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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lamar Bradshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Gatho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gatho has chosen 666 - Bomba! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Lamar Bradshaw has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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190 lbs
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187 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lamar Bradshaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Gatho!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Bradshaw.
Bradshaw connects with a body shot.
Bradshaw tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bradshaw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gatho closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bradshaw to the mat! Bradshaw manages to get full guard.
Gatho wants to control from the top but Bradshaw keeps moving.
Bradshaw on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bradshaw tries to get out of the position.
Gatho lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gatho trying to control the position from guard on top but Bradshaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gatho throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bradshaw works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gatho looking to sit in guard and control but Bradshaw gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradshaw 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.
Bradshaw wants to control from the top but Gatho keeps moving.
Gatho wants to sweep but no luck.
Gatho controls Bradshaw momentarily but Bradshaw frees himself.
Gatho wants to sweep here but Bradshaw controlling him for the moment.
Gatho throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bradshaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Gatho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatho has his foot on Bradshaw's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bradshaw works his way back into a safe position though.
Bradshaw wanted to stand there but Gatho had control of the position.
Gatho wants to sweep here but Bradshaw controlling him for the moment.
Gatho is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bradshaw looking to sit in guard and control but Gatho gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bradshaw 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw is looking to stand up but Gatho isn't so interested in that idea.
Bradshaw wants to sweep but no luck.
Gatho passes into half guard.
Bradshaw works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bradshaw will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gatho is pushing down on Bradshaw's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bradshaw is fighting to maintain full guard but Gatho has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gatho trying to control from half guard but Bradshaw is working away.
Bradshaw knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gatho on the ground.
Bradshaw preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Gatho seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatho is trying to control. Bradshaw wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gatho tries to pass to full mount but Bradshaw defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gatho sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gatho wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bradshaw keeps working.
Gatho is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gatho tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bradshaw knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ben Gatho was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bradshaw feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gatho's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Gatho 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.
Bradshaw chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bradshaw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gatho fails to land the takedown.
Gatho shoots in but Bradshaw avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bradshaw.
Gatho drives through with a takedown into Bradshaw's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gatho 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.
Gatho stopping the sweep attempt from Bradshaw.
Gatho throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatho won't allow Bradshaw to get back to his feet.
Gatho wants to pass the guard but Bradshaw is keeping the position.
Gatho stopping the sweep attempt from Bradshaw.
Gatho trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bradshaw keeping moving, preventing Gatho from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gatho blocks a head kick by Bradshaw.
Bradshaw lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gatho shoots in looking for a takedown but Bradshaw manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gatho's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lamar Bradshaw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Gatho.
Gatho shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bradshaw as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Bradshaw coming out on top.
Gatho blocks a jab.
Bradshaw wants to land a leg kick but Gatho is out of range.
Gatho closes the distance and clinches up with Bradshaw, looking for a takedown. Gatho pushes Bradshaw against the cage but Bradshaw circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gatho shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gatho shoots for a takedown but Bradshaw saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bradshaw defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gatho.
Bradshaw with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lamar Bradshaw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bradshaw misses with a double jab.
Bradshaw leaves Gatho with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gatho is breathing heavily.
Bradshaw gets caught flat footed, as Gatho shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bradshaw looking for a sweep. Not yet Bradshaw, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatho trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gatho is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bradshaw pulls Gatho in close to his closed guard and prevents Gatho from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gatho trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bradshaw throws a right and a left that Gatho avoids nicely.
Gatho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bradshaw moves away.
Bradshaw throws a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatho shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bradshaw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Horrible takedown by Gatho or perhaps it was just good defense by Bradshaw which made him look bad.
Nice takedown defense from Bradshaw. No joy for Gatho on that attempt.
Bradshaw tries to close the distance and clinch but Gatho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bradshaw lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gatho's sensitive parts.
Gatho fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bradshaw avoids it really well and circles away.
Bradshaw connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bradshaw throws a leg kick which misses Gatho's front leg but catches the back leg as Gatho tries to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bradshaw working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lamar Bradshaw dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bradshaw connects with a nice looking jab.
Bradshaw fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gatho.
Bradshaw stuffs the takedown attempt from Gatho. Gatho gets slowly back to his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gatho checks a leg kick.
Donk. Gatho catches Bradshaw right on the button with a cross.
Bradshaw is looking to slow Gatho down with leg kicks.
Bradshaw tries to clinch up but Gatho circles away and keeps his distance.
Gatho shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bradshaw's guard.
Gatho prevents Bradshaw from getting back to his feet.
Bradshaw is looking to sweep but instead, Gatho has passed into half guard.
Bradshaw tries to get to full guard but Gatho has control of the leg.
Bradshaw is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradshaw is looking to control Gatho's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bradshaw avoid being mounted?
Bradshaw tries to kick Gatho off but Gatho keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gatho is looking to take a break and control but Bradshaw is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gatho works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gatho landing strikes from the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The referee warns Bradshaw that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gatho looking to control but Bradshaw is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bradshaw is in a horrible position here. Gatho smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gatho trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gatho content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gatho.
Bradshaw tries to hold on but Gatho pushes him away.
Gatho landing strikes from the mount and Bradshaw is in trouble!
Bradshaw is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ben Gatho has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bradshaw is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gatho working the ground and pound effectively.
Gatho unloads with some shots from mount but Bradshaw bucks and avoids them well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatho landing strikes from the mount.
Bradshaw is desperately trying to improve his position but Gatho has a good base and remains in mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bradshaw regains half guard.
Bradshaw is refusing to be controlled, as Gatho sits in half guard.
Gatho has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gatho controlling the action here.
Gatho looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gatho prevents Bradshaw from standing back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Gatho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gatho has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Gatho!
During a confident post fight interview, Ben Gatho thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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