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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kearney McGarrity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spartacus Thracian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGarrity comes to the cage accompanied by Payback-Slayer. Thracian has chosen I am Spartacus!!! I stand alone as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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275 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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275 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kearney McGarrity!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Spartacus Thracian!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by McGarrity as he connects with a hook.
McGarrity throws a poor cross that misses
and Thracian counters with a stiff right hand.
McGarrity staying out of range there.
A nice inside leg kick there by McGarrity. That's going to slow Thracian down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thracian chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McGarrity can pounce on him.
Thracian doesn't manage to clinch there - McGarrity circles away.
Thracian works McGarrity's body with a nice hook.
McGarrity throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGarrity showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thracian.
Kearney McGarrity seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thracian tries for a takedown but McGarrity sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thracian slips under a jab from McGarrity.
Thracian has a takedown stuffed.
Kearney McGarrity is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thracian shoots in for a takedown but McGarrity shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kearney McGarrity has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spartacus Thracian.
Thracian blocks a head kick by McGarrity.
Nice uppercut there from Thracian.
McGarrity scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thracian doesn't seem bothered though.
Thracian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGarrity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thracian shoots in but no luck this time.
Thracian fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McGarrity, pushing him back against the cage.
Thracian is trying to pull guard but McGarrity turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Thracian works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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!
Thracian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thracian misses with the head strike.
Thracian misses with some punches.
McGarrity pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thracian looks to score with a jab to the body but McGarrity is just out of range.
Thracian throws a lazy right hand but McGarrity sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGarrity. Thracian does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGarrity throws a front kick aimed at Thracian's knee but Thracian avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thracian misses the jab.
McGarrity swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McGarrity jabs at Thracian's body.
Thracian misses the jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thracian darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McGarrity looks to land a left hand but Thracian moved out of range nicely.
Thracian tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McGarrity swivels and escapes.
McGarrity slips under a jab.
McGarrity rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thracian counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGarrity looks to land a combination. Thracian sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thracian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Thracian misses the target.
McGarrity dips to his left and cracks Thracian with an uppercut!
McGarrity is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thracian.
McGarrity gets caught flat footed, as Thracian shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Thracian wants to control from the top but McGarrity keeps moving.
McGarrity not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McGarrity has his hands on Thracian's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kearney McGarrity dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thracian avoids a kick to the body.
McGarrity misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thracian.
Thracian misses with a few strikes there.
McGarrity throws a leg kick which misses Thracian's front leg but catches the back leg as Thracian tries to avoid it.
Thracian throws out a powerful jab.
McGarrity works the jab nicely.
McGarrity thumps Thracian with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Thracian there.
McGarrity staying out of range there.
A left lands for McGarrity.
Thracian blocks a head kick by McGarrity.
Nice uppercut lands for McGarrity. That snapped Thracian's head back.
McGarrity looks to score with a jab to the body but Thracian is just out of range.
McGarrity with a jab.
Thracian might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGarrity throws a head kick but Thracian moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thracian is defended easily by McGarrity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for McGarrity.
Thracian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGarrity.
Thracian thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from McGarrity misses.
McGarrity keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thracian.
McGarrity looks to land a combination but Thracian avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGarrity misses with a low kick.
Thracian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGarrity was well out of range. Poor timing from Thracian.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McGarrity, right into the meat.
McGarrity throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Thracian counter with a right hand.
McGarrity lands a leg kick that knocks Thracian off balance momentarily.
Thracian gets a double leg takedown into McGarrity's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGarrity working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thracian.
Thracian avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
McGarrity looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGarrity wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thracian preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thracian accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McGarrity is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McGarrity is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
McGarrity looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thracian is looking to control McGarrity's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Thracian avoid being mounted?
Thracian is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kearney McGarrity dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
McGarrity lands with a nice body punch.
McGarrity throws a low kick but Thracian moves out of range easily.
Thracian staying out of range there.
McGarrity thumps Thracian with a low kick.
Thracian scores with the left hand. McGarrity knows he should have avoided that one.
Thracian slips a jab and a cross from McGarrity.
McGarrity throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thracian on the side of the head.
McGarrity lands with a straight right. Thracian didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thracian misses with a lunging right hand
and McGarrity counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Thracian is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Thracian fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That kick from McGarrity tenderised Thracian's leg. Thracian is trying to keep his angry face on.
McGarrity keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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!
McGarrity scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McGarrity looks to throw the jab but Thracian is out of range.
Thracian misses with a looping right.
Spartacus Thracian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thracian's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGarrity scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McGarrity throws a hook to the side of Thracian's head but Thracian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thracian on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kearney McGarrity is winning the standup battle so far.
Thracian avoids the body shot from McGarrity.
Thracian drives through with a takedown into McGarrity's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Thracian throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McGarrity works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McGarrity working a defensive guard here.
McGarrity lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Thracian!
McGarrity can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Thracian is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thracian is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
McGarrity tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
McGarrity will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
McGarrity tries to control but Thracian wriggling away.
McGarrity controlling from the full mount.
Thracian tries to reverse the position but McGarrity maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGarrity sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Thracian tries to reverse the position but McGarrity maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thracian is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
McGarrity can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Thracian is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kearney McGarrity showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McGarrity, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kearney McGarrity!
An out of breath Kearney McGarrity thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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