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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack McGuinness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marius Budawalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 cm
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217 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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187 cm
21
210 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack McGuinness! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marius Budawalski! The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! McGuinness with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McGuinness steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Budawalski. McGuinness is looking for a counter combo. Budawalski throws a lazy uppercut
enabling McGuinness to counter with a crisp jab. McGuinness fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Budawalski. McGuinness jabs at Budawalski's body. Budawalski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. McGuinness ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Budawalski moves away. Budawalski blocks a jab. McGuinness looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Budawalski swings widly with a right hand
letting McGuinness counter with a right hand. McGuinness uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Budawalski. McGuinness swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Budawalski throws an off balance right hand
and McGuinness counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. McGuinness walks into a straight right hand from Budawalski. Budawalski blocks a jab. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Budawalski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGuinness manages to avoid it. McGuinness ducks under a wild hook from Budawalski. McGuinness tries to bum rush Budawalski with a series of wild strikes but Budawalski uses good footwork to avoid the assault. McGuinness works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. The crowd cheers as McGuinness lands an impressive looking overhand right. Budawalski doesn't seem phased though. McGuinness jabbing away but nothing is landing. Budawalski throws a right hand that misses
and McGuinness counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice defenses there by Budawalski. Budawalski steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from McGuinness. Budawalski throws a poor cross that misses
and McGuinness counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. McGuinness throws a shot from downtown. Budawalski moves away and avoids it. McGuinness blocks a jab. A little feinted left hand from McGuinness on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Budawalski throws an overhand right that lands on McGuinness's shoulder, as McGuinness tries to avoid the shot. A solid leg kick lands there for McGuinness.
Marius Budawalski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Budawalski misses with a looping right. Budawalski fails with a takedown attempt from distance. McGuinness scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Budawalski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Budawalski shoots in for a takedown but McGuinness shows good takedown defense. Budawalski might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Budawalski fails with the takedown and McGuinness counters with a straight right hand. Jack McGuinness has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marius Budawalski. A jab from McGuinness misses. Budawalski throws a hook but McGuinness blocks it. Budawalski defending well as McGuinness loads up on a big left hand. Budawalski avoids a lazy jab quite easily. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Budawalski dodges the punch combination from McGuinness.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Budawalski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McGuinness blocks a jab. Budawalski misses with a wild combination.
McGuinness is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Budawalski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Budawalski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Budawalski blocks a jab. It seemed like Budawalski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Budawalski throws an off balance right hand
and McGuinness counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Budawalski throws a big shot that misses. McGuinness is looking to counter punch. McGuinness lands a right hook to the body.
Budawalski throws a series of punches but McGuinness moves out of range. McGuinness bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Budawalski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Budawalski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGuinness.
Budawalski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McGuinness can pounce on him.
A slow jab from Budawalski misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round. McGuinness sizes up Budawalski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. McGuinness tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Budawalski checks a leg kick nicely. Budawalski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McGuinness counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. McGuinness throws a nice looking combination but Budawalski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Budawalski scores with a hook to the body. McGuinness takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Budawalski misses with a hook. McGuinness ducked under it nicely. McGuinness misses with an uppercut. Budawalski looks to land a left hand but McGuinness moved out of range nicely. Budawalski throws a poor cross that misses
and McGuinness counters with a right hand to the body. McGuinness moves out of range of the strikes. Budawalski throws a jab but it's blocked by McGuinness. McGuinness appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. McGuinness slips under a jab. McGuinness scores with a punch to the head. McGuinness slips under a jab from Budawalski. McGuinness appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. McGuinness throws a leg kick but Budawalski sees it coming and checks it nicely. Budawalski is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! McGuinness throws a body shot but no joy. McGuinness moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Budawalski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McGuinness half committed to a counter leg kick. McGuinness wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Budawalski misses with a straight left. McGuinness lands with a thumping leg kick.
McGuinness attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Budawalski tries to counter by closing the distance. Budawalski lands a nice hook to McGuinness's body. McGuinness takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Jab, jab by Budawalski - just one landing. A swing and a miss from Budawalski. Budawalski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McGuinness throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Budawalski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Budawalski throws a lazy right hand but McGuinness sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Budawalski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. McGuinness thows a left - swing and a miss! McGuinness throws a hook to the side of Budawalski's head but Budawalski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Budawalski misses with a straight right. Budawalski shoots in for a double leg but McGuinness sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Budawalski throws a right hand that misses
and McGuinness counters with a lovely shot to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack McGuinness dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McGuinness moves out of range as Budawalski strikes. Budawalski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Budawalski might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, McGuinness has got the better of the exchanges. Budawalski swings widly with a right hand
and Budawalski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Budawalski checks a leg kick. Nice body punch from McGuinness. McGuinness digs a good hook to Budawalski's body.
Budawalski takes one to the chin there. Budawalski throws a hook to the side of McGuinness's head but McGuinness sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. A slapping leg kick lands for McGuinness.
A telegraphed right hand from Budawalski misses the target. Budawalski checks a low kick from McGuinness. Budawalski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuinness.
Budawalski lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Budawalski throws a looping overhand right but McGuinness ducks down to avoid it. 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! McGuinness tried to score with a low kick but Budawalski checks it. A big left from Budawalski misses. McGuinness throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGuinness connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round. McGuinness slips under a jab. McGuinness connects with a nice looking jab.
Budawalski has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. McGuinness catches Budawalski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Budawalski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGuinness. McGuinness ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Budawalski throws the left hand but McGuinness avoids the punch easily. It looked like McGuinness was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Budawalski. McGuinness keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Budawalski. McGuinness looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Budawalski throws a hook but McGuinness blocks it. McGuinness throws a body shot but no joy. McGuinness changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Budawalski throws a jab when McGuinness was well out of range. A telegraphed right hand from Budawalski misses the target. Budawalski throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Budawalski takes a jab right on the kisser.
Budawalski throws a hook but McGuinness avoids it easily. Jack McGuinness is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Budawalski avoids a lazy jab quite easily. McGuinness ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Budawalski lands a head shot. Jack McGuinness is winning the standup battle so far. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! McGuinness throws a leg kick but Budawalski sees it coming and checks it nicely. Budawalski throws a lazy right hand but McGuinness sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. McGuinness moves out of range of the strikes. McGuinness lands a really nice looking cross but Budawalski seems unphased.
McGuinness with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McGuinness lands with a nice body punch. Budawalski throws a poor cross that misses
and McGuinness counters with a lovely straight right hand! Nice shot lands for McGuinness. McGuinness ducks under a wild hook from Budawalski. Budawalski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Budawalski throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling McGuinness to counter with a crisp jab. McGuinness connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Budawalski steps into range and cracks McGuinness with a monster punch that buckles his knees! McGuinness flops backwards and Budawalski dives into his guard looking to finish!
McGuinness is rocked! Budawalski won't allow McGuinness to sweep him here. Oh McGuinness is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Budawalski postures up.
McGuinness on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McGuinness tries to get out of the position. Budawalski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Budawalski throws a big right hand that misses. Budawalski arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! McGuinness's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Marius Budawalski!
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energy
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