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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Galileo Galilei (ranked 1835 p4p, 1484 weight class) and Kevin McGuire (ranked 208 p4p, 177 weight class). McGuire comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kevin McGuire has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Galileo Galilei's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Galileo Galilei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galilei throws an off balance right hand
and McGuire counters with a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from McGuire misses its intended target.
Galilei misses with an uppercut. McGuire saw that one coming.
A big left from McGuire misses.
Galilei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Galilei slips a jab from McGuire.
Galilei gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A head kick misses from McGuire.
McGuire's coach down at Punishing Division was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on McGuire's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
McGuire throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Galilei on the side of the head.
Galilei throws a shot to the body.
McGuire throws a looping overhand right but Galilei ducks down to avoid it.
Galilei throws a low kick but McGuire moves out of range easily.
McGuire tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick from McGuire, right into the meat of the thigh.
Galilei scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab from McGuire.
McGuire shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Galilei eats them both and turns towards McGuire to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galilei jabs McGuire right on the nose. McGuire blinks but takes it well.
Galileo Galilei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Galilei takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Galilei lands with an overhand left.
Galileo Galilei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGuire throws a hook to the side of Galilei's head but Galilei sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Galilei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuire.
McGuire moves away from the strike by Galilei.
A slow jab from McGuire misses its intended target.
McGuire lands with an overhand left.
McGuire walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McGuire misses with a looping right.
McGuire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Galilei is looking to counter the offense by McGuire and move into the clinch.
Galilei misses the shot to the body.
Galilei dodges the punch combination from McGuire.
Galilei throws an overhand right that lands on McGuire's shoulder, as McGuire tries to avoid the shot.
A nice side step and McGuire releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire checks a leg kick nicely.
Galilei bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Galilei staying out of range there.
McGuire throws a big shot that misses.
Galilei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McGuire walks into a jab.
Galilei throws a shot from downtown. McGuire moves away and avoids it.
McGuire throws the left hand but Galilei avoids the punch easily.
Galilei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from McGuire does it's job there.
Nice defenses there by Galilei.
McGuire scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Galilei lands with a right hand.
Galilei throws a looping overhand right but McGuire ducks down to avoid it.
McGuire lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've been told by Galilei's head coaches at Tycoon Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galilei takes one on the button.
McGuire fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGuire looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Decent striking displayed by McGuire there.
McGuire scores with a nice strike.
McGuire is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Galilei had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A slow jab from Galilei misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Galilei.
Galilei avoids a kick to the body.
McGuire throws a good cross that connects.
McGuire lands a glancing blow to the side of Galilei's head.
Galilei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McGuire.
McGuire shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Galilei pinned against the cage. Galilei gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Galilei.
McGuire shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from McGuire misses.
A swing and a miss from Galilei.
Galilei throws a lazy right hand but McGuire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Galilei throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McGuire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Galilei was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuire.
McGuire misses with an uppercut.
McGuire lands a slapping body shot.
Galilei connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Kevin McGuire has been cut.
Galilei throws a looping overhand right but McGuire ducks down to avoid it.
McGuire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin McGuire dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin McGuire's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McGuire cracks Galilei with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Galilei tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McGuire! But no joy.
McGuire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGuire steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Galilei.
McGuire scores with a jab. Galilei acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for McGuire.
Nice sprawl there from Galilei as McGuire shoots in.
McGuire slips under a jab from Galilei.
Galilei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McGuire! But no joy.
Galilei bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Galilei walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McGuire throws a jab but it's blocked by Galilei.
McGuire misses with a body shot.
Galilei tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McGuire just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galilei slips under a jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by McGuire!
Galilei misses with an uppercut.
McGuire loads up on a big right hand but Galilei slips the punch.
McGuire gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Galilei.
A looping hook to the body misses from Galilei. McGuire does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGuire fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Galilei.
Nice cross by McGuire.
McGuire moves away from the strike by Galilei.
Galilei loads up on a big right hand but McGuire slips the punch.
Galilei displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGuire throws out the jab.
Galilei is looking to land body kicks.
Galilei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGuire moves away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McGuire lands a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGuire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Galilei manages to avoid it.
Galilei connects with a jab.
Kevin McGuire seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McGuire connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Galilei momentarily.
McGuire scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McGuire keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Galilei tries to move into range but McGuire moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McGuire stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McGuire buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McGuire throws a shot from downtown. Galilei moves away and avoids it.
McGuire dips to his left and cracks Galilei with an uppercut!
McGuire connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McGuire swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Galilei.
Galilei is rocked!
Galilei looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
McGuire lands a right hook to the body.
Oh Galilei is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McGuire connects with an inside leg kick.
Galilei seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire takes one to the chin there.
McGuire throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Galilei to counter with a crisp jab.
McGuire works the jab nicely.
Galilei needs to keep his hands up - McGuire had a free shot at his head there.
McGuire turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McGuire shoots in looking for a takedown but Galilei manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McGuire's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Galilei tries to bum rush McGuire with a series of wild strikes but McGuire uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McGuire throws the left hand but Galilei avoids the punch easily.
Galilei slips under a jab.
McGuire looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McGuire moves into the clinch.
Galilei tries to throw a body punch but McGuire avoids it by throwing Galilei back against the cage.
McGuire lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McGuire lands a left hand that snaps the head of Galilei backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Galilei.
McGuire lands an uppercut.
McGuire throws a punch but it's blocked by Galilei.
Galilei is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McGuire is keeping busy.
McGuire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGuire looks to land a right hand but Galilei moved out of range.
As McGuire tries to get set, Galilei tries to push him back and clinch up but McGuire manages to avoid the attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McGuire.
Galilei is looking to chop away at McGuire's legs.
McGuire throws out a counter right but Galilei avoids it with no problem.
McGuire lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McGuire thows a left - swing and a miss!
Galilei throws a hook but McGuire blocks it.
McGuire tries to clinch but Galilei moves away
and Galilei counters with a stiff right hand.
McGuire misses with an uppercut. Galilei saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by McGuire.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin McGuire showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kevin McGuire's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Galilei misses the shot to the body.
McGuire fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Galilei is out of range.
Galilei is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from McGuire.
Galilei turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Galilei drops his hands momentarily and McGuire takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McGuire cracks Galilei with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McGuire has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McGuire takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McGuire tries to land a body kick
and Galilei holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
McGuire makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McGuire drops Galilei onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Galilei is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuire misses with some punches.
McGuire lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Galilei prevents a body shot from McGuire.
McGuire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGuire manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
McGuire has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Galilei has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galilei controls the position from side control.
McGuire wants to control but Galilei postures up.
McGuire is looking to reverse the position.
McGuire manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galilei is not content to let McGuire control the position.
McGuire is looking for a kimura here.
McGuire passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Galileo Galilei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Galilei blocking the ground and pound.
McGuire unloads with some shots from mount but Galilei bucks and avoids them well.
McGuire thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
McGuire is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Galilei is surviving well by controlling McGuire's body position as best he can.
McGuire lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galilei is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
McGuire is trying to control here but Galilei has managed to regain half guard.
McGuire seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Galilei does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kevin McGuire has got the better of the ground game so far.
McGuire might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Galilei haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
McGuire not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin McGuire comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McGuire has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin McGuire!
A relieved looking Kevin McGuire thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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