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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Inigo Guerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winston Wyrm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guerra comes to the cage accompanied by The Beast - Tech N9ne. Wyrm is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Don't Tread by Damn Yankees. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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156 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Inigo Guerra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Winston Wyrm!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wyrm blocks the body kick.
Wyrm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guerra is looking to clinch.
Wyrm lands a high kick!
Guerra throws a head kick but Wyrm moves out of range.
Guerra just misses with a punch to the body.
Wyrm ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Guerra tries to sprawl but Wyrm drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Guerra is looking to control Wyrm's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Guerra avoid being mounted?
Wyrm is trying to work for a kimura but Guerra is defending well.
Wyrm thows a huge punch but Guerra dodges it nicely.
Wyrm throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wyrm missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerra is looking for a sweep. Wyrm is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wyrm is nestled in close to Guerra, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wyrm missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Guerra regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Wyrm.
Wyrm throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wyrm wants to pass the guard but Guerra is keeping the position.
Guerra avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wyrm throws a big elbow that misses.
Wyrm pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Guerra is keeping the position for now.
Wyrm throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerra tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wyrm wants to control from the top but Guerra keeps moving.
Guerra lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Wyrm!
Wyrm regains half guard.
Wyrm gets back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wyrm is trying to control the position but Guerra postures up.
Wyrm working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Guerra has passed into half guard!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyrm is staying active underneath Guerra, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wyrm looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Guerra prevents Wyrm from improving his position.
Wyrm is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wyrm is pressing down on Guerra's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wyrm keeping full guard, as Guerra tries to pass.
Guerra trying to control the position from guard on top but Wyrm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guerra stopping the sweep attempt from Wyrm.
Guerra trying to control the position from guard on top but Wyrm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wyrm working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Guerra has passed into half guard!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wyrm has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Guerra escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Guerra!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Wyrm dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Guerra closes the distance and pushes Wyrm back into the cage.
A right hand to the body from Guerra.
Wyrm managing to block the knees to the body from Guerra.
Good body shot from Guerra.
Wyrm breaks the clinch.
Guerra throws a series of punches but Wyrm moves out of range.
Wyrm drives through with a takedown into Guerra's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Guerra looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Guerra can't keep his opponent in guard - Wyrm advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Wyrm looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Guerra with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Guerra manages to get to full guard.
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!
Guerra is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerra has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wyrm can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wyrm with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wyrm advances position into side control!
Wyrm looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Winston Wyrm has got the better of the ground game so far.
Guerra defending against the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerra is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Wyrm is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wyrm goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Guerra has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Wyrm but great work by Guerra.
Wyrm is looking to regain half guard here but Guerra keeps moving and retains side control.
Guerra advances to mount.
Wyrm gets back to half guard.
Wyrm is trying to get back to full guard.
Guerra tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wyrm knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wyrm is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyrm looking for submissions off his back.
Wyrm trying to get back to full guard but Guerra takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Wyrm regains half guard.
Guerra tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Wyrm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerra is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wyrm is just riding it out for now. Guerra eventually gives up the hold.
Wyrm is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Guerra takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wyrm is looking to control Guerra's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wyrm avoid being mounted?
Wyrm looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Winston Wyrm will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Wyrm tries a head kick but it misses.
Guerra showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wyrm.
Guerra misses with a body kick.
Guerra tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wyrm swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wyrm. Guerra does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wyrm shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Guerra napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wyrm in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Wyrm wants to control but Guerra is keeping him busy.
Guerra manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Wyrm throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wyrm trying to control from Guerra's half guard. Guerra has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Wyrm throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Guerra works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyrm has gone for a leg lock! Guerra slips out almost immediately though and dives into Wyrm's guard.
Guerra forces his way into half guard.
Wyrm is looking for a sweep. Guerra is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wyrm looking for a kimura from the bottom but Guerra passes into side control!
Wyrm manages to work his way to half guard, despite Guerra's best efforts.
Inigo Guerra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerra prevents Wyrm from improving his position.
Guerra trying to work for an americana but Wyrm has managed to regain full guard.
Wyrm is looking for a triangle but Guerra pushes his legs off easily.
Wyrm takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wyrm looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Guerra passes into half guard.
Wyrm looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wyrm regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Guerra.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyrm is trying to hold Guerra in close to prevent damage but Guerra has managed to pass into half guard.
Wyrm wants to improve his position but Guerra is controlling well.
Wyrm makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wyrm.
Wyrm has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Guerra can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wyrm is looking for a triangle here but Guerra uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Winston Wyrm is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wyrm managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Guerra.
The strikes coming from Guerra are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Wyrm tries to buck Guerra off but Guerra is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guerra is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wyrm is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Winston Wyrm comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wyrm winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Winston Wyrm!
Winston Wyrm bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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