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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conway Pulford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonel Gatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pulford comes to the cage accompanied by Im The Nemesis!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Conway Pulford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonel Gatti!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gatti steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pulford.
Pulford throws a jab but it's blocked by Gatti.
Gatti clinches up with Pulford and pushes him back against the cage.
Gatti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gatti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gatti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
It looks like Conway Pulford has been cut.
Pulford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pulford has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gatti gets control of Pulford's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gatti will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Gatti has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pulford can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gatti trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pulford got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gatti has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pulford has managed to get both his arms back between Gatti's legs - danger averted.
Gatti throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pulford wants to pass the guard but Gatti is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gatti is pulling down on Pulford's head to control his posture.
Gatti is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gatti manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pulford manages to get himself to full guard.
Gatti postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pulford is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gatti, into his guard.
Pulford won't allow Gatti to sweep him here.
Gatti has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Lebowski MMA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gatti keeping moving, preventing Pulford from controlling successfully.
Pulford content to stall in guard here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gatti is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gatti ducks right into an uppercut from Pulford.
It looks like Leonel Gatti has been cut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pulford.
Pulford scores with a hook to the body. Gatti takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gatti stuns Pulford with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Conway Pulford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pulford feints and then cracks Gatti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gatti down.
Pulford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gatti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gatti stuns Pulford with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonel Gatti dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Pulford's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gatti swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pulford.
Gatti looks to land a left hand but Pulford moved out of range nicely.
A quick step to the side and Pulford tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Gatti misses.
A jab from Gatti misses.
Gatti looks to land a combination. Pulford sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gatti misses with a series of wild punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Gatti as he connects with a hook.
Gatti misses with a straight right.
Pulford scores with a leg kick.
Pulford looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pulford scores with a kick to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gatti throws a hook but Pulford avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pulford looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gatti rushes Pulford and presses him up against the cage.
Gatti misses with a punch to the body.
Gatti struggles to land a body shot inside as Pulford controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pulford.
Gatti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Gatti.
Gatti has Pulford pressed against the cage.
Pulford has had enough of the clinch but Gatti keeps him there for the moment.
Gatti fails to pull guard.
Pulford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pulford gets underhooks to prevent Gatti's takedown attempt.
Pulford wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pulford pushes Gatti back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pulford is pushing Gatti up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulford lands a shoulder strike.
Pulford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pulford throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pulford keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gatti.
Pulford lands with a thumping leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pulford.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gatti misses with a straight right.
Gatti misses with an uppercut
and Pulford counters with a good low kick that Gatti was not able to check.
Pulford dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gatti. That did some damage!
Pulford misses with a head kick.
Pulford scores with a hook.
Pulford lands a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Pulford.
Gatti swings for the body but Pulford moves out of range.
Pulford with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pulford connects with a leg kick. Gatti looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pulford lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gatti has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pulford.
Pulford lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gatti tries to move into range but Pulford moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pulford avoids the body shot from Gatti.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pulford!
Pulford takes a swing at Gatti's ribcage but misses.
Gatti wants to counter the offense by Pulford and move into the clinch position.
Pulford thumps Gatti with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gatti misses with a takedown attempt
and Pulford counters with a nice uppercut.
Conway Pulford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonel Gatti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulford throws a nice head kick!
Pulford throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gatti's head.
Gatti throws a jab but it's blocked by Pulford.
Gatti's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pulford connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gatti scrambles back to his feet.
Pulford misses the shot to the body.
Pulford throws a right hand that Gatti ducks under and follows up with a left that Gatti also avoids with ease.
Gatti feints the counter takedown.
Pulford blocks a jab.
Pulford swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gatti crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pulford - the referee stops the clock and Gatti gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pulford. Gatti manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gatti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gatti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pulford lands with an uppercut that bounces Gatti off the cage and back into range.
Pulford wants to land a leg kick but Gatti is out of range.
Pulford throws a front kick aimed at Gatti's knee but Gatti avoids it well.
Gatti now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conway Pulford dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A big right from Gatti misses.
Pulford defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gatti.
Gatti scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pulford doesn't seem bothered though.
Pulford goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gatti throws a body shot but no joy.
Pulford works Gatti's body with a nice hook.
Gatti avoids the head kick by Pulford.
Gatti takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That has opened up Leonel Gatti's cut even more.
Gatti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pulford connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulford feints and then cracks Gatti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gatti down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gatti. Pulford does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pulford scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gatti avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulford throws a leg kick but Gatti checks it.
Gatti takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gatti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gatti checks the leg kick.
Pulford throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gatti misses with a hook.
Pulford thows a body kick. Gatti tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pulford comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pulford lands a nice hook to Gatti's body. Gatti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pulford scores with a head kick. Gatti tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Some wild striking there from Gatti.
Gatti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crunch! Pulford slams his shin into Gatti's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatti on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Conway Pulford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pulford scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gatti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gatti tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pulford connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pulford attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gatti changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gatti misses with a looping left.
Good standup being displayed there by Pulford as he connects with a hook.
Gatti has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pulford.
Pulford explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gatti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pulford misses with a leg kick.
Gatti misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gatti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pulford swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pulford will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
You can see that Gatti has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Gatti misses with a double jab
and Pulford counters with a nice body kick.
Pulford throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gatti closes the distance and clinches up with Pulford, looking for a takedown. