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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niko Nirvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam McGuiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuiness is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Boys are Back by Dropkick Murphys. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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215 lbs
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225 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
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World class boxer
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Niko Nirvi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam McGuiness!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nirvi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGuiness uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nirvi.
McGuiness takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McGuiness lands a glancing blow to the side of Nirvi's head.
It looks like Niko Nirvi has been cut.
McGuiness avoids a punch combination nicely.
McGuiness throws a lazy right hand but Nirvi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nirvi tries to close the distance and clinch but McGuiness swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McGuiness looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McGuiness rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nirvi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nirvi misses with a head kick.
Nirvi misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from McGuiness misses the target.
Nirvi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nirvi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McGuiness throws out a counter right but Nirvi avoids it with no problem.
Nirvi throws a body shot but no joy.
McGuiness appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nirvi clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nirvi missing with knees to the body.
McGuiness misses with a body punch.
Nirvi working aggressively here.
McGuiness can't break the clinch.
McGuiness misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nirvi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McGuiness lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McGuiness misses with some punches.
Nirvi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nirvi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGuiness misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGuiness working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nirvi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGuiness tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGuiness dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
McGuiness breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nirvi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McGuinesss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness swings for the body but Nirvi moves out of range.
Nirvi looks for the body kick but McGuiness saw that one coming.
Nirvi drops his hands momentarily and McGuiness takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
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!
Nirvi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McGuiness feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Nirvi sprawling to the canvas! Nirvi rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can McGuiness finish him?!
Nirvi is rocked!
Nirvi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGuiness.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nirvi.
McGuiness steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nirvi.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nirvi, right into the meat.
Nirvi clinches up against the cage.
Nirvi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGuiness backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nirvi.
McGuiness throws a punch but it's blocked by Nirvi.
McGuiness blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGuiness wants to break free but Nirvi has control.
Nirvi swings wildly with an uppercut but McGuiness uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nirvi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on McGuiness - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
McGuiness pushes Nirvi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nirvi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nirvi misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGuiness.
Nirvi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGuiness's elbow.
Nirvi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nirvi tries a body shot but McGuiness blocks it.
Nirvi throws a head punch that misses.
Nirvi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McGuiness breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness throws a jab when Nirvi was well out of range.
The fighters circling - McGuiness throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nirvi.
Nirvi stuns McGuiness with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McGuiness looks to throw the jab but Nirvi is out of range.
Nirvi ducks under a wild hook from McGuiness.
McGuiness fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nirvi manages to avoid it.
Nirvi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McGuiness counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGuiness is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nirvi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nirvi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McGuiness scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Nirvi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McGuiness pushes Nirvi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nirvi seems to have got his legs back now.
Nirvi misses with some punches.
McGuiness tries to stall but Nirvi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Liam McGuiness will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Niko Nirvi's cut.
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.
A swing and a miss from McGuiness.
McGuiness takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McGuiness misses with a straight left.
McGuiness throws a shot from downtown. Nirvi moves away and avoids it.
Nirvi cracks McGuiness with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McGuiness throws a head kick but Nirvi moves out of range.
McGuiness closes the distance and pushes Nirvi back into the cage.
McGuiness misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nirvi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nirvi tries to land knees in the clinch but McGuiness avoids the damage to the body.
McGuiness blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuiness misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGuiness lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from McGuiness.
Nirvi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGuiness stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuiness looking to stall.
Nice body punch from McGuiness.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McGuiness goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGuiness tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nirvi prevents a body shot from McGuiness.
McGuiness lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nirvi tries a body shot but McGuiness blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McGuiness displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nirvi up against the cage.
Nirvi takes a shot to the head.
McGuiness lands with a left to the head.
Nirvi lands with a left to the head.
McGuiness prevents a body shot from Nirvi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nirvi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McGuiness's efforts to push away.
McGuiness lands a body shot in the clinch.
McGuiness pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nirvi moves out of range of the strikes.
McGuiness thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nirvi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGuiness was well out of range. Poor timing from Nirvi.
McGuiness throws a lazy uppercut
and Nirvi counters with a body kick that stops McGuiness in his tracks momentarily.
Nirvi gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! McGuiness gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Nirvi is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liam McGuiness!
Liam McGuiness was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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