch but Turillo moves out of range. Turillo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Turillo is looking to slow McGuire down with leg kicks. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Turillo, as that shot connected.
Turillo moves out of range as McGuire throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. McGuire 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 hard body shot but it just misses.
Turillo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McGuire. Turillo misses with a low kick as McGuire jumps back. Danga de danga de dang - McGuire scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Song Turillo has been cut. The fighters circle momentarily. Turillo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Turillo scores with a body shot.
McGuire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGuire punishes Turillo's body with a nice straight punch. Turillo lands a jab to the head.
Turillo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McGuire connects with an inside leg kick. McGuire walks into a jab. McGuire pivots, looking for a leg kick but Turillo is out of range and McGuire settles back down. Turillo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGuire. Turillo moves out of range of the strikes. Turillo blocks the body kick.
McGuire blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. McGuire throws a shot from downtown. Turillo moves away and avoids it. Turillo slips a jab from McGuire. Turillo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. McGuire scores with a nice head shot. McGuire closes the distance looking to clinch and Turillo counters with a straight punch to the midsection. A big left from McGuire misses. McGuire misses with a leg kick and Turillo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. McGuire fails to land with a series of punches.
McGuire swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. McGuire is looking to clinch but Turillo is avoiding it.
Turillo clobbers McGuire with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That has opened up Mike McGuire's cut even more. A right-left combo lands from McGuire. McGuire throws a predictable looking body shot
and Turillo counters with a lovely straight right hand! 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 right-left combo lands from McGuire. Turillo misses with an uppercut. McGuire saw that one coming. McGuire looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Turillo scores with the left hand. McGuire knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Turillo blocks a head kick by McGuire.
Turillo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. McGuire is looking to land body kicks. Turillo ducks under a wild hook from McGuire. McGuire moves out of range of the strikes. McGuire looks to land a right hand but Turillo moved out of range. A big left from McGuire misses. McGuire misses with a right hand and Turillo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body. Jab, jab by Turillo - just one landing.
The cut above Mike McGuire's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Turillo throws a push kick but McGuire slaps the foot to one side. Turillo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGuire manages to avoid it. McGuire closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. McGuire stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Turillo. Turillo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Turillo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. A telegraphed right hand from McGuire misses the target. Turillo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGuire.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Turillo. McGuire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Turillo paws at him with a jab and circles away. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Song Turillo dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. 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. A looping hook to the body misses from Turillo. McGuire does a little dance to reset his feet. McGuire misses the shot to the body. Turillo is looking to counter punch. McGuire misses the jab. Turillo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Nice uppercut there from Turillo. McGuire misses with a low kick. Turillo thows a left - swing and a miss! McGuire ducks down and throws a hook to the body. McGuire looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGuire. Turillo does a little dance to reset his feet. Turillo blocks a jab. McGuire lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Turillo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Donk. Turillo catches McGuire right on the button with a cross. Turillo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McGuire momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Turillo scoring well with a low kick there.
McGuire moves out of range of the body kick. Turillo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGuire throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Turillo throws a wild body kick that McGuire sees coming a mile off. Turillo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Turillo checks a leg kick. McGuire throws a hook to the side of Turillo's head but Turillo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Turillo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGuire manages to avoid it. McGuire rushes Turillo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Turillo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Turillo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Turillo tries to work over McGuire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Turillo avoiding damage as McGuire throws knees to the body.
Come on McGuire - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
McGuire can't find room to land a body shot as Turillo controls the action.
Turillo misses with some punches.
McGuire blocking some punches.
McGuire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGuire.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Turillo misses with a punch to the body.
Turillo blocks an uppercut.
Turillo prevents a body shot from McGuire. McGuire digs a right hand underneath Turillo's ribcage. Turillo let out a lung full of air as it connected. Turillo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGuire's elbow. Nice body punch from Turillo - that landed with a thud.
McGuire is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Turillo is defending well for now. Turillo tries to work over McGuire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Turillo breaks from the clinch.
Turillo scoring well with a low kick there.
Turillo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGuire. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Turillo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. McGuire blocks the body kick.
Turillo misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from McGuire misses. Turillo throws a big counter combination but McGuire scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Turillo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turillo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. McGuire tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. McGuire dips down and scores with a jab to the body. McGuire takes a swing at Turillo's ribcage but misses. Turillo appears to be looking for a big counter. Turillo thuds his shin into the meat of McGuire's side. Turillo throws a low kick but it's checked well by McGuire. Turillo scores with a sloppy right hand. McGuire should have avoided that one. McGuire lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Turillo at a distance.
McGuire takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mike McGuire's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. Turillo scores with a nice body kick.
McGuire is breathing heavily. Turillo looks to land a right hand but McGuire moved out of range. Turillo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
McGuire tries to clinch and Turillo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. McGuire misses with a leg kick. Turillo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A leg kick checked by Turillo. Turillo lands a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Turillo connects with a looping right hand.
Turillo digs a good hook to McGuire's body.
Turillo throws a chopping leg kick but McGuire manages to avoid taking any serious damage. McGuire misses with a wild body shot. Mike McGuire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Turillo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McGuire. A jab from McGuire misses. Turillo tried to counter with a leg kick but McGuire avoided it. Turillo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. McGuire walks into a jab.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mike McGuire's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Song Turillo! Our winner, Song Turillo, 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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