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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike McGuire (ranked 4069 p4p, 4077 weight class) and Johnny Rush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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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 New York, Mike McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Rush!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rush tries to close the distance and clinch but McGuire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McGuire darts in and clinches Rush up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McGuire obliges.
Rush creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McGuire's defenses.
McGuire looking to throw knees to the head but Rush is blocking nicely.
Rush pushes off an throws an elbow but McGuire leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rush throws an elbow that misses.
Rush on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McGuire blocks the elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rush gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McGuire dodges an elbow strike from Rush.
McGuire tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rush avoids it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McGuire takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rush.
McGuire landing knees to the body.
McGuire avoids a wild elbow strike from Rush.
Rush throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McGuire trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McGuire dodges an elbow strike from Rush.
Rush throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rush lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McGuire missing with knees to the body.
Rush throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rush pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McGuire misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rush.
Rush throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rush blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
McGuire looking to throw knees to the head but Rush is blocking nicely.
McGuire blocks the elbow strike.
Rush creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rush just misses with a elbow thrown towards McGuire's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire dodges an elbow strike from Rush.
Rush takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rush looks winded!
McGuire taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
McGuire unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McGuire with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rush takes a knee right on the jaw!
McGuire lands a knee to the body.
McGuire lands a nice uppercut.
McGuire using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on McGuire - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Stalling in the clinch from McGuire.
McGuire unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McGuire is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rush takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from McGuire.
McGuire connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rush's face.
McGuire unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rush lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McGuire slows down the pace here.
McGuire landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McGuire obliges.
Knees to the body from McGuire.
Rush pushes off an throws an elbow but McGuire leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McGuire is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McGuire landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McGuire stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McGuire landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McGuire unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rush lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McGuire is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
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 with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rush takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McGuire with a knee to the head.
McGuire unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McGuire unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rush lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McGuire unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from McGuire.
McGuire lands a good knee to the midsection. Rush won't want to take too many of those.
McGuire lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rush takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rush takes a knee to the side of the body.
McGuire utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rush takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rush takes a knee to the side of the body.
McGuire crunches a lovely knee into Rush's ribcage.
McGuire scores a nice knee to the body.
Rush throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike McGuire dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rush tries to keep at a distance but McGuire has taken the fight into the clinch.
McGuire is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rush can do to turn this around?
McGuire blocks the elbow strike.
Rush stalling in the clinch but McGuire improves position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McGuire.
McGuire scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for McGuire.
McGuire lands a good knee to the midsection. Rush won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from McGuire.
McGuire lands a good knee to the midsection. Rush won't want to take too many of those.
McGuire lands a good knee to the midsection. Rush won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for McGuire.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuire is pushing Rush up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
McGuire lands a knee to the body.
Rush is breathing heavily.
McGuire crunches a lovely knee into Rush's ribcage.
McGuire working Rush over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McGuire with a knee to the head.
McGuire landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McGuire takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McGuire blocks the elbow strike.
McGuire lands a knee to the body.
McGuire lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rush backwards.
Rush takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Johnny Rush has been cut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McGuire takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The referee is keeping an eye on McGuire - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
McGuire missing with knees to the body.
Rush throws an elbow that misses.
Rush pushes off an throws an elbow but McGuire leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McGuire tries to land knees in the clinch but Rush avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire avoids the elbow strike from Rush, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rush is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McGuire unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McGuire putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rush in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for McGuire.
McGuire stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McGuire is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McGuire utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McGuire creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rush takes a knee to the side of the body.
McGuire lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McGuire connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rush's face.
Rush is rocked!
McGuire unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rush lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rush is still on wobbly legs! Can McGuire finish him?
McGuire lands a big knee! That's hurt Rush! Oh, he's all over the place! McGuire lands another knee that sends Rush to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike McGuire!
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FIGHT
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