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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damion McGinley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Conger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGinley comes into the arena with Aint no sunshine blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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168 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Damion McGinley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan Conger!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice cross by Conger.
Conger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGinley moves away.
McGinley tries to land a front kick but Conger steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McGinley moves out of range as Conger strikes.
McGinley slips a jab and a cross from Conger.
Conger misses with an uppercut. McGinley saw that one coming.
McGinley slips under a jab.
Conger takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
McGinley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Conger throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
McGinley slips under a jab.
McGinley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Conger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Conger scores with a hook to the body. McGinley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McGinley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Conger.
McGinley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Conger connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McGinley momentarily.
Conger connects with a body shot.
Conger throws a series of punches but McGinley moves out of range.
A nice combination there by McGinley.
Conger scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McGinley darts in and clinches Conger up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conger throws a punch but it's blocked by McGinley.
McGinley scores with a nice hook to the head.
McGinley prevents Conger from breaking the clinch.
Conger wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGinley scores with a shot to the side of Conger's head.
McGinley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McGinley lands a shot to the body.
McGinley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McGinley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McGinley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Congers head.
McGinley keeps control of Conger as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McGinley lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McGinley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McGinley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Conger is rocked!
McGinley lands a body punch.
Conger looks gassed!
McGinley lands a nice shot to the body.
Conger is trying to break free.
Conger wants to break free but McGinley has control.
Conger wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McGinley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McGinley.
A nice right hand lands inside from McGinley.
Conger is trying to force a seperation but McGinley has the dominant position.
McGinley lands a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for McGinley.
McGinley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
McGinley seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
McGinley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McGinley has Conger pressed against the cage.
A short right from McGinley on the inside.
McGinley lands with a short shot to the head.
McGinley is leaning against Conger and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGinley pressing his opponent against the cage.
McGinley lands an uppercut.
McGinley lands with a light punch inside.
McGinley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Conger backwards.
A nice left hand lands by McGinley.
McGinley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McGinley pushes Conger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGinley pushes Conger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McGinley lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from McGinley.
A body shot lands from McGinley.
McGinley is leaning against Conger and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McGinley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McGinley lands a nice uppercut.
McGinley digs a right hand into Conger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Conger's gas tank.
McGinley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good body shot from McGinley.
Conger is trying to break free.
McGinley content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short uppercut from McGinley.
A nice right hand lands inside from McGinley.
McGinley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Conger or not.
McGinley lands a hook that snaps the head of Conger backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McGinley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from McGinley.
McGinley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for McGinley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by McGinley.
McGinley lands a hook that snaps the head of Conger backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Conger misses with the head strike.
McGinley blocking some punches.
Conger wants to get back to striking at distance but McGinley won't allow it.
McGinley lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from McGinley.
McGinley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right handed body shot lands from McGinley.
A hook to the body from McGinley.
McGinley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Conger backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conger.
McGinley'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.
McGinley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Conger or not.
A short right from McGinley on the inside.
McGinley lands a right hand.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
McGinley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Conger backwards.
Nice body punch from McGinley - that landed with a thud.
McGinley lands with a short shot to the head.
Conger has had enough of the clinch but McGinley keeps him there for the moment.
McGinley has Conger pressed against the cage, preventing Conger from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from McGinley.
McGinley lands a body shot.
Conger wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McGinley has him pressed against the cage.
McGinley lands with a right to the head.
Conger scores with a shot to the side of McGinley's head.
McGinley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Conger throws a punch but it's blocked by McGinley.
Conger tries to break the clinch but McGinley is controlling the position.
A body shot lands from McGinley.
McGinley slows down the pace here.
A right handed body shot lands from McGinley.
McGinley manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
McGinley presses Conger against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from McGinley.
McGinley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Conger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee calls for McGinley to work.
Conger has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Come on McGinley - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
McGinley lands a left hand.
McGinley lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damion McGinley dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
McGinley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGinley thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGinley connects with a body shot.
