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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Harry McQuirre (ranked 696 p4p, 84 weight class) and Jesse Juntta (ranked 681 p4p, 82 weight class). 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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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry McQuirre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Juntta!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juntta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McQuirre throws out the jab.
Juntta changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Juntta ducks under a wild hook from McQuirre.
Juntta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Juntta looks to land a right hand but McQuirre moved out of range.
Juntta takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Juntta tries to clinch but McQuirre moves out of range.
Juntta connects with a body shot that sends McQuirre's belly button to the back.
Juntta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juntta misses with a wild combination.
McQuirre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Juntta.
McQuirre pushes Juntta up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juntta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McQuirre swings wildly with an uppercut but Juntta uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from McQuirre.
Juntta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McQuirre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McQuirre lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Juntta at a distance.
McQuirre has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Total Impact MMA/KT in the buildup to the fight.
McQuirre stalks Juntta and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Juntta's face. Juntta staggers backwards, shaken.
A big right from Juntta misses.
Juntta misses with a head kick.
Harry McQuirre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juntta takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Juntta connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McQuirre's hands.
Juntta swings away with a body shot that misses
and McQuirre counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Juntta throws a series of punches but McQuirre moves out of range.
Juntta misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McQuirre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre closes the distance and clinches.
McQuirre swings wildly with an uppercut but Juntta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Juntta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from McQuirre.
Nice body punch from McQuirre - that landed with a thud.
Juntta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McQuirre scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Juntta just misses with a elbow thrown towards McQuirre's brow.
A shot in the inside from McQuirre.
McQuirre tries a body shot but Juntta blocks it.
McQuirre has a couple of punches blocked by Juntta.
Nice body punch from McQuirre - that landed with a thud.
Juntta lands with a left to the head.
McQuirre throws a punch but it's blocked by Juntta.
Juntta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Juntta can't find room to land a body shot as McQuirre controls the action.
Juntta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Juntta.
Juntta struggles to land a body shot inside as McQuirre controls his hands.
McQuirre lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McQuirre is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Juntta blocks a body shot from McQuirre.
Juntta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McQuirre misses with some punches.
McQuirre misses with a hook from the clinch.
McQuirre misses with some punches.
Juntta throws an elbow but it misses.
Juntta tries to throw a body punch but McQuirre avoids it by throwing Juntta back against the cage.
McQuirre misses with a short punch on the inside.
McQuirre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Juntta's elbow.
Juntta blocks a body shot from McQuirre.
McQuirre can't find room to land a body shot as Juntta controls the action.
Juntta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McQuirre's defenses.
It looks like Harry McQuirre has been cut.
Juntta throws an elbow but it misses.
A hook to the body from McQuirre.
McQuirre takes an elbow to the temple.
McQuirre blocks the elbow strike.
A short right from McQuirre.
Juntta throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Juntta tries a body shot but McQuirre blocks it.
McQuirre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juntta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Juntta just misses with a elbow thrown towards McQuirre's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McQuirre working aggressively here.
Juntta struggles to land a body shot inside as McQuirre controls his hands.
McQuirre misses with some punches.
Juntta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McQuirre lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Juntta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McQuirre misses with a punch on the inside.
McQuirre misses with a body punch.
Juntta misses with an elbow over the top.
McQuirre takes an elbow to the temple.
Harry McQuirre's cut is getting worse.
Juntta tries to throw a body punch but McQuirre avoids it by throwing Juntta back against the cage.
McQuirre misses with some punches.
McQuirre throws a head punch that misses.
McQuirre prevents a body shot from Juntta.
McQuirre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Juntta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Juntta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McQuirre moves away.
McQuirre misses the jab.
Juntta flicks out a counter leg kick but McQuirre steps away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry McQuirre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harry McQuirre's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McQuirre just misses with a punch to the body.
Juntta swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McQuirre listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Juntta throws a poor cross that misses
and McQuirre counters with a stiff right hand.
Juntta will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McQuirre misses with a hook.
It seemed like Juntta was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Juntta falls off balance throwing a combination
and McQuirre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McQuirre misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McQuirre misses with a hook
and Juntta makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McQuirre misses with a combination
and Juntta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McQuirre clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juntta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McQuirre.
McQuirre lands a hook to the side of the head.
Juntta throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Juntta prevents a body shot from McQuirre.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Juntta.
McQuirre blocking some punches.
Juntta has a couple of punches blocked by McQuirre.
McQuirre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Juntta throws an elbow but it misses.
McQuirre breaks from the clinch.
A big right from McQuirre misses.
McQuirre misses with a double jab
and Juntta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Juntta just misses with a punch to the body.
Juntta ducks under a wild hook from McQuirre.
McQuirre lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Juntta at a distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McQuirre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juntta misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McQuirre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McQuirre has closed the distance and engaged Juntta in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Juntta throws an elbow but misses.
