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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex McGuinness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yannick Maruck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuinness comes to the cage accompanied by Pearl Jam - Even Flow. Maruck comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Redemption Song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Yannick Maruck was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alex McGuinness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yannick Maruck!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuinness shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Maruck won't allow McGuinness to pass to mount.
Maruck tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
McGuinness content to control rather than advance.
Maruck tries to kick McGuinness off but McGuinness keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
McGuinness working over Maruck with some ground and pound. Maruck looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Maruck moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
McGuinness not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maruck keeping full guard, as McGuinness tries to pass.
McGuinness is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
McGuinness passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Maruck is looking to reverse the position.
Maruck is trying to control McGuinness's posture but McGuinness avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maruck tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but McGuinness presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McGuinness looking to finish Maruck with some ground and pound. This is bad for Maruck!
McGuinness tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
McGuinness landing strikes from the mount.
McGuinness tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
McGuinness get's back to his feet.
Maruck gets caught flat footed, as McGuinness shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Maruck looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
McGuinness controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuinness stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Maruck throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maruck drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
McGuinness scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Maruck throws and elbow that misses. McGuinness uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Maruck's guard. Nice move by McGuinness!
McGuinness gets to his feet. Maruck looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
McGuinness clinches.
McGuinness lands a takedown into guard.
Maruck keeping moving, preventing McGuinness from controlling successfully.
McGuinness slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuinness controlling from side mount.
McGuinness throws a strike aimed at the side of Maruck's head but Maruck avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGuinness content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex McGuinness dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Maruck looks to clinch
and McGuinness counters with a takedown into side control.
McGuinness controls the position.
Maruck is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but McGuinness is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
McGuinness controlling the pace for now.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Alex McGuinness just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
McGuinness misses with a head kick.
Maruck throws a sloppy head kick and McGuinness moves out of range easily.
Maruck tries to clinch up
and McGuinness counters with a single leg into guard. Maruck didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuinness trying to control the position from guard on top but Maruck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuinness content to stall in guard here.
Maruck keeping full guard, as McGuinness tries to pass.
Maruck keeping moving, preventing McGuinness from controlling successfully.
Maruck is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Maruck has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McGuinness can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two 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.
McGuinness controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
McGuinness stands and throws Maruck's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Maruck struggling a bit here.
Maruck is looking to regain half guard here but McGuinness keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maruck is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
McGuinness not doing much here.
McGuinness frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Maruck is breathing heavily.
McGuinness controlling from the full mount.
Maruck is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Maruck is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
McGuinness has hold of Maruck's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Maruck manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
McGuinness content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex McGuinness dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Maruck shoots and misses
and McGuinness counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
McGuinness controlling the pace.
McGuinness thows a huge punch but Maruck dodges it nicely.
Alex McGuinness overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McGuinness slows the pace down in half guard.
McGuinness scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
McGuinness sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maruck is trying to get back to full guard.
Maruck is pressing down on McGuinness's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
McGuinness passes Maruck's left leg - he's now in half guard.
McGuinness sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Maruck defending well though.
Maruck looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Maruck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McGuinness trying to control the pace.
That's two 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.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Alex McGuinness just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Maruck gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
McGuinness is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Yannick Maruck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuinness stands and steps away. Maruck gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Yannick Maruck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuinness gets a clinch.
Maruck tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McGuinness jumps guard and drags Maruck to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
McGuinness looking to control.
McGuinness uses the cage to get back to his feet.
McGuinness shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
McGuinness got a little sloppy there for a moment and Maruck has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McGuinness has managed to get both his arms back between Maruck's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuinness content to stall in guard here.
Maruck is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McGuinness throws a big right hand that misses.
McGuinness sitting in guard here, content to control.
Alex McGuinness is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maruck is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McGuinness defends well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex McGuinness showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McGuinness 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex McGuinness!
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hype
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