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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sonny McGuire (ranked 370 p4p, 1193 weight class) and Duc Pham (ranked 41 p4p, 119 weight class). Duc Pham acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sonny McGuire!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duc Pham!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pham misses with a hook.
Pham throws a poor cross that misses
and McGuire counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McGuire looks to score with a jab to the body but Pham is just out of range.
Pham throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McGuire stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McGuire lands a nice looking body shot.
McGuire misses with a looping right.
Pham throws a lazy uppercut
and McGuire counters with a nice uppercut.
Pham swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McGuire darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pham has his hands clasped together around McGuire's back. He's all about the action.
McGuire wants to take a breather but Pham is having none of it.
McGuire sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pham defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pham avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McGuire.
McGuire wants to free his trapped foot but Pham is holding on for dear life with his legs.
McGuire wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pham keeps working.
McGuire not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pham won't allow McGuire to pass to mount.
McGuire throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pham avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McGuire.
McGuire is looking to take a break and control but Pham is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
McGuire is looking to advance position but Pham won't allow it.
McGuire wants to control but Pham is keeping him busy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Pham throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McGuire scores with a hook to the body. Pham takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pham.
McGuire lands with a good body shot.
McGuire slips under a jab from Pham.
Pham throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McGuire counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Duc Pham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGuire lands a lovely overhand right.
McGuire slips a jab from Pham.
McGuire swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pham.
McGuire looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pham is fending him off so far but McGuire persists. Nope, Pham circles away and we're back to standing.
Pham throws a hook but McGuire blocks it.
McGuire takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McGuire loads up on a big right hand but Pham slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Pham throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pham moves away from the strike by McGuire.
Pham throws a hook to the side of McGuire's head but McGuire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pham swings for the body but McGuire moves out of range.
McGuire moves out of range of the strikes.
Pham misses with a hook. McGuire ducked under it nicely.
McGuire tests Pham's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McGuire looks to score with a jab to the body but Pham is just out of range.
McGuire misses with a body shot.
McGuire tries to clinch but Pham moves out of range.
Pham looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McGuire looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McGuire staying out of range there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pham.
Pham blocks a jab.
Pham slips a straight right by McGuire.
Duc Pham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuire moves in looking to clinch but Pham pushes him off.
Pham takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pham loads up on a big right hand but McGuire slips the punch.
Pham scores with a nice strike.
McGuire looks to land a right hand but Pham moved out of range.
Pham just misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Pham is leaning against McGuire and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McGuire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGuire.
McGuire lands a right hand.
Pham prevents a body shot from McGuire.
Pham lands a right hand.
McGuire lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Pham takes a shot to the head.
McGuire lands a body punch.
McGuire is trying to pull guard but Pham turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
McGuire fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sonny McGuire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGuire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pham can't find room to land a body shot as McGuire controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pham pushes McGuire back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pham lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pham lands a hook that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.
A shot in the inside from Pham.
McGuire lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McGuire goes for a takedown attempt but Pham pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
McGuire throws a body shot but no joy.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pham lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
McGuire walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pham tests McGuire's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McGuire looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pham is doing well to control the position and prevent McGuire from advancing to side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
McGuire is working for a submission of some sort.
McGuire 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.
Pham trying to control here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pham moves into full guard.
McGuire wants to control from the top but Pham keeps moving.
McGuire throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pham works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McGuire loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McGuire passes easily into side control. Nice work.
McGuire working the strikes but Pham uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Pham felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
McGuire throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pham wants to improve his position but McGuire is controlling well.
Pham regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from McGuire.
McGuire throwing strikes but missing.
Duc Pham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McGuire working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pham's head.
McGuire loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McGuire wants to control from the top but Pham keeps moving.
Pham looking to control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
McGuire with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pham is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McGuire is aware though and is defending well.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
McGuire is looking to work some ground and pound but Pham has wrist control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
McGuire misses the jab.
Pham throws an overhand right that lands on McGuire's shoulder, as McGuire tries to avoid the shot.
McGuire shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pham as he avoids it easily.
Pham looks to score with a jab to the body but McGuire is just out of range.
McGuire bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pham's head.
McGuire scores with a hook.
Pham throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pham turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pham throws a lazy uppercut
and McGuire counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A big right from Pham misses.
Pham scores with a kick to the body.
Pham throws a low kick but it's checked well by McGuire.
Pham thows a leg kick but McGuire checks it
and McGuire counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
McGuire looks to land a combination but Pham avoids it well.
McGuire ducks under a wild hook from Pham.
McGuire tries to close the distance and clinch but Pham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pham misses the body punch
and McGuire counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McGuire is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pham rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McGuire counters with a straight right hand.
Pham misses with a lunging right hand
and McGuire counters with a right hand to the body.
McGuire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pham was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuire.
McGuire ducks under a wild hook from Pham.
Pham rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McGuire counters with a left and a right that stings Pham.
Pham swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pham.
Pham bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McGuire's head backwards.
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!
McGuire looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pham!
McGuire thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pham wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sonny McGuire showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McGuire 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Sonny McGuire!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Sonny McGuire!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Sonny McGuire!
Sonny McGuire wins by unanimous decision!
Sonny McGuire retains his featherweight title!
After winning the bout, Sonny McGuire thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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RATING
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