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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ed Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stark's entrance music is Sun King . A fine choice. McGuire has chosen Barbaric by DJ Bam Bam as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Barney McGuire enters the cage!
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204 lbs
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209 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ed Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Barney McGuire!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stark's hands.
Stark fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGuire throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stark definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McGuire has managed to clinch.
McGuire prevents the takedown attempt.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stark blocking some punches.
Stark avoiding damage as McGuire throws knees to the body.
McGuire throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McGuire taking a breather.
Nice elbow from McGuire.
Stark drops down looking for an ankle pick but McGuire pulls his leg out and moves away.
Stark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stark moves away.
Stark tries for a takedown but McGuire sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ed Stark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGuire looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McGuire motions for Stark to come forward. McGuire throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McGuire looks to score with a jab to the body but Stark is just out of range.
McGuire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stark was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuire.
A shot to the liver by McGuire. Beautiful body shot.
McGuire defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stark.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stark checks a leg kick.
McGuire lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stark's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by McGuire.
Barney McGuire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stark shoots in looking for a takedown but McGuire manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stark's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A jab from McGuire misses.
McGuire delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stark.
Stark blocks a leg kick.
Stark shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McGuire keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McGuire scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McGuire looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McGuire connects with a leg kick. Stark looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stark with a lazy takedown attempt
and McGuire makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
No luck for Stark with that takedown attempt.
McGuire lands with a thumping leg kick.
McGuire looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McGuire has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGuire looking to slow down the pace here.
Stark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark prevents McGuire from breaking the clinch.
McGuire pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McGuire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stark.
Stark ducks under a wild hook from McGuire.
Stark closes the distance and clinches up with McGuire, looking for a takedown. Stark pushes McGuire against the cage but McGuire circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stark tries for a takedown but McGuire circles away easily
and McGuire counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stark thinking.
McGuire looks to land a body kick but Stark moved away.
McGuire is looking to land body kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGuire throws a hook but Stark avoids it easily.
McGuire looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McGuire gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barney McGuire dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stark looks for a takedown but McGuire sprawls well.
McGuire throws a leg kick but Stark checks it.
Stark shoots and misses
and Stark takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stark shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ed Stark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGuire looks to land a left hand but Stark moved out of range nicely.
McGuire throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McGuire forces Stark back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from McGuire fails to land.
Stark blocks a body shot from McGuire.
McGuire misses with a punch to the body.
Stark tries to score a body lock takedown but McGuire shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McGuire lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McGuire lands a nice elbow.
Stark goes for a takedown attempt but McGuire pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Stark fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. McGuire sprawls well initially but Stark persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
McGuire won't allow Stark to pass to mount.
Stark works his way into full mount!
Stark goes for an armbar but he's not got it… McGuire turns into him and now he's in Stark's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stark is on top in guard.
Stark forces his way into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stark looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Stark is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark is working for a submission of some sort.
Stark is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Stark is trying to work for a kimura but McGuire is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark is working for a submission of some sort.
McGuire is staying active underneath Stark, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGuire has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stark is working away from the top position though.
Stark is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Stark dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
McGuire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stark.
McGuire thows a body shot but no joy.
McGuire jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stark keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stark staying out of range there.
Stark shoots for a takedown but McGuire saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McGuire swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stark takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McGuire closes the distance and clinches.
Stark is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McGuire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stark's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGuire is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McGuire trying to land knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McGuire takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Stark tries to score a body lock takedown but McGuire shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Stark has McGuire pressed against the cage, preventing McGuire from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stark blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
McGuire lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, McGuire throws an elbow but misses.
McGuire lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stark is looking for a takedown up against the cage. McGuire gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ed Stark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGuire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGuire swings wildly with an uppercut but Stark uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuire misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire missing with knees to the body.
McGuire misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGuire misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire misses with an elbow strike.
Stark is working for takedown but McGuire is calmly controlling the position for now.
Stark jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McGuire walks away with a smile on his face. Stark gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
McGuire misses with a hook. Stark ducked under it nicely.
Stark is trying hard to land a takedown here. McGuire sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Barney McGuire seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stark tries to keep at a distance but McGuire has taken the fight into the clinch.
McGuire is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stark is keeping busy.
McGuire trying to land knees to the body.
McGuire lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barney McGuire seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark is looking to take this one to the mat.
Stark wants a takedown.
Stark on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stark dodges an elbow strike from McGuire.
McGuire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGuire gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McGuire tries to land knees in the clinch but Stark avoids the damage to the body.
McGuire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stark on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stark blocks a body shot from McGuire.
Stark has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics McGuire uses from the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barney McGuire comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McGuire 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barney McGuire!
After winning the bout, Barney McGuire thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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hype
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