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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Francesco Garrone (ranked 546 p4p, 1652 weight class) and Zander McGuire (ranked 56 p4p, 165 weight class). Zander McGuire has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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170
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164
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Francesco Garrone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zander McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Garrone is trying to push McGuire away but McGuire has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Garrone wants to break free but McGuire has control.
Garrone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Garrone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Garrone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McGuire slows down the pace here.
Garrone has had enough of the clinch but McGuire keeps him there for the moment.
Garrone can't break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGuire.
Garrone tries to break free but McGuire pushes him back against the cage.
McGuire tries to work over Garrone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGuire has Garrone pressed against the cage, preventing Garrone from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McGuire digs a right hand into Garrone's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Garrone's gas tank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrone tries to break the clinch but McGuire is controlling the position.
McGuire cracks Garrone with a nice body shot.
Garrone tries to break free but McGuire pushes him back against the cage.
McGuire misses with a body punch.
Garrone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garrone gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McGuire.
It looks like Francesco Garrone has been cut.
Garrone misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garrone misses with a series of wild punches.
Garrone takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Garrone scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McGuire doesn't seem bothered though.
McGuire takes the fight into the clinch.
Garrone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McGuire has him pressed against the cage.
Garrone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McGuire has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Garrone's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McGuire tries to throw a body punch but Garrone avoids it by throwing McGuire back against the cage.
McGuire works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McGuire cracks Garrone with a nice body shot.
Garrone is trying to force a seperation but McGuire has the dominant position.
McGuire has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Garrone seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if McGuire can turn it around.
McGuire has Garrone pressed against the cage, preventing Garrone from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, McGuire scores with a nice short uppercut.
McGuire lands a right hand.
Garrone looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Garrone is trying to break the clinch but McGuire is controlling him.
The referee calls for McGuire to work.
McGuire lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garrone is trying to force a seperation but McGuire has the dominant position.
McGuire lands a body shot.
Garrone wants to break free but McGuire has control.
McGuire lands a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McGuire.
Garrone is breathing heavily.
McGuire lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from McGuire.
Garrone tries to break the clinch but McGuire is controlling the position.
McGuire throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McGuire scores with a hook to the body.
A shot in the inside from McGuire.
McGuire pushes Garrone back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McGuire lands with a short shot to the head.
McGuire lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from McGuire.
McGuire softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Garrone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Still in the clinch, McGuire scores with a nice short uppercut.
McGuire stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A nice right hand lands inside from McGuire.
A body shot lands from McGuire.
A hook to the body from McGuire.
Nice body punch from McGuire - that landed with a thud.
McGuire throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McGuire stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McGuire lands with a short shot to the head.
McGuire lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuire lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Garrone.
McGuire lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McGuire digs a right hand into Garrone's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Garrone's gas tank.
McGuire throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McGuire lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garrone or not.
McGuire lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from McGuire - that landed with a thud.
McGuire pushes Garrone back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Come on McGuire - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
McGuire lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McGuire throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garrones head.
Garrone is rocked!
Garrone looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Good body shot from McGuire.
McGuire softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oh Garrone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice right hand lands inside from McGuire.
McGuire lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garrone backwards.
McGuire pushes Garrone back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGuire stalls.
McGuire digs a right hand underneath Garrone's ribcage. Garrone let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McGuire works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zander McGuire dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Francesco Garrone's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McGuire walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Garrone drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! McGuire swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Garrone's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zander McGuire!
A relieved looking Zander McGuire thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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RATING
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