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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Guinness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Neo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Guinness might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ev Christr` Ta, Laou! . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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272 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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280 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Great elbows
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arthur Guinness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Neo!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guinness throws a series of strikes that have Neo backpedaling.
It looks like Thomas Neo has been cut.
Neo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guinness tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Guinness throws a left and a right that both miss
and Neo counters with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Guinness, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arthur Guinness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guinness drives through with a takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Guinness engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Guinness's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Guinness won't allow Neo to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Arthur Guinness just wasn't active enough.
Guinness lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Neo circles away quickly and effectively.
Guinness rushes Neo and presses him up against the cage.
Neo misses with an elbow over the top.
Neo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Guinness's defenses.
Guinness working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Guinness is working Neo over against the cage.
Guinness dodges an elbow strike from Neo.
Neo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Guinness blocks an elbow strike.
Guinness manages to break the clinch.
Guinness lands a two punch combo.
Neo looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neo tries a head kick but it misses.
Guinness shoots for a double leg takedown but Neo sprawls well. He's pushed Guinness's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Guinness forces Neo back against the cage and clinches.
Guinness is trying to drag Neo to the mat but Neo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Guinness cracks Neo with a nice body shot.
Guinness stalling against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guinness lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Guinness breaks from the clinch.
Neo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thomas Neo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guinness closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Guinness breaks the clinch.
Guinness avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Guinness tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Neo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guinness ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Guinness lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Neo circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guinness swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Guinness moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guinness throws a right and a left that both miss.
Neo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Guinness throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Neo tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Guinness is in Neo's guard.
Guinness's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Guinness accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Guinness dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Neo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Guinness throws a right and a left that Neo avoids nicely.
Guinness lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Neo circles away quickly and effectively.
Guinness lands a body shot.
Neo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Guinness.
A right-left combo lands from Guinness.
Guinness throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Neo's waist but Neo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Guinness off to one side.
Neo wants to land a leg kick but Guinness is out of range.
Good leg kick by Neo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Guinness misses with a wild combination.
Neo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Arthur Guinness has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guinness closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Neo to the mat! Neo manages to get full guard.
Guinness looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Guinness has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Guinness advances to half guard.
Neo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Guinness.
Guinness takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guinness gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Guinness blocks the body kick.
Neo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guinness lands a right hook to the body.
Neo is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guinness swinging wildly here.
Guinness rushes Neo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guinness blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Neo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Guinness's brow.
Guinness scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Neo throws an elbow but it misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Neo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Guinness working hard to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Guinness.
Guinness escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Guinness misses with a wild combination.
Neo needs to keep his hands up - Guinness had a free shot at his head there.
Arthur Guinness is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guinness takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guinness slows down the pace here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guinness lands a shot to the body.
Guinness lands a body shot in the clinch.
Guinness has Neo pressed against the cage.
Guinness pushes Neo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Guinness.
Guinness's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Guinness shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Neo as he avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch combination from Guinness misses.
Guinness thuds a left hand into Neo's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Guinness dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Guinness decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Guinness is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Guinness has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Guinness passes the guard and advances to mount!
Guinness takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Neo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guinness lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Guinness landing strikes, looking to finish!
Guinness raining down shots from the mount!
Guinness takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Guinness connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Arthur Guinness overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guinness controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guinness cracks Neo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Neo is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Guinness looking to control and managing it successfully.
Guinness connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Guinness lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Neo hang on?
Arthur Guinness is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guinness controlling the pace for now.
Guinness seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Neo for as long as he can get away with.
Guinness landing strikes, looking to finish!
Guinness sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Guinness cracks Neo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Thomas Neo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guinness lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guinness controlling the pace for now.
Guinness is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Neo can do to turn this around?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Guinness showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Guinness 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:26
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:26
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Guinness!
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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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