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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zander McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slim Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McGuire might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hall of Fame ft. will.i.am. Crowe has chosen Noah Gundersen - Oh Death as his entrance music. Slim Crowe will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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176 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zander McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Slim Crowe!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire misses with a wild body shot.
Crowe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McGuire works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McGuire misses with a jab to the body
and Crowe counters with a nice uppercut.
McGuire misses with a body kick.
McGuire throws a looping overhand right but Crowe ducks down to avoid it.
Crowe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crowe takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Crowe throws a jab when McGuire was well out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Crowe.
McGuire digs a good body shot into Crowe's ribs.
Crowe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGuire. Crowe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crowe throws a head kick but McGuire moves out of range.
McGuire avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McGuire chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McGuire misses the shot to the body.
Crowe throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
McGuire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crowe moves away.
McGuire is looking to wear down Crowe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice body punch from McGuire.
McGuire throws a lazy right hand but Crowe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McGuire tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crowe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crunch! Crowe slams his shin into McGuire's torso.
McGuire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGuire fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crowe.
McGuire is looking to score with low kicks.
McGuire misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire jabs Crowe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGuire throws a body punch but Crowe moves out of range.
Crowe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McGuire.
A clash of legs there as McGuire blocks the low kick.
Crowe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McGuire. McGuire obviously looking to wear him down.
McGuire throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crowe lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Crowe misses with a head kick.
McGuire moves out of range as Crowe throws a body kick.
A jab from McGuire does it's job there.
Crowe blocks a jab.
McGuire misses with a straight left.
Crowe takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zander McGuire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire thows a body shot but no joy.
McGuire gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Crowe counters with a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Crowe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McGuire lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Crowe lands a right hook to the body.
Crowe lands a head kick. McGuire smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Crowe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That kick from Crowe tenderised McGuire's leg. McGuire is trying to keep his angry face on.
McGuire tests Crowe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuire thows a body shot but no joy.
Crowe is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire gets a clinch.
Crowe tries to break the clinch but McGuire is controlling the position.
Crowe misses with a knee strike.
Crowe misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Crowe.
McGuire lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Crowe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGuire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGuire comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McGuire cracks a nice hook into Crowe's ribs.
McGuire lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crowe's sensitive parts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crowe misses with a body kick.
McGuire throws a combination that misses
and Crowe makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. McGuire really felt that one!
McGuire avoids the head kick by Crowe.
Crowe throws a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Zander McGuire will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McGuire throws a right and a left that Crowe avoids nicely.
McGuire scores with a punch to the head.
McGuire connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McGuire uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Crowe will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Zander McGuire is winning the standup battle so far.
McGuire misses with a body kick.
Crowe throws a hook but McGuire avoids it easily.
McGuire misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Crowe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGuire fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crowe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McGuire fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crowe.
A lazy left from Crowe finds it's target.
It looks like Zander McGuire has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuire throws a leg kick which misses Crowe's front leg but catches the back leg as Crowe tries to avoid it.
Crowe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A jab from McGuire does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire misses with a hook
and Crowe counters with a flying knee. Nice.
McGuire fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McGuire wants to slow Crowe down by chopping away at his legs.
Crowe misses with a low kick.
Nice uppercut there from McGuire.
Good leg kick by McGuire there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McGuire throws a body punch but Crowe moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crowe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crowe scores with a nice right hand.
Crowe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGuire feints and then cracks Crowe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crowe down.
McGuire turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Crowe checks a leg kick.
McGuire lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Crowe throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling McGuire to counter with a crisp jab.
McGuire swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Crowe.
McGuire throws a leg kick that is checked
and Crowe counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. McGuire is lucky that one didn't land flush.
McGuire throws a front kick aimed at Crowe's knee but Crowe avoids it well.
Crowe throws a low kick, looking for McGuire's leg but McGuire calmly moves out of range.
McGuire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crowe misses the jab.
Nice body punch from McGuire.
McGuire fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McGuire clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGuire throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McGuire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGuire throws a nice inside leg kick.
McGuire fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crowe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jab by McGuire.
McGuire clinches up with Crowe and pushes him back against the cage.
Crowe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McGuire blocks the elbow strike.
Crowe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Crowe breaks from the clinch.
McGuire lands a leg kick that knocks Crowe off balance momentarily.
McGuire tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Crowe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McGuire counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGuire.
McGuire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crowe moves out of range of the strikes.
McGuire takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crowe gets off balance looking for a body kick
and McGuire counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McGuire thows a body shot but no joy.
Crowe throws a sloppy head kick and McGuire moves out of range easily.
McGuire misses with a low kick.
McGuire throws a body punch but Crowe moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crowe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice inside leg kick there by McGuire. That's going to slow Crowe down.
McGuire fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zander McGuire dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zander McGuire's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!
McGuire tries to close the distance and clinch but Crowe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crowe misses with a lunging right hand
and McGuire counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
McGuire connects with a looping right hand.
McGuire scores with a kick to the midsection.
Crowe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGuire turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from McGuire.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
McGuire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crowe shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. McGuire eats them both and turns towards Crowe to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuire tries a head kick but it misses.
Crowe takes a jab right on the kisser.
McGuire throws a big shot that misses.
McGuire gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGuire digs a right hand underneath Crowe's ribcage. Crowe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Crowe just misses with a elbow thrown towards McGuire's brow.
McGuire blocks an elbow strike from Crowe.
McGuire is pushing Crowe up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Crowe looking to throw knees to the head but McGuire is blocking nicely.
McGuire scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Crowe fails to land.
McGuire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Crowe fails to land.
McGuire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGuire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crowe's elbow.
McGuire blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe swings wildly with an uppercut but McGuire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crowe throws a punch but it's blocked by McGuire.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGuire.
McGuire lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McGuire.
Crowe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crowe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McGuire lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McGuire digs a right hand underneath Crowe's ribcage. Crowe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crowe tries a body shot but McGuire blocks it.
Crowe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Slim Crowe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McGuire tries to stall but Crowe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McGuire managing to block the knees to the body from Crowe.
A short right from McGuire on the inside.
Crowe is rocked!
Crowe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from McGuire.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe misses with a body kick.
McGuire scores with a jab to the body.
McGuire throws a nice inside leg kick.
A lazy left from McGuire finds it's target.
Crowe is still on wobbly legs! Can McGuire finish him?
McGuire drops Crowe with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Crowe! McGuire dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zander McGuire!
An out of breath Zander McGuire 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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energy
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hype
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