Conger misses with a two punch combination.
Damion McGinley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McGinley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McGinley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Conger.
Conger looks to land a right hand but McGinley moved out of range.
Conger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGinley.
McGinley slips a jab from Conger.
A jab from McGinley does it's job there.
A slapping body kick lands there for McGinley.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Conger throws a hook but McGinley blocks it.
Conger keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Conger throws a sloppy body shot
and McGinley counters with a left and a right that stings Conger.
Conger's corner calls for a 1-2. Conger obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Conger scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Conger throws a big shot that misses.
McGinley throws a hook but Conger blocks it.
Conger lands a jab to the head.
McGinley lands with a kick to the temple. Conger shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Conger throws out a loose jab but McGinley uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGinley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McGinley lands with a slapping head kick.
Conger throws a right hand that McGinley ducks under and follows up with a left that McGinley also avoids with ease.
Conger scores with a shot to the body.
Conger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Conger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGinley moves away.
Conger takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Conger walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Conger misses the jab.
Conger looks to land a left hand but McGinley moved out of range nicely.
McGinley clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for McGinley.
McGinley scores with a hook to the body.
McGinley lands an uppercut.
McGinley is working Conger over against the cage.
McGinley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McGinley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McGinley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McGinley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Conger backwards.
McGinley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGinley.
McGinley lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Conger.
A short left from McGinley.
McGinley pushes Conger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGinley lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGinley scores with a shoulder strike.
McGinley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from McGinley on the inside.
McGinley scores with a nice hook to the head.
McGinley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from McGinley.
Nice body punch from McGinley - that landed with a thud.
McGinley lands a shot to the body.
Conger is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McGinley scores with a hook to the body.
Conger throws a punch but it's blocked by McGinley.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McGinley.
A right hook to the body lands for McGinley.
Conger is looking to break free of the clinch but McGinley has double underhooks.
Come on McGinley - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
McGinley scores with a hook to the body.
Good body shot from McGinley.
McGinley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGinley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Conger backwards.
McGinley looking to slow down the pace here.
Conger misses with the head strike.
Conger is trying to break free.
McGinley lands an uppercut.
Conger misses with the head strike.
McGinley stalling in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Conger fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McGinley.
McGinley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGinley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Conger. Conger circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McGinley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Conger does no damage.
McGinley scores with a jab to the head.
McGinley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McGinley misses the jab.
Decent striking displayed by Conger there.
Conger scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Conger throws a lazy right hand but McGinley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McGinley tries to clinch up but Conger circles away and keeps his distance.
McGinley throws a nice looking combination but Conger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Conger throws a left and a right that both miss
and McGinley counters by clinching up.
Conger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGinley gets through Conger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Conger wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McGinley has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from McGinley - that landed with a thud.
McGinley just leaning against Conger, taking a breather.
A hook to the body from McGinley.
McGinley lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGinley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Conger or not.
A frustrated look appears on Conger's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McGinley digs a right hand underneath Conger's ribcage. Conger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Conger tries to break free but McGinley pushes him back against the cage.
McGinley is leaning against Conger and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Conger is looking to break free of the clinch but McGinley has double underhooks.
McGinley lands with a light punch inside.
Conger is trying to break free.
McGinley stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McGinley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Conger can do to turn this around?
A right hook to the body lands for McGinley.
A head punch on the inside from Conger fails to land.
Conger wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McGinley has him pressed against the cage.
McGinley lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Conger.
Conger tries to circle away but McGinley has him pinned against the cage.
McGinley has Conger pressed against the cage, preventing Conger from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McGinley lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from McGinley on the inside.
McGinley works on Conger's body with a couple of short punches.
McGinley keeps control of Conger as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A body shot lands from McGinley.
McGinley is leaning against Conger and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McGinley lands an uppercut.
McGinley lands with a left to the head.
McGinley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Conger's efforts to push away.
McGinley lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damion McGinley 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. This is the final round!
