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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shamus McGillicuddy (ranked 1834 p4p, 210 weight class) and Squanchy Squanch (ranked 4371 p4p, 413 weight class). McGillicuddy comes to the cage accompanied by DJ Shadow featuring Run The Jewels - Nobody Speak. Squanchy Squanch has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Shamus McGillicuddy's chin.
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Shamus McGillicuddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Squanchy Squanch!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGillicuddy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Squanch counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McGillicuddy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Squanch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McGillicuddy connects with a crisp jab.
McGillicuddy missing with a left hand there. Squanch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Squanch is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGillicuddy. Squanch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Squanch takes one to the chin there.
McGillicuddy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Squanch counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGillicuddy scores with a hook to the body. Squanch takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McGillicuddy misses with a looping left.
McGillicuddy takes a swing at Squanch's ribcage but misses.
Squanch doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McGillicuddy misses with a lunging right hand
and Squanch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGillicuddy connects with a body shot that sends Squanch's belly button to the back.
McGillicuddy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Squanch moves away.
Shamus McGillicuddy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGillicuddy just misses with a punch to the body.
McGillicuddy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Squanch backs up against the cage.
McGillicuddy misses with a wild body shot.
Squanch tries to counter by closing the distance.
No luck for McGillicuddy with that takedown attempt.
McGillicuddy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Squanch counters with a nice uppercut.
Squanch ducks under a wild hook from McGillicuddy.
McGillicuddy misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Squanch counter with a right hand.
Squanch avoids the body shot from McGillicuddy.
Squanch appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squanch takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McGillicuddy throws a hook to the side of Squanch's head but Squanch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGillicuddy misses with a straight left.
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!
McGillicuddy misses with a shot to the body
and Squanch counters by moving into the clinch.
Squanch prevents a body shot from McGillicuddy.
McGillicuddy takes an elbow to the temple.
McGillicuddy struggles to land a body shot inside as Squanch controls his hands.
McGillicuddy being controlled against the cage.
McGillicuddy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Squanch is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Squanch stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Squanch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGillicuddy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGillicuddy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McGillicuddy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGillicuddy lands a jab to the nose.
McGillicuddy looks to land a combination but Squanch avoids it well.
Squanch looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McGillicuddy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Squanch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGillicuddy throws a body shot but no joy.
McGillicuddy throws an off balance right hand
and Squanch counters with a stiff right hand.
McGillicuddy throws a hook but Squanch blocks it.
McGillicuddy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McGillicuddy throws a body shot but no joy.
Squanch appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Squanch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Squanch looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McGillicuddy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Squanch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGillicuddy.
McGillicuddy fails with the takedown
and Squanch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shamus McGillicuddy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGillicuddy misses with an uppercut. Squanch saw that one coming.
McGillicuddy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McGillicuddy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Squanch manages to avoid it.
Squanch steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from McGillicuddy.
McGillicuddy misses with a hook
and Squanch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Squanchy Squanch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGillicuddy misses with an uppercut.
Squanch now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McGillicuddy misses with a straight right.
McGillicuddy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Squanch moves away.
McGillicuddy sets himself, and Squanch steps forward looking for the clinch! McGillicuddy avoids it this time.
McGillicuddy throws a body punch but Squanch moves out of range.
McGillicuddy misses with a low kick.
McGillicuddy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Squanch moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shamus McGillicuddy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Squanch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Squanch throws out a counter right but McGillicuddy avoids it with no problem.
McGillicuddy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice side step and Squanch releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
McGillicuddy misses with a body shot.
McGillicuddy misses with a lunging right hand
and Squanch counters with a nice kick to the body.
McGillicuddy throws a shot from downtown. Squanch moves away and avoids it.
McGillicuddy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Squanch let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
McGillicuddy throws a jab when Squanch was well out of range.
It seemed like Squanch was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McGillicuddy lands a nice hook to Squanch's body. Squanch takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGillicuddy misses with a looping right.
Squanch throws out a counter right but McGillicuddy avoids it with no problem.
McGillicuddy misses with an uppercut.
Squanch wants to counter the offense by McGillicuddy and move into the clinch position.
McGillicuddy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Squanch can do to turn this around?
McGillicuddy swings widly with a right hand
and Squanch counters with a nice uppercut.
McGillicuddy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Squanch let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGillicuddy looks to score with a jab to the body but Squanch is just out of range.
Squanch now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McGillicuddy misses with an uppercut.
Squanch let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
McGillicuddy throws a leg kick
and Squanch counters by clinching up.
McGillicuddy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Squanch's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from McGillicuddy fails to land.
McGillicuddy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Squanch prevents it.
Squanch blocks an uppercut.
Squanch tries a body shot but McGillicuddy blocks it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Squanch takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Squanch lands with a light punch inside.
Squanch throws an elbow but it misses.
McGillicuddy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGillicuddy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGillicuddy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Squanch stalls.
McGillicuddy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McGillicuddy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Squanch lands an uppercut.
Squanch throws an elbow but it misses.
Squanch lands a right hand.
Squanch throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
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!
Squanch prevents a body shot from McGillicuddy.
