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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Hinton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gangles McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hinton comes to the cage accompanied by Death to All. The crowd seem to be enjoying McGee's choice of entrance music: Rottencore by Spitting Vitriol. 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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215 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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210 cm
27
214 lbs
9 - 5 - 1 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Scott Hinton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Gangles McGee!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGee scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
McGee looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Hinton moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hinton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hinton has his hands on McGee's head, controlling the position.
McGee preventing the sweep.
Hinton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McGee is looking to stand up but Hinton won't let him.
McGee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hinton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
McGee trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hinton's guard.
Hinton is controlling McGee's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hinton works over McGee's head and body with a nice combination.
Hinton jabs at McGee's body.
Hinton moves into range and connects with a jab.
McGee walks into a jab.
Hinton shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. McGee manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hinton wants to control from the top but McGee keeps moving.
Hinton postures up in McGee's guard and throws a big left but McGee blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hinton wants to control from the top but McGee keeps moving.
Hinton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hinton forces his way into half guard.
Hinton content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hinton is looking for a kimura but McGee is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hinton to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee is trying to stand.
Hinton drops an elbow to the side of McGee's head.
Hinton controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hinton winds up and cracks McGee with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hinton controlling the action here.
Hinton is trying to control. McGee wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hinton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hinton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hinton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hinton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McGee's head.
Hinton controlling the action here.
Hinton is trying to control. McGee wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Hinton dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hinton clobbers McGee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A left lands for Hinton.
Gangles McGee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hinton lands a nice hook to McGee's body. McGee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McGee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hinton shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in McGee's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hinton is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hinton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McGee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McGee is breathing heavily.
McGee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hinton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McGee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinton trying to control but McGee is working from the bottom.
Hinton controlling from the top position.
Scott Hinton has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hinton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hinton drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hinton trying to control but McGee is working from the bottom.
Hinton is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McGee is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hinton slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hinton wants to control from the top but McGee keeps moving.
Scott Hinton has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
McGee tries to sprawl but Hinton drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hinton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hinton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McGee does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hinton controlling the action here.
Hinton thows a huge punch but McGee dodges it nicely.
Hinton takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hinton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hinton wants to lay and pray for a moment but McGee keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Scott Hinton wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hinton scores with a jab to the head.
Hinton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hinton landing strikes from the mount and McGee is in trouble!
Hinton lands a heavy elbow.
Hinton scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish McGee?
McGee really wants to buck Hinton off and get back to his feet.
Hinton 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.
Hinton is working for a guillotine from mount but McGee frees his head quite easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hinton postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. McGee looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Hinton dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hinton digs a good hook to McGee's body.
McGee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hinton counters with a right hand to the body.
Hinton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hinton cracks McGee with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A combination from McGee does no damage.
Hinton throws a one two combo.
Hinton thows a body shot but no joy.
Hinton scores with a hook to the body. McGee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hinton lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hinton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hinton bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
McGee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinton throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hinton wants to control but McGee is keeping him busy.
Hinton moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Check out the look on Hinton's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hinton wants to control but McGee is keeping him busy.
Hinton is trying to get an arm triangle but McGee is defending well.
Hinton is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McGee knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hinton controlling from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinton throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hinton scoring with punches from side control.
Hinton takes a little break here. McGee wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Hinton cracks McGee with a big elbow.
Hinton working the head and body with strikes.
Gangles McGee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scott Hinton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hinton content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Hinton has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hinton's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hinton seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down McGee for as long as he can get away with.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Hinton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hinton 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Hinton!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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