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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hank Pym (ranked 2774 p4p, 5461 weight class) and Conlan Gaffney (ranked 352 p4p, 566 weight class). Hank Pym has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hank Pym!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Conlan Gaffney!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pym defending well as Gaffney loads up on a big left hand.
Gaffney connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gaffney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pym manages to avoid it.
Gaffney throws a big shot that misses.
Gaffney takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pym on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A telegraphed right hand from Gaffney misses the target.
Pym is looking to counter punch.
Gaffney throws a solid leg kick but Pym takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gaffney.
Gaffney lands with a nice body punch.
Gaffney bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gaffney throws a poor cross that misses
and Pym cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pym avoids the body shot from Gaffney.
Gaffney with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pym uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaffney.
Pym throws a jab but it's blocked by Gaffney.
Conlan Gaffney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gaffney throws an overhand right that lands on Pym's shoulder, as Pym tries to avoid the shot.
Pym paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gaffney lands with an uppercut that bounces Pym off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pym uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaffney.
Gaffney drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gaffney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pym.
Pym throws a good cross that connects.
Gaffney slips under a jab.
Gaffney throws a body shot but no joy.
Pym throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pym lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pym connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Pym has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Gaffney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pym lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gaffney tries to score with a low kick but Pym moves his leg out of the way.
Pym connects with a body shot.
Pym just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaffney moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pym takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Pym misses its intended target.
Gaffney looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pym moves away from the strike by Gaffney.
Gaffney tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pym is able to avoid easily.
Gaffney slips a jab from Pym.
Gaffney throws a hook but Pym avoids it easily.
Gaffney fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pym on the side of the head.
Gaffney misses with a leg kick.
Pym just misses with a punch to the body.
Pym thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gaffney avoids the body shot from Pym.
Pym takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gaffney looks for the body kick but Pym saw that one coming.
Gaffney cracks a nice hook into Pym's ribs.
Gaffney throws a body shot but no joy.
Gaffney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pym manages to avoid it.
Pym throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Gaffney was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaffney throws a hook to the side of Pym's head but Pym sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Pym.
A jab from Pym finds it's way through Gaffney's defenses.
Gaffney takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pym jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gaffney is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pym with a body shot.
Pym is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gaffney.
Gaffney is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pym with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gaffney. Pym does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gaffney wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gaffney throws a jab but it's blocked by Pym.
Pym needs to keep his hands up - Gaffney had a free shot at his head there.
Pym defending well as Gaffney loads up on a big left hand.
Gaffney connects with a single shot there.
Gaffney throws a jab but it's blocked by Pym.
Pym avoids a kick to the body.
Gaffney scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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!
Pym misses with a wild combination.
Gaffney just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Pym misses the target.
Gaffney uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pym.
Nice defenses there by Gaffney.
Pym is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gaffney slips a jab from Pym.
A telegraphed right hand from Gaffney misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gaffney. Pym does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gaffney throws a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Pym, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gaffney slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pym misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gaffney.
Pym checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pym just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pym slips a straight right by Gaffney.
Pym fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gaffney manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conlan Gaffney dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gaffney swings for the body but Pym moves out of range.
Pym appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gaffney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donk. Gaffney catches Pym right on the button with a cross.
Pym misses with a looping left.
Gaffney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pym manages to avoid it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Pym might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Gaffney connects with a body shot.
Pym just misses with a punch to the body.
Pym looks to land a left hand but Gaffney moved out of range nicely.
We've been informed that Gaffney has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Gaffney throws an overhand right that lands on Pym's shoulder, as Pym tries to avoid the shot.
Pym has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gaffney throws a good cross that connects.
Pym ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gaffney moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pym pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An inside leg kick from Gaffney misses.
Nice uppercut there from Gaffney.
Gaffney sizes up Pym with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gaffney throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pym counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaffney connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gaffney scores with a hook to the body. Pym takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pym misses with a body shot.
Pym misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gaffney.
A little jabbing left from Gaffney on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pym avoids the body shot from Gaffney.
Pym tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gaffney was well out of range. Poor timing from Pym.
Gaffney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pym moves away.
Pym lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gaffney is looking to score with low kicks.
Pym avoids the body shot from Gaffney.
Gaffney thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gaffney gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Pym counters by moving into the clinch.
Gaffney lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pym lands a shot to the body.
