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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Golovkin (ranked 664 p4p, 741 weight class) and Paddy Mcgillicutty (ranked 35 p4p, 38 weight class). Mcgillicutty has chosen Armin van Buuren - Blahblahblah as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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 33 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Vadim Golovkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paddy Mcgillicutty!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golovkin scoring well with a low kick there.
Mcgillicutty throws a shot from downtown. Golovkin moves away and avoids it.
A left lands for Golovkin.
Golovkin throws a hook but Mcgillicutty avoids it easily.
A low kick lands for Golovkin.
Golovkin lands an overhand right.
Golovkin lands a slapping body shot.
Golovkin just misses with a punch to the body.
Golovkin throws a looping overhand right but Mcgillicutty ducks down to avoid it.
Mcgillicutty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Golovkin was well out of range. Poor timing from Mcgillicutty.
Golovkin lands a nice looking body shot.
Mcgillicutty throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Golovkin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Golovkin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mcgillicutty has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Golovkin moves into the clinch successfully.
Golovkin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Golovkin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mcgillicutty wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgillicutty pulls guard successfully.
Mcgillicutty looking for a guillotine here but Golovkin defends easily.
Mcgillicutty working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Golovkin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Golovkin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Golovkin stands and steps away. Mcgillicutty gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Golovkin lunges at Mcgillicutty with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mcgillicutty's hand.
Mcgillicutty ducks under a wild hook from Golovkin.
Golovkin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Golovkin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Golovkin tries a body shot but Mcgillicutty blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Golovkin fails to land.
Golovkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
I was talking to Golovkin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mcgillicutty has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mcgillicutty has had enough of the clinch but Golovkin keeps him there for the moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Golovkin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgillicutty wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Golovkin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mcgillicutty manages to break the clinch.
Golovkin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mcgillicutty is trying to force a seperation but Golovkin has the dominant position.
Mcgillicutty tries to break the clinch but Golovkin is controlling the position.
Golovkin prevents Mcgillicutty from breaking the clinch.
Mcgillicutty breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by Golovkin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mcgillicutty connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Golovkin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good leg kick by Golovkin.
Golovkin tries to land a leg kick but Mcgillicutty saw it coming and moves away.
Mcgillicutty is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mcgillicutty on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mcgillicutty keeps the fight on the outside.
Mcgillicutty throws a lazy uppercut
and Golovkin counters with a nice body shot.
Golovkin misses with a hook to the body
and Mcgillicutty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin tries to clinch up.
Golovkin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Golovkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Golovkin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Golovkin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Golovkin misses with a punch on the inside.
Mcgillicutty wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Golovkin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Golovkin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Golovkin lands a hook that snaps the head of Mcgillicutty backwards.
Golovkin tries a body shot but Mcgillicutty blocks it.
Golovkin lands a shoulder strike.
Golovkin misses with some punches.
Mcgillicutty's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vadim Golovkin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Golovkin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A left lands for Mcgillicutty.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcgillicutty slips a straight right by Golovkin.
Vadim Golovkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Golovkin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgillicutty keeps the fight on the outside.
Mcgillicutty takes one to the side of the head.
A big right from Golovkin misses.
Nice body kick there by Golovkin.
Golovkin doesn't manage to clinch there - Mcgillicutty circles away.
Mcgillicutty tries to keep at a distance but Golovkin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mcgillicutty blocking some punches.
Mcgillicutty escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Golovkin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mcgillicutty manages to avoid it.
Mcgillicutty drives through with a takedown into Golovkin's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Mcgillicutty trying to control the position from guard on top but Golovkin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mcgillicutty is looking to work some ground and pound but Golovkin has wrist control.
Mcgillicutty is looking to work some ground and pound but Golovkin has wrist control.
Mcgillicutty prevents Golovkin from getting back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Golovkin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mcgillicutty takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mcgillicutty throws a nice looking combination but Golovkin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mcgillicutty scores with a jab to the body.
Mcgillicutty misses with a wild body shot.
Mcgillicutty pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A low kick from Golovkin is predictable there
and Mcgillicutty cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mcgillicutty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Golovkin.
Golovkin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Golovkin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Golovkin moves out of range as Mcgillicutty strikes.
Golovkin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mcgillicutty paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Golovkin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mcgillicutty's sensitive parts.
Mcgillicutty misses with a few strikes there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Golovkin defending well as Mcgillicutty loads up on a big left hand.
Golovkin punishes Mcgillicutty's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin tries to clinch up.
Golovkin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A swing and a miss from Mcgillicutty.
Mcgillicutty walks into a left hand.
Golovkin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mcgillicutty can do to turn this around?
Mcgillicutty shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mcgillicutty throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mcgillicutty has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mcgillicutty not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Golovkin wants to improve his position but Mcgillicutty is controlling well.
Golovkin wants to get back to his feet.
Mcgillicutty is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Golovkin is pressing down on Mcgillicutty's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin wants to stand and escape but Mcgillicutty is having none of it.
