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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Remington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Gordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barry Gordan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ron Remington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barry Gordan!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordan avoids the body shot from Remington.
Gordan gets caught flat footed, as Remington shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Remington working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Remington with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gordan is looking for a triangle but Remington pushes his legs off easily.
Remington postures up in Gordan's guard and throws a big left but Gordan blocks it.
Gordan keeping moving, preventing Remington from controlling successfully.
Gordan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Remington's guard.
Remington avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gordan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gordan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gordan trying to control but Remington is working from the bottom.
Remington is pulling down on Gordan's head. It's preventing any offense from Gordan, at least for the moment.
Remington is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Remington preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Remington not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Remington wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gordan fails to land with a series of punches.
Remington keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gordan.
Gordan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gordan showed some decent athleticism there.
Remington is defending against the submission attempts here by Gordan.
Remington is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gordan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gordan's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remington landing with strikes.
Gordan is covering up but some of the strikes from Remington are getting through and doing damage.
Gordan covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Gordan turns into Remington and is now in his guard.
Remington preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gordan wants to control from the top but Remington keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Remington looking for a sweep. Not yet Remington, not yet.
Remington utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gordan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Remington looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Remington is pulling down on Gordan's head. It's preventing any offense from Gordan, at least for the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Remington misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remington bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gordan's head.
Gordan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gordan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gordan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Remington swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Remington decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gordan tries to roll over but Remington keeps him under control.
Gordan gets full guard.
Remington postures up.
Gordan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Remington defends well.
Gordan looks gassed!
Remington landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Remington accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Remington stands up over Gordan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gordan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gordan keeping moving, preventing Remington from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Remington distracts Gordan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gordan looking for a sweep. Not yet Gordan, not yet.
Remington has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Remington thows a big elbow that misses.
Remington is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Remington cracks Gordan with a solid left hand.
Remington content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Remington prevents Gordan from getting back to his feet.
Remington throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Remington trying to control the position from guard on top but Gordan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Remington postures up in Gordan's guard and throws a big left but Gordan blocks it.
Remington scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gordan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Remington can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Remington dominated that round.
That's time! Remington's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice takedown defense from Remington. No joy for Gordan on that attempt.
Horrible takedown by Gordan or perhaps it was just good defense by Remington which made him look bad.
Remington throws a hook but Gordan blocks it.
Gordan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ron Remington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Gordan.
Gordan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Remington throws a right and a left that both miss.
Remington gets a takedown into half guard.
Gordan taking some punishment here, with Remington in his half guard.
Gordan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Remington.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Remington lands a nice short elbow.
Gordan is breathing heavily.
Gordan looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Remington is nestled in close to Gordan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Remington working the head and body with strikes.
Remington working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Remington not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Remington working Gordan over with strikes.
Gordan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Remington pulls his head out easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gordan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Remington lands strikes from half guard.
Remington scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gordan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ron Remington overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Remington passes Gordan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Remington is trying to work for a kimura but Gordan is defending well.
Remington missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Remington takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gordan wants to improve his position but Remington is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remington not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Remington looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gordan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Remington prevents Gordan from standing back up.
Remington winds up and cracks Gordan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Remington connects with a nice short shot to Gordan's temple.
Remington seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Remington.
Gordan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Remington landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Remington lands a nice short elbow.
Gordan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Remington.
Gordan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gordan.
Remington throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gordan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gordan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Remington.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gordan looking to control.
Remington scoring with some ground and pound.
Remington tries to free his leg and advance position but Gordan is retaining full guard.
Gordan wants to stand and escape but Remington is having none of it.
Remington thows a big elbow that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gordan scores with a hook to the body. Remington takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gordan misses with an uppercut.
Gordan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Remington defends it nicely.
Remington circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gordan throws an overhand right that lands on Remington's shoulder, as Remington tries to avoid the shot.
Gordan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Remington decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gordan's guard.
Remington scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remington keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gordan's head.
Remington wants to control from the top but Gordan keeps moving.
Gordan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Remington is one step ahead there.
Remington postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gordan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Remington is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Remington forces his way into half guard.
Remington drops an elbow to the side of Gordan's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Remington works his way into full mount!
Remington dominating with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gordan is in a horrible position here. Remington smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Remington dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gordan moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Ron Remington has been cut.
Gordan fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Gordan with that takedown attempt.
Remington throws out a powerful jab.
Some wild striking there from Remington.
Remington uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gordan.
Gordan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gordan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Remington will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Remington connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gordan fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordan misses with a wild body shot.
Gordan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gordan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Remington wants to control but Gordan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gordan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Remington knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Remington keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Remington tries to roll over but Gordan keeps him under control.
Gordan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gordan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remington trying to control here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Remington is defended easily by Gordan.
Ron Remington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gordan tries to clinch but Remington moves out of range.
Gordan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Remington paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gordan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Remington counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ron Remington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Gordan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remington is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gordan wants to get back to his feet.
Remington takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gordan is looking to improve his position.
Remington is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Remington connects with a nice short shot to Gordan's temple.
Remington lands with a punch from half guard.
Remington working the head and body with strikes.
Gordan gets back to full guard.
Gordan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Remington keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gordan's head.
Remington cracks Gordan with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remington stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gordan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gordan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Remington is aware though and is defending well.
Remington working some strikes from top position.
Remington stops Gordan from standing up.
Remington lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gordan keeping moving, preventing Remington from controlling successfully.
Gordan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Remington makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Remington postures up and lands a big shot to Gordan's brow.
Remington is in close to Gordan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Remington connects with a couple of short punches.
Barry Gordan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ron Remington is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Remington throws and elbow that misses. Gordan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Remington's guard. Nice move by Gordan!
Gordan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Remington's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Remington showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Remington, 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Remington!
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