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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Harry McQuirre (ranked 1578 p4p, 956 weight class) and DeMario Valdez (ranked 171 p4p, 108 weight class). Valdez has chosen Era - Ameno as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 28 - 15 - 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 25 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, DeMario Valdez!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valdez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Valdez throws a shot from downtown. McQuirre moves away and avoids it.
It looked like McQuirre wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Valdez connects with the punch.
McQuirre misses with a wild body shot.
Valdez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Valdez lands with a right hand.
McQuirre takes the fight into the clinch.
McQuirre lands with a light punch inside.
McQuirre misses with some punches.
Valdez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Valdez breaks the clinch.
McQuirre throws a head kick that Valdez semi-blocks.
Valdez swings for the body but McQuirre moves out of range.
McQuirre has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valdez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McQuirre has him pressed against the cage.
McQuirre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Valdez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
I was talking to McQuirre's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A shot in the inside from Valdez.
McQuirre scores with a shoulder strike.
Valdez is looking to break free of the clinch but McQuirre has double underhooks.
Valdez breaks from the clinch.
McQuirre closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like DeMario Valdez has been cut.
Valdez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Valdez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McQuirre moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez scores with a body shot.
Valdez lunges at McQuirre with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McQuirre's hand.
Valdez lands with an overhand left.
Valdez scores with a sloppy right hand. McQuirre should have avoided that one.
Valdez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McQuirre tries to clinch but Valdez moves out of range.
McQuirre moves out of range of the strikes.
A shot to the liver by Valdez. Beautiful body shot.
McQuirre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McQuirre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McQuirre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Valdez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McQuirre takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Valdez scores with a jab.
Valdez cracks a nice hook into McQuirre's ribs.
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!
Valdez loads up on a big right hand but McQuirre slips the punch.
McQuirre clinches with his opponent.
Valdez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Valdez wants to break free but McQuirre has control.
McQuirre pushes Valdez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from McQuirre fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre blocks an uppercut.
McQuirre throws a punch but it's blocked by Valdez.
Valdez breaks the clinch.
Valdez misses with a hook to the body
and McQuirre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McQuirre takes a jab right on the kisser.
Valdez misses with a hook.
McQuirre is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Valdez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! McQuirre had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
McQuirre avoids the body shot from Valdez.
McQuirre moves out of range of the body kick.
McQuirre tries to clinch up but Valdez circles away and keeps his distance.
DeMario Valdez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valdez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McQuirre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Valdez throws a combination that misses
and McQuirre counters with a big head kick but Valdez shrugs it off.
Valdez misses with a straight left.
Valdez drops his hands momentarily and McQuirre takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McQuirre fails with an attempt to clinch.
McQuirre tries to clinch up.
McQuirre moves into the clinch.
Valdez breaks from the clinch.
Valdez throws an overhand right that lands on McQuirre's shoulder, as McQuirre tries to avoid the shot.
McQuirre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valdez.
McQuirre is looking to counter punch.
Valdez throws a hook to the side of McQuirre's head but McQuirre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McQuirre looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Valdez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McQuirre tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Valdez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McQuirre clinches up with Valdez and pushes him back against the cage.
McQuirre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Valdez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice defenses there by McQuirre.
Valdez tries a low kick but McQuirre avoids it.
Valdez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McQuirre throws a counter high kick but Valdez was just alert enough to avoid it.
Valdez misses with a series of wild punches.
McQuirre swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Valdez throws a body punch but McQuirre moves out of range.
McQuirre punishes Valdez's body with a nice straight punch.
Valdez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Valdez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Valdez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Valdez scores with a punch to the head.
Valdez swats away the attempt to clinch by McQuirre.
McQuirre tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Valdez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McQuirre tries to clinch but Valdez moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdez looks to land a right hand but McQuirre moved out of range.
Valdez just misses with a punch to the body.
Valdez connects with a looping right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McQuirre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McQuirre misses with a looping right.
Valdez throws a hook but McQuirre avoids it easily.
McQuirre wants to clinch.
Valdez scores with a sloppy right hand. McQuirre should have avoided that one.
Valdez misses with a low kick.
McQuirre throws a front kick aimed at Valdez's knee but Valdez avoids it well.
McQuirre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Valdez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valdez takes a swing at McQuirre's ribcage but misses.
Valdez throws out a loose jab but McQuirre uses good head movement to avoid it.
McQuirre connects with a body shot that sends Valdez's belly button to the back.
Valdez throws a shot from downtown. McQuirre moves away and avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
DeMario Valdez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on DeMario Valdez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Valdez misses the jab.
It looked like McQuirre was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Valdez scores with a nice head shot.
McQuirre steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Valdez. That one must have hurt.
Valdez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McQuirre.
Valdez scores with a jab. McQuirre acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Valdez misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - McQuirre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Valdez scores with a hook to the body. McQuirre takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Valdez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Valdez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Valdez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Valdez takes a swing at McQuirre's ribcage but misses.
Valdez catches McQuirre with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Valdez looks to score with a jab to the body but McQuirre is just out of range.
McQuirre is looking to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valdez walks into a stiff left hand from McQuirre.
Valdez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Valdez misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McQuirre takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McQuirre throws a hook to the side of Valdez's head but Valdez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Valdez misses with a looping left.
Valdez just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMcQuirre.
McQuirre lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McQuirre tries to bum rush Valdez with a series of wild strikes but Valdez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Valdez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Valdez misses with an uppercut
and McQuirre counters with a thumping low kick.
Valdez lands a jab to the head.
McQuirre scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McQuirre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McQuirre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
DeMario Valdez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Valdez misses with an uppercut. McQuirre saw that one coming.
