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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Pedro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam McGuiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuiness comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Boys are Back by Dropkick Murphys kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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209 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
20 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Pedro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Liam McGuiness!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuiness takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pedro misses with a kick to the body.
McGuiness swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from Pedro finds it's way through McGuiness's defenses.
Nice uppercut lands for Pedro. That snapped McGuiness's head back.
McGuiness keeps the fight on the outside.
McGuiness circles away from the clinch attempt
and McGuiness counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McGuiness.
McGuiness walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pedro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pedro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McGuiness, pushing him back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from McGuiness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've been informed that McGuiness has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
McGuiness throws a head punch that misses.
McGuiness escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGuiness waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pedro.
George Pedro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pedro rushes McGuiness and presses him up against the cage.
Pedro misses with a punch on the inside.
Pedro is working for takedown but McGuiness is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pedro is working McGuiness over against the cage.
Pedro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGuiness's elbow.
Pedro misses with a punch to the body.
McGuiness tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pedro's elbow.
McGuiness stalling in the clinch but Pedro improves position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pedro misses with a punch on the inside.
McGuiness is trying to push Pedro away but Pedro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedro misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGuiness blocks an uppercut.
McGuiness doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pedro misses with some punches.
McGuiness scores with a shot to the side of Pedro's head.
McGuiness tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pedro lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGuiness.
Pedro takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pedro has hold of one of McGuiness's legs. McGuiness is fighting the takedown attempt but Pedro gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Pedro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pedro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McGuiness swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McGuiness utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedro throwing strikes but missing.
Pedro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McGuiness is keeping the position for now.
Pedro missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McGuiness being controlled here, momentarily.
McGuiness keeping moving, preventing Pedro from controlling successfully.
McGuiness wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pedro with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pedro engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pedro trying to control but McGuiness is working from the bottom.
Pedro forces his way into half guard.
Pedro misses with a head shot. McGuiness uses the momentum to regain guard.
McGuiness pulls Pedro in close to prevent any damage.
Pedro looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Pedro dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pedro clinches up with McGuiness and pushes him back against the cage.
McGuiness blocks a body shot from Pedro.
A head punch on the inside from Pedro fails to land.
McGuiness prevents a body shot from Pedro.
A right hook to the body lands for McGuiness.
Pedro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pedro has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed McGuiness clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
McGuiness is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Pedro off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Pedro punches the canvas rather than the man.
Pedro is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Pedro misses with a punch to the head.
Pedro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGuiness can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedro softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Pedro looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Pedro misses with punches from the back.
Pedro has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pedro missing with strikes.
George Pedro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McGuiness is trapped and Pedro is scoring with shots to the head and body.
McGuiness covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Pedro missing with strikes.
Pedro is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Pedro gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Pedro gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Pedro apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Pedro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pedro.
Pedro lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedro doesn't manage to clinch there - McGuiness circles away.
McGuiness shapes to counter with a head kick.
Pedro scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Pedro has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Pedro has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pedro gets off balance looking for a body kick
and McGuiness counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pedro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McGuiness has time to react.
Pedro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGuiness fakes the leg kick and cracks Pedro in the body.
Pedro misses with a kick to the body.
McGuiness swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McGuiness checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pedro tries to clinch there but McGuiness circles away.
McGuiness checks a low kick from Pedro.
Pedro swings away with a body shot that misses
and McGuiness counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pedro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McGuiness appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McGuiness counters with a stiff right hand.
Pedro misses with a body punch
and McGuiness counters with a nice uppercut.
Pedro misses with a low kick as McGuiness jumps back.
Pedro 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.
Pedro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pedro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Decent striking displayed by McGuiness there.
McGuiness tries to keep at a distance but Pedro has taken the fight into the clinch.
McGuiness doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
George Pedro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pedro misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGuiness.
McGuiness misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pedro throws a head punch that misses.
Pedro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McGuiness's efforts to push away.
Pedro lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGuiness.
McGuiness tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pedro struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuiness controls his hands.
McGuiness is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
McGuiness struggles to land a body shot inside as Pedro controls his hands.
McGuiness blocking some punches.
Pedro misses with some punches.
McGuiness working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Pedro dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
McGuiness doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pedro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGuiness.
Pedro is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from McGuiness.
Pedro scores with a head kick. McGuiness tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pedro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pedro throws a right hand that misses
and McGuiness counters with a three punch combo that has Pedro backing up. Pedro nods at McGuiness to acknowledge the strikes.
McGuiness slips a straight right by Pedro.
Pedro doesn't manage to clinch there - McGuiness circles away.
A big right from Pedro misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pedro tries to clinch up but McGuiness circles away and keeps his distance.
Pedro lands a slapping body shot.
McGuiness circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pedro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McGuiness.
Pedro connects with a right hand. McGuiness shakes it off.
Pedro instigates a clinch.
A hook to the body from McGuiness.
Pedro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGuiness can't find room to land a body shot as Pedro controls the action.
Pedro throws a punch but it's blocked by McGuiness.
Pedro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGuiness struggles to land a body shot inside as Pedro controls his hands.
Pedro has a couple of punches blocked by McGuiness.
Pedro misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGuiness can't find room to land a body shot as Pedro controls the action.
McGuiness escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pedro works McGuiness's body with a nice hook.
Liam McGuiness has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pedro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pedro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Pedro does it's job there.
Pedro fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGuiness looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice jab there from Pedro.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pedro moves in looking to clinch but McGuiness pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pedro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McGuiness swats away the attempt to clinch by Pedro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedro lands a body shot.
Pedro lands with an overhand left.
George Pedro is winning the standup battle so far.
Pedro looks to clinch
and McGuiness counters with a stiff right hand.
Pedro stuns McGuiness with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pedro scores with a shot to the body.
Pedro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Pedro backs off McGuiness throws a huge counter combo but Pedro manages to avoid it all.
Pedro misses the shot to the body.
Pedro connects with a good right hand that stumbles McGuiness. McGuiness circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pedro swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedro lands with a straight right. McGuiness didn't see that one coming.
Pedro rushes McGuiness and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pedro blocks a body shot from McGuiness.
McGuiness tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pedro lands a body shot in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from McGuiness.
McGuiness blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pedro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGuiness wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pedro blocks a body shot from McGuiness.
Pedro pushes McGuiness back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pedro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pedro is leaning against McGuiness and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Pedro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pedro 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Pedro!
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hype
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FIGHT
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