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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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225 lbs
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265 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Strong!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire closes the distance and clinches up with Strong, looking for a takedown. McGuire pushes Strong against the cage but Strong circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Strong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice takedown defense from Strong. No joy for McGuire on that attempt.
Strong scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McGuire darts in looking for a takedown but Strong gets double underhooks and turns McGuire into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael McGuire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGuire throws a lazy head kick
and Strong counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Strong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.
Strong scores with a shoulder strike.
McGuire goes for a takedown in the clinch but Strong prevents it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Strong.
Strong throws a knee to the head but misses.
McGuire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGuire throws a predictable looking body shot
and Strong counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Strong.
McGuire manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strong throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire avoids the head kick by Strong.
McGuire throws a big counter combination but Strong scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Some wild striking there from Strong.
A good leg kick by McGuire.
Strong throws a body punch but McGuire moves out of range.
McGuire is looking to counter the offense by Strong and move into the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for McGuire.
Strong misses with a low kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Strong scores with a four punch combination!
McGuire fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Strong avoids it really well and circles away.
McGuire tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire throws a lazy body kick
and Strong counters with a flying knee. Nice.
McGuire fails to land with a series of punches.
Strong looks to land a body kick but McGuire moved away.
McGuire appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
McGuire shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Strong counters by clinching up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strong scores with a shot to the side of McGuire's head.
McGuire blocking some punches.
Strong just leaning against McGuire, taking a breather.
Strong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McGuire jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Strong walks away with a smile on his face. McGuire gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
McGuire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McGuire tries to clinch up.
McGuire moves in looking to clinch but Strong pushes him off.
Strong leaves McGuire with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Strong steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from McGuire.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire throws a right hand that misses
and Strong counters with an outside leg kick.
Joe Strong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Strong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Strong stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Strong wants it to stay on the feet.
Strong tests McGuire's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McGuire moves out of range of the leg kick from Strong.
Strong pushes McGuire up against the cage in a clinch.
Strong's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Strong takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Strong continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Strong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Strong throws a low kick but it's checked well by McGuire.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire doesn't manage to clinch there - Strong circles away.
McGuire looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McGuire lands with a cross.
Strong throws a leg kick but McGuire sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McGuire drops down looking for a counter takedown but Strong sprawls and moves away.
Strong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McGuire on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McGuire takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Strong misses with an uppercut
and McGuire cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGuire shoots in looking for a takedown. Strong tries to sprawl out of it but McGuire keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Strong manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Strong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Strong dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McGuire tries to clinch
and Strong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McGuire misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
McGuire closes this distance looking for a takedown but Strong circles away.
Strong flicks out a counter leg kick but McGuire steps away.
McGuire has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Strong.
Strong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGuire was well out of range. Poor timing from Strong.
Strong connects with a solid leg kick.
Strong forces McGuire back against the cage and clinches.
Strong displaying some good clinch control by pressing McGuire up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strong misses with a knee to the head.
Strong working aggressively here.
Joe Strong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McGuire as Strong tries to tie him up.
Strong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
McGuire misses with a body kick.
Strong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McGuire avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Strong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Strong misses with a body kick.
Joe Strong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Strong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McGuire misses with a double jab
and Strong counters with a stiff right hand.
McGuire swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crunch! Strong slams his shin into McGuire's torso.
Strong tries to score with a low kick but McGuire moves his leg out of the way.
Strong throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McGuire's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The fighters circling - Strong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McGuire changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strong looks to score with a jab to the body but McGuire is just out of range.
It looked like McGuire was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
McGuire checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McGuire closes this distance looking for a takedown but Strong circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael McGuire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strong throws a leg kick but McGuire sees it coming and moves out of range.
Strong has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Michael McGuire is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McGuire stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Strong.
Strong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McGuire avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McGuire stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Strong.
Strong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McGuire tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Michael McGuire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuire tries to clinch up.
McGuire will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McGuire throws a head kick but Strong moves out of range.
McGuire misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
McGuire shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Strong counters by moving into the clinch.
Strong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Strong lands with a left to the head.
Strong lands a shoulder strike.
Strong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Strong throws a jab when McGuire was well out of range.
It looked like McGuire was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Strong.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Strong. McGuire shrugs it off though.
Strong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuire shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Strong counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Strong.
Strong taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Strong leaning his opponent against the cage.
Strong missing with knees to the body.
McGuire using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Strong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Strong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGuire jumps guard but Strong stands there with McGuire around his waist. McGuire gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Strong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Strong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Strong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Strong scores with a crisp jab that stopped McGuire in his tracks.
Strong throws a quick inside leg kick.
McGuire pushes Strong up against the cage in a clinch.
Strong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McGuire jumps guard and drags Strong to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
McGuire is wriggling around but Strong manages to pass to half guard.
McGuire is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strong with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Strong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Strong jumps into side control!
McGuire looking for a sweep but Strong has passed into full mount! Oh no!
McGuire tries to reverse the position but Strong maintains control.
Strong scores with a couple of good head shots there.
McGuire is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Strong tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
McGuire wants to control but Strong is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Strong connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Strong scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish McGuire?
Strong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Strong controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire can't escape the position.
Michael McGuire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McGuire wants to control but Strong is having none of it.
Strong controlling the position easily from mount.
McGuire is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Strong controlling the position easily from mount.
Strong avoids the attempt from McGuire to control.
Joe Strong is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Strong controlling the position easily from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Strong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Strong has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Strong!
Joe Strong 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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RATING
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