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Event:
DFC Sin City 5
Date: Aug 20, 2016 |
#R1#
Steele misses with a shot to the body
and McGuinness counters with a series of strikes. Steele will be more careful next time no doubt.
Steele thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steele just misses with a punch to the body.
Steele looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Steele throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McGuinness on the side of the head.
Donk. Steele catches McGuinness right on the button with a cross.
Steele lands a body shot.
A slow jab from Steele misses its intended target.
Steele's corner calls for a 1-2. Steele obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Steele digs a good body shot into McGuinness's ribs.
Steele rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McGuinness counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuinness ducks under a wild hook from Steele.
As Steele backs off McGuinness throws a huge counter combo but Steele manages to avoid it all.
Steele scores with a hook.
Steele with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Steele lands a nice hook to McGuinness's body. McGuinness takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Steele paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#CUT#
It looks like Keiran McGuinness has been cut.#T1#
Steele listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Steele clobbers McGuinness with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A punch combination from Steele misses.
Steele stuns McGuinness with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Steele connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Steele misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McGuinness makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Steele uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McGuinness has time to react.
Steele throws a hook but McGuinness avoids it easily.
Steele with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A cross from Steele lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steele lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McGuinness at a distance.
Steele takes a swing at McGuinness's ribcage but misses.
As Steele backs off McGuinness throws a huge counter combo but Steele manages to avoid it all.
Steele lands a slapping body shot.
McGuinness with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Steele to score with a decent uppercut.#T2#
Steele comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Steele lands an overhand right.
Steele lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Steele just misses with a punch to the body.
Steele scores with a body shot.
McGuinness looks winded!
Jab by Steele.
Steele throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McGuinness on the side of the head.
Steele is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Steele bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McGuinness's head backwards.
Sloppy strikes from Steele. Those never looked like landing.
Steele looks to score with a jab to the body but McGuinness is just out of range.
McGuinness throws a counter combo.
Steele lands a really nice looking cross but McGuinness seems unphased.
A jab from Steele does it's job there.
Steele lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#ROC#
McGuinness is rocked!
McGuinness takes a shot right to the bread basket.#T3#
Steele connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Raylan Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGuinness takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McGuinness moves forwards but Steele connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McGuinness is still on wobbly legs! Can Steele finish him?
A punch lands to the side of McGuinness 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Steele drops McGuinness with a straight left! Oh this is bad for McGuinness! Steele dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raylan Steele!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 06, 2016 |
#R1#
McGuinness goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
McGuinness throws a combination. Bailey tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bailey could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
McGuinness misses with a two punch combination.
McGuinness stalks Bailey and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bailey's face. Bailey staggers backwards, shaken.
McGuinness throws a series of punches but Bailey avoids them all with ease.
McGuinness throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #CL#
Bailey moves into range and clinches up with McGuinness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuinness lands a knee to the head.
McGuinness misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bailey can't get the takedown.
#TD2#
McGuinness pulls guard. #T1#
McGuinness trying to control the position.
Bailey lands a couple of digs.
McGuinness controls Bailey momentarily but Bailey frees himself.
McGuinness looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bailey is one step ahead there.
Bailey is in close to McGuinness's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bailey content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #T2#
McGuinness wants to hit a switch here but Bailey passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for McGuinness there!
McGuinness is working to get back to half guard.
Bailey is in the full mount, landing strikes.
McGuinness tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McGuinness wants to control but Bailey is having none of it.
Bailey has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of McGuinness's face.
#T3#
Bailey scores with a couple of good head shots there.
#SUB#
Bailey has hold of McGuinness's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and McGuinness manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
McGuinness is trying to reverse the position but instead Bailey has taken his back - oops!
Bailey doesn't have the hooks in and McGuinness manages to turn into his guard.
Bailey wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
McGuinness is looking to work some ground and pound but Bailey has wrist control.#T4#
Bailey keeping moving, preventing McGuinness from controlling successfully.
McGuinness trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bailey 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.
Bailey pulls McGuinness in close to prevent any damage.
McGuinness trying to control but Bailey is working from the bottom.
Bailey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bailey lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Keiran McGuinness will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Bailey takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bailey dodges the punch combination from McGuinness.
