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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jarrod Mcgowan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Palas Vorto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarrod Mcgowan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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177 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Good kicks
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jarrod Mcgowan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Palas Vorto!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vorto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Vorto trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcgowan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vorto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mcgowan is keeping the position for now.
Vorto gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Palas Vorto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcgowan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vorto shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Vorto was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Vorto tries to advance to mount but Mcgowan denies him.
Vorto trying to control the position but Mcgowan is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vorto goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Mcgowan has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Vorto but great work by Mcgowan.
Mcgowan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Vorto is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mcgowan is trying to ground and pound but Vorto uses the momentary lack of control by Mcgowan to regain half guard.
Vorto moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Vorto lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mcgowan is working an open guard so Vorto takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vorto drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mcgowan sneaks out the side door and pushes Vorto away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
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!
Vorto darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Vorto is looking for submissions but instead, Mcgowan has regained full guard.
Vorto looks winded!
Vorto postures up and lands a big shot to Mcgowan's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vorto trying to control but Mcgowan is working from the bottom.
Mcgowan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vorto can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vorto trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcgowan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mcgowan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vorto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mcgowan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vorto is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Vorto postures up.
Vorto lands a couple of digs.
Vorto trying to control but Mcgowan is working from the bottom.
Vorto decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
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 Jarrod Mcgowan will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vorto drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mcgowan has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Vorto is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Mcgowan breaks the clinch.
Vorto closes the distance and pushes Mcgowan back into the cage.
Vorto pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vorto has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mcgowan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mcgowan throws a big right hand that misses.
Vorto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vorto looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vorto wants to sweep but no luck.
Mcgowan throws a big elbow that misses.
Mcgowan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vorto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mcgowan has managed to get both his arms back between Vorto's legs - danger averted.
Vorto is breathing heavily.
Vorto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mcgowan stands up over Vorto, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mcgowan cracks Vorto with a solid left hand.
Mcgowan connects with a couple of short punches.
Vorto is looking for a triangle but Mcgowan pushes his legs off easily.
Mcgowan scoring with some ground and pound.
Mcgowan throwing strikes from guard but Vorto blocks nicely.
Mcgowan throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgowan landing some decent shots from guard.
Mcgowan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mcgowan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mcgowan landing some decent shots from guard.
Mcgowan is working Vorto over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mcgowan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mcgowan distracts Vorto with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jarrod Mcgowan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mcgowan stands up over Vorto, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mcgowan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mcgowan working some strikes from top position.
Mcgowan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mcgowan is looking to work some ground and pound but Vorto has wrist control.
Mcgowan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vorto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mcgowan.
Vorto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mcgowan.
Mcgowan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vorto is looking for a triangle but Mcgowan pushes his legs off easily.
Mcgowan gets to his feet - Vorto follows without any prompting.
Mcgowan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vorto can do to turn this around?
Vorto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vorto looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mcgowan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vorto's guard.
Mcgowan is looking to work some ground and pound but Vorto has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgowan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mcgowan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mcgowan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mcgowan scoring with some ground and pound.
Vorto wants to stand up but Mcgowan is controlling him.
Vorto looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mcgowan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Vorto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mcgowan.
Mcgowan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vorto had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mcgowan defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarrod Mcgowan dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mcgowan instigates a clinch.
Vorto has picked Mcgowan up - he's going for a ride! Vorto dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Mcgowan tries to roll over but Vorto keeps him under control.
Vorto is trying to control the action in half guard but Mcgowan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vorto seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Vorto trying to advance position but Mcgowan counters by regaining guard.
Vorto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgowan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vorto stands and steps away. Mcgowan gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Vorto lands a nice looking body kick.
Vorto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Vorto wants to pass the guard but Mcgowan is keeping the position.
Mcgowan keeping moving, preventing Vorto from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mcgowan is on top in guard.
Mcgowan postures up and lands a big shot to Vorto's brow.
Mcgowan throwing strikes from guard but Vorto blocks nicely.
Mcgowan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mcgowan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vorto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vorto working a defensive guard here.
Mcgowan throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vorto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mcgowan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vorto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mcgowan is fighting to break Vorto's control of his arms but Vorto is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Vorto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mcgowan works over Vorto with some ground and pound from guard.
Mcgowan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vorto's head.
Mcgowan scoring with some ground and pound.
Vorto looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mcgowan connects with a couple of short punches.
Mcgowan chips away with some ground and pound.
Vorto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vorto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mcgowan postures up and lands a big shot to Vorto's brow.
Vorto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mcgowan defends well.
Vorto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mcgowan gets caught flat footed, as Vorto shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mcgowan is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Vorto presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jarrod Mcgowan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mcgowan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jarrod Mcgowan!
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energy
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hype
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