McQuirre moves in looking to clinch but Valdez pushes him off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Decent striking displayed by Valdez there.
Valdez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McQuirre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valdez throws out the jab.
Valdez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McQuirre moves away.
Valdez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez tries to keep at a distance but McQuirre has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Valdez.
Valdez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McQuirre tries to land a knee to the head but Valdez blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McQuirre.
McQuirre pushes Valdez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Valdez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Valdez breaks the clinch.
McQuirre is looking to clinch.
Valdez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut there from Valdez.
Valdez with a nice cross.
Valdez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McQuirre wants to clinch.
McQuirre staying out of range there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Valdez.
McQuirre has managed to clinch.
Harry McQuirre has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez misses with a punch on the inside.
McQuirre pushes Valdez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from McQuirre.
McQuirre misses with a hook from the clinch.
McQuirre lands a nice uppercut.
McQuirre misses with a punch on the inside.
McQuirre looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Valdez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McQuirre is looking to clinch.
A slow jab from Valdez misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Valdez misses the target.
Valdez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Valdez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McQuirre fails with an attempt to clinch.
McQuirre slips a straight right by Valdez.
Valdez misses with a wild combination.
McQuirre tries to clinch but Valdez moves out of range.
Valdez moves out of range of the strikes.
Valdez scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdez throws a jab when McQuirre was well out of range.
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 staying out of range there.
McQuirre throws a counter high kick but Valdez was just alert enough to avoid it.
McQuirre throws out a loose jab but Valdez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by McQuirre.
That kick from Valdez tenderised McQuirre's leg. McQuirre is trying to keep his angry face on.
A telegraphed right hand from Valdez misses the target.
McQuirre on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McQuirre 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.
Valdez delivers a nice body kick.
McQuirre takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McQuirre is looking to clinch.
McQuirre ducks under a wild hook from Valdez.
McQuirre moves out of range of the strikes.
McQuirre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice jab there from Valdez.
McQuirre ducks under a wild hook from Valdez.
Valdez loads up on a big right hand but McQuirre slips the punch.
McQuirre takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fight stays on the outside here - McQuirre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
DeMario Valdez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on DeMario Valdez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
No joy there for McQuirre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McQuirre is leaning against Valdez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McQuirre lands a left hand.
McQuirre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valdez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McQuirre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A shot in the inside from McQuirre.
A short right from McQuirre.
Valdez misses with the head strike.
McQuirre lands with a light punch inside.
Valdez wants to break the clinch but can't.
McQuirre tries a knee to the head but Valdez blocks it.
Valdez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McQuirre tries to clinch up but Valdez circles away and keeps his distance.
Valdez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
McQuirre checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McQuirre takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Valdez jabs at McQuirre's body.
McQuirre tries to clinch up but Valdez circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McQuirre takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Valdez looks to score with a jab to the body but McQuirre is just out of range.
McQuirre tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Valdez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Valdez misses with a looping right.
McQuirre moves forwards but Valdez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Valdez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McQuirre throws out the jab.
Valdez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McQuirre moves out of range of the strikes.
Valdez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McQuirre counters with a nice uppercut.
Valdez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Valdez throws a body punch but McQuirre moves out of range.
Valdez connects with a body shot that sends McQuirre's belly button to the back.
McQuirre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valdez.
Valdez throws a body kick that misses.
Valdez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - McQuirre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McQuirre throws a looping overhand right but Valdez ducks down to avoid it.
Valdez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harry McQuirre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre wants to clinch.
Valdez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McQuirre fails with an attempt to clinch.
McQuirre lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McQuirre swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McQuirre throws a sloppy head kick and Valdez moves out of range easily.
Valdez loads up on a big right hand but McQuirre slips the punch.
McQuirre lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
McQuirre tries to clinch up.
Valdez swings for the body but McQuirre moves out of range.
A head kick misses from McQuirre.
Valdez throws a looping overhand right but McQuirre ducks down to avoid it.
Valdez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McQuirre scores with a spinning back kick!
McQuirre thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slapping leg kick lands for McQuirre.
Valdez throws a jab but it's blocked by McQuirre.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by McQuirre.
Valdez slips a jab and a cross from McQuirre.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McQuirre.
McQuirre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Valdez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McQuirre takes a jab right on the kisser.
Valdez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McQuirre throwing a counter right hand but Valdez manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Valdez. That snapped McQuirre's head back.
McQuirre moves in looking to clinch but Valdez pushes him off.
Valdez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McQuirre on the side of the head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Valdez - that will leave a mark!
Valdez misses with a body shot.
McQuirre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valdez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McQuirre tries to clinch up but Valdez circles away and keeps his distance.
McQuirre walks into a straight right hand from Valdez.
McQuirre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McQuirre moves into the clinch.
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!
Valdez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valdez misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McQuirre.
McQuirre misses with a punch on the inside.
McQuirre tries a knee to the head but Valdez blocks it.
McQuirre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Valdez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Valdez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McQuirre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McQuirre misses with some punches.
Valdez throws a punch but it's blocked by McQuirre.
Valdez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good shot there by Valdez.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Valdez. McQuirre shrugs it off though.
Valdez throws a jab when McQuirre was well out of range.
Valdez blocks the body kick.
McQuirre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valdez.
McQuirre is looking to counter punch.
Valdez digs a good hook to McQuirre's body.
Valdez jabs at McQuirre's body.
Valdez avoids the head kick by McQuirre.
Valdez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Valdez moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
DeMario Valdez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Valdez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DeMario Valdez!
Our winner, DeMario Valdez, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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