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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Creed (ranked 2287 p4p, 1466 weight class) and Willy Mataitai (ranked 310 p4p, 202 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Willy Mataitai enters the cage!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabriel Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Willy Mataitai!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mataitai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Creed.
Creed lands a right hook to the body.
Creed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Creed lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mataitai at a distance.
Mataitai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Creed at a distance.
Creed doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Creed listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mataitai thuds a left hand into Creed's body.
Creed lands with a good body shot.
Mataitai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Creed counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Creed jabs Mataitai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Creed feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mataitais jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Creed lands a jab to Mataitai's midsection.
Mataitai has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mataitai there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab from Creed finds it's way through Mataitai's defenses.
Donk. Creed catches Mataitai right on the button with a cross.
Creed misses with a hook.
Mataitai misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mataitai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Creed misses the shot to the body.
Mataitai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mataitai rushes Creed and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mataitai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mataitai misses with the head strike.
Creed works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mataitai prevents a body shot from Creed.
Mataitai's coach down at Brooklyn MMA & Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mataitai's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mataitai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mataitai struggles to land a body shot inside as Creed controls his hands.
Mataitai throws a punch but it's blocked by Creed.
Mataitai misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Creed.
Creed lands with a short shot to the head.
Mataitai throws a head punch that misses.
Mataitai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mataitai tries to work over Creed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mataitai misses with a hook from the clinch.
I was talking to Creed's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Creed breaks the clinch.
Mataitai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed looks to land a combination but Mataitai avoids it well.
Mataitai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Creed circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Creed throws a shot from downtown. Mataitai moves away and avoids it.
Mataitai looks to score with a jab to the body but Creed is just out of range.
Creed looks to land a combination but Mataitai avoids it well.
Mataitai takes a swing at Creed's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Creed misses.
A punch lands to the side of Mataitai 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Creed fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mataitai on the side of the head.
Mataitai throws a big shot that misses.
Creed lands a nice shot to the body.
Mataitai is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Creed rather than just go for the knockout.
Creed avoids the body shot from Mataitai.
Creed is looking for a counter combo.
Mataitai moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice uppercut lands for Creed. That snapped Mataitai's head back.
Creed with a nice cross.
Mataitai throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mataitai takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mataitai scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Creed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mataitai throws out the jab.
Mataitai looks to score with a jab to the body but Creed is just out of range.
Mataitai cracks Creed with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Gabriel Creed has been cut.
Mataitai throws a right hand that misses
letting Creed counter with a right hand.
Creed misses with a right hand
and Mataitai counters with a nice uppercut.
Creed is rocked!
Mataitai defending well as Creed loads up on a big left hand.
Oh Creed is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Creed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Creed seems to have got his legs back now.
Creed misses with a wild body shot.
Mataitai punishes Creed's body with a nice straight punch.
Creed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Creed takes a swing at Mataitai's ribcage but misses.
Mataitai misses with a hook.
Mataitai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Creed counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mataitai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Creed.
Creed scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed throws an overhand right that lands on Mataitai's shoulder, as Mataitai tries to avoid the shot.
Mataitai misses with a left hand
and Creed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mataitai throws an off balance right hand
and Creed counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mataitai thinking.
Creed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Creed ducks under a wild hook from Mataitai.
Mataitai throws a shot from downtown. Creed moves away and avoids it.
Creed looks to throw the jab but Mataitai is out of range.
Mataitai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Creed.
Mataitai throws out a powerful jab.
Creed throws a series of strikes that have Mataitai backpedaling.
Creed connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mataitai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Creed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mataitai.
Creed lands a jab to Mataitai's midsection.
Mataitai misses with an uppercut
and Creed counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mataitai thinking.
Creed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mataitai moves away.
It seemed like Mataitai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Creed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Creed's cut.
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.
Mataitai scores with a jab.
Creed takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Creed defending well as Mataitai loads up on a big left hand.
Creed throws a jab when Mataitai was well out of range.
Mataitai dodges the punch combination from Creed.
Creed is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mataitai can do to turn this around?
Mataitai throws a body punch but Creed moves out of range.
Creed is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mataitai takes the fight into the clinch.
Mataitai tries to throw a body punch but Creed avoids it by throwing Mataitai back against the cage.
Mataitai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Creed backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Creed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mataitai tries to throw a body punch but Creed avoids it by throwing Mataitai back against the cage.
Mataitai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mataitai can't find room to land a body shot as Creed controls the action.
Mataitai struggles to land a body shot inside as Creed controls his hands.
Creed can't find room to land a body shot as Mataitai controls the action.
Nice body punch from Mataitai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mataitai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mataitai swings wildly with an uppercut but Creed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mataitai lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Creed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mataitai's elbow.
Creed makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mataitai gets through Creed's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Creed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mataitai's elbow.
Creed blocks a body shot from Mataitai.
Mataitai digs a right hand into Creed's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Creed's gas tank.
Mataitai lands with a light punch inside.
Mataitai misses with a body punch.
Mataitai tries a body shot but Creed blocks it.
Mataitai lands a hook that snaps the head of Creed backwards.
Mataitai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mataitai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mataitai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mataitai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Creed taking a breather.
Mataitai gets through Creed's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Mataitai.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Creed scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mataitai can't find room to land a body shot as Creed controls the action.
Mataitai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Creeds head.
Mataitai lands a nice uppercut.
Mataitai lands a shot to the body.
Mataitai lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mataitai creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Creed's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Creed drops to his knees and Mataitai pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Willy Mataitai!
Willy Mataitai made sure to mention his sponsor, Brooklyn Apothecary in his post fight interview.
Gabriel Creed was interviewed post fight and said 'I wasn't supposed to fight untill i Turned 18, My manager Forced me to take this fight on a 1 day notice. I want a rematch setup the day i Turn 18!!! '.
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energy
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hype
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