Golovkin looking for a sweep. Not yet Golovkin, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mcgillicutty accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Golovkin has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Mcgillicutty off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcgillicutty displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mcgillicutty rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Golovkin counters with a leg kick.
Mcgillicutty throws a poor cross that misses
and Golovkin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Golovkin closes the distance and pushes Mcgillicutty back into the cage.
Golovkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golovkin.
Golovkin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Golovkin.
Golovkin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mcgillicutty's efforts to push away.
Mcgillicutty breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mcgillicutty slips under a jab from Golovkin.
Mcgillicutty takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Golovkin fails with an attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mcgillicutty! But no joy.
Golovkin lands a glancing blow to the side of Mcgillicutty's head.
Golovkin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mcgillicutty.
Golovkin clinches.
Mcgillicutty has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Golovkin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mcgillicutty can turn it around.
Golovkin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mcgillicutty pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Golovkin tries to clinch but Mcgillicutty is having none of it.
Mcgillicutty throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Golovkin connects with a body shot.
Mcgillicutty will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Golovkin tried to counter with a leg kick but Mcgillicutty avoided it.
Golovkin lands with a nice body punch.
Mcgillicutty uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Golovkin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Golovkin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mcgillicutty throws out the jab.
Golovkin is looking to slow Mcgillicutty down with leg kicks.
Golovkin throws a body punch but Mcgillicutty moves out of range.
Golovkin fails in his attempt to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Golovkin.
Golovkin cracks Mcgillicutty with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Golovkin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mcgillicutty.
Golovkin moves into the clinch successfully.
Mcgillicutty's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mcgillicutty swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Golovkin scores with a punch to the head.
Golovkin darts in trying to clinch
and Mcgillicutty counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Golovkin dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mcgillicutty misses with a body shot.
Golovkin darts in and clinches Mcgillicutty up against the cage.
Mcgillicutty is trying to break free.
A right handed body shot lands from Golovkin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mcgillicutty.
Golovkin lands with a right to the head.
Golovkin misses with some punches.
Mcgillicutty manages to break the clinch.
Golovkin moves into the clinch.
Mcgillicutty is trying to pull guard but Golovkin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mcgillicutty wants to get back to striking at distance but Golovkin won't allow it.
Golovkin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golovkin prevents Mcgillicutty from breaking the clinch.
Mcgillicutty is trying to break the clinch but Golovkin is controlling him.
Mcgillicutty's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Golovkin prevents Mcgillicutty from breaking the clinch.
Mcgillicutty manages to break the clinch.
Golovkin misses with a double jab.
Golovkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Mcgillicutty was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgillicutty gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mcgillicutty lands with an overhand left.
Mcgillicutty on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mcgillicutty takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Golovkin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Golovkin wants to clinch.
Mcgillicutty feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Golovkins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Golovkin is looking to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mcgillicutty! But no joy.
Golovkin wants to clinch up but Mcgillicutty keeps it at a distance.
Paddy Mcgillicutty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mcgillicutty 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgillicutty rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Golovkin counters with a straight right hand.
Golovkin blocks a jab.
Golovkin slips a straight right by Mcgillicutty.
Golovkin lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Golovkin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mcgillicutty paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mcgillicutty lands with an uppercut that bounces Golovkin off the cage and back into range.
Golovkin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mcgillicutty escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Golovkin drops his hands momentarily and Mcgillicutty takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mcgillicutty looks to throw the jab but Golovkin is out of range.
Mcgillicutty misses with a looping left.
Mcgillicutty loads up on a big right hand but Golovkin slips the punch.
Mcgillicutty throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Golovkin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgillicutty gets tackled into the cage by Golovkin. Golovkin maintains the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mcgillicutty.
Mcgillicutty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mcgillicutty blocking some punches.
Vadim Golovkin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Golovkin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Golovkin misses with some punches.
Mcgillicutty blocking some punches.
Golovkin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mcgillicutty backwards.
Golovkin misses with the head strike.
Mcgillicutty tries to break free but Golovkin pushes him back against the cage.
Mcgillicutty is looking for a takedown.
Golovkin lands a left hand.
Mcgillicutty is trying to break the clinch but Golovkin has him pressed against the cage.
Mcgillicutty drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Golovkin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Vadim Golovkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paddy Mcgillicutty.
Mcgillicutty escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A decent looking cross lands there for Golovkin.
Mcgillicutty throws a body punch but Golovkin moves out of range.
Golovkin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mcgillicutty momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcgillicutty waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Golovkin.
Golovkin feints and then cracks Mcgillicutty's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mcgillicutty down.
Golovkin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Golovkin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Golovkin feints and then cracks Mcgillicutty's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mcgillicutty down.
Mcgillicutty takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Golovkin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Golovkin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Golovkin tries to close the distance and clinch but Mcgillicutty swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mcgillicutty is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Golovkin with a body shot.
Golovkin clinches up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vadim Golovkin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Golovkin, 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vadim Golovkin!
After winning the bout, Vadim Golovkin 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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