Juntta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McQuirre.
Juntta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Juntta prevents a body shot from McQuirre.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Juntta.
Juntta's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harry McQuirre has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McQuirre lands a nice uppercut.
McQuirre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Juntta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Juntta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McQuirre's elbow.
Juntta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Juntta tries a body shot but McQuirre blocks it.
Juntta's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McQuirre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McQuirre loads up on a big right hand but Juntta slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juntta digs a good hook to McQuirre's body.
Juntta gets a clinch.
Juntta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McQuirre prevents a body shot from Juntta.
Juntta stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Juntta lands a right hand.
McQuirre misses with a hook from the clinch.
Juntta scores with a shoulder strike.
Juntta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Juntta can't find room to land a body shot as McQuirre controls the action.
Juntta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McQuirre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McQuirre is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McQuirre scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McQuirre slips a jab and a cross from Juntta.
A swing and a miss from McQuirre.
Juntta looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McQuirre misses with a looping right.
McQuirre backing away here, and Juntta unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre clobbers Juntta with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juntta jabs McQuirre to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McQuirre takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McQuirre throws a body shot but no joy.
Juntta smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McQuirre has managed to clinch.
McQuirre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McQuirre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Juntta misses with some punches.
McQuirre blocks a body shot from Juntta.
Juntta misses with an elbow strike.
McQuirre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Juntta lands a right hand.
Juntta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McQuirre's defenses.
McQuirre pushes Juntta back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Harry McQuirre will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Harry McQuirre's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
McQuirre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It looked like McQuirre wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McQuirre throws a hook but Juntta blocks it.
McQuirre misses with a wild combination.
Juntta with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McQuirre works on Juntta's body with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juntta misses with a punch on the inside.
Juntta throws an elbow that misses.
McQuirre throws a punch but it's blocked by Juntta.
Juntta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McQuirre throws a punch but it's blocked by Juntta.
Juntta misses with an elbow over the top.
McQuirre blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juntta lands a good knee to the midsection. McQuirre won't want to take too many of those.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McQuirre.
Juntta blocks a body shot from McQuirre.
McQuirre misses with a hook from the clinch.
McQuirre misses with a body punch.
Juntta tries to work over McQuirre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McQuirre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McQuirre tries to throw a body punch but Juntta avoids it by throwing McQuirre back against the cage.
McQuirre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Juntta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Juntta throws an elbow but it misses.
Juntta lands a nice elbow.
McQuirre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McQuirre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McQuirre avoids the elbow strike from Juntta, against the cage.
Juntta tries to work over McQuirre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McQuirre stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Juntta throws an elbow but misses.
McQuirre avoids the elbow strike from Juntta, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Juntta just misses with a elbow thrown towards McQuirre's brow.
Jesse Juntta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre swings wildly with an uppercut but Juntta uses good head movement to avoid it.
McQuirre blocks a body shot from Juntta.
Juntta takes a shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from McQuirre as the two fighters clinch.
McQuirre working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McQuirre misses with the head strike.
McQuirre makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Juntta tries to throw a body punch but McQuirre avoids it by throwing Juntta back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from McQuirre fails to land.
Juntta throws an elbow but it misses.
Juntta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McQuirre throws a punch but it's blocked by Juntta.
McQuirre lands a right hand.
McQuirre lands a right hand.
Juntta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Juntta tries to throw a body punch but McQuirre avoids it by throwing Juntta back against the cage.
McQuirre can't find room to land a body shot as Juntta controls the action.
Juntta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McQuirre tries a body shot but Juntta blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juntta tries to work over McQuirre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McQuirre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Juntta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Juntta.
Juntta lands a nice shot to the body.
Juntta lands with a left to the head.
Juntta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McQuirre's defenses.
Nice elbow from Juntta.
Juntta looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McQuirre lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Juntta backwards.
Juntta misses with a punch on the inside.
McQuirre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McQuirre tries to work over Juntta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Juntta prevents a body shot from McQuirre.
McQuirre misses with a hook from the clinch.
McQuirre dodges an elbow strike from Juntta.
Juntta is working McQuirre over against the cage.
McQuirre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McQuirre instigates a clinch.
Harry McQuirre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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!
McQuirre avoids a wild elbow strike from Juntta.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre tries to throw a body punch but Juntta avoids it by throwing McQuirre back against the cage.
Juntta lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Juntta.
McQuirre avoids a wild elbow strike from Juntta.
Juntta scores with a hook to the body.
Juntta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McQuirre throws a punch but it's blocked by Juntta.
McQuirre tries to break the clinch but Juntta is controlling the position.
McQuirre avoids a wild elbow strike from Juntta.
Juntta looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McQuirre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McQuirre lands a body punch.
McQuirre lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Juntta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McQuirre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McQuirre blocks an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Harry McQuirre.
Well McQuirre 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry McQuirre!
A very excited looking Harry McQuirre rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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