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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brian McFoy (ranked 3782 p4p, 23086 weight class) and Sam Guinness (ranked 322 p4p, 424 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian McFoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Guinness!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McFoy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Guinness pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces McFoy back to the cage. Guinness follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
McFoy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guinness.
McFoy moves into range and clinches up with Guinness.
McFoy breaks the clinch.
McFoy clinches up with Guinness and pushes him back against the cage.
Guinness is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Guinness breaks the clinch.
Guinness throws a jab but it's blocked by McFoy.
McFoy connects with a looping right hand.
Sloppy strikes from McFoy. Those never looked like landing.
Guinness lands a nice shot that snaps McFoy's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McFoy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've been informed that Guinness has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
McFoy walks into a stiff left hand from Guinness.
McFoy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guinness manages to avoid it.
Guinness looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McFoy is fending him off so far but Guinness persists. Nope, McFoy circles away and we're back to standing.
McFoy wants to clinch up but Guinness keeps it at a distance.
Guinness throws out a loose jab but McFoy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guinness swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McFoy.
Guinness throws a right and a left that both miss.
Guinness throws a hook to the side of McFoy's head but McFoy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFoy tries to close the distance and clinch but Guinness swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McFoy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guinness swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McFoy closes the distance and clinches.
McFoy taking a breather.
McFoy misses with a hook to the ribs.
McFoy has Guinness pressed against the cage, preventing Guinness from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Guinness pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Guinness lands a really nice looking cross but McFoy seems unphased.
Guinness looks to throw the jab but McFoy is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from McFoy misses the target.
McFoy moves away from the strike by Guinness.
Guinness misses with an uppercut.
We've been told by McFoy's head coaches at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
McFoy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McFoy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Guinness swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like McFoy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Guinness throws a good cross that connects.
McFoy blocks a low kick nicely.
Guinness is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! McFoy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Guinness missing with a left hand there. McFoy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McFoy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Guinness.
Guinness throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Guinness swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McFoy.
McFoy clinches up with Guinness and pushes him back against the cage.
Guinness breaks from the clinch.
McFoy slips a jab from Guinness.
McFoy looks to throw the jab but Guinness is out of range.
McFoy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guinness.
McFoy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Guinness throws a right hand that misses
and McFoy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McFoy moves out of range as Guinness strikes.
McFoy 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.
Guinness with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McFoy connects with a right hand. Guinness shakes it off.
Guinness throws an overhand right that lands on McFoy's shoulder, as McFoy tries to avoid the shot.
McFoy tries to clinch but Guinness moves out of range.
McFoy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guinness manages to avoid it.
Guinness paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Guinness swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McFoy slips a straight right by Guinness.
McFoy half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFoy throws a body shot but no joy.
McFoy closes the distance and clinches.
McFoy lands an uppercut.
Guinness manages to break the clinch.
Guinness misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McFoy.
Good shot there by Guinness.
Guinness stalks McFoy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McFoy's face. McFoy staggers backwards, shaken.
McFoy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Guinness misses with a lunging right hand
letting McFoy counter with a right hand.
McFoy checks the leg kick nicely there.
McFoy tries to clinch but Guinness moves out of range.
McFoy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Guinness can pounce on him.
Sam Guinness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guinness gets tackled into the cage by McFoy. McFoy maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McFoy misses with an elbow over the top.
Guinness breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Guinness is looking to score with low kicks.
McFoy is looking to clinch but Guinness is avoiding it.
A big right from Guinness misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFoy tries to close the distance and clinch but Guinness swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from McFoy. Guinness does a little dance to reset his feet.
McFoy looks to land a right hand but Guinness moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Guinness misses the target.
McFoy tries to clinch but Guinness is having none of it.
Guinness thows a left - swing and a miss!
McFoy defending well as Guinness loads up on a big left hand.
Guinness has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McFoy.
Guinness missing with a left hand there. McFoy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McFoy defending well as Guinness loads up on a big left hand.
McFoy misses with a two punch combination.
Guinness missing with a left hand there. McFoy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Guinness misses its intended target.
Guinness pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick lands from Guinness.
McFoy scores with a head kick. Guinness tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
McFoy doesn't manage to clinch there - Guinness circles away.
Guinness scores with a nice head shot.
McFoy tries to clinch but Guinness moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Guinness dominated that round.
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.
Guinness throws a big shot that misses.
Guinness misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - McFoy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Guinness! But no joy.
A big right from Guinness misses.
McFoy throws a jab but it's blocked by Guinness.
McFoy throws a combination. Guinness tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
McFoy fails with an attempt to clinch.
McFoy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Guinness lands a jab to the nose.
McFoy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guinness paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Guinness! But no joy.
Guinness looks to land a right hand but McFoy moved out of range.
Guinness throws a right hand that misses
enabling McFoy to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guinness bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McFoy's head backwards.
Guinness misses with a straight left.
Guinness swats away the attempt to clinch by McFoy.
Guinness catches McFoy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guinness throws a head kick that misses
and McFoy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Guinness thinking.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Guinness.
McFoy tries to clinch up but Guinness circles away and keeps his distance.
McFoy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McFoy throws out a loose jab but Guinness uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guinness flicks out a counter leg kick but McFoy steps away.
McFoy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guinness.
Guinness swats away the attempt to clinch by McFoy.
McFoy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guinness.
Guinness tries to move into range but McFoy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sam Guinness seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Guinness throws a lazy uppercut
and McFoy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from McFoy. Guinness does a little dance to reset his feet.
McFoy ducks right into an uppercut from Guinness.
Guinness misses with an uppercut. McFoy saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from McFoy misses the target.
