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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marv Gannicus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Landon Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marv Gannicus has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Great elbows
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marv Gannicus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Landon Little!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little moves into range and clinches up with Gannicus.
Little pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Little looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Little lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Little lands an elbow that stopped Gannicus in his tracks for a moment.
Gannicus managing to block the knees to the body from Little.
Gannicus stalls.
Gannicus is trying to force a seperation but Little has the dominant position.
Gannicus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gannicus slows down the pace here.
Gannicus is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Little breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Little misses with a kick to the body.
Little moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Little.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gannicus blocks an elbow strike.
Little looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice elbow from Little.
Gannicus avoids a wild elbow strike from Little.
Little lands a damaging elbow.
Little has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gannicus is looking to break free of the clinch but Little has double underhooks.
Gannicus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Little throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gannicus can't break the clinch.
Little lands a nice elbow.
Gannicus is trying to push Little away but Little has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gannicus can't break the clinch.
Gannicus'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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Little breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gannicus has taken the fight to the clinch.
Little is trying to break the clinch but Gannicus has him pressed against the cage.
Little throws an elbow that misses.
Gannicus stalling.
Gannicus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Little tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gannicus avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gannicus.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Little tries to stall but Gannicus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Little landing knees to the body.
Little crunches a lovely knee into Gannicus's ribcage.
Gannicus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little lands an elbow inside that Gannicus shrugs off.
Little is pushing Gannicus up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gannicus slowing the pace effectively.
Gannicus blocks an elbow strike from Little.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gannicus as Little tries to tie him up.
Little trying to land knees to the body.
Gannicus is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Maybe Gannicus would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Gannicus stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marv Gannicus.
Gannicus tries to keep at a distance but Little has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little lands a knee to the body.
Gannicus avoids the elbow strike from Little, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Little.
Gannicus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gannicus has had enough of the clinch but Little keeps him there for the moment.
Little pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gannicus avoids a wild elbow strike from Little.
Little manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Little tries to stall but Gannicus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gannicus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Little forces Gannicus back against the cage and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Little lands an elbow that stopped Gannicus in his tracks for a moment.
Gannicus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Landon Little dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Little gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Little creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gannicus wants to break the clinch but can't.
The referee calls for Gannicus to work.
Gannicus blocks the elbow strike.
Little creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Little is struggling to control the position.
Little comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gannicus leaning against his opponent.
Gannicus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gannicus blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Little throws an elbow but misses.
Little looking to stall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Little.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gannicus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gannicus moves into the clinch successfully.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gannicus as Little tries to tie him up.
Gannicus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gannicus throws a nice looking combination but Little bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Little shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gannicus as he avoids it easily.
Little pushes Gannicus up against the cage in a clinch.
Gannicus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Little misses with an elbow over the top.
Gannicus blocks the elbow strike.
Gannicus blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Little throws an elbow but misses.
Little unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Little is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short uppercut from Gannicus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gannicus manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gannicus is trying to maintain a safe position but Little gets an underhook and turns Gannicus into the cage.
Little stalls.
Little throws an elbow that misses.
Gannicus stalling.
Little throws an elbow but it misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gannicus.
Gannicus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gannicus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marv Gannicus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Little clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Little to work.
Gannicus is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nice elbow from Little.
Gannicus blocks an elbow strike.
Little lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gannicus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Little rushes Gannicus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gannicus avoiding damage as Little throws knees to the body.
Gannicus takes an elbow to the temple.
Little stalling in the clinch but Gannicus improves position.
Gannicus is struggling to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little lands a damaging elbow.
Gannicus is struggling to control the position.
Landon Little seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gannicus lands a body punch.
Little pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Little is stalling here.
Little misses with an elbow strike.
Little is trying to stall.
Gannicus lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gannicus blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Little.
A body shot lands from Gannicus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Landon Little will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gannicus closes the distance and clinches.
Little lands a damaging elbow.
Gannicus is looking to break free of the clinch but Little has double underhooks.
Gannicus dodges an elbow strike from Little.
Gannicus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Little is keeping busy.
Little lands a good knee to the midsection. Gannicus won't want to take too many of those.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gannicus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gannicus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gannicus checks a low kick from Little.
Little bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Little closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Little is trying to maintain a safe position but Gannicus gets an underhook and turns Little into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gannicus blocks an elbow strike.
Gannicus avoids the elbow strike from Little, against the cage.
Gannicus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gannicus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gannicus stalling in the clinch but Little improves position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Little lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Little gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gannicus stalls.
Little looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Gannicus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gannicus is trying to force a seperation but Little has the dominant position.
Little being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marv Gannicus.
Gannicus scores with the left hand. Little knows he should have avoided that one.
Little is rocked!
Gannicus gets tackled into the cage by Little. Little maintains the clinch.
Little is still on wobbly legs! Can Gannicus finish him?
Gannicus dips a shoulder and cracks Little with a mighty uppercut! Little falls back against the cage and Gannicus unloads with a barrage of strikes! Little is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Gannicus screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marv Gannicus!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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