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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hamish MacNab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Gorden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gorden has chosen Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up as his entrance music. Ben Gorden is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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145 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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142 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hamish MacNab!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ben Gorden!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacNab tries to close the distance and clinch but Gorden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gorden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from MacNab.
MacNab leaves Gorden with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
MacNab moves in looking to clinch but Gorden pushes him off.
MacNab tries to clinch but Gorden moves out of range.
MacNab fails in his attempt to clinch.
MacNab connects with a single shot there.
MacNab slips a jab and a cross from Gorden.
Hamish MacNab seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacNab moves into the clinch.
MacNab gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gorden avoids the elbow strike from MacNab, against the cage.
Gorden blocking some punches.
MacNab throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gorden wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
MacNab throws an elbow that misses.
Gorden blocks an elbow strike.
Gorden is trying to stall.
Gorden has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. MacNab avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gorden takes an elbow to the forehead.
MacNab softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
MacNab misses with an elbow strike.
Gorden looking to stall.
Knees to the body from MacNab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacNab using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gorden has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
MacNab fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MacNab lands a damaging elbow.
Gorden misses with an elbow strike.
MacNab prevents Gorden from breaking the clinch.
MacNab stops a takedown attempt from Gorden.
Hamish MacNab has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Gorden.
Gorden dodges an elbow strike from MacNab.
MacNab gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gorden tries to circle away but MacNab has him pinned against the cage.
MacNab pushes off an throws an elbow but Gorden leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gorden blocks the elbow strike.
MacNab throws an elbow but it's blocked.
MacNab gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
MacNab looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gorden working hard to break the clinch.
Gorden wants to break the clinch but can't.
MacNab creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gorden's defenses.
MacNab lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gorden tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
MacNab lands a good knee to the midsection. Gorden won't want to take too many of those.
MacNab creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gorden's defenses.
MacNab creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gorden's defenses.
MacNab pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gorden drops down looking for an ankle pick but MacNab pulls his leg out and moves away.
A big left from MacNab misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacNab instigates a clinch.
MacNab lands an elbow inside.
MacNab creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gorden's defenses.
MacNab lands an elbow that stopped Gorden in his tracks for a moment.
Gorden wants a takedown but no success here.
MacNab using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gorden has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gorden tries to land a knee to the head but MacNab blocks with his arms.
Gorden fails to pull the fight into his guard.
MacNab lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Ben Gorden has been cut.
MacNab lands an elbow that stopped Gorden in his tracks for a moment.
MacNab lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gorden looks gassed!
MacNab lands an elbow inside that Gorden shrugs off.
MacNab lands a nice elbow.
MacNab gets underhooks to prevent Gorden's takedown attempt.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gorden is looking to break free of the clinch but MacNab has double underhooks.
A short left from MacNab.
MacNab creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gorden's defenses.
MacNab looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gorden takes an elbow to the temple.
MacNab misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gorden.
A nice left hand lands by MacNab.
MacNab tries a knee to the head but Gorden blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacNab lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gorden is rocked!
MacNab landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gorden is still on wobbly legs! Can MacNab finish him?
MacNab throws an elbow but it misses.
Gorden blocks the elbow strike.
Gorden seems to have recovered his senses.
Gorden takes an elbow to the forehead.
MacNab throws an elbow but it misses.
MacNab unloads a knee to the mid-section.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, MacNab just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gorden's brow.
MacNab lands a good knee to the midsection. Gorden won't want to take too many of those.
Gorden blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, MacNab just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gorden's brow.
MacNab gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
MacNab creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
MacNab lands an elbow inside.
Gorden is trying to work for a single leg takedown but MacNab pulls him back up using the underhooks.
MacNab throws an elbow that misses.
MacNab throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
MacNab lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
MacNab throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gorden is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
MacNab lands an elbow just above Gorden 's eye.
MacNab pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
MacNab landing knees to the body.
Gorden has MacNab pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. MacNab manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gorden blocks an elbow strike from MacNab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacNab has Gorden pressed against the cage.
Gorden dodges an elbow strike from MacNab.
MacNab using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
MacNab lands an elbow inside that Gorden shrugs off.
MacNab trying to land knees to the body.
MacNab misses with an elbow over the top.