McGuinness tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuinness fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bailey is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bailey swings away with a body shot that misses
and McGuinness counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bailey shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McGuinness defends it nicely.#T1#
Bailey blocks a head kick by McGuinness.
Bailey was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bailey misses with a straight left.
McGuinness getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bailey dives in for a single leg takedown but McGuinness sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Despite the aggression on McGuinness's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Some wild striking there from McGuinness.
Keiran McGuinness is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T2#
Bailey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McGuinness manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McGuinness will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McGuinness looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bailey is fending him off so far but McGuinness persists. Nope, Bailey circles away and we're back to standing.
Some wild striking there from McGuinness.
#T3#
McGuinness looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A counter left hand to the body from Bailey misses its target.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bailey takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
#CL#
Bailey rushes McGuinness and presses him up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #BC2#
McGuinness pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McGuinness misses with a jab, cross combination.
McGuinness shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bailey counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McGuinness thinking. #T4#
Bailey lands with a nice body punch. #CL2#
McGuinness forces Bailey back against the cage and clinches.
McGuinness jumps guard but Bailey turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Antonia Bailey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keiran McGuinness.#BC2#
McGuinness breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McGuinness is looking to clinch but Bailey is avoiding it.
No joy there for McGuinness, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McGuinness misses with a series of wild punches.
Bailey tries to counter by moving into the clinch but McGuinness manages to circle out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keiran McGuinness showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
McGuinness throws a series of punches but Bailey moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Bailey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McGuinness is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
McGuinness moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McGuinness tries to clinch but Bailey is having none of it.
McGuinness misses with a double jab.
McGuinness is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
McGuinness clinches with his opponent.
Bailey is trying to work for a single leg takedown but McGuinness pulls him back up using the underhooks.
McGuinness has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#TD2#
McGuinness pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
McGuinness isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bailey stacks McGuinness on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Bailey!#T1#
McGuinness is looking to regain half guard here but Bailey keeps moving and retains side control. #SU#
Bailey stands up and beckons McGuinness to his feet.
A jab from Bailey misses.
McGuinness is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bailey tries to clinch up but McGuinness circles away and keeps his distance.
McGuinness fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bailey swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#T2#
McGuinness misses with a double jab.
Bailey throws a predictable looking body shot
and McGuinness counters with a series of strikes. Bailey will be more careful next time no doubt. #CL#
Bailey takes the fight into the clinch. #TD#
Bailey gets a trip takedown into half guard.
McGuinness really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bailey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bailey scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bailey working over McGuinness with some ground and pound. McGuinness looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
McGuinness is trying to maintain the position but Bailey is very close to passing his half guard.#T3#
Nice strikes from Bailey there.
Ground and pound from Bailey.
Bailey seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Antonia Bailey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McGuinness wants to get back to full guard.
McGuinness trying to control here.
McGuinness takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bailey lands with a punch from half guard.
McGuinness is looking to improve his position.
#SUB#
Bailey is working for a submission of some sort.
#T4#
Bailey looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McGuinness with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bailey passes into side control, despite McGuinness's attempt to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bailey scoring with punches from side control.
McGuinness trying his best to control but Bailey has mounted him.
Antonia Bailey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Keiran McGuinness is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bailey with shots to the head and body - McGuinness looks very uncomfortable down there.
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 Antonia Bailey.
I think McGuinness has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Keiran McGuinness!
Keiran McGuinness decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 02, 2016 |
#R1#
Bowman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McGuinness counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bowman shoots in but no luck this time.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McGuinness checks a leg kick.
McGuinness fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bowman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McGuinness pinned against the cage. McGuinness gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelley Bowman. 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.
Bowman fails with the takedown
and McGuinness counters with a one-two to the body.
Bowman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McGuinness counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #T1#
A low kick from Bowman misses
and McGuinness counters with a three punch combo that has Bowman backing up. Bowman nods at McGuinness to acknowledge the strikes.
Bowman avoids a punch combination nicely.
#TD#
Bowman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
McGuinness trying to control from the bottom.
McGuinness on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGuinness blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bowman.
Bowman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bowman 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.#T2#
Bowman working McGuinness over with strikes.
