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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brak Maugøn (ranked 290 p4p, 379 weight class) and Link Gaetz (ranked 48 p4p, 58 weight class). Maugøn comes to the cage accompanied by Save Yourself. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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31 - 13 - 0 |
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27 - 14 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 31 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brak Maugøn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Link Gaetz!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaetz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maugøn was well out of range. Poor timing from Gaetz.
Maugøn misses with a hook
and Maugøn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maugøn has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gaetz swings for the body but Maugøn moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gaetz - that will leave a mark!
Gaetz connects with a right hand. Maugøn shakes it off.
Gaetz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Maugøns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Maugøn delivers a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Maugøn lands.
Maugøn throws a lazy uppercut
and Gaetz counters with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Maugøn.
Maugøn lands a nice hook to Gaetz's body. Gaetz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maugøn throws a leg kick but Gaetz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Maugøn moves away from the strike by Gaetz.
Gaetz looks for the body kick but Maugøn saw that one coming.
Gaetz misses with an uppercut. Maugøn saw that one coming.
Maugøn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gaetz throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters circling - Maugøn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gaetz. Maugøn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gaetz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maugøn.
Gaetz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Maugøn with a body shot.
Gaetz misses with a lunging right hand
and Maugøn counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maugøn swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Gaetz to counter with a crisp jab.
Gaetz takes one on the button.
Maugøn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gaetz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Maugøn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maugøn thows a leg kick but Gaetz checks it
and Gaetz counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good standup being displayed there by Maugøn as he connects with a hook.
Maugøn closes the distance and clinches.
Gaetz misses with a punch to the body.
Gaetz wants to break free but Maugøn has control.
Gaetz blocks an uppercut.
Maugøn lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maugøn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maugøn has a couple of punches blocked by Gaetz.
Maugøn swings wildly with an uppercut but Gaetz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gaetz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Gaetz.
Maugøn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Maugøn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maugøn blocks a body shot from Gaetz.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maugøn.
Maugøn working aggressively here.
Maugøn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Gaetz.
Maugøn tries to work over Gaetz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maugøn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gaetz works on Maugøn's body with a couple of short punches.
Gaetz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maugøn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gaetz pushes Maugøn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gaetz breaks the clinch.
Gaetz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaetz misses with a hook
and Gaetz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maugøn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gaetz counters with a nice uppercut.
Maugøn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Maugøn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gaetz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maugøn. Maugøn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Maugøn looks to throw a body kick
and Gaetz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Maugøn's knee momentarily.
Maugøn misses with a body punch
letting Gaetz counter with a right hand.
A solid body kick from Gaetz.
Maugøn misses the jab.
Gaetz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Link Gaetz will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Maugøn slips a jab from Gaetz.
Maugøn misses with a straight left.
Gaetz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Maugøn steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gaetz. That one must have hurt.
Gaetz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gaetz misses with an uppercut
and Maugøn counters with a good low kick that Gaetz was not able to check.
Gaetz misses with an uppercut. Maugøn saw that one coming.
Maugøn lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maugøn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gaetz moves away.
Maugøn looks to score with a jab to the body but Gaetz is just out of range.
Maugøn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaetz lands a body shot.
Maugøn moves out of range as Gaetz strikes.
Maugøn takes one on the button.
Gaetz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maugøn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gaetz thinking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Maugøn blocks a body shot from Gaetz.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maugøn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maugøn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maugøn lands a nice uppercut.
Maugøn misses with a knee strike.
Maugøn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gaetz misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Maugøn fails to land.
Gaetz misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maugøn working aggressively here.
Gaetz manages to break the clinch.
Gaetz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Maugøn to counter with a crisp jab.
Gaetz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gaetz blocks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Gaetz.
Gaetz staying out of range there.
Gaetz throws the left hand but Maugøn avoids the punch easily.
Maugøn misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gaetz throws a front kick that sends Maugøn stumbling back into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gaetz misses with a hook. Maugøn ducked under it nicely.
Maugøn is looking to counter punch.
Gaetz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maugøn.
Gaetz works Maugøn's body with a nice hook.
Maugøn misses with a hook
and Gaetz counters with a good low kick that Maugøn was not able to check.
Link Gaetz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maugøn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gaetz throws out a counter right but Maugøn avoids it with no problem.
Maugøn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gaetz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gaetz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Maugøn. Beautiful body shot.
Gaetz defending well as Maugøn loads up on a big left hand.
Maugøn checks a low kick from Gaetz.
Maugøn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gaetz.
The fighters circling - Maugøn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maugøn darts in and clinches Gaetz up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaetz breaks the clinch.
Maugøn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gaetz throws out the jab.
As Gaetz backs away, Maugøn returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Maugøn misses the jab.
Maugøn doesn't manage to clinch there - Gaetz circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Gaetz misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Link Gaetz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Maugøn throws a push kick but Gaetz slaps the foot to one side.
A lazy left from Maugøn finds it's target.
Maugøn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gaetz.
Maugøn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maugøn tries to clinch but Gaetz is having none of it.
Gaetz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maugøn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Maugøn sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaetz throws a leg kick but Maugøn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gaetz cracks Maugøn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Maugøn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaetz takes a swing at Maugøn's ribcage but misses.
Gaetz moves out of range as Maugøn strikes.
Maugøn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Maugøn takes a swing at Gaetz's ribcage but misses.
Maugøn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Maugøn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Maugøn throws a head punch that misses.
Gaetz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maugøn's elbow.
Maugøn scores with a shoulder strike.
Gaetz misses with a punch to the body.
Maugøn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maugøn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Maugøn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gaetz tries to work over Maugøn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gaetz.
Maugøn lands with a light punch inside.
Maugøn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gaetz struggles to land a body shot inside as Maugøn controls his hands.
Gaetz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gaetz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gaetz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gaetz lands a leg kick that knocks Maugøn off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maugøn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gaetz circles away quickly and effectively.
Maugøn tries to clinch but Gaetz is having none of it.
Maugøn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gaetz misses with a body shot
and Maugøn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Maugøn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gaetz.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gaetz.
Maugøn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brak Maugøn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gaetz working aggressively here.
Gaetz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gaetz tries to throw a body punch but Maugøn avoids it by throwing Gaetz back against the cage.
Gaetz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maugøn throws a head punch that misses.
Maugøn misses with a punch on the inside.
Gaetz swings wildly with an uppercut but Maugøn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gaetz swings wildly with an uppercut but Maugøn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maugøn missing with knees to the body.
Maugøn prevents a body shot from Gaetz.
Gaetz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maugøn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maugøn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gaetz backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz blocking some punches.
Maugøn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maugøn misses with some punches.
Maugøn trying to land knees to the body.
Gaetz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maugøn misses with a knee strike.
Maugøn scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Gaetz - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaetz lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Gaetz.
Gaetz pushes Maugøn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gaetz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gaetz scores with a shoulder strike.
Maugøn can't find room to land a body shot as Gaetz controls the action.
Gaetz lands a body shot.
Gaetz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gaetz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maugøn's elbow.
Gaetz throws a punch but it's blocked by Maugøn.
Gaetz swings wildly with an uppercut but Maugøn uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Link Gaetz.
I've got Gaetz 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Brak Maugøn!
A relieved looking Brak Maugøn 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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hype
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