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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabbie Jay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Makori Waithaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jay comes to the ring accompanied by Why Can't We Be Friends. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gabbie Jay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Makori Waithaka!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waithaka takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Waithaka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jay throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Waithaka defending well as Jay loads up on a big left hand.
Waithaka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jay lands a glancing blow to the side of Waithaka's head.
Jay tests Waithaka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Waithaka shoots in for a double leg but Jay sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Waithaka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jay will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Waithaka tries to clinch there but Jay circles away.
Jay lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Waithaka circles away quickly and effectively.
Jay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Waithaka moves away.
Nice sprawl there from Jay as Waithaka shoots in.
Waithaka doesn't manage to clinch there - Jay circles away.
Waithaka throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jay's waist but Jay gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Waithaka off to one side.
Gabbie Jay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Makori Waithaka.
Waithaka takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Waithaka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jay paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Waithaka walks into a stiff left hand from Jay.
Waithaka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jay instigates a clinch.
Waithaka fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay tries to break free but Waithaka pushes him back against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Waithaka just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jay's brow.
Jay is trying to force a seperation but Waithaka has the dominant position.
Waithaka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Waithaka fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jay has had enough of the clinch but Waithaka keeps him there for the moment.
Waithaka throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Waithaka jumps guard but Jay stands there with Waithaka around his waist. Waithaka gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Waithaka throws a punch but it's blocked by Jay.
Waithaka looks gassed!
Waithaka working hard to break the clinch.
Waithaka lands a damaging elbow.
Jay is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Waithaka is keeping busy.
Waithaka has a couple of punches blocked by Jay.
Waithaka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jay breaks the clinch.
Jay lands with a straight right. Waithaka didn't see that one coming.
Jay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jay throws out a powerful jab.
Jay scores with a jab to the head.
A left and a right from Jay both land. Nice combination.
Waithaka walks into a stiff left hand from Jay.
Jay misses with a few strikes there.
Nice uppercut lands for Jay. That snapped Waithaka's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay clinches with his opponent.
Jay is trying to break free.
Waithaka tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jay smiles and moves away.
Jay uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Waithaka darts in trying to clinch
and Jay counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jay.
A frustrated look appears on Jay's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Waithaka misses with a knee to the head.
Waithaka tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jay just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Waithaka tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jay just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Waithaka keeps control of Jay as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Waithaka tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jay smiles and moves away.
Waithaka fails with the takedown
and Jay holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jay working hard to break the clinch.
Jay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jay lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jay moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jay throws a nice looking combination but Waithaka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jay scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jay scores with a crisp jab that stopped Waithaka in his tracks.
Jay lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Decent striking displayed by Jay there.
Jay takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jay dips to his left and cracks Waithaka with an uppercut!
Jay scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A left and a right from Jay both land. Nice combination.
Waithaka takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Waithaka is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Waithaka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jay.
Jay is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jay throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Makori Waithaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waithaka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jay connects with a right hand. Waithaka shakes it off.
Waithaka has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jay throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Waithaka.
Good exchange - Jay coming out on top.
Waithaka is trying desperately to land a takedown but Jay is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Waithaka.
A combination from Jay does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jay scores with a jab to the body.
Jay connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Waithaka's hands.
Jay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Waithaka takes one on the button.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jay.
A combination from Jay does no damage.
Jay lands a right hook to the body.
Jay shoots in and bounces Waithaka off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Jay wanted to stand there but Waithaka had control of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jay trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Waithaka manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Jay tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabbie Jay dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Waithaka tries to clinch
and Jay counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice takedown defense from Waithaka. No joy for Jay on that attempt.
Jay connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jay is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jab by Jay.
Jay connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Waithaka shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Jay to counter with a crisp jab.
Gabbie Jay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Waithaka closes the distance looking to clinch
so Jay counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Waithaka throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Waithaka has a closed guard, preventing Jay from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jay accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jay is looking to stand up but Waithaka won't let him.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jay fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Waithaka looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Waithaka shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jay as he jumps to the side.
