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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rockwell Mcgee (ranked 679 p4p, 1884 weight class) and Raphael De La Ghetto (ranked 78 p4p, 198 weight class). Mcgee comes to the cage accompanied by No More Hot Dogs. De La Ghetto has chosen Fresh Prince - Geoffrey Poet as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rockwell Mcgee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raphael De La Ghetto!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Ghetto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mcgee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mcgee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Rockwell Mcgee has been cut.
Raphael De La Ghetto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Mcgee.
Mcgee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab, jab by Mcgee - just one landing.
De La Ghetto throws the left hand but Mcgee avoids the punch easily.
Mcgee seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nice defenses there by Mcgee.
Mcgee is looking for a counter combo.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De La Ghetto.
De La Ghetto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mcgee.
Mcgee on the wrong end of a nice hook.
De La Ghetto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mcgee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De La Ghetto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De La Ghetto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mcgee at a distance.
Mcgee cracks De La Ghetto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Ghetto misses with a straight right.
Mcgee looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mcgee ducks under a wild hook from De La Ghetto.
Mcgee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De La Ghetto scores with a shot to the body.
Mcgee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mcgee ducks under a wild hook from De La Ghetto.
Rockwell Mcgee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De La Ghetto throws a body shot but no joy.
De La Ghetto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mcgee counters with a straight right hand.
De La Ghetto dodges the punch combination from Mcgee.
Mcgee throws a body shot but no joy.
Mcgee moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Mcgee misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Ghetto misses with a hook to the body
and De La Ghetto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcgee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De La Ghetto misses the shot to the body.
Mcgee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De La Ghetto.
De La Ghetto changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mcgee looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mcgee tries to escape but De La Ghetto is in control.
Mcgee is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at California Top Team that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
De La Ghetto tries to move into full mount but can't pass Mcgee's legs.
De La Ghetto lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
De La Ghetto sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mcgee is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Mcgee wants to get back to his feet but De La Ghetto drags him back down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcgee explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
De La Ghetto shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mcgee kicks De La Ghetto off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Ghetto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mcgee can pounce on him.
Mcgee throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by De La Ghetto.
De La Ghetto shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. De La Ghetto showed some decent athleticism there.
Mcgee is trying to stand.
Mcgee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
De La Ghetto is looking for a kimura but Mcgee is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for De La Ghetto to get the leverage.
Mcgee makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
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!
De La Ghetto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De La Ghetto cracks Mcgee with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
De La Ghetto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mcgee's head backwards.
Mcgee scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De La Ghetto.
De La Ghetto throws a lazy uppercut
and Mcgee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De La Ghetto with a jab.
De La Ghetto dives in for a single leg takedown but Mcgee sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rockwell Mcgee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raphael De La Ghetto.
A big left from De La Ghetto misses.
De La Ghetto tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mcgee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab by Mcgee.
Mcgee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De La Ghetto throws a body punch but Mcgee moves out of range.
Mcgee went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De La Ghetto rushes Mcgee and presses him up against the cage.
De La Ghetto is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mcgee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mcgee prevents a body shot from De La Ghetto.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rockwell Mcgee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rockwell Mcgee's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mcgee scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
De La Ghetto misses with a wild body shot.
Mcgee is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
De La Ghetto cracks Mcgee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mcgee is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mcgee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De La Ghetto.
Mcgee pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces De La Ghetto back to the cage. Mcgee follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
De La Ghetto misses with a body shot
enabling Mcgee to counter with a crisp jab.
De La Ghetto gets a clinch.
Mcgee wants to get back to striking at distance but De La Ghetto won't allow it.
Mcgee breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot by De La Ghetto.
Rockwell Mcgee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De La Ghetto misses with a body punch
and Mcgee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mcgee throws a looping overhand right but De La Ghetto ducks down to avoid it.
Rockwell Mcgee is winning the standup battle so far.
Mcgee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De La Ghetto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Ghetto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mcgee slips a straight right by De La Ghetto.
De La Ghetto throws a shot from downtown. Mcgee moves away and avoids it.
Mcgee throws a right hand that misses
and De La Ghetto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De La Ghetto lands a nice looking body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by De La Ghetto as he connects with a hook.
Mcgee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mcgee misses with a straight right.
De La Ghetto throws the left hand but Mcgee avoids the punch easily.
Nice sprawl there from Mcgee as De La Ghetto shoots in.
Mcgee slips a jab from De La Ghetto.
Mcgee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from De La Ghetto does no damage.
De La Ghetto looks to land a combination but Mcgee avoids it well.
Mcgee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De La Ghetto tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mcgee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mcgee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mcgee moves out of range of the strikes.
Mcgee seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
De La Ghetto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mcgee, pushing him back against the cage.
