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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paddy Mcgillicutty (ranked 272 p4p, 2709 weight class) and Three Of Five (ranked 32 p4p, 303 weight class). Mcgillicutty's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Armin van Buuren - Blahblahblah. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paddy Mcgillicutty!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Three Of Five!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Mcgillicutty lands an impressive looking overhand right. Of Five doesn't seem phased though.
Mcgillicutty throws a hook but Of Five blocks it.
A slow jab from Mcgillicutty misses its intended target.
Mcgillicutty scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mcgillicutty throws a body punch but Of Five moves out of range.
Mcgillicutty scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Of Five blocks a jab.
Mcgillicutty scores with a shot to the body.
A jab from Mcgillicutty does it's job there.
Mcgillicutty loads up on a big right hand but Of Five slips the punch.
Paddy Mcgillicutty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcgillicutty slips under a jab.
Of Five missing with a left hand there. Mcgillicutty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mcgillicutty tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Of Five swivels and escapes.
Of Five now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mcgillicutty fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Of Five sprawls well initially but Mcgillicutty persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcgillicutty seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgillicutty is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Of Five sees it coming and defends easily.
Mcgillicutty is taking a breather. Of Five says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Of Five wants to get back to his feet.
Of Five really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mcgillicutty. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mcgillicutty is trying to work for a kimura but Of Five is defending well.
Mcgillicutty trying to mount his opponent but Of Five defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mcgillicutty is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Of Five sees it coming and defends easily.
Of Five is not content to let Mcgillicutty control the position.
Mcgillicutty looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mcgillicutty slows the pace down in half guard.
Mcgillicutty looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Five keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Mcgillicutty seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Of Five does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mcgillicutty prevents Of Five from standing back up.
Mcgillicutty wants to work for an arm triangle but Of Five is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Of Five is trying to maintain the position but Mcgillicutty is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mcgillicutty is working for a submission of some sort.
Mcgillicutty is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Of Five defends it well.
Mcgillicutty is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mcgillicutty tries to pass the half guard into mount. Of Five knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paddy Mcgillicutty dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Mcgillicutty lands a nice shot to the body.
Mcgillicutty misses with an uppercut. Of Five saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mcgillicutty. Of Five does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mcgillicutty misses with a body shot.
Of Five swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Of Five looks to land a right hand but Mcgillicutty moved out of range.
Mcgillicutty takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mcgillicutty lands a jab to Of Five's midsection.
Mcgillicutty looks to score with a jab to the body but Of Five is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Of Five scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mcgillicutty bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Of Five's head backwards.
Mcgillicutty keeps the fight on the outside.
Mcgillicutty is looking to counter punch.
Mcgillicutty throws a jab when Of Five was well out of range.
Of Five needs to keep his hands up - Mcgillicutty had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgillicutty takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mcgillicutty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Of Five.
Of Five walks into a left hand.
Paddy Mcgillicutty is winning the standup battle so far.
Mcgillicutty misses the jab.
Of Five doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mcgillicutty has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mcgillicutty there as he acknowledges the shot.
Of Five throws the left hand but Mcgillicutty avoids the punch easily.
Of Five uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mcgillicutty.
Of Five uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mcgillicutty.
Mcgillicutty shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mcgillicutty misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Of Five was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mcgillicutty fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Mcgillicutty lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Of Five throws a series of punches but Mcgillicutty avoids them all with ease.
Of Five on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mcgillicutty looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
No joy there for Of Five, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Of Five misses the jab.
Of Five ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Of Five looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mcgillicutty has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Of Five finds it's way round the side to connect with Mcgillicutty's head.
Three Of Five is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Of Five has closed the distance and engaged Mcgillicutty in a clinch.
Of Five lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Mcgillicutty's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mcgillicutty jumps guard but Of Five stands there with Mcgillicutty around his waist. Mcgillicutty gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Of Five misses with some punches.
Mcgillicutty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Of Five goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Of Five.
Of Five scores with a nice hook to the head.
Of Five misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mcgillicutty throws a head punch that misses.
Of Five misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mcgillicutty.
Mcgillicutty is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Of Five can do to turn this around?
Of Five lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Of Five.
Mcgillicutty tries to throw a body punch but Of Five avoids it by throwing Mcgillicutty back against the cage.
Mcgillicutty misses with some punches.
Mcgillicutty jumps guard but Of Five stands there with Mcgillicutty around his waist. Mcgillicutty gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paddy Mcgillicutty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mcgillicutty throws a punch but it's blocked by Of Five.
Mcgillicutty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mcgillicutty's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mcgillicutty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgillicutty throws a big shot that misses.
Mcgillicutty shoots in but Of Five avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mcgillicutty stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Of Five.
Of Five might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcgillicutty jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Of Five scores with a spinning back kick!
Mcgillicutty throws a hook to the side of Of Five's head but Of Five sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Mcgillicutty.
Mcgillicutty is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Of Five cracks Mcgillicutty with a right hand to the side of the head.
Of Five bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Of Five throws a series of punches but Mcgillicutty moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Three Of Five showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
A big right from Mcgillicutty misses.
Mcgillicutty misses with a hook. Of Five ducked under it nicely.
Of Five is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mcgillicutty with a body shot.
Of Five misses with the combination.
It looked like Mcgillicutty wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mcgillicutty fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mcgillicutty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Of Five was well out of range. Poor timing from Mcgillicutty.
Mcgillicutty shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mcgillicutty connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Of Five ducks under a wild hook from Mcgillicutty.
Of Five works the jab nicely.
Of Five has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Of Five slaps away a takedown attempt from Mcgillicutty, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgillicutty lands a lovely overhand right.
Of Five cracks Mcgillicutty with an open hand slap.
Mcgillicutty scores with a jab.
A big right from Mcgillicutty misses.
