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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cormac McCarthy (ranked 17 p4p, 51 weight class) and Vinicius Honorio (ranked 1 p4p, 8 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Honorio's choice of entrance music: Through the Darkness by Vinicius Honorio. Cormac McCarthy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vinicius Honorio's chin.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cormac McCarthy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinicius Honorio!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honorio throws a hook but McCarthy blocks it.
Honorio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from McCarthy misses.
McCarthy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice shot by McCarthy.
McCarthy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCarthy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
McCarthy trying to pass the guard but Honorio defending well.
McCarthy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honorio is not content to let McCarthy control the position.
Honorio is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McCarthy pulls his head out easily.
McCarthy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honorio is trying to maintain the position but McCarthy is very close to passing his half guard.
McCarthy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McCarthy is trying to control the action in half guard but Honorio is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Honorio makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Honorio.
McCarthy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Honorio has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Rough House. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Honorio throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
McCarthy trying to control but Honorio is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Honorio looking for a sweep. Not yet Honorio, not yet.
McCarthy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Honorio keeping moving, preventing McCarthy from controlling successfully.
McCarthy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Honorio looking for a guillotine here but McCarthy defends easily.
McCarthy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Honorio looking for a guillotine here but McCarthy defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honorio keeping moving, preventing McCarthy from controlling successfully.
Honorio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McCarthy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Honorio is keeping the position for now.
McCarthy trying to control but Honorio is working from the bottom.
Honorio keeping full guard, as McCarthy tries to pass.
Honorio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
McCarthy pushing down on Honorio's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Honorio is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Honorio is still trying to improve position.
Honorio is trying to control but can't.
Honorio looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Honorio keeping hold of McCarthy's head, controlling as best he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McCarthy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac McCarthy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McCarthy throws a shot to the body.
McCarthy is looking to clinch but Honorio is avoiding it.
Honorio misses with a takedown attempt
and McCarthy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCarthy walks into a jab.
Honorio throws a series of punches but McCarthy moves out of range.
McCarthy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Honorio lands with a shot to the body.
Honorio goes for a double leg but McCarthy avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as McCarthy continues to drive forward.
McCarthy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Honorio can do to turn this around?
Honorio lands a jab to McCarthy's midsection.
McCarthy tries to bum rush Honorio with a series of wild strikes but Honorio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Honorio feints the counter takedown.
Honorio misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut there from McCarthy.
Honorio throws a body shot but no joy.
McCarthy misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCarthy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Honorio was well out of range. Poor timing from McCarthy.
McCarthy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Honorio throws out a counter right but McCarthy avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Honorio finds it's target.
McCarthy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McCarthy ducks under a wild hook from Honorio.
McCarthy tries to close the distance and clinch but Honorio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McCarthy scores with a hook to the body. Honorio takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McCarthy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cormac McCarthy is winning the standup battle so far.
McCarthy shoots in looking for a takedown. Honorio tries to sprawl out of it but McCarthy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Honorio manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McCarthy throws a body punch but Honorio moves out of range.
McCarthy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Honorio.
Vinicius Honorio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCarthy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Honorio looks to land a right hand but McCarthy moved out of range.
Good exchange - Honorio coming out on top.
McCarthy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Honorio darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCarthy. Honorio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Honorio swats away the attempt to clinch by McCarthy.
McCarthy throws a body punch but Honorio moves out of range.
Honorio lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Honorio digs a good body shot into McCarthy's ribs.
Honorio darts in looking for a takedown but McCarthy gets double underhooks and turns Honorio into the cage.
Cormac McCarthy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinicius Honorio.
McCarthy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Honorio is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McCarthy is aware though and is defending well.
McCarthy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Honorio looking for a sweep. Not yet Honorio, not yet.
Honorio keeps trying to improve his position.
Honorio is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cormac McCarthy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McCarthy trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Honorio manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
McCarthy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Honorio controls the pace.
McCarthy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Honorio manages to get himself to full guard.
McCarthy passes Honorio's left leg - he's now in half guard.
McCarthy stalling.
Honorio is pressing down on McCarthy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
McCarthy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
McCarthy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
McCarthy trying to control but Honorio is working from the bottom.
McCarthy is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Honorio is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
McCarthy controlling from the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vinicius Honorio will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Honorio tests McCarthy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McCarthy takes a swing at Honorio's ribcage but misses.
Honorio moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McCarthy lands with a nice body punch.
McCarthy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McCarthy lands the left hand.
McCarthy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCarthy prevents Honorio from improving his position.
Honorio tries to regain full guard. Instead though, McCarthy has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
McCarthy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Honorio is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy avoids the attempt from Honorio to control.
McCarthy with good strikes from the mount here!
McCarthy scoring with strikes but Honorio is staying in there.
McCarthy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Honorio is desperately trying to improve his position but McCarthy has a good base and remains in mount.
Honorio is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
McCarthy unloading with bombs!
Honorio regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
McCarthy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Honorio wants to get back to full guard.
