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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barry McGill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Wehmeyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barry McGill could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Arthur Wehmeyer's chin.
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194 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Barry McGill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arthur Wehmeyer!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wehmeyer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wehmeyer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wehmeyer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wehmeyer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wehmeyer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Arthur Wehmeyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wehmeyer looks to land a combination but McGill avoids it well.
Wehmeyer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McGill circles away quickly and effectively.
Wehmeyer throws a nice looking combination but McGill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wehmeyer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McGill bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wehmeyer misses with a body shot.
McGill shoots in looking for a takedown. Wehmeyer tries to sprawl out of it but McGill keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wehmeyer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wehmeyer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barry McGill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGill closes the distance and clinches up with Wehmeyer, looking for a takedown. McGill pushes Wehmeyer against the cage but Wehmeyer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wehmeyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wehmeyer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wehmeyer throws a series of strikes that have McGill backpedaling.
Wehmeyer throws a jab when McGill was well out of range.
McGill ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wehmeyer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wehmeyer fails to land with a series of punches.
Wehmeyer looks to land a combination but McGill avoids it well.
Wehmeyer scores with a decent looking hook.
McGill will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGill throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wehmeyer's waist but Wehmeyer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McGill off to one side.
McGill shoots in for a takedown but Wehmeyer shows good takedown defense.
Wehmeyer closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wehmeyer stuffs the takedown attempt from McGill. McGill gets slowly back to his feet.
Wehmeyer scores with a three punch combo!
McGill blocks a jab.
McGill walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McGill ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wehmeyer's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Wehmeyer duly obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wehmeyer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A lazy left from Wehmeyer finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wehmeyer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wehmeyer.
Wehmeyer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McGill with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wehmeyer to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice jab there from Wehmeyer.
Wehmeyer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McGill moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wehmeyer looks to land a combination but McGill avoids it well.
Wehmeyer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wehmeyer is working the combinations to good effect here.
McGill showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wehmeyer.
Wehmeyer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wehmeyer throws a hook but McGill avoids it easily.
Arthur Wehmeyer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wehmeyer misses with a wild combination.
Wehmeyer throws a big shot that misses.
Wehmeyer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McGill.
McGill moves out of range as Wehmeyer strikes.
McGill fails to land the takedown.
Wehmeyer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGill.
Wehmeyer slaps away a takedown attempt from McGill, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wehmeyer is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! McGill had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Good shot there by Wehmeyer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wehmeyer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wehmeyer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McGill.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Wehmeyer dominated that round.
That's time! McGill's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wehmeyer scores with the left hand. McGill knows he should have avoided that one.
Wehmeyer throws a hook but McGill blocks it.
Some wild striking there from Wehmeyer.
Wehmeyer cracks McGill with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wehmeyer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wehmeyer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Arthur Wehmeyer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wehmeyer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McGill shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wehmeyer defends it nicely.
Wehmeyer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGill.
McGill dives in and grabs Wehmeyer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wehmeyer pushes down on McGill's head and hops out.
A left and a right from Wehmeyer both land. Nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wehmeyer throws a nice looking combination but McGill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wehmeyer misses with a double jab.
Wehmeyer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McGill shoots in for a double leg but Wehmeyer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barry McGill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wehmeyer stuns McGill with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab from Wehmeyer misses.
Wehmeyer lunges at McGill with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McGill's hand.
Wehmeyer might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wehmeyer digs a good hook to McGill's body.
McGill has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wehmeyer finds it's way round the side to connect with McGill's head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McGill.
Wehmeyer clobbers McGill with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGill ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wehmeyer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
McGill fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wehmeyer sprawls well initially but McGill persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
McGill is trying to work for a kimura but Wehmeyer is defending well.
McGill passes the guard and advances to mount!
McGill controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGill working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McGill can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wehmeyer is looking to escape.
That's four 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.
McGill is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Wehmeyer is in real trouble.
McGill struggling to keep hold of the position.
McGill is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wehmeyer is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Wehmeyer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
McGill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wehmeyer.
Wehmeyer scores with the left hand. McGill knows he should have avoided that one.
Wehmeyer throws a jab but it's blocked by McGill.
McGill decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
McGill content to control rather than advance.
McGill tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wehmeyer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
McGill takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGill is looking to advance position but Wehmeyer won't allow it.
McGill looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wehmeyer is not content to let McGill control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McGill seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
McGill's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Barry McGill just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
McGill takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wehmeyer swinging wildly here.
Wehmeyer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wehmeyer!
McGill dodges the punch combination from Wehmeyer.
McGill shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wehmeyer defends it nicely.
Wehmeyer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McGill circles away quickly and effectively.
Wehmeyer looks to land a combination. McGill sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
McGill looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wehmeyer scores with a jab.
Wehmeyer lands with a right hand.
Wehmeyer lands the left hand.
Wehmeyer scores with a nice strike.
Wehmeyer throws a looping overhand right but McGill ducks down to avoid it.
Barry McGill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McGill gets the takedown into side control.
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!
Wehmeyer pushes McGill away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, McGill gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
McGill content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Wehmeyer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McGill. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wehmeyer wants to get back to his feet but McGill drags him back down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Wehmeyer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wehmeyer 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Wehmeyer!
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