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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brak Maug�n (ranked 290 p4p, 379 weight class) and Link Gaetz (ranked 48 p4p, 58 weight class). Maug�n comes to the cage accompanied by Save Yourself. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27 - 14 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 31 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brak Maug�n!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Link Gaetz!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaetz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maug�n was well out of range. Poor timing from Gaetz.
Maug�n misses with a hook
and Maug�n takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maug�n has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gaetz swings for the body but Maug�n moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gaetz - that will leave a mark!
Gaetz connects with a right hand. Maug�n shakes it off.
Gaetz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Maug�ns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Maug�n delivers a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Maug�n lands.
Maug�n throws a lazy uppercut
and Gaetz counters with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Maug�n.
Maug�n lands a nice hook to Gaetz's body. Gaetz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maug�n throws a leg kick but Gaetz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Maug�n moves away from the strike by Gaetz.
Gaetz looks for the body kick but Maug�n saw that one coming.
Gaetz misses with an uppercut. Maug�n saw that one coming.
Maug�n swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gaetz throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters circling - Maug�n throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gaetz. Maug�n does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gaetz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maug�n.
Gaetz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Maug�n with a body shot.
Gaetz misses with a lunging right hand
and Maug�n counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maug�n swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Gaetz to counter with a crisp jab.
Gaetz takes one on the button.
Maug�n throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gaetz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Maug�n connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maug�n thows a leg kick but Gaetz checks it
and Gaetz counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good standup being displayed there by Maug�n as he connects with a hook.
Maug�n closes the distance and clinches.
Gaetz misses with a punch to the body.
Gaetz wants to break free but Maug�n has control.
Gaetz blocks an uppercut.
Maug�n lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maug�n.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maug�n has a couple of punches blocked by Gaetz.
Maug�n swings wildly with an uppercut but Gaetz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gaetz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Gaetz.
Maug�n working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Maug�n scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maug�n blocks a body shot from Gaetz.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maug�n.
Maug�n working aggressively here.
Maug�n blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Gaetz.
Maug�n tries to work over Gaetz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maug�n tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gaetz works on Maug�n's body with a couple of short punches.
Gaetz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maug�n doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gaetz pushes Maug�n back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gaetz breaks the clinch.
Gaetz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaetz misses with a hook
and Gaetz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maug�n tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gaetz counters with a nice uppercut.
Maug�n throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Maug�n takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gaetz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maug�n. Maug�n circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Maug�n looks to throw a body kick
and Gaetz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Maug�n's knee momentarily.
Maug�n misses with a body punch
letting Gaetz counter with a right hand.
A solid body kick from Gaetz.
Maug�n misses the jab.
Gaetz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Link Gaetz will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Maug�n slips a jab from Gaetz.
Maug�n misses with a straight left.
Gaetz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Maug�n steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gaetz. That one must have hurt.
Gaetz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gaetz misses with an uppercut
and Maug�n counters with a good low kick that Gaetz was not able to check.
Gaetz misses with an uppercut. Maug�n saw that one coming.
Maug�n lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maug�n ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gaetz moves away.
Maug�n looks to score with a jab to the body but Gaetz is just out of range.
Maug�n on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaetz lands a body shot.
Maug�n moves out of range as Gaetz strikes.
Maug�n takes one on the button.
Gaetz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maug�n counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gaetz thinking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Maug�n blocks a body shot from Gaetz.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maug�n creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maug�n blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maug�n lands a nice uppercut.
Maug�n misses with a knee strike.
Maug�n tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gaetz misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Maug�n fails to land.
Gaetz misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maug�n working aggressively here.
Gaetz manages to break the clinch.
Gaetz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Maug�n to counter with a crisp jab.
Gaetz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gaetz blocks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Gaetz.
Gaetz staying out of range there.
Gaetz throws the left hand but Maug�n avoids the punch easily.
Maug�n misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gaetz throws a front kick that sends Maug�n stumbling back into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gaetz misses with a hook. Maug�n ducked under it nicely.
Maug�n is looking to counter punch.
Gaetz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maug�n.
Gaetz works Maug�n's body with a nice hook.
Maug�n misses with a hook
and Gaetz counters with a good low kick that Maug�n was not able to check.
Link Gaetz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maug�n fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gaetz throws out a counter right but Maug�n avoids it with no problem.
Maug�n throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gaetz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gaetz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Maug�n. Beautiful body shot.
Gaetz defending well as Maug�n loads up on a big left hand.
Maug�n checks a low kick from Gaetz.
Maug�n has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gaetz.
The fighters circling - Maug�n throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maug�n darts in and clinches Gaetz up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaetz breaks the clinch.
Maug�n displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gaetz throws out the jab.
As Gaetz backs away, Maug�n returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Maug�n misses the jab.
Maug�n doesn't manage to clinch there - Gaetz circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Gaetz misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Link Gaetz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Maug�n throws a push kick but Gaetz slaps the foot to one side.
A lazy left from Maug�n finds it's target.
Maug�n throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gaetz.
Maug�n avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maug�n tries to clinch but Gaetz is having none of it.
Gaetz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maug�n has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Maug�n sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaetz throws a leg kick but Maug�n sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gaetz cracks Maug�n with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Maug�n takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaetz takes a swing at Maug�n's ribcage but misses.
Gaetz moves out of range as Maug�n strikes.
Maug�n is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Maug�n takes a swing at Gaetz's ribcage but misses.
Maug�n lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Maug�n closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Maug�n throws a head punch that misses.
Gaetz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maug�n's elbow.
Maug�n scores with a shoulder strike.
Gaetz misses with a punch to the body.
Maug�n misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maug�n works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Maug�n scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gaetz tries to work over Maug�n's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gaetz.
Maug�n lands with a light punch inside.
Maug�n misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gaetz struggles to land a body shot inside as Maug�n controls his hands.
Gaetz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gaetz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gaetz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gaetz lands a leg kick that knocks Maug�n off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maug�n lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gaetz circles away quickly and effectively.
Maug�n tries to clinch but Gaetz is having none of it.
Maug�n fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gaetz misses with a body shot
and Maug�n counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Maug�n.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gaetz.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gaetz.
Maug�n tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brak Maug�n has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gaetz working aggressively here.
Gaetz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gaetz tries to throw a body punch but Maug�n avoids it by throwing Gaetz back against the cage.
Gaetz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maug�n throws a head punch that misses.
Maug�n misses with a punch on the inside.
Gaetz swings wildly with an uppercut but Maug�n uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gaetz swings wildly with an uppercut but Maug�n uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maug�n missing with knees to the body.
Maug�n prevents a body shot from Gaetz.
Gaetz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maug�n doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maug�n lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gaetz backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz blocking some punches.
Maug�n misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maug�n misses with some punches.
Maug�n trying to land knees to the body.
Gaetz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maug�n misses with a knee strike.
Maug�n scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Gaetz - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaetz lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Gaetz.
Gaetz pushes Maug�n back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gaetz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gaetz scores with a shoulder strike.
Maug�n can't find room to land a body shot as Gaetz controls the action.
Gaetz lands a body shot.
Gaetz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gaetz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maug�n's elbow.
Gaetz throws a punch but it's blocked by Maug�n.
Gaetz swings wildly with an uppercut but Maug�n uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Link Gaetz.
I've got Gaetz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Brak Maug�n!
A relieved looking Brak Maug�n thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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