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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cormac Maguire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Equinox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Maguire might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Guns 'n Roses - Welcome To The Jungle. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cormac Maguire!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Equinox!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maguire shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Equinox is trying to defend but Maguire finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Equinox is in trouble now - Maguire has advanced to mount!
Maguire content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maguire has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Cormac Maguire.
Equinox takes one to the chin there.
Equinox on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Equinox checks a leg kick.
Maguire throws a low kick but Equinox avoids it.
Maguire swings widly with a right hand
and Equinox counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Maguire thumps Equinox with a low kick.
Cormac Maguire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Equinox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maguire.
Maguire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Equinox was well out of range. Poor timing from Maguire.
Equinox thows a body shot but no joy.
Maguire connects with a high kick.
Maguire misses with a low kick.
Maguire misses with a low kick.
Equinox wants to clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Equinox checks a leg kick.
Equinox takes one on the button.
Maguire throws a sloppy head kick and Equinox moves out of range easily.
Maguire throws a leg kick which misses Equinox's front leg but catches the back leg as Equinox tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Equinox tries to keep at a distance but Maguire has taken the fight into the clinch.
Maguire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maguire wants to land a leg kick but Equinox is out of range.
Equinox takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Maguire is looking to land body kicks.
Maguire cracks the inside of Equinox's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Equinox sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Equinox wants to clinch.
Maguire scoring well with a low kick there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maguire feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Equinox's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac Maguire dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Maguire connects with a leg kick. Equinox looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Equinox's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Maguire scores with a nice body kick.
Maguire fails to land the takedown.
Maguire swats away the attempt to clinch by Equinox.
Equinox scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Maguire. Equinox shrugs it off though.
Maguire tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Equinox is able to avoid easily.
Maguire moves into the clinch.
Maguire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maguire breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maguire avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cormac Maguire is winning the standup battle so far.
Maguire pivots, looking for a leg kick but Equinox is out of range and Maguire settles back down.
John Equinox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maguire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Equinox.
Maguire throws a hook to the side of Equinox's head but Equinox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maguire pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Equinox scores with a decent looking hook.
Maguire throws a solid leg kick but Equinox takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Maguire.
Equinox misses with a series of wild punches.
Equinox scores with a hook to the body. Maguire takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Maguire dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maguire.
Maguire takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maguire wants to slow Equinox down by chopping away at his legs.
Maguire throws a low kick, looking for Equinox's leg but Equinox calmly moves out of range.
John Equinox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maguire ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Maguire will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Equinox throws a hook but Maguire blocks it.
Maguire lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Equinox wants to clinch but Maguire slips to the side
and Maguire counters with an outside leg kick.
Maguire misses with a head kick.
Maguire throws a leg kick but Equinox sees it coming and moves out of range.
Equinox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maguire.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maguire.
Maguire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Equinox.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maguire throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Maguire misses with a straight right.
Equinox moves in looking to clinch but Maguire pushes him off.
Equinox takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Equinox is looking to clinch but Maguire is avoiding it.
Equinox tries to clinch there but Maguire circles away.
Maguire tries to clinch but Equinox moves out of range.
Maguire pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A low kick from Maguire is predictable there
and Equinox counters with a two punch combo.
Maguire scores with a decent looking hook.
Equinox takes one on the button.
Equinox tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maguire swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maguire fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Equinox tries to clinch but Maguire is having none of it.
Equinox fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Equinox takes a jab right on the kisser.
Equinox on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Equinox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maguire swats away the attempt to clinch by Equinox.
Maguire with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Equinox looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No joy there for Equinox, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac Maguire dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Maguire ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Maguire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Equinox was well out of range. Poor timing from Maguire.
Maguire moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Maguire fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Equinox has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A clash of legs there as Equinox blocks the low kick.
Maguire lands with a nice body kick.
Equinox takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maguire slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Maguire lands a nice looking body shot.
Maguire throws a leg kick which misses Equinox's front leg but catches the back leg as Equinox tries to avoid it.
Equinox tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maguire swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Equinox tries to bum rush Maguire with a series of wild strikes but Maguire uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Equinox wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Maguire.
Decent striking displayed by Maguire there.
Maguire tries to land a leg kick but Equinox saw it coming and moves away.
Equinox lands a head shot.
Equinox misses with a series of wild punches.
Maguire throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Maguire shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Maguire forces his way into half guard.
Equinox takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Maguire seems content to control.
Maguire trying to mount his opponent but Equinox defends it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Cormac Maguire wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Maguire throws a leg kick
and Equinox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maguire with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Maguire.
Maguire scores with a leg kick.
Equinox tries to clinch up.
Maguire is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Equinox can do to turn this around?
Maguire lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Equinox at a distance.
Maguire fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Equinox, pushing him back against the cage.
