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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Andre (ranked 4323 p4p, 4309 weight class) and William McGuilicuty (ranked 454 p4p, 456 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Peter Andre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, William McGuilicuty!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andre cracks McGuilicuty with an open hand slap.
McGuilicuty misses with a takedown attempt
and McGuilicuty takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McGuilicuty takes one on the button.
Andre looks to score with a jab to the body but McGuilicuty is just out of range.
Andre stuffs the takedown attempt from McGuilicuty. McGuilicuty gets slowly back to his feet.
McGuilicuty fails with a takedown attempt.
Peter Andre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William McGuilicuty.
Andre takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McGuilicuty walks into a stiff left hand from Andre.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andre with a hook.
McGuilicuty on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Andre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McGuilicuty.
Andre with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGuilicuty shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andre wants to sweep but no luck.
Andre keeping moving, preventing McGuilicuty from controlling successfully.
McGuilicuty is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
McGuilicuty is fighting to break Andre's control of his arms but Andre is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Andre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McGuilicuty pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Andre is keeping the position for now.
McGuilicuty wants to control from the top but Andre keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Andre avoids the body shot from McGuilicuty.
Andre lands a right hook to the body.
McGuilicuty feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
McGuilicuty trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Andre wants to sweep but no luck.
Andre pulls McGuilicuty in close to his closed guard and prevents McGuilicuty from doing any damage or advancing position.
McGuilicuty postures up in Andre's guard and throws a big left but Andre blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuilicuty is looking to pass into half guard but Andre pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Andre is in guard.
McGuilicuty wants to sweep here but Andre controlling him for the moment.
Andre is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Andre preventing the sweep.
McGuilicuty keeping moving, preventing Andre from controlling successfully.
Andre is stalling in the full guard.
McGuilicuty not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Andre slips nicely into half guard.
McGuilicuty is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McGuilicuty is in trouble now - Andre has advanced to mount!
Andre takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Andre prevents McGuilicuty from getting the reversal.
Andre controlling from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Andre dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice body punch from Andre.
Andre listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McGuilicuty swings away with a body shot that misses
and Andre counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Andre lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McGuilicuty is looking to clinch.
Andre lands a head shot.
McGuilicuty throws a sloppy head kick and Andre moves out of range easily.
William McGuilicuty is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andre lands a jab to the nose.
Andre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGuilicuty.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuilicuty uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andre.
McGuilicuty wants to counter the offense by Andre and move into the clinch position.
McGuilicuty takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice takedown defense from Andre. No joy for McGuilicuty on that attempt.
McGuilicuty darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andre is refusing to be controlled, as McGuilicuty sits in half guard.
Andre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGuilicuty can do to turn this around?
McGuilicuty is working for a kimura but Andre is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGuilicuty prevents Andre from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McGuilicuty wants to free his trapped foot but Andre is holding on for dear life with his legs.
McGuilicuty trying to control the action but Andre is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
McGuilicuty tries to pass the half guard into mount. Andre knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Andre misses with a two punch combination.
Andre slaps away a takedown attempt from McGuilicuty, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A lazy left from Andre finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuilicuty throws a head kick that misses.
McGuilicuty fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Andre scores with a jab to the head.
McGuilicuty takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Andre lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Andre connects with a crisp jab.
McGuilicuty tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Andre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Andre scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McGuilicuty looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Andre scores with a jab to the head.
Peter Andre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGuilicuty blocks a jab.
Andre scores with a jab to the body.
Andre displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McGuilicuty.
Peter Andre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William McGuilicuty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andre looks to land a left hand but McGuilicuty moved out of range nicely.
McGuilicuty dives in for a single leg takedown but Andre sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
It looked like Andre wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A decent looking cross lands there for Andre.
McGuilicuty tries to clinch but Andre moves away
and Andre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGuilicuty shoots for a double leg takedown but Andre sprawls well. He's pushed McGuilicuty's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Donk. Andre catches McGuilicuty right on the button with a cross.
Nice takedown defense from Andre. No joy for McGuilicuty on that attempt.
McGuilicuty fails with a takedown attempt.
Andre lands a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Andre dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
McGuilicuty fails with the takedown.
McGuilicuty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andre manages to avoid it.
It looked like Andre wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McGuilicuty shoots in for a takedown but Andre shows good takedown defense.
McGuilicuty looks to clinch
and Andre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGuilicuty has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Andre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McGuilicuty misses the shot to the body.
Andre is looking to counter punch.
Andre cracks McGuilicuty with an open hand slap.
McGuilicuty takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Peter Andre is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andre fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Andre.
McGuilicuty takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McGuilicuty closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Andre kicks McGuilicuty off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuilicuty tries to move into range but Andre moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McGuilicuty has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Andre finds it's way round the side to connect with McGuilicuty's head.
McGuilicuty shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Andre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Peter Andre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William McGuilicuty.
McGuilicuty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andre.
Andre scores with a punch to the head.
McGuilicuty shoots in but no luck this time.
Andre is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Andre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Andre lands a jab to McGuilicuty's midsection.
Andre moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McGuilicuty throws a wild body kick that Andre sees coming a mile off.
Decent striking displayed by Andre there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andre lands the left hand.
Andre misses with a looping left.
McGuilicuty takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Andre fails to land with a series of punches.
Andre connects with a body shot.
McGuilicuty has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McGuilicuty there as he acknowledges the shot.
Andre scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McGuilicuty avoids the body shot from Andre.
Andre connects with a crisp jab.
McGuilicuty shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Andre's guard.
Andre is adopting a defensive guard.
McGuilicuty wants to control from the top but Andre keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuilicuty with a flurry of punches that miss.
Andre keeping full guard, as McGuilicuty tries to pass.
McGuilicuty postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Andre is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of McGuilicuty, into his guard.
McGuilicuty is trying to keep Andre in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Andre trying to control the position from guard on top but McGuilicuty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andre showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Peter Andre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
William McGuilicuty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McGuilicuty trying to strike off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Andre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Andre, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Andre!
Peter Andre gave a mention to Island clothing lite in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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