Guinness throws a lazy right hand but McFoy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McFoy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McFoy defending well as Guinness loads up on a big left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guinness misses with a hook. McFoy ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guinness throws a big shot that misses.
McFoy leaves Guinness with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Guinness looks to land a right hand but McFoy moved out of range.
Guinness misses with a straight right.
A big right from Guinness misses.
McFoy is looking to clinch.
McFoy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guinness.
Guinness misses with a straight left.
Guinness swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Guinness on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Guinness scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Guinness tests McFoy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Guinness has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McFoy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guinness.
Guinness throws a leg kick but McFoy checks it.
Guinness misses with a straight right.
McFoy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guinness.
Guinness rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McFoy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McFoy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFoy works the jab nicely.
Guinness throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Guinness.
McFoy tries to clinch up.
McFoy misses with a few strikes there.
Guinness throws a right hand that misses
and McFoy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
McFoy lands a jab to Guinness's midsection.
A punch combination from Guinness misses.
McFoy throws a quick counter kick to the body but Guinness avoids it.
Guinness misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Guinness throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Guinness throws a one two combo.
McFoy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
McFoy staying out of range there.
Guinness swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from McFoy does it's job there.
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!
Guinness rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McFoy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McFoy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
McFoy dodges the punch combination from Guinness.
McFoy has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guinness tries to circle away but McFoy has him pinned against the cage.
McFoy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Guinness's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Guinness tries a head kick but it misses.
Guinness ducks under a wild hook from McFoy.
Guinness throws out a counter right but McFoy avoids it with no problem.
McFoy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from McFoy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Guinness throws a body punch but McFoy moves out of range.
McFoy tries to clinch there but Guinness circles away.
McFoy slips under a jab from Guinness.
Guinness scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McFoy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Guinness breaks from the clinch.
McFoy pushes Guinness up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee calls for McFoy to work.
McFoy tries a body shot but Guinness blocks it.
McFoy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Guinness showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
McFoy tries to clinch up.
McFoy clinches.
Guinness breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Guinness throws a shot from downtown. McFoy moves away and avoids it.
Guinness throws a hook but McFoy avoids it easily.
McFoy works the jab nicely.
McFoy forces Guinness back against the cage and clinches.
Guinness breaks the clinch.
McFoy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Guinness.
Guinness misses with a straight right.
McFoy throws a hook but Guinness blocks it.
Guinness swats away the attempt to clinch by McFoy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guinness connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McFoy momentarily.
Guinness scores with a decent looking hook.
McFoy tries to close the distance and clinch but Guinness swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McFoy tries to clinch up but Guinness circles away and keeps his distance.
A big right from Guinness misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guinness just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from McFoy misses its target.
Guinness works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McFoy staying out of range there.
McFoy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Guinness takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Guinness has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Guinness there as he acknowledges the shot.
Guinness misses with a lunging right hand
and McFoy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guinness throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McFoy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McFoy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
McFoy moves out of range of the strikes.
McFoy throws a leg kick but Guinness checks it.
McFoy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Guinness throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McFoy is looking for a counter combo.
McFoy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guinness was well out of range. Poor timing from McFoy.
Guinness throws the left hand but McFoy avoids the punch easily.
It looked like McFoy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fighters circling - Guinness throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Guinness misses the shot to the body.
McFoy cracks Guinness with a good jab.
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!
Guinness throws a series of punches but McFoy avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guinness missing with a left hand there. McFoy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McFoy wants to clinch up but Guinness keeps it at a distance.
Guinness lands with an uppercut that bounces McFoy off the cage and back into range.
McFoy has closed the distance and engaged Guinness in a clinch.
McFoy has a couple of punches blocked by Guinness.
McFoy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Guinness blocks a jab.
Guinness fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McFoy is out of range.
McFoy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guinness manages to avoid it.
Guinness throws a nice outside leg kick.
McFoy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McFoy breaks the clinch.
McFoy tries to clinch there but Guinness circles away.
McFoy lands a slapping body shot.
Guinness walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McFoy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McFoy lands with an uppercut that bounces Guinness off the cage and back into range.
McFoy ducks under a wild hook from Guinness.
McFoy moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFoy wants to clinch up but Guinness keeps it at a distance.
As McFoy backs off Guinness throws a huge counter combo but McFoy manages to avoid it all.
Guinness throws the left hand but McFoy avoids the punch easily.
Guinness throws a poor cross that misses
enabling McFoy to counter with a crisp jab.
McFoy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guinness was well out of range. Poor timing from McFoy.
McFoy misses with a looping left.
McFoy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McFoy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guinness turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McFoy misses with a wild combination.
Guinness throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like McFoy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
McFoy looks to land a right hand but Guinness moved out of range.
McFoy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Guinness misses with a straight left.
McFoy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Guinness can pounce on him.
A big left from Guinness misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFoy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Guinness manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McFoy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McFoy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McFoy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Guinness escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McFoy wants to clinch up but Guinness keeps it at a distance.
Guinness misses with an uppercut. McFoy saw that one coming.
Guinness throws a good cross that connects.
Guinness throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McFoy on the side of the head.
Brian McFoy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guinness moves out of range of the strikes.
McFoy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Guinness manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Guinness pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Guinness scores with a jab to the jaw.
McFoy has closed the distance and engaged Guinness in a clinch.
Guinness tries to break the clinch but McFoy is controlling the position.
Guinness breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sam Guinness is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McFoy clinches with his opponent.
Guinness is trying to force a seperation but McFoy has the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sam Guinness.
I've got Guinness winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Guinness!
Sam Guinness bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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