De La Ghetto cracks Mcgee with a nice body shot.
Mcgee gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from De La Ghetto.
Mcgee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mcgee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De La Ghetto lunges at Mcgee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mcgee's hand.
Mcgee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mcgee walks into a left hand.
Mcgee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De La Ghetto circles away quickly and effectively.
De La Ghetto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mcgee was well out of range. Poor timing from De La Ghetto.
A quick step to the side and Mcgee tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
De La Ghetto fails to land the takedown.
Rockwell Mcgee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raphael De La Ghetto.
De La Ghetto misses with a body shot.
Mcgee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
De La Ghetto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
De La Ghetto throws a big shot that misses.
De La Ghetto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mcgee but Mcgee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mcgee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Ghetto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
De La Ghetto misses the shot to the body.
De La Ghetto just misses with a punch to the body.
Mcgee tried to counter with a leg kick but De La Ghetto avoided it.
Mcgee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mcgee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from De La Ghetto.
De La Ghetto throws a looping overhand right but Mcgee ducks down to avoid it.
Mcgee scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
De La Ghetto walks into a straight right hand from Mcgee.
Mcgee cracks De La Ghetto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rockwell Mcgee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rockwell Mcgee's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A punch combination from Mcgee misses.
De La Ghetto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
De La Ghetto misses the shot to the body.
Mcgee ducks under a wild hook from De La Ghetto.
De La Ghetto misses with a hook
and Mcgee counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice combination there by Mcgee.
De La Ghetto is rocked!
De La Ghetto darts in looking for a takedown but Mcgee gets double underhooks and turns De La Ghetto into the cage.
Mcgee throws a big counter combination but De La Ghetto scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
De La Ghetto tries to clinch but Mcgee moves out of range.
Mcgee throwing a counter right hand but De La Ghetto manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcgee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from De La Ghetto.
A head kick misses from Mcgee.
Mcgee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mcgee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgee swings away with a body shot that misses
and De La Ghetto counters with a straight right hand.
Mcgee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De La Ghetto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De La Ghetto dives in for a single leg takedown but Mcgee sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rockwell Mcgee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raphael De La Ghetto.
De La Ghetto just misses with a punch to the body.
Mcgee misses with a jab, cross combination.
De La Ghetto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mcgee is looking for a counter combo.
Mcgee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
De La Ghetto tries to clinch up
and Mcgee counters with a leg kick.
De La Ghetto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De La Ghetto blocks a head kick by Mcgee.
De La Ghetto tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Mcgee.
Mcgee digs a good hook to De La Ghetto's body.
De La Ghetto lands a jab to the head.
De La Ghetto shoots for a takedown but Mcgee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcgee thumps De La Ghetto with a low kick.
De La Ghetto misses with a straight right.
Mcgee misses with a shot to the body
and De La Ghetto counters with a stiff right hand.
De La Ghetto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mcgee.
Mcgee throws a big counter combination but De La Ghetto scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mcgee moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mcgee misses with a two punch combination.
Mcgee lands a nice looking body shot.
A big left from De La Ghetto misses.
Rockwell Mcgee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Ghetto digs a good hook to Mcgee's body.
De La Ghetto swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mcgee counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mcgee moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
De La Ghetto scores with a sloppy right hand. Mcgee should have avoided that one.
De La Ghetto swings for the body but Mcgee moves out of range.
Raphael De La Ghetto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De La Ghetto just misses with a punch to the body.
Mcgee thumps De La Ghetto with a low kick.
Mcgee walks into a stiff left hand from De La Ghetto.
Nice takedown defense from Mcgee. No joy for De La Ghetto on that attempt.
Mcgee thinks about countering with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Mcgee.
Mcgee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Ghetto swings widly with a right hand
and Mcgee counters with a left and a right that stings De La Ghetto.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De La Ghetto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
De La Ghetto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
De La Ghetto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mcgee manages to avoid it.
As De La Ghetto looks to move away, Mcgee throws a big counter combo but De La Ghetto just gets out of the way.
Mcgee lands with a nice body punch.
De La Ghetto dives in and grabs Mcgee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mcgee pushes down on De La Ghetto's head and hops out.
A jab from De La Ghetto misses.
De La Ghetto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mcgee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De La Ghetto misses with a body punch
and Mcgee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mcgee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mcgee is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rockwell Mcgee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mcgee, 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rockwell Mcgee!
Rockwell Mcgee took some time post fight to say the following; 'What did the giraffe say when he walked into the bar? He said, “Highballs on me, ladies!”'.
Raphael De La Ghetto spoke after the fight, saying 'Cannon to the right of them. Cannon to the left of them. Cannon in front of them. Volleyed and thundered!'.
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