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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary McGuinness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken DeWhitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gary McGuinness could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ken DeWhitt's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gary McGuinness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ken DeWhitt!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeWhitt moves out of range as McGuinness strikes.
DeWhitt shoots for a double leg takedown but McGuinness sprawls well. He's pushed DeWhitt's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
McGuinness gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McGuinness is trying to drag DeWhitt to the mat but DeWhitt just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
McGuinness breaks the clinch.
DeWhitt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McGuinness closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
McGuinness is looking to advance position but DeWhitt won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. DeWhitt manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
DeWhitt controls McGuinness momentarily but McGuinness frees himself.
DeWhitt pushes McGuinness off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
McGuinness shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. McGuinness showed some decent athleticism there.
DeWhitt looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuinness looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
DeWhitt is in trouble now - McGuinness has advanced to mount!
McGuinness can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as DeWhitt is looking to escape.
McGuinness sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DeWhitt is trying to escape the mount but McGuinness keeps good control and instead manages to take DeWhitt's back.
DeWhitt tries to escape but McGuinness has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McGuinness misses with an elbow to the head.
McGuinness is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. DeWhitt defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
McGuinness has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of DeWhitt's body.
DeWhitt looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
McGuinness wants to control but DeWhitt manages to buck him off and is now in McGuinness's guard! Nice work there by DeWhitt!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuinness is looking for a triangle but DeWhitt pushes his legs off easily.
DeWhitt wants to stand but McGuinness is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
DeWhitt won't allow McGuinness to sweep him here.
McGuinness had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. DeWhitt is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. McGuinness Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take DeWhitt's back instead.
McGuinness is riding his opponent, not letting DeWhitt buck him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
DeWhitt tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
McGuinness controlling the pace for now.
DeWhitt tries to hold on but McGuinness pushes him away.
DeWhitt working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary 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.
DeWhitt with a poor takedown
and McGuinness counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
McGuinness trying to control the position from guard on top but DeWhitt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
DeWhitt wants to stand and escape but McGuinness is having none of it.
McGuinness stopping the sweep attempt from DeWhitt.
DeWhitt has momentary wrist control but McGuinness slips an elbow through the middle.
McGuinness controlling from the top position.
DeWhitt is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeWhitt is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
McGuinness slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
McGuinness landing with the ground and pound.
McGuinness thows a big elbow that misses.
McGuinness throwing strikes from guard but DeWhitt blocks nicely.
McGuinness not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
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.
McGuinness trying to control but DeWhitt is working from the bottom.
McGuinness is looking to work some ground and pound but DeWhitt has wrist control.
McGuinness wants to control from the top but DeWhitt keeps moving.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Gary McGuinness just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
DeWhitt tries for a takedown but McGuinness circles away easily
and McGuinness counters with a nice double leg into guard.
McGuinness is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
DeWhitt keeping moving, preventing McGuinness from controlling successfully.
McGuinness is really struggling to control DeWhitt but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeWhitt throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
McGuinness wants to control from the top but DeWhitt keeps moving.
DeWhitt trying to control the position.
McGuinness working some strikes from top position.
DeWhitt working a defensive guard here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
McGuinness pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGuinness drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuinness wants to control from the top but DeWhitt keeps moving.
McGuinness drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and McGuinness jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McGuinness accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McGuinness is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gary McGuinness overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McGuinness trying to control the position from guard on top but DeWhitt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
DeWhitt is looking to stand up but McGuinness isn't so interested in that idea.
DeWhitt keeping moving, preventing McGuinness from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary McGuinness 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
DeWhitt tries for a takedown but McGuinness circles away easily
and McGuinness counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for DeWhitt!
McGuinness lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
McGuinness can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as DeWhitt is looking to escape.
McGuinness goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now DeWhitt is on top in guard.
DeWhitt wants to stand and escape but instead McGuinness has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
McGuinness thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuinness drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but DeWhitt manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now McGuinness has DeWhitt in his guard.
DeWhitt preventing the sweep.
McGuinness is working hard here to advance position.
McGuinness is trying to keep DeWhitt in close.
DeWhitt decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on McGuinness, up you get!
DeWhitt has his takedown stuffed
and McGuinness counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuinness drives through with a takedown into guard.
McGuinness not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
McGuinness loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now DeWhitt is on top in guard.
DeWhitt sitting in guard here, content to control.
DeWhitt trying to control the position from guard on top but McGuinness is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
DeWhitt wanted to stand there but McGuinness had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeWhitt trying to control but McGuinness is working from the bottom.
McGuinness looking to control.
DeWhitt decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
McGuinness pushes DeWhitt up against the cage in a clinch.
DeWhitt can't get the takedown.
Gary McGuinness has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken DeWhitt.
McGuinness wants a takedown but no success here.
McGuinness is trying to trip DeWhitt. He has hold of a leg but DeWhitt is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. McGuinness persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuinness stops DeWhitt from standing up.
DeWhitt looking for a sweep. Not yet DeWhitt, not yet.
McGuinness trying to control but DeWhitt is working from the bottom.
McGuinness working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ken DeWhitt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McGuinness trying to control but DeWhitt is working from the bottom.
McGuinness has gone for a leg lock! DeWhitt slips out almost immediately though and dives into McGuinness's guard.
McGuinness trying to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary McGuinness showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McGuinness 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary McGuinness!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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