MacNab lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gorden breaks from the clinch.
Gorden fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. MacNab looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
MacNab throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
MacNab fails in his attempt to clinch.
MacNab staying out of range there.
Gorden avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
MacNab drives through and clinches with Gorden against the cage.
MacNab creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gorden's defenses.
Gorden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
MacNab tries to clinch but Gorden moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from MacNab. No joy for Gorden on that attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gorden takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hamish MacNab dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Gorden's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gorden scores with a takedown into MacNab's guard.
Gorden won't allow MacNab to sweep him here.
Gorden throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as MacNab works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gorden accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
MacNab looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
MacNab is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
MacNab keeping full guard, as Gorden tries to pass.
MacNab is pulling down on Gorden's head. It's preventing any offense from Gorden, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorden drops back, looking for a kneebar! MacNab looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. MacNab looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from MacNab!
MacNab wants to take a breather but Gorden manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for MacNab.
Gorden is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gorden looking for a sweep. Not yet Gorden, not yet.
Gorden is working an open guard so MacNab takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
MacNab swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gorden counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
MacNab looks to clinch
and Gorden counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
MacNab misses with a shot to the body
and Gorden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
MacNab tries to clinch
and Gorden counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
MacNab is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
MacNab wants to get back to his feet.
MacNab is defending against the submission attempts here by Gorden.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacNab wants to get back to his feet.
Gorden is looking for a kimura but MacNab is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gorden to get the leverage.
MacNab trying to hold on to Gorden's head to control him but Gorden postures up.
Gorden wants to lay and pray for a moment but MacNab keeps working.
MacNab trying to hold on to Gorden's head to control him but Gorden postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
MacNab tries to clinch up
and Gorden counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four 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.
MacNab clinches but Gorden breaks the clinch
and Gorden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gorden circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gorden counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in MacNab's guard now.
Gorden drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but MacNab manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gorden has MacNab in his guard.
MacNab wants to control from the top but Gorden keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Gorden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ben Gorden's cut.
That's time! MacNab's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
MacNab has taken the fight to the clinch.
MacNab lands an elbow just above Gorden 's eye.
Gorden avoiding damage as MacNab throws knees to the body.
Gorden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gorden tries for a takedown but MacNab manages to get underhooks.
Gorden changes levels and goes for a takedown here. MacNab fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gorden circles away from the clinch attempt.
MacNab wants to clinch
and Gorden counters with a stiff right hand.
MacNab misses the body punch
and Gorden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gorden thows a body shot but no joy.
MacNab fails with an attempt to clinch.
MacNab swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gorden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
MacNab tries to clinch
and Gorden counters with a takedown into side control.
MacNab might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
MacNab is trying to work for a sweep but Gorden has mounted him!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacNab tries to reverse the position but Gorden maintains control.
Gorden wants to control the pace but MacNab is squirming around nicely.
Gorden moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, MacNab has worked his arm free - good work by MacNab!
MacNab pushes Gorden away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gorden gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Gorden is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt MacNab will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Gorden is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. MacNab knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
MacNab is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorden is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
MacNab on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if MacNab tries to get out of the position.
Gorden perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gorden wants to take a breather but MacNab is having none of it.
MacNab pushes Gorden off looking to stand but Gorden dives back in and keeps control.
Gorden wants to take a breather but MacNab is having none of it.
Gorden thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed MacNab's head.
MacNab wants to control but Gorden is keeping busy and won't allow it.
MacNab is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gorden goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
MacNab closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gorden counters with a good, hard body kick but MacNab shrugs it off.
MacNab works Gorden's body with a nice hook.
MacNab stuffs the takedown attempt from Gorden. Gorden gets slowly back to his feet.
Hamish MacNab has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Gorden.
Gorden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from MacNab.
Gorden has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gorden shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in MacNab's guard.
MacNab managing to control the position.
MacNab keeping moving, preventing Gorden from controlling successfully.
Gorden looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacNab looking for a sweep. Not yet MacNab, not yet.
Gorden works a leg free and moves into half guard.
MacNab tries to kick Gorden off but Gorden keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gorden looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
MacNab won't allow Gorden to pass to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Gorden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gorden 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Gorden!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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