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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dallas Bond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cian McGarrity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGarrity has chosen Irish Fighting Song - We Come in Pieces as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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160 lbs
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170 lbs
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Great elbows
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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
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Dallas Bond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cian McGarrity!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunch! Bond slams his shin into McGarrity's torso.
McGarrity throws a sloppy head kick and Bond moves out of range easily.
Cian McGarrity seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from McGarrity finds it's target.
Bond connects with a looping right hand.
McGarrity swings for the body but Bond moves out of range.
McGarrity misses with a hook. Bond ducked under it nicely.
Bond throws a low kick but it's checked well by McGarrity.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bond.
McGarrity tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bond was well out of range. Poor timing from McGarrity.
McGarrity throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bond sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good exchange - Bond coming out on top.
McGarrity keeps the fight on the outside.
McGarrity pushes Bond up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGarrity avoiding damage as Bond throws knees to the body.
McGarrity misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGarrity.
McGarrity blocking some punches.
Bond throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McGarrity blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bond with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bond tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McGarrity misses with a punch to the body.
Bond throws a head punch that misses.
Bond tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bond blocking some punches.
McGarrity misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bond effectively controlling the action here.
Bond connects with a knee to the head.
Bond tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bond lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McGarrity lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bond backwards.
Bond lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice elbow from Bond.
McGarrity working aggressively here.
Bond misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGarrity lands a left hand.
McGarrity avoids a wild elbow strike from Bond.
Bond misses with some punches.
McGarrity lands with a right to the head.
McGarrity misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGarrity swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGarrity swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGarrity fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGarrity fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGarrity has a couple of punches blocked by Bond.
Bond throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bond looking to throw knees to the head but McGarrity is blocking nicely.
Bond looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bond tries a body shot but McGarrity blocks it.
McGarrity lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bond backwards.
Bond misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGarrity blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bond working aggressively here.
McGarrity lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bond backwards.
Bond with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McGarrity doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bond throws a knee to the head but misses.
McGarrity digs a right hand underneath Bond's ribcage. Bond let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McGarrity tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGarrity swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGarrity struggles to land a body shot inside as Bond controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGarrity.
A head punch on the inside from McGarrity fails to land.
Bond tries a knee to the head but McGarrity blocks it.
Bond tries a knee to the head but McGarrity blocks it.
McGarrity tries a body shot but Bond blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bond.
Bond tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McGarrity avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGarrity tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bond's elbow.
Bond blocks a body shot from McGarrity.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bond with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bond fails to land.
Bond looking to throw knees to the head but McGarrity is blocking nicely.
McGarrity avoiding damage as Bond throws knees to the body.
McGarrity tries a body shot but Bond blocks it.
McGarrity presses Bond against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McGarrity swings wildly with an uppercut but Bond uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGarrity lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, McGarrity scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGarrity takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bond throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from McGarrity.
McGarrity tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bond's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cian McGarrity will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
McGarrity misses with a low kick.
McGarrity fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bond is out of range.
McGarrity tries to land a front kick but Bond steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bond fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bond with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McGarrity misses with a straight left.
McGarrity moves out of range as Bond strikes.
McGarrity keeps Bond at a distance using the push kick.
McGarrity lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McGarrity.
It looks like Dallas Bond has been cut.
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!
Bond throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McGarrity counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McGarrity tries to clinch but Bond is having none of it.
McGarrity scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McGarrity throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bond throws a nice looking combination but McGarrity bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McGarrity throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGarrity throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice uppercut there from McGarrity.
McGarrity takes the fight into the clinch.
Bond is trying to maintain a safe position but McGarrity gets an underhook and turns Bond into the cage.
Bond creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bond blocks an uppercut.
McGarrity misses with a punch to the body.
Bond lands a hook that snaps the head of McGarrity backwards.
McGarrity misses with the head strike.
McGarrity avoiding damage as Bond throws knees to the body.
Bond digs a right hand into McGarrity's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McGarrity's gas tank.
Bond's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bond with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGarrity blocking some punches.
McGarrity fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bond using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McGarrity has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McGarrity misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGarrity working aggressively here.
McGarrity lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bond trying to land knees to the body.
Bond blocking some punches.
Cian McGarrity seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bond misses with a knee to the head.
McGarrity swings wildly with an uppercut but Bond uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGarrity misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGarrity lands a shoulder strike.
Bond lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McGarrity or not.
Bond blocks an uppercut.
McGarrity misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, McGarrity scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McGarrity creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bond misses with a punch to the body.
Bond using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McGarrity has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGarrity.
Bond working McGarrity over with knees to the body.
Bond misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McGarrity.
Bond throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McGarrity blocks it with crossed arms.
Bond misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGarrity misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGarrity tries to throw a body punch but Bond avoids it by throwing McGarrity back against the cage.
Bond blocks a body shot from McGarrity.
Bond throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McGarrity blocks it with crossed arms.
McGarrity blocks an elbow strike from Bond.
McGarrity misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bond lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McGarrity takes an elbow to the forehead.
McGarrity on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McGarrity blocking some punches.
Bond prevents a body shot from McGarrity.
Bond tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGarrity's elbow.
McGarrity scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGarrity lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bond working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bond throws a knee to the head but misses.
A hook to the body from McGarrity.
McGarrity fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGarrity.
McGarrity goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bond lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGarrity backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cian McGarrity showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dallas Bond's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
McGarrity falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Bond counter with a right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for McGarrity.
Bond throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bond is looking to score with low kicks.
Bond swats away the attempt to clinch by McGarrity.
McGarrity looks to throw the jab but Bond is out of range.
McGarrity waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bond.
Bond misses with a looping right.
McGarrity blocks a jab.
McGarrity tries to clinch there but Bond circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McGarrity lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bond has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bond and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McGarrity looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Bond blocks the low kick.
Bond bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McGarrity's head.
Bond feints a jab promting McGarrity to slip. Bond then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McGarrity slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
McGarrity throws a series of punches but Bond avoids them all with ease.
McGarrity wants to clinch.
Bond tries to score with a low kick but McGarrity moves his leg out of the way.
A solid leg kick lands there for McGarrity.
McGarrity clinches up with Bond and pushes him back against the cage.
McGarrity throws a punch but it's blocked by Bond.
Bond makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bond.
Dallas Bond has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bond scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McGarrity throws a head punch that misses.
McGarrity blocking some punches.
McGarrity throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bond.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bond lands a knee to the head.
McGarrity avoiding damage as Bond throws knees to the body.
McGarrity misses with some punches.
McGarrity scores with a shot to the side of Bond's head.
McGarrity softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bond.
Bond lands with a short shot to the head.
McGarrity misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bond tries a knee to the head but McGarrity blocks it.
McGarrity blocks an uppercut.
McGarrity misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Bond on the inside.
Cian McGarrity is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bond looking to throw knees to the head but McGarrity is blocking nicely.
A short right from Bond on the inside.
Bond with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McGarrity prevents a body shot from Bond.
Bond misses with some punches.
McGarrity lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bond misses with an elbow strike.
Bond fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bond throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGarrity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bond is working McGarrity over against the cage.
Bond prevents a body shot from McGarrity.
Bond tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from McGarrity fails to land.
McGarrity blocks an elbow strike.
McGarrity swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bond throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bond tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch on the inside from Bond fails to land.
McGarrity digs a right hand into Bond's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bond's gas tank.
Bond with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dallas Bond showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McGarrity has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cian McGarrity!
Cian McGarrity decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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