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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephen McGarvey (ranked 3149 p4p, 25312 weight class) and Michel Delluze (ranked 364 p4p, 558 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 Blue Belt
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephen McGarvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michel Delluze!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGarvey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Delluze moves away.
McGarvey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Delluze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGarvey.
McGarvey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGarvey moves out of range of the strikes.
McGarvey lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Delluze at a distance.
McGarvey slips a jab and a cross from Delluze.
McGarvey lands a right hook to the body.
McGarvey definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Delluze lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Delluze misses with a body shot.
Delluze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Delluze looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McGarvey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGarvey lands a jab-cross combination.
Michel Delluze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGarvey looks to land a combination but Delluze avoids it well.
Delluze avoids a punch combination nicely.
Delluze misses with a double jab.
A big left from Delluze misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delluze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGarvey manages to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Delluze misses
and McGarvey counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McGarvey throws a body shot but no joy.
Delluze throws a body shot but no joy.
McGarvey lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McGarvey scores with a hook to the body. Delluze takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McGarvey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Delluze manages to avoid it.
Delluze lands with a shot to the body.
Delluze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGarvey misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Delluze misses.
McGarvey connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Delluze swinging wildly here.
Delluze swinging wildly here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGarvey misses with a hook. Delluze ducked under it nicely.
McGarvey is looking to wear down Delluze with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGarvey jabs at Delluze's body.
Delluze lands with a nice body punch.
Delluze scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McGarvey doesn't seem bothered though.
McGarvey looks to score with a jab to the body but Delluze is just out of range.
McGarvey throws an overhand right that lands on Delluze's shoulder, as Delluze tries to avoid the shot.
Delluze jabs McGarvey right on the nose. McGarvey blinks but takes it well.
McGarvey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Delluze swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McGarvey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Delluze tries to bum rush McGarvey with a series of wild strikes but McGarvey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Delluze misses with a wild body shot.
Delluze swings for the body but McGarvey moves out of range.
McGarvey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Delluze.
McGarvey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Delluze jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGarvey scores with a one two! Delluze had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Michel Delluze has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGarvey throws a series of punches but Delluze avoids them all with ease.
Delluze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGarvey. Delluze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Delluze looks to land a combination but McGarvey avoids it well.
Delluze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGarvey was well out of range. Poor timing from Delluze.
Delluze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGarvey.
Delluze throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGarvey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McGarvey connects with a single shot there.
Delluze just misses with a punch to the body.
McGarvey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Delluze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Delluze misses with a two punch combination.
A big right from Delluze misses.
McGarvey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGarvey just misses with a punch to the body.
Delluze tries to move into range but McGarvey moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Delluze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGarvey was well out of range. Poor timing from Delluze.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delluze fails to land with a series of punches.
Delluze fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Delluze fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McGarvey feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Delluzes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A punch combination from McGarvey misses.
McGarvey misses with a body shot.
Delluze lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Delluze comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A punch combination from McGarvey misses.
A combination from Delluze does no damage.
Delluze throws a shot to the body.
Delluze throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Delluze takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McGarvey throws a body shot but no joy.
McGarvey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Delluze.
McGarvey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Stephen McGarvey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michel Delluze's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Delluze throws a big shot that misses.
Stephen McGarvey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McGarvey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Delluze misses with a double jab.
Delluze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like McGarvey was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
McGarvey takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McGarvey takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McGarvey slips a jab from Delluze.
McGarvey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Delluze moves away.
McGarvey swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delluze throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McGarvey counters with a nice body shot.
Delluze throws a jab when McGarvey was well out of range.
Delluze looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Delluze lands a nice shot to the body.
Delluze keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGarvey.
McGarvey bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Delluze's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGarvey throws a looping overhand right but Delluze ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Delluze! But no joy.
A punch lands to the side of Delluze 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McGarvey slips under a jab.
Delluze throws a combination. McGarvey tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Delluze misses with a wild body shot.
Delluze works over McGarvey's head and body with a nice combination.
McGarvey avoids a punch combination nicely.
McGarvey is looking for a counter combo.
McGarvey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Delluze moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Delluze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Delluze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like McGarvey was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
McGarvey digs a good hook to Delluze's body.
Delluze takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delluze looks to land a combination. McGarvey sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Stephen McGarvey is winning the standup battle so far.
Delluze throws a body shot but no joy.
