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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chester Gates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Macgowan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gates comes to the cage accompanied by American Badass - Kid Rock. Macgowan has chosen Nyan Cat as his entrance music. Justin Macgowan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chester Gates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Macgowan!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gates throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Macgowan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gates to the mat! Gates manages to get full guard.
Macgowan postures up in Gates's guard and throws a big left but Gates blocks it.
Gates keeping moving, preventing Macgowan from controlling successfully.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Macgowan has eaten all the pies!
Macgowan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Macgowan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Both fighters circling a little - Gates finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gates with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Macgowan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gates pinned against the cage. Gates gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gates throws a series of strikes that have Macgowan backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gates lands a two punch combo.
Macgowan moves into the clinch successfully.
Macgowan fails to pull guard.
Gates pushes Macgowan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gates cracks Macgowan with a nice body shot.
Gates working hard to break the clinch.
Macgowan fails to pull guard.
Chester Gates has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Macgowan.
Gates breaks from the clinch.
That kick from Gates tenderised Macgowan's leg. Macgowan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Macgowan looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gates thows a body kick. Macgowan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gates moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gates blocks the elbow strike.
Macgowan fails to pull guard.
Gates pressing his opponent against the cage.
Macgowan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gates looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Macgowan jumps guard but Gates stands there with Macgowan around his waist. Macgowan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gates escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chester Gates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gates throws a right hand that Macgowan ducks under and follows up with a left that Macgowan also avoids with ease.
Gates gets a clinch.
Gates breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gates scores with a three punch combo!
Gates thows a body kick. Macgowan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A left and a right from Gates both land. Nice combination.
Gates throws the kick towards the body but Macgowan avoids it.
Nice takedown defense from Gates. No joy for Macgowan on that attempt.
Macgowan tries to sprawl but Gates drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Macgowan throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gates controlling the action here.
Gates has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Chester Gates.
Gates instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chester Gates dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Macgowan shoots for a takedown but Gates saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Macgowan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gates as he avoids it easily.
Gates's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gates duly obliges.
Gates closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gates just content to control the position.
Gates trying to control the action but Macgowan is working from the bottom.
Gates is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Macgowan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macgowan regains half guard.
Gates gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Gates shoots in and gets a takedown into Macgowan's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Macgowan can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gates decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Macgowan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chester Gates has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Macgowan.
Macgowan looks for a takedown but Gates sprawls well.
Macgowan is breathing heavily.
Jab by Gates.
Macgowan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gates was well out of range. Poor timing from Macgowan.
Gates looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gates will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gates trying to control the position from guard on top but Macgowan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gates stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Macgowan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Macgowan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gates has Macgowan up against the cage in a clinch.
Gates breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gates looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gates is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gates is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gates wants to take a breather but Macgowan is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gates is working for a kimura but Macgowan is defending it quite comfortably.
Gates wants to stand but Macgowan has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chester Gates dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Macgowan gets caught flat footed, as Gates shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gates trying to control but Macgowan is working from the bottom.
Macgowan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gates trying to control but Macgowan is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Chester Gates just wasn't active enough.
Gates lands with a nice body kick.
Macgowan avoids the body shot from Gates.
Gates is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Macgowan can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macgowan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gates misses with a jab, cross combination.
Macgowan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Macgowan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Macgowan wants to stand but Gates is controlling the position.
Gates takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Macgowan has a closed guard, preventing Gates from standing up.
Gates pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Macgowan is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macgowan keeping moving, preventing Gates from controlling successfully.
Chester Gates has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Gates has taken the fight to the clinch.
Macgowan fails to pull guard.
Macgowan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gates breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Gates scores with a four punch combination!
Macgowan gets caught flat footed, as Gates shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Macgowan is trying to control the position but Gates postures up.
Macgowan is striking from the bottom but Gates uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Gates is trying to work for a kimura but Macgowan is defending well.
Macgowan wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macgowan trying to hold on to Gates's head to control him but Gates postures up.
Macgowan keeping hold of Gates's head, controlling as best he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Macgowan tries to get to full guard but Gates has control of the leg.
Chester Gates is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chester Gates showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gates 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chester Gates!
Chester Gates made sure to mention his sponsor, GR Design - Elegance and Comfort (Made in Italy) in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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