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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geordie Power (ranked 588 p4p, 82 weight class) and James McGuire (ranked 1436 p4p, 209 weight class). McGuire has chosen Metallica - Enter Sandman as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Geordie Power!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire rushes Power and presses him up against the ropes.
McGuire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Power slips under a jab from McGuire.
McGuire blocks a head kick by Power.
Power pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGuire fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGuire scores with a jab to the jaw.
McGuire has closed the distance and engaged Power in a clinch.
I was talking to Power's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Power has McGuire pressed against the ropes, preventing McGuire from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McGuire is trying to break free.
McGuire has had enough of the clinch but Power keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on McGuire's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McGuire breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McGuire throws a lazy head kick
and Power counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Power misses with a hook. McGuire ducked under it nicely.
McGuire raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
McGuire is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Power quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
McGuire ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McGuire jabs Power to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Power throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGuire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McGuire is looking to clinch but Power is avoiding it.
McGuire ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Power.
McGuire misses with an uppercut.
Power misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Power 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.
McGuire loads up on a big right hand but Power slips the punch.
McGuire looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Power misses with a looping right.
Power throws a quick inside leg kick.
Power fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McGuire has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Power dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McGuire. That did some damage!
McGuire moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McGuire moves into the clinch.
McGuire breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Power gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McGuire.
Power scores with a sloppy right hand. McGuire should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Power there as he acknowledges the shot.
McGuire looks for the body kick but Power saw that one coming.
Power was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McGuire fails in his attempt to clinch.
McGuire tries to clinch but Power is having none of it.
Power ducks under a wild hook from McGuire.
Power is looking to counter punch.
McGuire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Power. That did some damage!
McGuire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Power.
Power lands with a shot to the body.
McGuire tries to close the distance and clinch up but Power swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McGuire misses with a head kick.
Power throws a hook to the side of McGuire's head but McGuire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Power looks to land a body kick but McGuire moved away.
Power throws a hook to the side of McGuire's head but McGuire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Power throws an overhand right that lands on McGuire's shoulder, as McGuire tries to avoid the shot.
McGuire clinches up with Power and pushes him back against the ropes.
McGuire blocking some punches.
Power scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James McGuire will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
McGuire tries to clinch up but Power circles away and keeps his distance.
Power feints and then cracks McGuire's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McGuire down.
McGuire slips under a jab from Power.
McGuire lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Power buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McGuire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Power moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Power on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Power looks to score with a jab to the body but McGuire is just out of range.
McGuire doesn't manage to clinch there - Power circles away.
Power tried to counter with a leg kick but McGuire avoided it.
Power connects with the punch.
Power avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McGuire darts in trying to clinch
and Power counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McGuire misses with a looping right.
Power looks to land a combination but McGuire avoids it well.
McGuire scores with a jab.
McGuire throws a series of punches but Power avoids them all with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Power finds it's way through McGuire's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Power. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Power.
McGuire misses with a body shot.
Power misses with a head kick.
Power lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McGuire throws a body shot but no joy.
McGuire jabs at Power's body.
McGuire comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGuire. Power does a little dance to reset his feet.
Power tries to keep at a distance but McGuire has taken the fight into the clinch.
McGuire blocks a body shot from Power.
McGuire's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McGuire breaks the clinch.
Power connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McGuire's hands.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Power pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Power plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Power throws out the jab.
Power's jab looks to have found its range, popping McGuire under the eye.
Power tries to land a front kick but McGuire steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McGuire follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Power, as that shot connected.
Power throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McGuire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Power avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Power quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
McGuire drops his hands momentarily and Power takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McGuire gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGuire.
McGuire pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That kick from Power tenderised McGuire's leg. McGuire is trying to keep his angry face on.
Geordie Power is winning the standup battle so far.
Power lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Power waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGuire.
McGuire works Power's body with a nice hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Power.
Power throws a sloppy head kick and McGuire moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McGuire rushes Power and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geordie Power dominated that second 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.
Power connects with an inside leg kick.
Power lands an overhand right.
Power shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McGuire moves into the clinch.
McGuire working hard to break the clinch.
Power keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McGuire's efforts to push away.
McGuire pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McGuire tries to clinch but Power is having none of it.
Power clobbers McGuire with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Power lands a leg kick that knocks McGuire off balance momentarily.
Power misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Power misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire clinches with his opponent.
Power has McGuire pressed against the ropes, preventing McGuire from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Power misses with some punches.
Power's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Power keeps the fight on the outside.
Power keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from McGuire misses.
Power throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Power scores with a shot to the body.
McGuire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGuire misses with a leg kick.
Power is looking to counter punch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McGuire closes the distance and pushes Power back into the ropes.