McGarvey misses with a body shot.
Delluze doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGarvey misses with a body punch
and Delluze counters with a two punch combo.
McGarvey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Delluze throws out a counter right but McGarvey avoids it with no problem.
Delluze looks to land a left hand but McGarvey moved out of range nicely.
Delluze fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Delluze throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
McGarvey looks to score with a jab to the body but Delluze is just out of range.
McGarvey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Delluze swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McGarvey closes the distance and lands a one-two.
McGarvey misses with a wild body shot.
McGarvey paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McGarvey throws a series of punches but Delluze avoids them all with ease.
Delluze swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McGarvey counters with a one-two to the body.
Delluze looks to land a combination. McGarvey sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Delluze displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGarvey throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delluze swinging wildly here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A combination from Delluze does no damage.
Delluze misses with a hook. McGarvey ducked under it nicely.
McGarvey misses with a combination
and Delluze counters with a one-two to the body.
McGarvey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Delluze was well out of range. Poor timing from McGarvey.
Delluze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGarvey manages to avoid it.
McGarvey with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Delluze throws a body punch but McGarvey moves out of range.
McGarvey misses with a series of wild punches.
McGarvey digs a good hook to Delluze's body.
Some wild striking there from Delluze.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGarvey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McGarvey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Delluze's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McGarvey connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Delluze scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGarvey throws a one two combo.
Delluze misses with an uppercut. McGarvey saw that one coming.
McGarvey misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGarvey. Delluze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Delluze lands a nice shot to the body.
McGarvey avoids the body shot from Delluze.
McGarvey just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Delluze throws a right and a left that both miss.
McGarvey misses with a double jab.
Good shot there by Delluze.
Delluze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Stephen McGarvey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michel Delluze'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Delluze throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Delluze throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McGarvey.
McGarvey appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Delluze throws a body punch but McGarvey moves out of range.
Delluze throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McGarvey counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McGarvey moves out of range of the strikes.
Delluze misses with a wild body shot.
McGarvey scores with a punch to the head.
McGarvey misses with a two punch combination.
McGarvey takes one to the chin there.
McGarvey misses with a wild body shot.
McGarvey pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Delluze back to the cage. McGarvey follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
McGarvey throws a hook to the side of Delluze's head but Delluze sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sloppy strikes from Delluze. Those never looked like landing.
McGarvey throws a right and a left that both miss.
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!
McGarvey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Delluze.
Delluze throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGarvey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Delluze throws out the jab.
Delluze cracks McGarvey with an open hand slap.
McGarvey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Delluze connects with a body shot.
Delluze lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Delluze takes a swing at McGarvey's ribcage but misses.
McGarvey throws a lazy right hand but Delluze sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McGarvey misses with a few strikes there.
Delluze looks to throw the jab but McGarvey is out of range.
McGarvey slips a straight right by Delluze.
Delluze looks to score with a jab to the body but McGarvey is just out of range.
Delluze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGarvey.
A counter left hand to the body from McGarvey misses its target.
McGarvey misses with a body shot.
McGarvey on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McGarvey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Delluze.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delluze will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Delluze takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Delluze gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGarvey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McGarvey lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Delluze!
Delluze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGarvey.
McGarvey darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Delluze swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McGarvey counters with a stiff right hand.
A punch combination from Delluze misses.
McGarvey jabs Delluze to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McGarvey lands a body shot.
Delluze ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGarvey moves away.
A big right from Delluze misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGarvey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McGarvey looks to score with a jab to the body but Delluze is just out of range.
The fighters circling - McGarvey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Delluze misses with a two punch combination.
McGarvey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McGarvey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Delluze dodges the punch combination from McGarvey.
McGarvey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Delluze.
Delluze takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Delluze connects with a body shot.
McGarvey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Delluze works McGarvey's body with a nice hook.
Delluze fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delluze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGarvey manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Delluze.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGarvey moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good exchange - McGarvey coming out on top.
McGarvey misses with a wild body shot.
Delluze throws a series of punches but McGarvey moves out of range.
Delluze dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Delluze staying out of range there.
Delluze let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
McGarvey lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Delluze misses with a jab to the body
and McGarvey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Delluze misses the shot to the body.
Michel Delluze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stephen McGarvey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Delluze throws a combination. McGarvey tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
McGarvey lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Delluze at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Stephen McGarvey.
Well McGarvey 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephen McGarvey!
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