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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gaston Messier (ranked 4759 p4p, 4083 weight class) and Jacob Song (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gaston Messier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacob Song!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Song misses with a two punch combination.
Song throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Song tests Messier's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Song tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Messier was well out of range. Poor timing from Song.
Messier cracks Song with a good jab.
Messier tries to clinch but Song moves out of range.
Song rushes Messier and presses him up against the cage.
Messier lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Messier pushes Song back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Song takes an elbow to the temple.
Messier really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A nice left hand lands by Messier.
Song breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Messier fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Song, pushing him back against the cage.
Messier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Messier lands an elbow inside that Song shrugs off.
Messier tries to work over Song's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Song escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Song, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab by Messier.
Messier gets tackled into the cage by Song. Song maintains the clinch.
Song breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messier fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Song, pushing him back against the cage.
Messier cracks Song with a nice body shot.
Song breaks from the clinch.
Messier throws a body punch but Song moves out of range.
Song rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Messier moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Song throws a right and a left that both miss.
Messier wants to clinch up but Song keeps it at a distance.
Song misses with a double jab.
Sloppy strikes from Song. Those never looked like landing.
Song fails to land with a series of punches.
Song looks winded!
Song takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Song takes a swing at Messier's ribcage but misses.
We've been told by Messier's head coaches at California Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Song throws a right and a left that Messier avoids nicely.
Messier clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Song working hard to break the clinch.
Messier lands a right hand that snaps the head of Song backwards.
Messier lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Messier.
Messier lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Song tries to circle away but Messier has him pinned against the cage.
Song tries to break free but Messier pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Messier.
Messier lands a right hand that snaps the head of Song backwards.
Song is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Messier - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Messier on the inside.
Messier lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Messier struggles to land a body shot inside as Song controls his hands.
Messier lands an elbow inside.
Song is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Messier lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Song.
Messier comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Messier prevents Song from breaking the clinch.
Messier comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A hook to the body from Messier.
A short body shot lands from Messier as the two fighters clinch.
Messier lands an elbow just above Song 's eye.
Messier lands an elbow inside.
Messier comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Messier scores with a shot to the side of Song's head.
Messier misses with a body punch.
Messier lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messier lands an elbow just above Song 's eye.
A nice right hand lands inside from Messier.
A left hand lands to the body for Messier.
Messier makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Song is looking to break free of the clinch but Messier has double underhooks.
Messier comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Song is looking to break free of the clinch but Messier has double underhooks.
Song takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice body punch from Messier.
Song takes an elbow to the forehead.
Messier lands a nice elbow.
A short right from Messier on the inside.
Messier lands a right hand.
Messier softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Messier lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Song.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Messier lands a hook that snaps the head of Song backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Messier.
Messier lands an elbow that stopped Song in his tracks for a moment.
Messier keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Song's efforts to push away.
Messier keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Song's efforts to push away.
Messier lands an elbow that stopped Song in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messier lands a shot to the body.
Messier presses Song against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Messier.
Messier stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Messier lands a nice elbow.
Messier creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Song's defenses.
Messier comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Messier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Messier lands a damaging elbow.
Messier lands a damaging elbow.
Song is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Messier lands a shot to the body.
Messier lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Messier.
Messier lands a nice elbow.
Messier gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Song tries to circle away but Messier has him pinned against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Messier.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Messier.
Messier gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Messier creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Song's defenses.
Messier lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Song backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gaston Messier dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Messier forces Song back against the cage and clinches.
Song wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Messier has him pressed against the cage.
Messier throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Messier has Song pressed against the cage, preventing Song from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Messier throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Songs head.
A short right from Messier on the inside.
Messier works on Song's body with a couple of short punches.
Messier lands a body punch.
Song takes an elbow to the temple.
Messier works on Song's body with a couple of short punches.
A shot in the inside from Messier.
Song working hard to break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Messier throws an elbow but misses.
Messier lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Song escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Song swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Song swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Messier fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Song fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Messier manages to avoid it.
As Song tries to get set, Messier tries to push him back and clinch up but Song manages to avoid the attempt.
Messier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Song swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jacob Song is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Song is breathing heavily.
Messier looks to score with a jab to the body but Song is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messier sizes up Song with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Messier is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Song looks to land a combination but Messier avoids it well.
Messier lands a body shot.
Messier bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Song in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Messier gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Song looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Messier lands an elbow just above Song 's eye.
A short uppercut from Messier.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Messier.
Messier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Song's elbow.
Messier lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Song is trying to break the clinch but Messier has him pressed against the cage.
Song is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Song takes an elbow to the temple.
