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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paddy McIrish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chiun Remo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chiun Remo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Paddy McIrish's chin.
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155 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paddy McIrish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chiun Remo!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Anthony Taglia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McIrish throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Remo.
Remo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Remo fails with a takedown attempt.
McIrish throws the left hand but Remo avoids the punch easily.
McIrish looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Remo shoots in for a takedown but McIrish shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Remo closes the distance and pushes McIrish back into the cage.
Remo breaks the clinch.
McIrish circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McIrish slips a jab and a cross from Remo.
Donk. McIrish catches Remo right on the button with a cross.
McIrish misses with a hook. Remo ducked under it nicely.
Remo closes the distance and clinches up with McIrish, looking for a takedown. Remo pushes McIrish against the cage but McIrish circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Paddy McIrish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chiun Remo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McIrish moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McIrish clinches up with Remo and pushes him back against the cage.
Remo unloads a knee to the mid-section. McIrish lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McIrish breaks from the clinch.
McIrish misses with a straight right.
Remo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McIrish lands the left hand.
McIrish tries to bum rush Remo with a series of wild strikes but Remo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Remo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McIrish gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McIrish displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McIrish looks to score with a jab to the body but Remo is just out of range.
Remo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Remo wants a takedown.
McIrish breaks the clinch.
Paddy McIrish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McIrish misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McIrish looks to land a body kick but Remo moved away.
McIrish swinging wildly here.
McIrish looks to land a right hand but Remo moved out of range.
McIrish throws a shot from downtown. Remo moves away and avoids it.
Remo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McIrish.
Remo tries to close the distance and clinch but McIrish swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McIrish misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McIrish scores with a punch to the head.
McIrish throws a right hand that Remo ducks under and follows up with a left that Remo also avoids with ease.
Remo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McIrish manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McIrish really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McIrish throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Remo counters with a crisp right hand that drops McIrish! Remo lets McIrish back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
McIrish is rocked!
It looks like Paddy McIrish has been cut.
McIrish misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Remo! But no joy.
Oh McIrish is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McIrish throws a nice looking combination but Remo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McIrish misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Remo! But no joy.
Remo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McIrish avoids it really well and circles away.
McIrish seems to have got his legs back now.
Remo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Remo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Remo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McIrish has had enough of the clinch but Remo keeps him there for the moment.
McIrish blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McIrish blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Remo lands a damaging elbow.
Remo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Remo has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Remo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Remo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McIrish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Remo ducks under a wild hook from McIrish.
Remo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Paddy McIrish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McIrish circles away from the clinch attempt.
Remo looks to throw the jab but McIrish is out of range.
Remo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
McIrish cracks Remo with an open hand slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paddy McIrish dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paddy McIrish's cut.
That's time! McIrish's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McIrish throws a right and a left that Remo avoids nicely.
A little jabbing left from Remo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Remo shoots in for a double leg but McIrish sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Remo moves out of range of the strikes.
McIrish missing with a left hand there. Remo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McIrish looks to land a right hand but Remo moved out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Remo misses.
McIrish tries to clinch but Remo moves out of range.
Remo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McIrish is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Remo can do to turn this around?
McIrish misses the shot to the body.
Remo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Remo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McIrish as he avoids it easily.
McIrish is looking for a counter combo.
Remo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McIrish lands a nice shot to the body.
McIrish throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Remo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Remo tries to counter with a clinch but McIrish shakes him off and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. McIrish catches Remo right on the button with a cross.
McIrish moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Remo misses with a wild combination.
McIrish gets tackled into the cage by Remo. Remo maintains the clinch.
Remo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paddy McIrish is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Remo misses with a takedown
and McIrish counters with a series of strikes. Remo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Paddy McIrish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chiun Remo.
McIrish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Remo.
Remo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
McIrish is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McIrish looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Remo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
McIrish throws an overhand right that lands on Remo's shoulder, as Remo tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Remo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McIrish misses with a series of wild punches.
Despite the aggression on Remo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Paddy McIrish is winning the standup battle so far.
McIrish darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McIrish will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Remo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Remo pushes McIrish up against the cage in a clinch.
Remo breaks from the clinch.
McIrish connects with a body shot that sends Remo's belly button to the back.
Remo shoots in looking for a takedown. McIrish tries to sprawl out of it but Remo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McIrish manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remo tries for a takedown but McIrish circles away easily
and McIrish counters with a stiff right hand.
Remo shoots for a double leg takedown but McIrish sprawls well. He's pushed Remo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fighters circling - McIrish throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McIrish thows a left - swing and a miss!
Remo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Remo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McIrish.
McIrish throws a nice looking combination but Remo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Remo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McIrish throws a poor cross that misses
and McIrish takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remo shoots for a double leg takedown but McIrish sprawls well. He's pushed Remo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
McIrish appears to be looking for a big counter.
McIrish swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Remo is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
McIrish fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by McIrish as he connects with a hook.
McIrish scores with a punch to the head.
Remo defending well as McIrish loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McIrish rushes Remo and presses him up against the cage.
McIrish is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Remo throws a head punch that misses.
Remo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Remo looks to land a combination but McIrish avoids it well.
Remo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McIrish as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paddy McIrish dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paddy McIrish's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jab by McIrish.
Remo tries to keep at a distance but McIrish has taken the fight into the clinch.
Remo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McIrish is defending well for now.
McIrish has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Remo misses with a punch on the inside.
McIrish tries to circle away but Remo has him pinned against the cage.
Remo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Remo fails with an attempt to clinch.
McIrish swats away the attempt to clinch by Remo.
A quick step to the side and McIrish tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A left lands for McIrish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McIrish rushes Remo and presses him up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Remo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Remo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McIrish misses with the combination.
McIrish circles away from the clinch attempt.
Remo fails with a takedown attempt.
McIrish throws a series of punches but Remo moves out of range.
Remo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McIrish throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Remo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Remo throws a counter combo.
McIrish throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McIrish lands a jab.
McIrish misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chiun Remo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Remo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Remo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Remo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McIrish throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McIrish swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Remo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McIrish throws out the jab.
McIrish is looking to land body kicks.
McIrish stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McIrish wants it to stay on the feet.
An attempted straight right counter from McIrish misses the target.
McIrish dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Remo. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McIrish scores with a jab to the head.
McIrish fails in his attempt to clinch.
Remo feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends McIrish sprawling to the canvas! McIrish rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Remo finish him?!
McIrish throws a right hand that Remo ducks under and follows up with a left that Remo also avoids with ease.
Remo throws out a counter right but McIrish avoids it with no problem.
McIrish throws a lazy right hand but Remo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Remo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McIrish misses with a straight left.
Remo lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in McIrish - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Remo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chiun Remo!
After the fight, Chiun Remo was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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