Conger takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Conger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice jab there from Conger.
McGinley cracks Conger with an open hand slap.
Conger misses with a straight right.
No joy there for McGinley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Conger throws a right hand that McGinley ducks under and follows up with a left that McGinley also avoids with ease.
McGinley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Conger, as that shot connected.
Damion McGinley is winning the standup battle so far.
McGinley is looking to clinch but Conger is avoiding it.
McGinley plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
McGinley swings for the body but Conger moves out of range.
McGinley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Conger wants to get back to striking at distance but McGinley won't allow it.
McGinley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGinley scores with a hook to the body.
A body shot lands from McGinley.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Conger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Conger is trying to break the clinch but McGinley has him pressed against the cage.
McGinley lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from McGinley - that landed with a thud.
McGinley keeps control of Conger as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short uppercut from McGinley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGinley lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McGinley.
McGinley digs a right hand into Conger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Conger's gas tank.
McGinley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McGinley lands a left hand.
McGinley lands a hook that snaps the head of Conger backwards.
McGinley tries to stall but Conger uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McGinley digs a right hand underneath Conger's ribcage. Conger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Conger lands a left hand.
Conger misses with the head strike.
McGinley lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from McGinley fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Conger as McGinley tries to tie him up.
Conger wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch on the inside from Conger fails to land.
Conger misses with some punches.
McGinley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McGinley is working Conger over against the cage.
Nice body punch from McGinley.
Conger wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McGinley has him pressed against the cage.
McGinley gets through Conger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McGinley is leaning against Conger and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Conger wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Conger is trying to break free.
Conger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGinley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McGinley digs a right hand into Conger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Conger's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGinley lands a body punch in the clinch.
McGinley displaying some good clinch control by pressing Conger up against the cage.
Conger tries to break free but McGinley pushes him back against the cage.
McGinley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McGinley.
McGinley dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nice body punch from McGinley - that landed with a thud.
Conger wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Conger's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McGinley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McGinley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McGinley prevents Conger from breaking the clinch.
Conger wants to break free but McGinley has control.
Conger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A hook to the body from McGinley.
McGinley lands a body punch.
Conger has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Conger throws a head punch that misses.
McGinley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Conger working hard to break the clinch.
McGinley lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGinley.
Conger tries to circle away but McGinley has him pinned against the cage.
Damion McGinley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McGinley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McGinley lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGinley lands a left hand.
Conger misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for McGinley.
Conger throws a head punch that misses.
McGinley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McGinley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Conger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Conger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McGinley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ryan Conger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McGinley will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Conger up against the cage.
McGinley lands a left hand.
A body shot lands from McGinley.
McGinley scores with a shot to the side of Conger's head.
McGinley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McGinley scores with a shot to the side of Conger's head.
Conger tries to break the clinch but McGinley is controlling the position.
McGinley trying to control the position but instead, Conger has worked for underhooks and has pushed McGinley into the cage.
Conger is trying to break the clinch but McGinley is controlling him.
A short right from McGinley on the inside.
McGinley misses with a punch on the inside.
Conger is looking to break free of the clinch but McGinley has double underhooks.
McGinley working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Conger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Conger is looking to break free of the clinch but McGinley has double underhooks.
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.
Conger misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from McGinley.
McGinley pushes Conger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGinley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short uppercut from McGinley.
Conger working hard to break the clinch.
Conger is trying to force a seperation but McGinley has the dominant position.
Conger tries to break free but McGinley pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, McGinley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Conger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McGinley cracks Conger with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, McGinley scores with a nice short uppercut.
McGinley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McGinley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McGinley lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Conger fails to land.
McGinley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McGinley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Conger backwards.
Conger tries to circle away but McGinley has him pinned against the cage.
McGinley is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Conger takes a shot to the head.
Conger breaks from the clinch.
Conger takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McGinley delivers a nice body kick.
Damion McGinley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McGinley scores with a jab to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damion McGinley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McGinley 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damion McGinley!
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