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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between St John McSevein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Guigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, St John McSevein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Barry Guigan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guigan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McSevein takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Guigan fails to land with a series of punches.
Guigan throws a series of punches but McSevein avoids them all with ease.
McSevein moves out of range as Guigan strikes.
Guigan misses with a few strikes there.
Guigan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McSevein.
Guigan throws a series of punches but McSevein avoids them all with ease.
Guigan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Guigan misses with a series of wild punches.
Guigan misses the jab.
Guigan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McSevein connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Guigan's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guigan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Guigan is looking to clinch.
McSevein throws a right and a left that both miss.
No luck for McSevein with that takedown attempt.
McSevein is trying hard to land a takedown here. Guigan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Guigan thuds a left hand into McSevein's body.
Guigan misses with a double jab
so McSevein counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Guigan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guigan will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Guigan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McSevein is looking to work some ground and pound but Guigan has wrist control.
Guigan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McSevein doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McSevein manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McSevein is breathing heavily.
McSevein decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Guigan, up you get!
Guigan misses with a hook. McSevein ducked under it nicely.
Guigan clobbers McSevein with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guigan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Guigan.
It looks like St John McSevein has been cut.
Guigan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McSevein counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Guigan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
McSevein with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guigan wants to get back to his feet but McSevein is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Guigan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McSevein working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Guigan is looking for a triangle but McSevein pushes his legs off easily.
McSevein cracks Guigan with a solid left hand.
McSevein with a nice head shot there.
McSevein scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Guigan wants to get back to his feet but McSevein is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
McSevein landing some decent shots from guard.
Guigan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McSevein loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Guigan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McSevein defends it easily.
McSevein connects with a couple of short punches.
McSevein works over Guigan with some ground and pound from guard.
McSevein stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Guigan lands with a right hand.
Guigan throws a series of punches but McSevein moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guigan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No luck for McSevein with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Barry Guigan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on St John McSevein's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McSevein fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Guigan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Guigan misses with a jab to the body
and McSevein counters with a nice double leg into guard.
McSevein got a little sloppy there for a moment and Guigan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McSevein has managed to get both his arms back between Guigan's legs - danger averted.
McSevein forces his way into half guard.
McSevein wants to free his trapped foot but Guigan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
McSevein stops Guigan from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McSevein is thwarting Guigan's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guigan kicks off McSevein and gets to his feet.
McSevein shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Guigan's guard.
Guigan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McSevein can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Guigan pushes McSevein off and scrambles back to his feet.
Barry Guigan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Guigan misses.
McSevein misses with a combination
and Guigan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Guigan misses with a double jab
and McSevein decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Guigan's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McSevein tries to free his leg and advance position but Guigan is retaining full guard.
McSevein in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McSevein looking to pass the guard.
Guigan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guigan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Guigan trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
McSevein keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Guigan's head.
St John McSevein overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guigan is looking for a triangle but McSevein pushes his legs off easily.
McSevein gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Guigan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McSevein counters with a takedown into side control.
Guigan regains half guard.
McSevein looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Guigan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
McSevein lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Guigan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Guigan looking to control.
McSevein scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Guigan has his feet on McSevein's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Guigan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guigan misses with a double jab
and McSevein makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Guigan throws a combination that misses
and McSevein counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Guigan's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McSevein content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
McSevein is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
McSevein postures up in Guigan's guard and throws a big left but Guigan blocks it.
Guigan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McSevein defends well.
McSevein throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McSevein trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
St John McSevein dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on St John McSevein's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Guigan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McSevein backs up against the cage.
Guigan scores with a nice head shot.
Guigan misses with a looping right.
Guigan misses with a hook. McSevein ducked under it nicely.
Guigan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McSevein counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Guigan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
McSevein defending well as Guigan loads up on a big left hand.
Guigan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McSevein moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McSevein avoids a punch combination nicely.
McSevein misses with a takedown attempt
and Guigan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
No luck for McSevein with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guigan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McSevein counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Guigan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Guigan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McSevein counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Guigan!
Guigan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Guigan regains half guard.
Guigan looks like he's trying to stand up.
McSevein throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Guigan makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
McSevein changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Guigan tries to avoid it but McSevein manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Guigan to the ground. Guigan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for St John McSevein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guigan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Guigan misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guigan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McSevein counters with a nice double leg into side control. Guigan won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guigan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McSevein works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
McSevein works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Guigan bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Guigan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McSevein counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McSevein.
Guigan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McSevein with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
McSevein is looking to work some ground and pound but Guigan has wrist control.
McSevein with a nice head shot there.
Guigan wants to stand and escape but McSevein is having none of it.
McSevein passes Guigan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSevein thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Guigan's head.
Guigan looking for submissions off his back.
Guigan has hold of McSevein's hands but McSevein slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Guigan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McSevein.
Guigan trying to hold on to McSevein's head to control him but McSevein postures up.
Guigan blocking the ground and pound attempt from McSevein.
McSevein blocks the strikes from Guigan.
McSevein missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Guigan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
McSevein sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Guigan defending well though.
McSevein throwing shots but Guigan is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Guigan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Guigan blocking the ground and pound attempt from McSevein.
Guigan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Guigan controls McSevein momentarily but McSevein frees himself.
Guigan wants to stand up but McSevein is controlling him.
McSevein postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Guigan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McSevein defends it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McSevein lands a couple of decent looking shots.
McSevein throwing strikes from guard but Guigan blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
St John McSevein showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McSevein has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight for St John McSevein!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for St John McSevein!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for St John McSevein!
St John McSevein wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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