Waithaka changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jay tries to avoid it but Waithaka manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jay to the ground. Jay escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gabbie Jay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Makori Waithaka.
Waithaka dodges the punch combination from Jay.
Jay misses with a jab, cross combination.
Waithaka tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jay counters with a left and a right that stings Waithaka.
Jay scores with a jab to the head.
Jay scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jay misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jay uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jay stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jay thuds a left hand into Waithaka's body.
Jay scores with a three punch combo!
Waithaka dodges the punch combination from Jay.
Waithaka takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Waithaka on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Waithaka misses with a kick to the body
and Jay counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Waithaka's guard now.
Jay is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Waithaka can do to turn this around?
Waithaka is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Waithaka is looking to stand up but Jay isn't so interested in that idea.
Jay is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jay is looking to stand up but Waithaka won't let him.
Waithaka lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jay!
Jay is bucking up trying to escape but Waithaka cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabbie Jay dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A left and a right from Jay both land. Nice combination.
Waithaka shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jay as he jumps to the side.
Jay misses with a body kick.
A combination from Jay does no damage.
Jay lands a nice shot to the body.
Jay gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jay wants to break the clinch but can't.
Waithaka tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jay just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Waithaka working aggressively here.
Jay displaying some good clinch control by pressing Waithaka up against the ropes.
Jay is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Waithaka tries to pull guard but Jay holds him up against the ropes and eventually Waithaka drops back down to his feet.
Gabbie Jay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Makori Waithaka.
Jay looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jay tries to break free but Waithaka pushes him back against the ropes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Waithaka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jay manages to break the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Jay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Jay both land. Nice combination.
Waithaka darts in trying to clinch
and Jay cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Waithaka clinches but Jay breaks the clinch
and Jay moves into the clinch.
Waithaka manages to break the clinch.
Jay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jay uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Waithaka has time to react.
Waithaka wants to clinch but Jay slips to the side
and Jay counters with a one-two to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jay.
Waithaka shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jay defends it nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Jay. That snapped Waithaka's head back.
Jay displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jay misses with a two punch combination.
Jay scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Waithaka tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay lands a body shot.
Waithaka looks to clinch
and Jay moves into the clinch.
Jay wants to break free but Waithaka has control.
Jay wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Waithaka has him pressed against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Waithaka.
Waithaka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jay's efforts to push away.
Jay can't get the takedown.
Waithaka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Waithaka tries for a takedown but Jay circles away easily
and Jay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jay keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jay lands a jab to Waithaka's midsection.
Waithaka throws a series of punches but Jay moves out of range.
Jay lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Waithaka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jay.
Waithaka avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waithaka clinches with his opponent.
Waithaka manages to break the clinch.
Waithaka shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jay cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jay looks to land a combination but Waithaka avoids it well.
Jay looks to throw the jab but Waithaka is out of range.
Waithaka rushes Jay and presses him up against the ropes.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gabbie Jay is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Waithaka goes for a takedown attempt but Jay pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Waithaka misses with a takedown attempt
and Jay counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jay.
Waithaka tries to score a body lock takedown but Jay shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Waithaka connects with a knee to the head.
Jay wants to break free but Waithaka has control.
Jay is trying to break the clinch but Waithaka is controlling him.
Jay wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waithaka manages to break the clinch.
Jay lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Waithaka backs up against the ropes.
Jay lands a nice hook to Waithaka's body. Waithaka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jay throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Makori Waithaka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Waithaka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Waithaka darts in trying to clinch
and Jay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jay cracks Waithaka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Waithaka tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jay counters with a stiff right hand.
Gabbie Jay is winning the standup battle so far.
Jay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Jay misses.
Waithaka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jay counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jay moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabbie Jay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jay has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Roberts scores the fight for Gabbie Jay!
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Gabbie Jay!
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Gabbie Jay!
Gabbie Jay wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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