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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Taekn Arrms (ranked 400 p4p, 288 weight class) and Zander McGuire (ranked 53 p4p, 33 weight class). 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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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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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 14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Taekn Arrms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 2, fighting out of New York, Zander McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arrms throws a hook but McGuire blocks it.
McGuire takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Arrms swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taekn Arrms seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arrms ducks under a wild hook from McGuire.
McGuire lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Arrms at a distance.
Arrms fails to land the takedown.
It seemed like McGuire was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Arrms gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McGuire counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McGuire leaves Arrms with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taekn Arrms. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arrms doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McGuire counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Arrms tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McGuire swivels and escapes.
A big right from Arrms misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrms scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Arrms shoots in but no luck this time.
McGuire looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zander McGuire is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arrms jabs McGuire right on the nose. McGuire blinks but takes it well.
Arrms scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Arrms rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McGuire cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arrms keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arrms misses with an uppercut.
Arrms swings away with a body shot that misses
and McGuire counters with a right hand to the body.
McGuire works Arrms's body with a nice hook.
McGuire takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Arrms slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGuire misses the jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Arrms checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Arrms doesn't seem bothered though.
A head kick misses from McGuire.
McGuire stuns Arrms with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Arrms.
Arrms swings away with a body shot that misses
and McGuire counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McGuire looks to land a left hand but Arrms moved out of range nicely.
Arrms lands with a right hand.
Arrms shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McGuire but McGuire pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice body kick from McGuire.
Good leg kick by McGuire.
McGuire tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arrms swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arrms paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Arrms throws a lazy right hand but McGuire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arrms feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
McGuire pushes Arrms off and gets back to his feet.
Arrms avoids the body shot from McGuire.
Arrms tries to counter with a takedown but McGuire is quick to defend against it.
Arrms shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McGuire counters with a good low kick that Arrms was not able to check.
Arrms showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McGuire.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arrms uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGuire.
Arrms changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Arrms lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McGuire circles away quickly and effectively.
A little jabbing left from McGuire on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Some wild striking there from Arrms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire connects with a body shot.
McGuire staying out of range there.
McGuire is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Arrms rather than just go for the knockout.
Arrms keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGuire misses with a straight right.
Arrms cracks McGuire with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Arrms throws a predictable looking body shot
and Arrms takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McGuire cracks Arrms with a good jab.
McGuire throws an overhand right that lands on Arrms's shoulder, as Arrms tries to avoid the shot.
Arrms drops down looking for a counter takedown but McGuire sprawls and moves away.
Arrms throws an overhand right that lands on McGuire's shoulder, as McGuire tries to avoid the shot.
Arrms throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like McGuire was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Arrms misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGuire.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zander McGuire dominated that round.
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.
McGuire takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McGuire has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Arrms on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McGuire. McGuire obviously looking to wear him down.
Arrms gets a takedown into half guard.
McGuire kicks Arrms off and gets back to his feet.
Arrms throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McGuire's waist but McGuire gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Arrms off to one side.
Arrms throws a lazy uppercut
and McGuire counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arrms lands with an uppercut that bounces McGuire off the cage and back into range.
McGuire thuds a left hand into Arrms's body.
McGuire throws a head kick that misses
and Arrms counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Arrms is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but McGuire still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, McGuire has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Arrms is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Arrms takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Arrms misses with a looping right.
McGuire let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Arrms ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arrms catches McGuire with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Arrms bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McGuire is looking to land body kicks.
McGuire staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from McGuire as Arrms shoots in.
McGuire let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A shot to the body from Arrms misses
and Arrms takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arrms takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zander McGuire seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arrms shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arrms missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McGuire regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Arrms.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGuire wants to stand and escape but Arrms is having none of it.
Arrms postures up in McGuire's guard and throws a big left but McGuire blocks it.
Arrms trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Arrms loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arrms is in close to McGuire's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Arrms has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
McGuire working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Arrms.
Arrms looking to sit in guard and control but McGuire gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Zander McGuire has got the better of the ground game so far.
Arrms is trying to keep McGuire in close.
Arrms looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Arrms is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire is fighting to break Arrms's control of his arms but Arrms is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Arrms wants to sweep here but McGuire controlling him for the moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zander McGuire showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Arrms ducks under a wild hook from McGuire.
Arrms slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Arrms tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McGuire swivels and escapes.
McGuire appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Arrms darts in looking for a takedown but McGuire gets double underhooks and turns Arrms into the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Arrms is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taekn Arrms. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arrms tries to pull guard but McGuire holds him up against the cage and eventually Arrms drops back down to his feet.
Arrms blocks a body shot from McGuire.
McGuire struggles to land a body shot inside as Arrms controls his hands.
McGuire lands with a left to the head.
McGuire is struggling to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire lands a body shot in the clinch.
McGuire working aggressively here.
McGuire manages to break the clinch.
Arrms avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGuire misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire throws a hook but Arrms avoids it easily.
McGuire misses with a telegraphed body shot
so Arrms counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Arrms is standing up over McGuire. McGuire looks to escape but Arrms dives into side control.
Arrms misses with the ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Arrms has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Arrms goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, McGuire rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Arrms's guard! Nice work there by McGuire!
McGuire must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
McGuire won't allow Arrms to sweep him here.
McGuire trying to stand up but can't free himself from Arrms's guard.
Arrms pulls McGuire in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arrms is trying to keep McGuire in close.
Arrms looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
McGuire postures up.
Arrms controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire preventing the sweep.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Arrms holds on and takes a little breather.
Arrms controls McGuire momentarily but McGuire frees himself.
Arrms tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Arrms pulls McGuire in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
McGuire throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Arrms looks for a takedown but McGuire sprawls well.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGuire. Arrms does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arrms half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Arrms takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Arrms misses with a looping left.
McGuire looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McGuire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGuire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arrms manages to avoid it.
McGuire dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McGuire delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arrms thuds his right hand into McGuire's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Arrms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zander 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zander McGuire!
A relieved looking Zander 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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energy
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