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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve McGinness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruiser Halperin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halperin has chosen Somewhere Over the Rainbow as his entrance music. Bruiser Halperin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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190 cm
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212 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve McGinness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruiser Halperin!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halperin wants to clinch up but McGinness keeps it at a distance.
Halperin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Halperin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Halperin is looking to clinch.
Halperin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGinness swats away the attempt to clinch by Halperin.
Halperin tries to clinch but McGinness is having none of it.
Halperin throws a low kick but McGinness avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halperin tries to clinch up but McGinness circles away and keeps his distance.
Halperin wants to clinch up but McGinness keeps it at a distance.
Halperin is looking to clinch.
Halperin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Halperin wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halperin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Halperin tries to clinch up.
Halperin tries to clinch but McGinness is having none of it.
Halperin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Halperin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McGinness swats away the attempt to clinch by Halperin.
McGinness throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Halperin.
Halperin wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Halperin tries to clinch up.
Halperin misses with a two punch combination.
McGinness connects with a solid leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McGinness. Halperin shrugs it off though.
Halperin moves in looking to clinch but McGinness pushes him off.
McGinness throws a head kick that misses.
McGinness circles away from the clinch attempt.
Halperin is looking to clinch but McGinness is avoiding it.
Halperin wants to clinch up but McGinness keeps it at a distance.
Halperin tries to clinch but McGinness is having none of it.
Halperin wants to clinch up but McGinness keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGinness circles away from the clinch attempt.
Halperin tries to clinch up but McGinness circles away and keeps his distance.
Halperin tries to close the distance and clinch up but McGinness swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Halperin wants to clinch up but McGinness keeps it at a distance.
Halperin throws a leg kick which misses McGinness's front leg but catches the back leg as McGinness tries to avoid it.
Halperin wants to clinch up but McGinness keeps it at a distance.
Halperin blocks a head kick by McGinness.
Halperin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McGinness misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Halperin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McGinness paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bruiser Halperin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGinness lands with a slapping head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGinness circles away from the clinch attempt.
McGinness circles away from the clinch attempt.
Halperin tries to clinch up but McGinness circles away and keeps his distance.
Halperin tries to clinch there but McGinness circles away.
Halperin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McGinness circles away quickly and effectively.
Halperin tries to clinch but McGinness moves out of range.
Halperin is looking to clinch.
Halperin tries to clinch up.
McGinness pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Halperin tries to clinch up but McGinness circles away and keeps his distance.
Halperin throws a sloppy head kick
and McGinness counters with a one-two to the body.
McGinness tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve McGinness dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Halperin wants to clinch
and McGinness counters with a good, hard body kick but Halperin shrugs it off.
McGinness misses with the combination.
Halperin wants to clinch but McGinness slips to the side
and McGinness counters with a series of strikes. Halperin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Halperin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McGinness counters with a nice low kick that buckles Halperin's knee momentarily.
Halperin clinches but McGinness breaks the clinch
and McGinness counters with a big head kick but Halperin shrugs it off.
Halperin looks to score with a jab to the body but McGinness is just out of range.
Halperin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Halperin throws a sloppy head kick
and McGinness counters with a thumping low kick.
Halperin closes the distance looking to clinch
and McGinness counters with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halperin wants to clinch but McGinness slips to the side
and McGinness counters with a big head kick but Halperin shrugs it off.
Halperin darts in trying to clinch
and McGinness counters with a head kick.
Halperin tries to clinch up
and McGinness counters with a one-two to the body.
Halperin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McGinness counters with a head kick.
Halperin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McGinness counters with a body kick that stops Halperin in his tracks momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGinness circles away from the clinch attempt
and McGinness counters with a big head kick but Halperin shrugs it off.
Halperin tries to clinch
and McGinness counters with a left and a right that stings Halperin.
A head kick misses from Halperin.
Halperin closes the distance looking to clinch
and McGinness counters with a nice kick to the body.
Halperin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McGinness counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halperin darts in trying to clinch
and McGinness counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
McGinness circles away from the clinch attempt
and McGinness counters with a series of strikes. Halperin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Halperin closes the distance looking to clinch
and McGinness counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Halperin darts in trying to clinch
and McGinness counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halperin darts in trying to clinch
and McGinness counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Halperin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McGinness counters with a one-two to the body.
Halperin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McGinness counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Halperin avoids the head kick by McGinness.
Halperin tries to clinch
and McGinness counters with a big head kick but Halperin shrugs it off.
Halperin tries to clinch up
and McGinness counters with a nice low kick that buckles Halperin's knee momentarily.
Halperin tries to clinch but McGinness moves away
and McGinness makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve McGinness dominated that second round.
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!
Halperin tries to clinch
and McGinness counters with a head kick. That will keep Halperin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Steve McGinness is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Halperin tries to clinch but McGinness moves away
and McGinness counters with a two punch combo.
Halperin tries to clinch but McGinness moves away
and McGinness counters with a head kick.
Halperin looks to clinch
and McGinness counters with a three punch combo that has Halperin backing up. Halperin nods at McGinness to acknowledge the strikes.
Halperin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McGinness counters with a slapping leg kick.
McGinness tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McGinness throws a combination that misses
and Halperin counters with a one-two to the body.
Halperin closes the distance looking to clinch
and McGinness counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halperin tries to clinch up
and McGinness makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Halperin tries to clinch
and McGinness counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Halperin tries to clinch up
and McGinness counters with a nice low kick that buckles Halperin's knee momentarily.
Halperin closes the distance looking to clinch
and McGinness counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Halperin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Halperin tries to clinch up
and McGinness counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halperin looks to clinch
and McGinness counters with a head kick.
Halperin tries to clinch
and McGinness counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Halperin misses with a few strikes there.
McGinness throws a head kick that misses.
Halperin closes the distance looking to clinch
and McGinness counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Halperin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Halperin wants to clinch but McGinness slips to the side
and McGinness counters with a body kick.
Halperin wants to clinch
and McGinness counters with a head kick. That will keep Halperin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halperin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McGinness.
Halperin wants to clinch but McGinness slips to the side
and McGinness counters with a one-two to the body.
Halperin wants to clinch
and McGinness counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Halperin tries to clinch up
and McGinness counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bruiser Halperin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Halperin tries to clinch but McGinness moves away
and McGinness counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
McGinness thows a body kick. Halperin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Halperin wants to clinch
and McGinness counters with a head kick. That will keep Halperin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halperin clinches but McGinness breaks the clinch
and McGinness counters with a three punch combo that has Halperin backing up. Halperin nods at McGinness to acknowledge the strikes.
Halperin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McGinness counters with an inside leg kick.
Halperin throws a nice looking combination but McGinness bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Halperin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick misses from Halperin.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halperin misses with an uppercut.
Halperin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Steve McGinness is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Halperin misses with a double jab
and McGinness counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Halperin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve McGinness showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McGinness has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve McGinness!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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