Of Five avoids the body shot from Mcgillicutty.
The fighters circle momentarily. Of Five darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mcgillicutty with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Of Five to score with a decent uppercut.
Of Five throws a solid leg kick but Mcgillicutty takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Of Five.
Of Five jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mcgillicutty takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Of Five looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgillicutty looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paddy Mcgillicutty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mcgillicutty takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcgillicutty looks to throw the jab but Of Five is out of range.
Of Five looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Of Five stuns Mcgillicutty with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Of Five has taken the fight to the clinch.
Of Five escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mcgillicutty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Of Five was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Of Five. Mcgillicutty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Of Five moves away from the strike by Mcgillicutty.
Of Five throws an overhand right that lands on Mcgillicutty's shoulder, as Mcgillicutty tries to avoid the shot.
Mcgillicutty was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Of Five misses with an uppercut. Mcgillicutty saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgillicutty throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Of Five's waist but Of Five gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mcgillicutty off to one side.
Of Five pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Of Five moves out of range as Mcgillicutty strikes.
A jab lands there for Of Five.
Mcgillicutty lands with a straight right. Of Five didn't see that one coming.
Mcgillicutty connects with a good right hand that stumbles Of Five. Of Five circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mcgillicutty darts in looking for a takedown but Of Five gets double underhooks and turns Mcgillicutty into the cage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Of Five! But no joy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Of Five.
Of Five pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mcgillicutty needs to keep his hands up - Of Five had a free shot at his head there.
Mcgillicutty thuds a left hand into Of Five's body.
Mcgillicutty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Of Five was well out of range. Poor timing from Mcgillicutty.
Of Five throws a jab when Mcgillicutty was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Five throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mcgillicutty.
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!
Of Five comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mcgillicutty blocks a leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Mcgillicutty tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Of Five looks to throw the jab but Mcgillicutty is out of range.
Of Five throws a lazy right hand but Mcgillicutty sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mcgillicutty looks to throw the jab but Of Five is out of range.
Mcgillicutty decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Of Five tries to roll over but Mcgillicutty keeps him under control.
Of Five trying to control here.
Mcgillicutty is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Of Five sees it coming and defends easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Three Of Five really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Of Five throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Of Five slips a jab from Mcgillicutty.
Mcgillicutty lands a jab-cross combination.
Mcgillicutty throws an overhand right that lands on Of Five's shoulder, as Of Five tries to avoid the shot.
Jab, jab by Of Five - just one landing.
Of Five moves away from the strike by Mcgillicutty.
Mcgillicutty takes a swing at Of Five's ribcage but misses.
Mcgillicutty looks to land a right hand but Of Five moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Of Five uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mcgillicutty.
Of Five ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mcgillicutty moves away.
Of Five throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mcgillicutty tests Of Five's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgillicutty moves out of range as Of Five strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mcgillicutty.
Mcgillicutty shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Of Five as he jumps to the side.
Mcgillicutty swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mcgillicutty scores with a hook to the body. Of Five takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mcgillicutty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mcgillicutty throws a jab when Of Five was well out of range.
Of Five looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mcgillicutty lands with a good body shot.
Of Five scores with a punch to the head.
Of Five pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Five lands a lovely overhand right.
Mcgillicutty misses the jab.
Mcgillicutty scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Of Five doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab from Of Five misses.
Of Five staying out of range there.
A big left from Of Five misses.
Of Five blocks a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mcgillicutty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mcgillicutty misses with a takedown attempt - Of Five sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Of Five swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paddy Mcgillicutty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mcgillicutty looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgillicutty missing with a left hand there. Of Five was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Of Five. Mcgillicutty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Of Five lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mcgillicutty misses with a takedown attempt - Of Five sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mcgillicutty scores with a crisp jab that stopped Of Five in his tracks.
Of Five fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mcgillicutty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Of Five waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mcgillicutty.
Mcgillicutty closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mcgillicutty scores with a crisp jab that stopped Of Five in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgillicutty misses with a two punch combination.
Mcgillicutty shoots in for a double leg but Of Five sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A clash of legs there as Mcgillicutty blocks the low kick.
Of Five walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Of Five tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mcgillicutty was well out of range. Poor timing from Of Five.
Mcgillicutty misses with a straight right.
Of Five misses with a double jab.
Of Five throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Mcgillicutty was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Of Five.
Mcgillicutty closes this distance looking for a takedown but Of Five circles away.
Of Five fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mcgillicutty on the side of the head.
Of Five attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Three Of Five will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Of Five throws a push kick but Mcgillicutty slaps the foot to one side.
Mcgillicutty throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Of Five sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mcgillicutty fails to land the takedown.
Mcgillicutty blocks a head kick by Of Five.
Mcgillicutty has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mcgillicutty there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mcgillicutty looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mcgillicutty throws a predictable looking body shot
and Of Five cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Of Five loads up on a big right hand but Mcgillicutty slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Of Five lands a glancing blow to the side of Mcgillicutty's head.
Of Five connects with a leg kick.
Of Five clinches with his opponent.
Of Five pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Five bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mcgillicutty closes the distance and clinches up with Of Five, looking for a takedown. Mcgillicutty pushes Of Five against the cage but Of Five circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mcgillicutty takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mcgillicutty misses with a looping right.
Mcgillicutty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Of Five.
Of Five lands with a cross.
Of Five feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mcgillicuttys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mcgillicutty is rocked!
Of Five fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Mcgillicutty to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Mcgillicutty looks to clinch but Of Five throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Mcgillicutty taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Three Of Five!
Three Of Five is the new lightweight champion!
Three Of Five took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Conviction for their support in the buildup to the fight.
In defeat, Paddy Mcgillicutty stepped up to the mic, saying 'Are you not entertained?! '.
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