Equinox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Equinox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Equinox lands a right hand.
Equinox digs a right hand into Maguire's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maguire's gas tank.
A right handed body shot lands from Maguire.
Maguire throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Equinox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maguire.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maguire blocking some punches.
Maguire pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maguire pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Maguire fails to land with a series of punches.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Equinox checks a leg kick.
Maguire throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maguire shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Equinox keeping full guard, as Maguire tries to pass.
Maguire is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac Maguire clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Maguire clinches.
Equinox managing to block the knees to the body from Maguire.
Equinox's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Equinox is trying to force a seperation but Maguire has the dominant position.
Equinox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maguire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maguire shoots for a takedown but Equinox saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Equinox wants to clinch.
Equinox fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maguire fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Equinox has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Equinox fails in his attempt to clinch.
Equinox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maguire moves away.
Equinox takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maguire changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Equinox tries to avoid it but Maguire manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Equinox to the ground. Equinox escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Maguire throws a looping overhand right but Equinox ducks down to avoid it.
Maguire lands with a cross.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maguire, right into the meat.
Equinox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maguire paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Equinox takes the fight into the clinch.
Equinox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Equinox checks a low kick from Maguire.
Equinox tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maguire lands a nice leg kick that just misses Equinox's sensitive parts.
Maguire swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Maguire scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A slapping body kick lands there for Maguire.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Equinox tries to close the distance and clinch but Maguire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maguire pushes Equinox up against the cage in a clinch.
Maguire lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Equinox fails to land.
Equinox tries to throw a body punch but Maguire avoids it by throwing Equinox back against the cage.
Maguire is struggling to control the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maguire.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maguire breaks the clinch.
Maguire connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Equinox tries to clinch up.
Equinox throws an overhand right that lands on Maguire's shoulder, as Maguire tries to avoid the shot.
Maguire connects with an inside leg kick.
Equinox doesn't manage to clinch there - Maguire circles away.
Equinox keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Maguire misses with an attempted mid kick.
Maguire with a nice cross.
Maguire throws a sloppy head kick and Equinox moves out of range easily.
Maguire pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Maguire wants to clinch up but Equinox keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maguire throws a leg kick
and Equinox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maguire cracks Equinox with a good jab.
Equinox takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A lazy left from Maguire finds it's target.
Maguire throws a big shot that misses.
Maguire throws a leg kick that is checked
and Equinox counters with a left to the body.
A clash of legs there as Equinox blocks the low kick.
Maguire throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maguire shoots in looking for a takedown but Equinox manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Maguire's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cormac Maguire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maguire rushes Equinox and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Maguire crunches a lovely knee into Equinox's ribcage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Equinox.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac Maguire had his way with John Equinox in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A combination from Equinox does no damage.
A good leg kick by Maguire.
Equinox checks the leg kick.
Equinox tries to clinch but Maguire is having none of it.
Equinox has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Maguire.
Maguire shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Equinox tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Maguire manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maguire throws a shot to the body.
Equinox moves in looking to clinch but Maguire pushes him off.
Equinox gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Maguire throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maguire misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maguire tries to land a front kick but Equinox steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maguire ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheers as Maguire lands an impressive looking overhand right. Equinox doesn't seem phased though.
Equinox checks a leg kick nicely.
A leg kick checked by Equinox.
Maguire throws a leg kick
and Equinox moves into the clinch.
Equinox has a couple of punches blocked by Maguire.
Maguire pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Equinox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Equinox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maguire's elbow.
Equinox struggles to land a body shot inside as Maguire controls his hands.
Maguire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
John Equinox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Equinox.
Maguire pushes Equinox back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maguire has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Equinox after a bit of a struggle.
Equinox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Equinox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maguire blocks an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Maguire.
Equinox misses with a punch on the inside.
Maguire pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Equinox as Maguire shoots in.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Equinox takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Maguire circles away from the clinch attempt.
Equinox keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Equinox on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maguire. Maguire obviously looking to wear him down.
Maguire moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maguire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Equinox looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Equinox stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maguire.
Maguire feints and then cracks Equinox's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Equinox down.
Equinox on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Maguire connects with a jab.
Equinox pushes Maguire up against the cage in a clinch.
Equinox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maguire lands a hook that snaps the head of Equinox backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Equinox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Equinox throws a head punch that misses.
Cormac Maguire is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Equinox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maguire is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Equinox is defending well for now.
Maguire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Equinox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Equinox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Equinox takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Equinox stalling the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Equinox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Equinox throws a head punch that misses.
Maguire lands with a right to the head.
Maguire manages to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cormac Maguire showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maguire 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 50:45
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 50:45
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cormac Maguire!
Cormac Maguire retains his featherweight title!
A relieved looking Cormac Maguire thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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