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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mordecai Wollsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Gorden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
27 - 22 - 1 |
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175 cm
32
160 lbs
13 - 10 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent grappler
Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
27 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mordecai Wollsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Gorden!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorden misses with a body kick.
Gorden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wollsey.
We've been informed that Gorden has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Wollsey cracks Gorden with a good jab.
Gorden misses with a jab to the body
and Wollsey counters with a big head kick but Gorden shrugs it off.
Wollsey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wollsey is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gorden.
Gorden misses the shot to the body.
Gorden takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gorden loads up on a big right hand but Wollsey slips the punch.
Wollsey dodges the punch combination from Gorden.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wollsey looks to throw the jab but Gorden is out of range.
Gorden digs a good hook to Wollsey's body.
Wollsey tests Gorden's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wollsey takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sloppy strikes from Gorden. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wollsey misses with a straight right.
Gorden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gorden thows a leg kick but Wollsey checks it
and Wollsey counters with an outside leg kick.
Gorden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wollsey tries to work over Gorden's front leg with a kick but Gorden checks it.
A big left from Gorden misses.
Wollsey jabs at Gorden's body.
Wollsey connects with a single shot there.
Gorden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wollsey throws out a powerful jab.
Gorden lands a leg kick that knocks Wollsey off balance momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Gorden misses the target.
Wollsey scores with a takedown into Gorden's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gorden is adopting a defensive guard.
Gorden is trying to control the position but Wollsey postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wollsey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gorden is trying to keep Wollsey in close.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gorden holds on and takes a little breather.
Gorden is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wollsey throwing strikes but missing.
Gorden has his hands on Wollsey's head, controlling the position.
Wollsey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wollsey throws a big right hand that misses.
Wollsey lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gorden controls Wollsey momentarily but Wollsey frees himself.
Wollsey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gorden is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wollsey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gorden is controlling Wollsey's posture.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wollsey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gorden works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wollsey trying to control the position from guard on top but Gorden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wollsey is defended easily by Gorden.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wollsey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gorden tries to clinch up but Wollsey circles away and keeps his distance.
Gorden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice shot by Gorden.
Gorden fails to land with a series of punches.
Gorden misses with an uppercut. Wollsey saw that one coming.
Wollsey takes a swing at Gorden's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Gorden.
An inside leg kick from Gorden misses.
Wollsey shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gorden manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
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!
Gorden is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gorden tries to pass to full mount but Wollsey defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mordecai Wollsey will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A combination from Gorden does no damage.
Wollsey swings for the body but Gorden moves out of range.
Gorden misses with a leg kick.
Wollsey jabs at Gorden's body.
Gorden misses with a right hand
and Wollsey makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gorden shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wollsey defends it nicely.
Gorden just misses with a punch to the body.
Jeff Gorden seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gorden throws the kick towards the body but Wollsey avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gorden bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gorden scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wollsey attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gorden misses with a head kick.
Gorden jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorden scores with a hook.
Gorden misses with an uppercut.
Wollsey misses with a looping left.
A big left from Gorden misses.
Wollsey lands a leg kick that knocks Gorden off balance momentarily.
Wollsey thuds his right hand into Gorden's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A slow jab from Gorden misses its intended target.
Gorden misses with a straight left.
Gorden avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wollsey looks for the body kick but Gorden saw that one coming.
Wollsey just misses with a punch to the body.
Wollsey avoids the head kick by Gorden.
Wollsey moves out of range of the strikes.
Gorden uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wollsey has time to react.
Wollsey throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gorden tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Wollsey is in Gorden's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gorden keeping moving, preventing Wollsey from controlling successfully.
Gorden has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wollsey throwing strikes but missing.
Gorden working a defensive guard but Wollsey passes into half guard.
Gorden regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wollsey is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wollsey throwing strikes but missing.
Gorden is trying to keep Wollsey in close.
Wollsey tries to free his leg and advance position but Gorden is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wollsey stopping the sweep attempt from Gorden.
Gorden avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wollsey working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gorden working a defensive guard here.
Wollsey throwing strikes but missing.
Wollsey lands a couple of digs.
Gorden wants to sweep but no luck.
Gorden pulls Wollsey in close to his closed guard and prevents Wollsey from doing any damage or advancing position.
Wollsey chips away with some ground and pound.
Wollsey keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gorden's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorden tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gorden trying to control the position.
Wollsey wants to control from the top but Gorden keeps moving.
Wollsey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gorden working a defensive guard here.
Wollsey is fighting to break Gorden's control of his arms but Gorden is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gorden stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gorden wants it to stay on the feet.
Wollsey swings for the body but Gorden moves out of range.
Gorden has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wollsey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gorden has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Wollsey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mordecai Wollsey will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Gorden moves out of range as Wollsey throws a body kick.
Wollsey misses with a low kick.
Gorden takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gorden misses with a hook. Wollsey ducked under it nicely.
Gorden throws a head kick but Wollsey moves out of range.
Gorden throws a big shot that misses.
Wollsey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wollsey takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gorden swings for the body but Wollsey moves out of range.
Wollsey staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gorden fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gorden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wollsey feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gorden's calf.
Gorden fails with a takedown attempt.
Gorden throws a leg kick but Wollsey sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wollsey scores with a nice strike.
Nice uppercut lands for Wollsey. That snapped Gorden's head back.
Wollsey fails to land with a series of punches.
Wollsey just misses with a punch to the body.
Wollsey throws a head kick but Gorden moves out of range.
Gorden has taken the fight to the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Wollsey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wollsey tries to break free but Gorden pushes him back against the cage.
Gorden misses with a punch to the body.
Wollsey is trying to push Gorden away but Gorden has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wollsey wants to break free but Gorden has control.
Gorden slowing the pace effectively.
Wollsey tries a body shot but Gorden blocks it.
Mordecai Wollsey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wollsey letting Gorden take a breather here.
Gorden misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gorden is working for takedown but Wollsey is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gorden looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Gorden fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorden misses with a punch on the inside.
Gorden keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wollsey's efforts to push away.
Gorden displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wollsey up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wollsey blocks an uppercut.
Gorden avoids a wild elbow strike from Wollsey.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gorden.
Gorden looking to slow down the pace here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gorden has Wollsey pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wollsey manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jeff Gorden.
I think Wollsey 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jeff Gorden!
Jeff Gorden decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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