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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Gaethje (ranked 2533 p4p, 1766 weight class) and Glen Hoddle (ranked 309 p4p, 232 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Justin Gaethje!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glen Hoddle!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaethje moves out of range as Hoddle strikes.
Gaethje scores with a hook.
Gaethje lands with a cross.
Decent striking displayed by Gaethje there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hoddle checks a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gaethje lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hoddle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hoddle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A head kick misses from Gaethje.
Gaethje misses with an uppercut.
Despite the aggression on Hoddle's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nice takedown defense from Gaethje. No joy for Hoddle on that attempt.
Hoddle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gaethje.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gaethje.
The fighters circling - Hoddle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hoddle has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hoddle walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hoddle lands a glancing blow to the side of Gaethje's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gaethje throws a head kick but Hoddle moves out of range.
Gaethje throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hoddle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gaethje shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Good leg kick by Hoddle.
Hoddle misses with a hook.
Gaethje has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Certiļ¬ed Cave Gang in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaethje scores with a sloppy right hand. Hoddle should have avoided that one.
Hoddle throws a head kick that misses.
Hoddle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gaethje finds it's way round the side to connect with Hoddle's head.
Hoddle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hoddle tries to score with a low kick but Gaethje moves his leg out of the way.
Gaethje feints and then cracks Hoddle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hoddle down.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoddle misses the target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gaethje. Hoddle shrugs it off though.
Gaethje throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hoddle throws a big shot that misses.
Gaethje clobbers Hoddle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hoddle misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gaethje throws an overhand right that lands on Hoddle's shoulder, as Hoddle tries to avoid the shot.
Hoddle defending well as Gaethje loads up on a big left hand.
Hoddle misses the shot to the body.
Hoddle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gaethje scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gaethje misses with a left hand
and Hoddle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Justin Gaethje is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoddle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hoddle wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hoddle moves out of range of the leg kick from Gaethje.
Justin Gaethje seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Gaethje throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hoddle tries to counter by closing the distance.
Gaethje stuffs the takedown attempt from Hoddle. Hoddle gets slowly back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gaethje. Hoddle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gaethje slips a straight right by Hoddle.
Gaethje lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hoddle swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gaethje counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hoddle misses the shot to the body.
Gaethje throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hoddle counters with an outside leg kick.
Hoddle lands a nice shot to the body.
Hoddle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gaethje looks to throw the jab but Hoddle is out of range.
Gaethje scoring well with a low kick there.
Hoddle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoddle throws a body punch but Gaethje moves out of range.
Hoddle lands a nice shot to the body.
Gaethje throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gaethje looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoddle is just out of range.
Hoddle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hoddle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gaethje misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hoddle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gaethje as he jumps to the side.
Justin Gaethje has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glen Hoddle.
Gaethje uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoddle.
Gaethje lands a nice shot to the body.
Hoddle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gaethje moves away.
Good shot there by Hoddle.
It looks like Justin Gaethje has been cut.
Decent striking displayed by Gaethje there.
Gaethje scoring well with a low kick there.
Gaethje misses with a lunging right hand
and Hoddle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaethje moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoddle moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoddle wants to counter the offense by Gaethje and move into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoddle fails to land with a series of punches.
Gaethje throws a big shot that misses.
Good work by Gaethje as he checks the leg kick.
Gaethje is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hoddle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hoddle throws a jab but it's blocked by Gaethje.
Gaethje turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Gaethje misses its intended target.
Hoddle looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gaethje lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gaethje misses with a low kick.
Gaethje lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch lands to the side of Hoddle 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hoddle wants to land a leg kick but Gaethje is out of range.
Hoddle lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gaethje lands a nice looking body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Gaethje dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Justin Gaethje's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hoddle scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gaethje uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hoddle.
Gaethje misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gaethje throws an overhand right that lands on Hoddle's shoulder, as Hoddle tries to avoid the shot.
Gaethje throws a low kick, looking for Hoddle's leg but Hoddle calmly moves out of range.
Gaethje gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A slow jab from Gaethje misses its intended target.
Hoddle tries to score with a low kick but Gaethje moves his leg out of the way.
Gaethje appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hoddle scores with a spinning back kick!
Hoddle scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
A lull in the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gaethje defending against the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoddle is trying to ground and pound but Gaethje uses the momentary lack of control by Hoddle to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoddle sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gaethje defending well though.
Gaethje controlling the position for now.
Hoddle stalling away here and it's allowed Gaethje to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Hoddle trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaethje is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hoddle must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gaethje trying to control the position here.
That's two 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.
Hoddle trying to control but Gaethje is working from the bottom.
Hoddle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hoddle wants to control from the top but Gaethje keeps moving.
Gaethje utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hoddle misses with a wild combination.
Hoddle tries to score with a low kick but Gaethje moves his leg out of the way.
Hoddle throws a right hand that misses
and Gaethje counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoddle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hoddle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoddle only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gaethje throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hoddle counters with a nice uppercut.
Hoddle lands with a shot to the body.
Hoddle takes one on the button.
Hoddle checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hoddle doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hoddle ducks under a wild hook from Gaethje.
Hoddle pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gaethje back to the cage. Hoddle follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gaethje misses with a head kick.
And Hoddle responds with a good body kick, but Gaethje manages to step out the way in time.
Hoddle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hoddle scores with a jab. Gaethje acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gaethje is rocked!
Hoddle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gaethje. That did some damage!
Oh Gaethje is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gaethje lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hoddle circles away quickly and effectively.
Gaethje throws a sloppy head kick and Hoddle moves out of range easily.
Hoddle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hoddle drops Gaethje with a huge uppercut! Gaethje drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Hoddle is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Glen Hoddle!
Glen Hoddle bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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hype
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