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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Draven McGuinness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Reay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Reay has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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230 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Draven McGuinness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Reay!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reay fails to land the takedown.
McGuinness lands a head kick!
Reay shoots in for a double leg but McGuinness sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
McGuinness tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reay swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reay changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McGuinness tries to avoid it but Reay manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McGuinness to the ground. McGuinness escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Draven McGuinness has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Reay.
Nice takedown defense from Reay. No joy for McGuinness on that attempt.
McGuinness is breathing heavily.
Nice sprawl there from Reay as McGuinness shoots in.
Reay shoots for a double leg takedown but McGuinness sprawls well. He's pushed Reay's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice takedown defense from Reay. No joy for McGuinness on that attempt.
Reay shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McGuinness but McGuinness pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McGuinness shoots in looking for a takedown. Reay tries to sprawl out of it but McGuinness keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Reay manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Reay fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reay misses with a wild body shot.
Reay forces McGuinness back against the cage and clinches.
McGuinness prevents the takedown attempt.
Reay using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McGuinness has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reay breaks the clinch.
Reay drives through and clinches with McGuinness against the cage.
McGuinness tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Reay just stands there and leans against the cage.
Reay should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
McGuinness throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reay lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Reay controlling the action here.
Reay trying to control from half guard but McGuinness is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuinness tries to get to full guard but Reay has control of the leg.
Reay is working for a kimura but McGuinness is defending it quite comfortably.
Reay tries to pass the half guard into mount. McGuinness knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reay throwing shots but McGuinness is blocking nicely.
Reay is trying to control the action in half guard but McGuinness is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McGuinness avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reay slaps away a takedown attempt from McGuinness, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Reay darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Reay seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McGuinness does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuinness is looking to control Reay's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McGuinness avoid being mounted?
McGuinness tries to roll over but Reay keeps him under control.
McGuinness is working hard here to advance position.
Reay uses his free foot to push down on McGuinness's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for McGuinness.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reay trying to control but McGuinness is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Reay dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Reay closes the distance and clinches.
McGuinness jumps guard but Reay stands there with McGuinness around his waist. McGuinness gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
McGuinness misses with a knee strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Reay jumps guard and drags McGuinness to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
McGuinness has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuinness preventing the sweep.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reay is trying to keep McGuinness in close.
McGuinness stops Reay from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuinness looking to pass the guard.
McGuinness might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Reay manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McGuinness manages to get himself to full guard.
McGuinness is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Reay is aware though and is defending well.
Reay stands and steps away. McGuinness gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Reay clinches up with McGuinness and pushes him back against the cage.
Reay jumps guard.
McGuinness trying to control the position from guard on top but Reay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reay looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Reay is on top in guard.
Reay missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McGuinness trying to control the position.
McGuinness keeping moving, preventing Reay from controlling successfully.
Reay avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reay trying to control but McGuinness is working from the bottom.
McGuinness seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
McGuinness knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Reay on the ground.
Reay trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McGuinness keeping moving, preventing Reay from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
McGuinness shoots for a double leg takedown but Reay sprawls well. He's pushed McGuinness's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Reay changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McGuinness tries to avoid it but Reay manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McGuinness to the ground. McGuinness escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
McGuinness dives in and grabs Reay's left leg, looking for a takedown. Reay pushes down on McGuinness's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Draven McGuinness. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGuinness gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Reay to score an easy takedown into full guard.
McGuinness seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Reay wants to get up but he can't break McGuinness's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reay wants to control from the top but McGuinness keeps moving.
McGuinness looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Reay showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
McGuinness misses with a takedown attempt - Reay sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice shot lands for Reay.
Reay gets the takedown into side control.
Reay is looking to take a break and control but McGuinness is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reay is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McGuinness has escaped the position, nice work there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reay trying to control the position but McGuinness is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuinness can't do much from the bottom here.
Reay stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McGuinness tries to clinch up.
Reay keeps McGuinness at a distance using the push kick.
McGuinness swinging wildly here.
Reay is trying hard to land a takedown here. McGuinness sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Horrible takedown by McGuinness or perhaps it was just good defense by Reay which made him look bad.
Reay tries a head kick but it misses.
Reay shoots in and drives through. McGuinness sprawls well.
McGuinness fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Draven McGuinness. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reay stuffs the takedown attempt from McGuinness. McGuinness gets slowly back to his feet.
Reay looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
McGuinness trying to keep a closed guard but Reay is proving a slippery customer.
Reay looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Reay loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reay is looking to stand up but McGuinness won't let him.
Reay pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McGuinness is keeping the position for now.
Reay throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McGuinness keeping moving, preventing Reay from controlling successfully.
McGuinness looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Draven McGuinness has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Josh Reay is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGuinness.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Reay comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Reay 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Reay!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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