Messier lands a right hand that snaps the head of Song backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Messier tries to work over Song's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Messier scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Messier gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Messier makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Messier lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Messier lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Messier keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Song's efforts to push away.
Messier lands a nice elbow.
Messier prevents Song from breaking the clinch.
Song pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab by Messier.
Messier clinches with his opponent.
Song breaks the clinch.
Messier is looking to clinch but Song is avoiding it.
Messier fails with an attempt to clinch.
Messier is looking to wear down Song with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Song swinging wildly here.
Messier moves into range and clinches up with Song.
Messier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Song's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messier lands a right hand that snaps the head of Song backwards.
Song takes an elbow to the forehead.
Messier lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Good body shot from Messier.
Messier lands an elbow just above Song 's eye.
Nice elbow from Messier.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Messier creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Song takes a shot to the head.
Song takes an elbow to the temple.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Messier.
A shot in the inside from Messier.
Song is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Messier lands an uppercut.
Messier lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Messier.
Messier lands a hook to the side of the head.
Messier lands a nice elbow.
Messier scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A hook to the body from Messier.
Messier working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Messier lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Messier lands an elbow that stopped Song in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messier lands a body shot in the clinch.
Messier lands a nice elbow.
Messier gets through Song's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Messier.
Messier lands an elbow just above Song 's eye.
Messier lands a nice shot to the body.
Messier gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Messier works on Song's body with a couple of short punches.
Song is trying to break free.
Song wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Messier is leaning against Song and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Messier.
Messier lands a right hand that snaps the head of Song backwards.
Messier lands a body shot.
Messier has Song pressed against the cage, preventing Song from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Messier lands an elbow that stopped Song in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Messier lands a nice elbow.
Messier tries to work over Song's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Messier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Messier.
Messier lands an elbow inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gaston Messier dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Messier closes the distance and pushes Song back into the cage.
Song is looking to break free of the clinch but Messier has double underhooks.
Messier lands an elbow just above Song 's eye.
Messier throws an elbow that misses.
Messier makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Messier throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Song tries to break free but Messier pushes him back against the cage.
Song pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Song misses with a straight right.
Jacob Song seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Song lands a slapping body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Messier. That snapped Song's head back.
Messier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Song can do to turn this around?
Song misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Song misses with a double jab
and Messier counters by clinching up.
Nice body punch from Messier - that landed with a thud.
Song wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Messier softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gaston Messier has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Song takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A right hand to the body from Messier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Song wants to break free but Messier has control.
A short left from Messier.
Messier creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Song's defenses.
Song looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Messier comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Song wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Messier scores with a shoulder strike.
Messier lands an elbow that stopped Song in his tracks for a moment.
Messier keeps control of Song as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Messier works on Song's body with a couple of short punches.
Messier throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Messier lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Messier keeps control of Song as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Messier pushes Song back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Song takes an elbow to the temple.
Messier lands a right hand that snaps the head of Song backwards.
A short uppercut from Messier.
Messier comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Song has had enough of the clinch but Messier keeps him there for the moment.
Messier misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Messier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Song blocks a body shot from Messier.
Messier works on Song's body with a couple of short punches.
Song's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Messier's jab looks to have found its range, popping Song under the eye.
Messier scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Song doesn't seem bothered though.
Messier jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Messier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Song.
Song misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Messier tries to keep at a distance but Song has taken the fight into the clinch.
Messier working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Messier on the inside.
Messier lands an elbow just above Song 's eye.
Messier misses with a hook to the ribs.
Messier is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Messier is leaning against Song and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Messier lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Messier stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Messier lands an elbow inside that Song shrugs off.
Messier lands an elbow that stopped Song in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messier lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Messier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Messier lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right from Messier.
Song wants to get back to striking at distance but Messier won't allow it.
Song's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Messier lands an elbow inside that Song shrugs off.
Messier digs a right hand into Song's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Song's gas tank.
Messier lands an elbow inside that Song shrugs off.
Messier lands an uppercut.
Messier lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Messier lands a body punch.
Messier tries to throw a body punch but Song avoids it by throwing Messier back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Messier creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Messier on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Messier.
Messier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Song's elbow.
Messier comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Messier keeps control of Song as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Messier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Messier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messier lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Messier.
Messier lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Messier scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Messier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Messier scores with a nice short uppercut.
Messier tries to work over Song's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Messier.
Song's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Messier.
A short body shot lands from Messier as the two fighters clinch.
Messier softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Messier lands an elbow inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Messier.
Song takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Messier.
Messier lands an elbow inside that Song shrugs off.
Messier lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Song backwards.
Jacob Song has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Song misses with a punch on the inside.
Messier pushes Song back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gaston Messier showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Messier, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaston Messier!
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RATING
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