Bowman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bowman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bowman lands a nice short elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bowman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bowman drops an elbow to the side of McGuinness's head.
Bowman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McGuinness's head.
Bowman is thwarting McGuinness's attempts to control the position.
McGuinness is doing well to control the position and prevent Bowman from advancing to side control.
Bowman working over McGuinness with some ground and pound. McGuinness looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
McGuinness really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bowman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T3#
McGuinness trying to get back to full guard but Bowman takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Bowman is landing with some decent strikes but McGuinness is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bowman landing shots from mount.
McGuinness stops Bowman from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Bowman looking to finish McGuinness with some ground and pound. This is bad for McGuinness!
McGuinness tries to hold on but Bowman postures up.
Bowman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. McGuinness can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
McGuinness tries to hold on but Bowman pushes him away. #T4#
Bowman prevents McGuinness from getting the reversal.
Bowman is landing with some decent strikes but McGuinness is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bowman landing strikes from the mount.
McGuinness tries to hold on but Bowman postures up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bowman working the ground and pound effectively.
McGuinness takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
McGuinness can't escape the position.
McGuinness wants to hold on but Bowman pushes him away.
McGuinness really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelley Bowman dominated that round.
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.
#R2#
McGuinness stuffs the takedown attempt from Bowman. Bowman gets slowly back to his feet.
McGuinness throws a counter combo.
McGuinness lands with an overhand left.
Bowman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McGuinness lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
McGuinness wants to clinch up but Bowman keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
McGuinness shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bowman works his way to full guard. Good work.#T1##SUB#
Bowman has his foot on McGuinness's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McGuinness works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB#
Bowman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McGuinness doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McGuinness manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McGuinness wanted to stand there but Bowman had control of the position.
McGuinness wants to control from the top but Bowman keeps moving. #SUB#
McGuinness got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bowman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McGuinness has managed to get both his arms back between Bowman's legs - danger averted.
Bowman looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but McGuinness puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. #T2##SUB#
Bowman looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Bowman actively working from the bottom here.
McGuinness looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #SUB#
Bowman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
McGuinness trying to control from half guard but Bowman is working away.
Bowman is looking for a sweep. McGuinness is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T3#
McGuinness throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McGuinness drops an elbow to the side of Bowman's head.
Bowman is trying to get back to full guard.
McGuinness wants to take a breather but Bowman is having none of it.
Bowman lands with a few short shots to the body.
Bowman is trying to stand back up but McGuinness is controlling him
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bowman throws a left and a right that both miss
letting McGuinness counter with a right hand.
Bowman shoots and misses #CL2#
and McGuinness holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelley Bowman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T4#
McGuinness avoids the elbow strike from Bowman, against the cage.
#BC2#
McGuinness's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGuinness throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
McGuinness throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bowman appears to be looking for a big counter.
McGuinness scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
McGuinness lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuinness keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Decent striking displayed by McGuinness there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keiran McGuinness showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bowman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McGuinness!
Bowman misses with a takedown
and McGuinness counters with a two punch combo. #ROC2#
Bowman is rocked!
McGuinness lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Bowman can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from McGuinness and Bowman drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by McGuinness.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keiran McGuinness!
Keiran McGuinness spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 28, 2016 |
#R1#
Lee shoots in but McGuinness avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McGuinness is looking for the big counter here.
McGuinness throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McGuinness.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuinness connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lee momentarily.
#T1#
A head kick misses from McGuinness.
McGuinness throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.#TD#
Lee feints and as McGuinness raises his hands in defense, Lee changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.#SUB#
Lee drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Lee seems to have locked his on tight now - McGuinness screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Lee, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Jacob Lee!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 26, 2016 |
#R1#
Neal slips a jab and a cross from McGuinness.
Neal throws a head kick but McGuinness moves out of range.
McGuinness swinging wildly here.
Neal throwing a counter right hand but McGuinness manages to avoid it.
McGuinness misses with a wild combination.
Neal is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Neal pushes McGuinness up against the cage in a clinch.
Neal leaning his opponent against the cage.
McGuinness is looking to break free of the clinch but Neal has double underhooks. #T1#
McGuinness lands a left hand that snaps the head of Neal backwards.