Pym keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gaffney's efforts to push away.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pym makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pym lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pym scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pym pushes Gaffney back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pym digs a right hand into Gaffney's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gaffney's gas tank.
Pym tries to work over Gaffney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pym tries a body shot but Gaffney blocks it.
Pym lands a left hand.
Pym lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pym softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pym leaning his opponent against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Pym.
Pym lands a hook that snaps the head of Gaffney backwards.
Pym pushes Gaffney back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Pym.
A hook to the body from Pym.
Gaffney throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pym throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gaffneys head.
Gaffney is looking to break free of the clinch but Pym has double underhooks.
Good body shot from Pym.
Gaffney is breathing heavily.
Gaffney has a couple of punches blocked by Pym.
Pym lands a shoulder strike.
Pym lands a body shot.
Pym lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gaffney backwards.
Pym lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gaffney swings wildly with an uppercut but Pym uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pym lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gaffney backwards.
Pym lands a nice shot to the body.
Pym lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pym.
Pym lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pym pushes Gaffney back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pym lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pym makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Pym.
Still in the clinch, Pym scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pym scores with a shot to the side of Gaffney's head.
Pym working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pym lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gaffney backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pym takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hank Pym has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pym digs a right hand underneath Gaffney's ribcage. Gaffney let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pym pushes Gaffney back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Pym as the two fighters clinch.
Pym lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Pym.
A short uppercut from Pym.
Nice body punch from Pym.
Pym stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pym lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pym lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pym scores with a shoulder strike.
Pym is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gaffney can do to turn this around?
Pym is working Gaffney over against the cage.
Pym lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gaffney misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Pym dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pym lands a nice hook to Gaffney's body. Gaffney takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Conlan Gaffney seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pym looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gaffney walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pym takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gaffney. Pym does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pym staying out of range there.
Gaffney throws a jab but it's blocked by Pym.
It looked like Pym wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pym uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaffney.
Pym swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pym looks to land a left hand but Gaffney moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Pym finds it's way through Gaffney's defenses.
Pym has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gaffney finds it's way round the side to connect with Pym's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pym with a hook.
Pym throws a big shot that misses.
Pym lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gaffney at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pym scores with a decent looking hook.
Gaffney misses with a low kick as Pym jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pym looks to score with a jab to the body but Gaffney is just out of range.
Gaffney throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pym.
Pym misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gaffney.
Gaffney throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pym counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gaffney takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gaffney connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gaffney throws a body shot but no joy.
Pym throws a hook to the side of Gaffney's head but Gaffney sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A left lands for Pym.
Pym throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pym swings for the body but Gaffney moves out of range.
Pym throws a body punch but Gaffney moves out of range.
Pym takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gaffney misses with a wild body shot.
Gaffney takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaffney misses with a wild body shot.
Gaffney does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gaffney throws a jab but it's blocked by Pym.
Pym keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pym fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pym blocks a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Pym scores with a four punch combination!
Gaffney is rocked!
Pym throws a hook but Gaffney blocks it.
Gaffney is still on wobbly legs! Can Pym finish him?
Gaffney steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pym.
Gaffney seems to have recovered his senses.
Gaffney lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pym's sensitive parts.
Gaffney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pym.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pym.
Pym has Gaffney up against the cage in a clinch.
Pym scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pym doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pym creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pym - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short right from Pym on the inside.
Pym scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pym keeps control of Gaffney as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pym scores with a shoulder strike.
Pym blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gaffney wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pym has him pressed against the cage.
Gaffney has had enough of the clinch but Pym keeps him there for the moment.
Pym gets through Gaffney's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pym is struggling to control the position.
Gaffney throws a punch but it's blocked by Pym.
A short left from Pym.
Pym lands a body punch.
Pym scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pym lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pym doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pym lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pym digs a right hand into Gaffney's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gaffney's gas tank.
Pym lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gaffney backwards.
Pym lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pym makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pym scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Pym.
Pym digs a right hand into Gaffney's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gaffney's gas tank.
Pym throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gaffneys head.
A shot in the inside from Pym.
Pym lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gaffney backwards.
A short uppercut from Pym.
Pym lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pym lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Pym as the two fighters clinch.
Pym lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gaffney.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pym.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hank Pym showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pym has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hank Pym!
Hank Pym seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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