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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Link Gaetz (ranked 142 p4p, 22 weight class) and Pierre St. Georges (ranked 223 p4p, 34 weight class). St. Georges has chosen Jiu Jitsu as his entrance music. Link Gaetz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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13 - 3 - 0 |
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265 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Link Gaetz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre St. Georges!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaetz looks to land a right hand but St. Georges moved out of range.
Gaetz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gaetz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and St. Georges counters with a nice uppercut.
St. Georges lands a jab-cross combination.
Gaetz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
St. Georges just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Gaetz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from St. Georges.
Nice defenses there by St. Georges.
Gaetz slips under a jab.
A quick step to the side and Gaetz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gaetz is looking to counter with a body kick.
Gaetz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St. Georges.
Gaetz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gaetz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
St. Georges checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges fails to land with a series of punches.
It appears Gaetz was looking to counter with a kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gaetz. St. Georges does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from St. Georges on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gaetz moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gaetz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St. Georges was well out of range. Poor timing from Gaetz.
St. Georges closes the distance and clinches.
Gaetz works on St. Georges's body with a couple of short punches.
Gaetz lands a shoulder strike.
Gaetz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of St. Georges backwards.
St. Georges goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St. Georges lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gaetz backwards.
Nice body punch from Gaetz.
St. Georges misses with some punches.
Gaetz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
St. Georges blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gaetz digs a right hand into St. Georges's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on St. Georges's gas tank.
Gaetz lands with a left to the head.
St. Georges doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gaetz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gaetz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
St. Georges avoids the body shot from Gaetz.
St. Georges connects with a looping right hand.
Gaetz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gaetz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on St. Georges. That did some damage!
Gaetz throws a jab but it's blocked by St. Georges.
Gaetz thuds his shin into the meat of St. Georges's side.
Gaetz looks to throw the jab but St. Georges is out of range.
A nice side step and St. Georges releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges avoids the body shot from Gaetz.
St. Georges ducks under a wild hook from Gaetz.
Gaetz looks to land a right hand but St. Georges moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from St. Georges! But no joy.
Gaetz ducks under a wild hook from St. Georges.
Gaetz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gaetz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed St. Georges momentarily.
Gaetz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
St. Georges looks to score with a jab to the body but Gaetz is just out of range.
St. Georges thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gaetz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
St. Georges takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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!
Gaetz blocks a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gaetz, as that shot connected.
Gaetz slips under a jab from St. Georges.
Gaetz throws a quick counter head kick but St. Georges was just out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Gaetz. That snapped St. Georges's head back.
Gaetz throws an off balance right hand
and St. Georges counters with a left to the body.
Gaetz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gaetz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Link Gaetz dominated that round.
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.
St. Georges misses with a double jab
and Gaetz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
St. Georges misses with a left hand
and Gaetz counters with an outside leg kick.
St. Georges on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A big right from Gaetz misses.
St. Georges displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gaetz throws out the jab.
Link Gaetz is winning the standup battle so far.
Gaetz misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaetz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gaetz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that St. Georges can do to turn this around?
Gaetz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
St. Georges connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges lands with a right hand.
Gaetz cracks St. Georges with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
St. Georges fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gaetz lands a nice shot that snaps St. Georges's head back.
Gaetz misses with an uppercut. St. Georges saw that one coming.
Gaetz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
St. Georges slips a straight right by Gaetz.
Gaetz misses with a jab to the body
and St. Georges counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gaetz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as St. Georges throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges throws a right hand that Gaetz ducks under and follows up with a left that Gaetz also avoids with ease.
St. Georges swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gaetz counters with a body kick that stops St. Georges in his tracks momentarily.
Gaetz takes a swing at St. Georges's ribcage but misses.
Gaetz throws a leg kick which misses St. Georges's front leg but catches the back leg as St. Georges tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaetz staying out of range there.
St. Georges swings for the body but Gaetz moves out of range.
Gaetz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to St. Georges's calf.
St. Georges takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gaetz misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz missing with a left hand there. St. Georges was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab by Gaetz.
Gaetz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St. Georges.
St. Georges looks like he wants to counter punch here.
St. Georges throws a hook but Gaetz avoids it easily.
Gaetz scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gaetz sizes up St. Georges with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gaetz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gaetz jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
St. Georges throws a sloppy body shot
and Gaetz counters with a nice uppercut.
St. Georges throws an off balance right hand
and Gaetz counters with a good low kick that St. Georges was not able to check.
St. Georges is breathing heavily.
St. Georges throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Gaetz to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz moves out of range of the strikes.
St. Georges scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
St. Georges gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Gaetz gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! St. Georges is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Link Gaetz!
After winning the bout, Link Gaetz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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hype
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