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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Connor McGuinness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Comanche Todd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuinness comes to the cage accompanied by Ain't a party without me . Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Connor McGuinness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Comanche Todd!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Todd.
Todd looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Todd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGuinness.
Todd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGuinness swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Todd looks to score with a jab to the body but McGuinness is just out of range.
McGuinness feints a jab promting Todd to slip. McGuinness then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Todd slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Todd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGuinness.
Todd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Todd looks to land a combination but McGuinness avoids it well.
McGuinness uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Todd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Todd misses with an uppercut.
Todd swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McGuinness counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McGuinness is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Todd.
Comanche Todd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Todd throws a body shot but no joy.
McGuinness ducks under a wild hook from Todd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd misses with a straight left.
McGuinness misses with an uppercut.
McGuinness looks to land a right hand but Todd moved out of range.
Todd avoids the body shot from McGuinness.
Todd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGuinness was well out of range. Poor timing from Todd.
Todd misses with an uppercut.
Todd connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McGuinness momentarily.
McGuinness misses with a jab to the body
and Todd counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McGuinness scores with a jab.
Todd scores with a three punch combo!
Todd throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McGuinness stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Todd looks to score with a jab to the body but McGuinness is just out of range.
McGuinness moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuinness tries to bum rush Todd with a series of wild strikes but Todd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuinness scores with a hook.
McGuinness takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Todd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGuinness cracks Todd with an open hand slap.
Todd throws a right and a left that McGuinness avoids nicely.
Todd throws a jab but it's blocked by McGuinness.
McGuinness throws a jab but it's blocked by Todd.
Todd cracks McGuinness with an open hand slap.
Todd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGuinness.
Jab from McGuinness.
McGuinness tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Todd was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuinness.
McGuinness is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Todd throws a body shot but no joy.
Todd throws a looping overhand right but McGuinness ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Todd. Those never looked like landing.
McGuinness slips a jab from Todd.
Todd lands with an uppercut that bounces McGuinness off the cage and back into range.
McGuinness loads up on a big right hand but Todd slips the punch.
A shot to the liver by Todd. Beautiful body shot.
Todd digs a good body shot into McGuinness's ribs.
Todd misses the shot to the body.
Todd dodges the punch combination from McGuinness.
Todd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Todd swings for the body but McGuinness moves out of range.
McGuinness avoids the body shot from Todd.
McGuinness scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuinness slips under a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Todd throws a right hand that misses
and McGuinness counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice straight punches there by Todd. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Todd.
McGuinness takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Todd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGuinness.
McGuinness moves away from the strike by Todd.
McGuinness takes a jab right on the kisser.
Todd slips a jab from McGuinness.
Todd throws out a loose jab but McGuinness uses good head movement to avoid it.
Todd misses with a series of wild punches.
McGuinness defending well as Todd loads up on a big left hand.
Todd throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Comanche Todd dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McGuinness bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice shot by McGuinness.
McGuinness cracks Todd with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Todd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGuinness was well out of range. Poor timing from Todd.
Todd throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McGuinness.
McGuinness lands a two punch combo.
McGuinness lands a jab to Todd's midsection.
McGuinness has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Todd finds it's way round the side to connect with McGuinness's head.
McGuinness throws a hook to the side of Todd's head but Todd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Todd loads up on a big right hand but McGuinness slips the punch.
McGuinness defending well as Todd loads up on a big left hand.
McGuinness throws a shot from downtown. Todd moves away and avoids it.
McGuinness throws a jab when Todd was well out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuinness throws a hook to the side of Todd's head but Todd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether McGuinness might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGuinness.
Todd throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Todd misses.
Todd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McGuinness lands a nice hook to Todd's body. Todd takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice defenses there by Todd.
McGuinness blocks a jab.
Todd throws a nice looking combination but McGuinness bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McGuinness ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Todd moves away.
Todd takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Todd misses with the combination.