Squanch lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Squanch misses with a punch on the inside.
Squanch gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McGillicuddy pushes off an throws an elbow but Squanch leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McGillicuddy is working Squanch over against the cage.
McGillicuddy misses with a punch to the body.
Squanch cracks McGillicuddy with a nice body shot.
McGillicuddy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Squanch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squanch misses with the head strike.
Squanchy Squanch seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Squanch lands with a short shot to the head.
Squanch misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGillicuddy throws a head punch that misses.
Squanch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Squanch misses with a punch to the body.
McGillicuddy struggles to land a body shot inside as Squanch controls his hands.
McGillicuddy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Squanch lands an elbow inside.
Squanch lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McGillicuddy or not.
McGillicuddy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Squanch backwards.
Squanch struggles to land a body shot inside as McGillicuddy controls his hands.
McGillicuddy tries to throw a body punch but Squanch avoids it by throwing McGillicuddy back against the cage.
Squanch gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Squanch struggles to land a body shot inside as McGillicuddy controls his hands.
McGillicuddy blocks the elbow strike.
Squanch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Squanch gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGillicuddy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Squanch dodges an elbow strike from McGillicuddy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Squanch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGillicuddy lands with a right to the head.
McGillicuddy takes an elbow to the temple.
Squanch swings wildly with an uppercut but McGillicuddy uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGillicuddy misses with a body punch.
Squanch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Squanch.
Squanch pushes McGillicuddy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGillicuddy digs a right hand underneath Squanch's ribcage. Squanch let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Still in the clinch, Squanch scores with a nice short uppercut.
Squanch holding his opponent close, against the cage.
McGillicuddy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Squanch lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGillicuddy backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Squanchy Squanch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
McGillicuddy misses with a right hand
and Squanch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGillicuddy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Squanch counters with a nice uppercut.
McGillicuddy misses with a body shot.
Squanch steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from McGillicuddy.
McGillicuddy throws a right hand that misses
and Squanch counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McGillicuddy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Squanch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Squanch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McGillicuddy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Squanch counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McGillicuddy thinking.
Squanch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGillicuddy.
Squanch unleashes a big counter combination but McGillicuddy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for McGillicuddy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Squanch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McGillicuddy takes a swing at Squanch's ribcage but misses.
McGillicuddy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Squanch.
McGillicuddy throws a lazy uppercut
and Squanch counters with a right hand to the body.
McGillicuddy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Squanch counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McGillicuddy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McGillicuddy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Squanch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGillicuddy.
McGillicuddy misses with a right hand
and Squanch counters by moving into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Squanch fails to land.
McGillicuddy pushes Squanch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGillicuddy jumps guard but Squanch stands there with McGillicuddy around his waist. McGillicuddy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
McGillicuddy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Squanch lands an elbow just above McGillicuddy 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squanch misses with an elbow strike.
McGillicuddy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Squanch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McGillicuddy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Squanch is defending well.
McGillicuddy tries to throw a body punch but Squanch avoids it by throwing McGillicuddy back against the cage.
McGillicuddy throws an elbow that misses.
McGillicuddy struggles to land a body shot inside as Squanch controls his hands.
Squanch throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McGillicuddy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Squanch's elbow.
Squanch lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on McGillicuddy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
McGillicuddy swings wildly with an uppercut but Squanch uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Squanch as the two fighters clinch.
McGillicuddy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A body shot lands from Squanch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McGillicuddy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squanch pushes off an throws an elbow but McGillicuddy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right from Squanch on the inside.
McGillicuddy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Squanch walks away with a smile on his face. McGillicuddy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shamus McGillicuddy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGillicuddy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Squanch moves away.
A nice side step and Squanch releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
McGillicuddy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Squanch moves away.
Squanch doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McGillicuddy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McGillicuddy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Squanch moves away.
McGillicuddy throws a lazy uppercut
letting Squanch counter with a right hand.
McGillicuddy throws an overhand right that lands on Squanch's shoulder, as Squanch tries to avoid the shot.
McGillicuddy misses with a hook to the body
and Squanch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McGillicuddy misses with a body shot
and Squanch counters with a solid body kick.
McGillicuddy just misses with a punch to the body.
Squanch throws a counter combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGillicuddy digs a good hook to Squanch's body.
McGillicuddy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Squanch sprawls well. Squanch wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McGillicuddy gets slowly back to his feet.
McGillicuddy is looking to wear down Squanch with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Squanch defending well as McGillicuddy loads up on a big left hand.
A nice side step and Squanch releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
McGillicuddy misses the shot to the body.
Squanch replies with a solid counter kick to the body but McGillicuddy blocks it well.
McGillicuddy throws a big shot that misses.
McGillicuddy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Squanch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGillicuddy looks to throw a body kick
and Squanch counters with a nice body shot.
Squanch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGillicuddy.
Squanch tries to counter with a clinch but McGillicuddy shakes him off and moves away.
Squanch takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Squanchy Squanch.
I think Squanch has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Squanchy Squanch!
Squanchy Squanch really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Fenrir Fightgear - Be the Wolf logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Shamus McGillicuddy spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back next time with da luck o' da Irish!'.
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