Neal has McGuinness pressed against the cage.
Neal taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Neal - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
#TD2#
McGuinness has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Neal clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!#ES#
Neal manages to escape to his feet.
McGuinness throws a series of strikes that have Neal backpedaling.
Mariano Neal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neal tries a head kick but it misses.
Neal tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McGuinness swivels and escapes.#T2##TD#
McGuinness gets caught napping as Neal dives in and scores a takedown. McGuinness manages to retain guard.
Neal might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#SUB2#
McGuinness is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McGuinness wants to get back to his feet but Neal is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
McGuinness pulls Neal in close to prevent any damage.
Neal really is a fat lump.
McGuinness looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T3#
Neal sitting in guard here, content to control. #SUB2#
McGuinness is looking for a triangle here but Neal uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Neal scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at McGuinness to see if he's OK.#SU#
Neal has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. #TD2#
McGuinness closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Neal quickly recovers to half guard.#T4#
Neal is looking to escape.
McGuinness trying to control the pace.
Neal is controlling McGuinness's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Neal pushes McGuinness off looking to stand but McGuinness dives back in and keeps control.
#ES#
Neal has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but McGuinness is on him like a limpet, forcing Neal back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Neal takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Neal has McGuinness pressed against the cage, preventing McGuinness from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mariano Neal dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
A nice combination there by McGuinness.
Neal throws a head kick but McGuinness moves out of range.
McGuinness is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
McGuinness throws a series of punches but Neal avoids them all with ease.
McGuinness throws a combination. Neal tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Neal throws a wild body kick that McGuinness sees coming a mile off.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McGuinness!
McGuinness will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Neal seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#T1##CL#
Neal moves into the clinch.
Neal's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.#TD2#
McGuinness gets control of Neal's arms and successfully pulls guard. McGuinness will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
McGuinness trying to keep a closed guard but Neal is proving a slippery customer.
McGuinness is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
McGuinness lands some strikes from the bottom.
Neal is stalling in the full guard. #T2#
Neal is looking to work some ground and pound but McGuinness has wrist control.
McGuinness looking to control.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
McGuinness leaves Neal with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#TD2#
McGuinness fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Neal to the ground. McGuinness is now in Neal's guard.#T3#
Neal seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
McGuinness looking to sit in guard and control but Neal gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Neal throwing strikes but missing.
Neal prevents McGuinness from getting back to his feet.
McGuinness throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
McGuinness looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Neal puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Neal wants to take a breather but McGuinness is having none of it.
McGuinness is trying to stand.
Neal thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McGuinness really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Neal. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB2#
McGuinness looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Neal lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McGuinness tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land. #SUB2#
McGuinness is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Neal pulls his head out easily.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keiran McGuinness showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! 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.
#R3##CL#
Neal darts in and clinches McGuinness up against the cage.
Neal taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
McGuinness misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Neal.
#TD#
Neal gets control of McGuinness's arms and successfully pulls guard. Neal will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
McGuinness trying to control but Neal is working from the bottom.
McGuinness content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuinness postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Neal has McGuinness pulled in close to control his posture.
Neal's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#T1#
Neal wants to stand but McGuinness is controlling the position.
McGuinness tries to stand but Neal is controlling from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
McGuinness misses with the combination.
Neal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McGuinness scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
#T2#
Neal looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McGuinness is fending him off so far but Neal persists. Nope, McGuinness circles away and we're back to standing.
As Neal backs off McGuinness throws a huge counter combo but Neal manages to avoid it all.
Neal wants to clinch.
McGuinness swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Neal blocks the body kick.
Nice takedown defense from McGuinness. No joy for Neal on that attempt.
As Neal backs off McGuinness throws a huge counter combo but Neal manages to avoid it all.#T3#
Neal fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mariano Neal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGuinness comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Neal takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
McGuinness keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#T4#
McGuinness throws a right and a left that both miss.
McGuinness closes the distance and lands a one-two.
McGuinness scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Neal fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McGuinness avoids it really well and circles away.
McGuinness is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McGuinness shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Neal eats them both and turns towards McGuinness to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keiran McGuinness comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McGuinness has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keiran McGuinness!
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