McGuire can't break the clinch.
McGuire manages to break the clinch.
McGuire wants to clinch.
Power misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Power lands a nice leg kick that just misses McGuire's sensitive parts.
Power circles away from the clinch attempt
and Power cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McGuire misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power throws a head kick but McGuire moves out of range.
Power throws a sloppy head kick and McGuire moves out of range easily.
McGuire doesn't manage to clinch there - Power circles away.
Nice shot lands for Power.
McGuire throws a jab but it's blocked by Power.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Power throws a big shot that misses.
McGuire throws a sloppy head kick and Power moves out of range easily.
Power lunges at McGuire with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McGuire's hand.
McGuire clinches.
McGuire breaks the clinch.
Power steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGuire.
McGuire wants to clinch.
Power throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGuire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McGuire takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geordie Power clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McGuire takes a swing at Power's ribcage but misses.
McGuire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGuire is looking to land body kicks.
McGuire walks into a left hand.
McGuire ducks under a wild hook from Power.
A nice inside leg kick there by Power. That's going to slow McGuire down.
McGuire doesn't manage to clinch there - Power circles away.
McGuire is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Power rather than just go for the knockout.
Power connects with a leg kick. McGuire looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McGuire misses with a wild body shot.
McGuire on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Power changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power misses with a low kick.
It seemed like McGuire was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McGuire avoids the head kick by Power.
McGuire swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Power misses with a kick to the body.
McGuire is looking for the big counter here.
A head kick misses from McGuire.
McGuire tries to clinch up but Power circles away and keeps his distance.
Power connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire wants to clinch.
McGuire looks to land a right hand but Power moved out of range.
It looked like Power wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McGuire tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McGuire blocks a low kick nicely.
Power circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Power to counter with a crisp jab.
McGuire fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGuire tries to clinch there but Power circles away.
McGuire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Power.
Power thows a left - swing and a miss!
Power lunges at McGuire with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McGuire's hand.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Power - that will leave a mark!
McGuire has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Power takes a swing at McGuire's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Power misses with a head kick.
McGuire misses with a head kick.
McGuire throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Power on the side of the head.
Power swinging wildly here.
Power ducks under a wild hook from McGuire.
McGuire chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Power can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Power takes a swing at McGuire's ribcage but misses.
McGuire wants to clinch.
McGuire misses with a wild body shot.
McGuire fails in his attempt to clinch.
Power throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geordie Power had his way with James McGuire in that round.
That's time! Power's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
McGuire takes the fight into the clinch.
McGuire tries to circle away but Power has him pinned against the ropes.
James McGuire seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Power breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGuire. Power does a little dance to reset his feet.
Power throws the left hand but McGuire avoids the punch easily.
McGuire closes the distance and pushes Power back into the ropes.
James McGuire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McGuire breaks from the clinch.
Power bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Power throws a sloppy head kick and McGuire moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from McGuire.
Power is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGuire can do to turn this around?
A good leg kick by Power.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire misses with a straight right.
Power moves into range and connects with a jab.
McGuire ducks under a wild hook from Power.
McGuire tries to clinch but Power is having none of it.
Power lands a glancing blow to the side of McGuire's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire moves to clinch but Power breaks away
letting Power counter with a right hand.
Power lands with a straight right. McGuire didn't see that one coming.
McGuire pushes Power up against the ropes in a clinch.
Power misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGuire missing with knees to the body.
Power lands a left hand.
McGuire manages to break the clinch.
Power pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGuire tries to clinch
and Power counters with a stiff right hand.
Power feints and then cracks McGuire's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McGuire down.
McGuire is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Power looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
McGuire fails with an attempt to clinch.
Geordie Power is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Power with a nice cross.
Power throws a looping overhand right but McGuire ducks down to avoid it.
McGuire slips a jab from Power.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Power wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
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!
Power swats away the attempt to clinch by McGuire.
McGuire lands with a nice body kick.
McGuire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Power paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Power circles away from the clinch attempt.
Power tried to counter with a leg kick but McGuire avoided it.
McGuire lands a big head kick that sends Power tumbling to the mat! McGuire takes a step backwards and waves Power back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Geordie Power has been cut.
McGuire tries to clinch up
and Power counters with a slapping leg kick.
Power throws a sloppy head kick
and McGuire counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Power looks to land a right hand but McGuire moved out of range.
Power just misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGuire throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Power.
Power lands a leg kick that knocks McGuire off balance momentarily.
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 Geordie Power.
I think Power has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Geordie Power!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Geordie Power!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Geordie Power!
Geordie Power wins by unanimous decision!
Geordie Power is the new light heavyweight champion!
Geordie Power bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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