Honorio is trying to maintain the position but McCarthy is very close to passing his half guard.
Honorio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Honorio blocking the ground and pound attempt from McCarthy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honorio is looking to improve his position.
Still in half guard, McCarthy seems content to control.
McCarthy is looking to take a break and control but Honorio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McCarthy winds up and cracks Honorio with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McCarthy prevents Honorio from improving his position.
Honorio wants to control but McCarthy is keeping busy.
McCarthy controlling the pace.
Honorio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McCarthy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Honorio is trying to maintain the position but McCarthy is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
McCarthy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Honorio.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McCarthy stops a takedown attempt from Honorio.
Honorio wants to take the fight to the mat but McCarthy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
McCarthy misses with a punch to the body.
McCarthy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Honorio can't get the takedown.
Cormac McCarthy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinicius Honorio.
McCarthy breaks the clinch.
Honorio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCarthy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Honorio was well out of range. Poor timing from McCarthy.
Honorio tries to move into range but McCarthy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Honorio scores with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac McCarthy clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Honorio clobbers McCarthy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McCarthy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Honorio manages to avoid it.
McCarthy tries to clinch but Honorio moves out of range.
Honorio just misses with a punch to the body.
McCarthy throws a body shot but no joy.
McCarthy thuds a left hand into Honorio's body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from McCarthy enables Honorio to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. McCarthy manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
McCarthy keeping moving, preventing Honorio from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McCarthy is on top in guard.
McCarthy trying to control the position from guard on top but Honorio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCarthy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
McCarthy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy looking to sit in guard and control but Honorio gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Honorio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Honorio passes into half guard.
Honorio is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Honorio missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McCarthy tries to get to full guard but Honorio has control of the leg.
Honorio passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for McCarthy!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honorio avoids the attempt from McCarthy to control.
Honorio tries to control but McCarthy wriggling away.
Honorio lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Honorio thowing shots but they're missing.
Honorio looking to control but McCarthy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Honorio with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Honorio is landing with some decent strikes but McCarthy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
McCarthy is in a horrible position here. Honorio smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Honorio breaks from McCarthy's wrist control and lands an elbow.
McCarthy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Honorio thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Honorio wants to control the pace but McCarthy is squirming around nicely.
Honorio raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honorio sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Honorio lands a heavy elbow.
McCarthy manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Honorio controlling the action here.
McCarthy trying to hold on to Honorio's head to control him but Honorio postures up.
McCarthy preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Honorio is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vinicius Honorio dominated that fourth round.
That's time! McCarthy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from McCarthy. Honorio does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCarthy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Honorio on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McCarthy tries to close the distance and clinch but Honorio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Honorio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McCarthy.
Honorio misses with a lunging right hand
and McCarthy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McCarthy.
McCarthy is trying to stall.
McCarthy lands with a left to the head.
Honorio is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but McCarthy is defending well.
Honorio breaks from the clinch.
McCarthy rushes Honorio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from McCarthy.
McCarthy can't find room to land a body shot as Honorio controls the action.
Honorio changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McCarthy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
McCarthy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Honorio at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honorio shoots in and drives through. McCarthy sprawls well.
Cormac McCarthy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinicius Honorio.
McCarthy throws a series of strikes that have Honorio backpedaling.
McCarthy forces Honorio back against the cage and clinches.
McCarthy is pressed up against the cage. Honorio has hold of a leg and is looking to drag McCarthy down to the mat. McCarthy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
McCarthy is looking to wear down Honorio with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Honorio throws a lazy right hand but McCarthy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McCarthy doesn't manage to clinch there - Honorio circles away.
Honorio shoots in but McCarthy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Honorio is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Honorio avoids the body shot from McCarthy.
A jab lands there for Honorio.
McCarthy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Honorio is working for takedown but McCarthy is calmly controlling the position for now.
McCarthy misses with a short punch on the inside.
McCarthy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McCarthy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Honorio changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McCarthy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honorio feints and as McCarthy raises his hands in defense, Honorio changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCarthy working a defensive guard here.
Honorio stopping the sweep attempt from McCarthy.
McCarthy keeping moving, preventing Honorio from controlling successfully.
McCarthy seems keen to control Honorio's posture.
McCarthy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Honorio seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honorio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McCarthy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Honorio managing to control the position.
McCarthy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Honorio is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McCarthy is aware though and is defending well.
Honorio looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
McCarthy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McCarthy lands a couple of elbows.
McCarthy wants to control from the top but Honorio keeps moving.
Honorio throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! McCarthy escapes and throws Honorio's legs to the side, diving into side control!
McCarthy tries to move into full mount but can't pass Honorio's legs.
Honorio can't do much from the bottom here.
McCarthy trying to control the action but Honorio is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cormac McCarthy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McCarthy 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 49:47
Judge William Gold scores the fight 49:47
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cormac McCarthy!
Cormac McCarthy retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Cormac McCarthy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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