McGuinness throws a lazy right hand but Todd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Todd ducks under a wild hook from McGuinness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuinness slips a jab and a cross from Todd.
McGuinness throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McGuinness misses with a double jab.
Todd looks to score with a jab to the body but McGuinness is just out of range.
McGuinness misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Todd misses.
Todd lands a jab-cross combination.
Todd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Todd throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Todd lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McGuinness throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Todd lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from McGuinness misses.
McGuinness ducks under a wild hook from Todd.
McGuinness tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Todd was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuinness.
Todd moves out of range of the strikes.
Todd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McGuinness tries to move into range but Todd moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Todd misses with a series of wild punches.
Todd avoids the body shot from McGuinness.
Todd throws a right and a left that both miss.
Todd throws a poor cross that misses
and Todd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Todd swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuinness misses the jab.
McGuinness ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McGuinness ducks under a wild hook from Todd.
Connor McGuinness is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Todd works over McGuinness's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Connor McGuinness has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from McGuinness misses its intended target.
Todd tests McGuinness's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice defenses there by McGuinness.
McGuinness throws out a loose jab but Todd uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuinness uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Todd.
McGuinness misses the jab.
A punch combination from Todd misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Comanche Todd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Connor McGuinness's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
McGuinness pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Todd walks into a straight right hand from McGuinness.
McGuinness swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McGuinness looks to land a combination but Todd avoids it well.
Todd missing with a left hand there. McGuinness was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Todd misses with a looping right.
Todd rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McGuinness counters with a straight right hand.
McGuinness uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Todd.
Todd connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McGuinness's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Todd will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McGuinness lands a really nice looking cross but Todd seems unphased.
McGuinness goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuinness swings widly with a right hand
and Todd counters with a straight right hand.
Todd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGuinness moves away.
Todd misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McGuinness slips a jab and a cross from Todd.
A jab from McGuinness misses.
Todd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McGuinness loads up on a big right hand but Todd slips the punch.
Todd throws a hook but McGuinness avoids it easily.
McGuinness looks to land a left hand but Todd moved out of range nicely.
Todd fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McGuinness on the side of the head.
McGuinness uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Todd.
Todd blocks a jab.
Todd falls off balance throwing a combination
and McGuinness counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd blocks a jab.
Todd slips under a jab from McGuinness.
Todd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Todd defending well as McGuinness loads up on a big left hand.
McGuinness uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Todd.
Todd's jab looks to have found its range, popping McGuinness under the eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Todd swings for the body but McGuinness moves out of range.
McGuinness connects with a body shot.
Todd tries to bum rush McGuinness with a series of wild strikes but McGuinness uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Todd misses with a body shot.
Todd misses with a shot to the body
and Todd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Comanche Todd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Todd.
Todd loads up on a big right hand but McGuinness slips the punch.
Todd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGuinness sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McGuinness ducks under a wild hook from Todd.
McGuinness slips under a jab from Todd.
McGuinness misses with an uppercut. Todd saw that one coming.
McGuinness misses with a hook.
McGuinness dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Todd throws out a loose jab but McGuinness uses good head movement to avoid it.
Comanche Todd is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Todd slips under a jab from McGuinness.
Danga de danga de dang - Todd scores with a four punch combination!
A swing and a miss from McGuinness.
McGuinness misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuinness throws a hook but Todd avoids it easily.
Todd scores with a sloppy right hand. McGuinness should have avoided that one.
Todd misses the jab.
McGuinness looks to land a left hand but Todd moved out of range nicely.
Todd slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGuinness cracks Todd with a good jab.
Todd dips to his left and cracks McGuinness with an uppercut!
Todd closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Todd lands with a nice body punch.
Todd misses with a double jab.
Connor McGuinness has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McGuinness looks to throw the jab but Todd is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Comanche Todd.
Well Todd has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Comanche Todd!
Our winner, Comanche Todd, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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