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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paddy Mcgillicutty (ranked 621 p4p, 685 weight class) and Heismann Haa (ranked 38 p4p, 43 weight class). Mcgillicutty comes to the cage accompanied by Armin van Buuren - Blahblahblah. Haa has chosen Her kommer Heismann Hå as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paddy Mcgillicutty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heismann Haa!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgillicutty lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A left lands for Mcgillicutty.
Mcgillicutty ducks under a wild hook from Haa.
Mcgillicutty throws a hook but Haa avoids it easily.
Haa is looking to score with low kicks.
Haa throws an overhand right that lands on Mcgillicutty's shoulder, as Mcgillicutty tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Haa misses its intended target.
Mcgillicutty appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mcgillicutty lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mcgillicutty moves out of range of the body kick.
Haa with the inside leg kick.
Mcgillicutty lands an overhand right.
A telegraphed right hand from Mcgillicutty misses the target.
Mcgillicutty thuds his right hand into Haa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Haa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mcgillicutty.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haa with a jab.
Haa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgillicutty moves out of range of the body kick.
Mcgillicutty throwing a counter right hand but Haa manages to avoid it.
Haa walks into a left hand.
Haa staying out of range there.
Haa flicks out a counter leg kick but Mcgillicutty steps away.
Mcgillicutty closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Haa quickly recovers to half guard.
Mcgillicutty is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Haa defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haa trying to control from the bottom.
Mcgillicutty throwing shots but Haa is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgillicutty missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Haa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mcgillicutty is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mcgillicutty throws a strike but Haa avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mcgillicutty accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mcgillicutty is looking to work some ground and pound but Haa has wrist control.
Mcgillicutty trying to control the position from guard on top but Haa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mcgillicutty throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Haa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mcgillicutty throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mcgillicutty.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mcgillicutty is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mcgillicutty avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mcgillicutty is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mcgillicutty.
Haa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Haa slips a straight right by Mcgillicutty.
Mcgillicutty misses with a looping right.
Mcgillicutty looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mcgillicutty moves in looking to clinch but Haa pushes him off.
Haa gets tackled into the cage by Mcgillicutty. Mcgillicutty maintains the clinch.
Haa misses with the head strike.
Mcgillicutty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mcgillicutty lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mcgillicutty's elbow.
Mcgillicutty throws a punch but it's blocked by Haa.
Mcgillicutty misses with the head strike.
Haa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mcgillicutty swings wildly with an uppercut but Haa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Mcgillicutty.
A hook to the body from Mcgillicutty.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haa.
Mcgillicutty lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haa prevents a body shot from Mcgillicutty.
Mcgillicutty throws a head punch that misses.
Mcgillicutty lands a nice uppercut.
Haa blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haa.
Mcgillicutty has Haa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Haa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mcgillicutty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mcgillicutty misses with some punches.
Haa blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paddy Mcgillicutty dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mcgillicutty misses the shot to the body.
Haa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Mcgillicutty throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Haa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Haa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Haa missing with a left hand there. Mcgillicutty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mcgillicutty throwing a counter right hand but Haa manages to avoid it.
Mcgillicutty shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Haa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mcgillicutty cracks Haa with an open hand slap.
Paddy Mcgillicutty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Mcgillicutty throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Haa throws a leg kick but Mcgillicutty sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mcgillicutty lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Haa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mcgillicutty misses with a looping left.
Haa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mcgillicutty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haa gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mcgillicutty is looking to work some ground and pound but Haa has wrist control.
Haa can't keep his opponent in guard - Mcgillicutty advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mcgillicutty not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mcgillicutty throws a strike but Haa avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Haa keeping moving, preventing Mcgillicutty from controlling successfully.
Haa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mcgillicutty.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgillicutty throwing strikes from guard but Haa blocks nicely.
Mcgillicutty with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mcgillicutty in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mcgillicutty wants to control from the top but Haa keeps moving.
Haa can't keep his opponent in guard - Mcgillicutty advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mcgillicutty working Haa over with strikes.
Haa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mcgillicutty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgillicutty not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mcgillicutty prevents Haa from improving his position.
Mcgillicutty with the ground and pound but Haa uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Mcgillicutty throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mcgillicutty throws a strike but Haa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Haa wants to control from the top but Mcgillicutty keeps moving.
Mcgillicutty tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgillicutty bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Haa's guard.
Mcgillicutty postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mcgillicutty being controlled here momentarily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mcgillicutty accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paddy Mcgillicutty dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mcgillicutty tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Haa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Haa misses.
A jab from Haa does it's job there.
Paddy Mcgillicutty is winning the standup battle so far.
Mcgillicutty throws a shot from downtown. Haa moves away and avoids it.
Mcgillicutty keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mcgillicutty thuds his right hand into Haa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Haa walks into a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Haa.
Mcgillicutty lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcgillicutty dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Mcgillicutty there.
Haa moves out of range as Mcgillicutty strikes.
Haa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mcgillicutty stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcgillicutty jabs Haa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgillicutty throws a shot to the body.
Haa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mcgillicutty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haa moves away.
Mcgillicutty tries to clinch up.
Haa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Haa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Haa lands with a hook. Mcgillicutty tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Haa throws a looping overhand right but Mcgillicutty ducks down to avoid it.
Haa misses with a body kick.
Donk. Mcgillicutty catches Haa right on the button with a cross.
Haa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mcgillicutty throws a body punch but Haa moves out of range.
Haa ducks under a wild hook from Mcgillicutty.
Heismann Haa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paddy Mcgillicutty is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgillicutty tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Haa blocks a jab.
And Haa responds with a good body kick, but Mcgillicutty manages to step out the way in time.
Heismann Haa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mcgillicutty scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcgillicutty misses with a looping right.
Mcgillicutty tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Haa defends well and Mcgillicutty ends up having to push Haa into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Haa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Haa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Haa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haa misses with a punch on the inside.
Haa misses with a punch to the body.
Haa has a couple of punches blocked by Mcgillicutty.
Haa stalling the fight.
Haa misses with some punches.
Haa misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haa working aggressively here.
Haa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mcgillicutty's elbow.
Haa slows down the pace here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Haa lands a nice shot to the body.
Mcgillicutty misses with a punch to the body.
Haa working aggressively here.
Haa has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mcgillicutty seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Haa can turn it around.
Mcgillicutty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haa swings wildly with an uppercut but Mcgillicutty uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haa gets through Mcgillicutty's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Haa digs a right hand into Mcgillicutty's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mcgillicutty's gas tank.
Haa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Haa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mcgillicutty backwards.
Haa can't find room to land a body shot as Mcgillicutty controls the action.
Haa struggles to land a body shot inside as Mcgillicutty controls his hands.
Mcgillicutty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haa misses with a punch to the body.
Haa misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Haa fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Paddy Mcgillicutty.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mcgillicutty, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paddy Mcgillicutty!
Paddy Mcgillicutty was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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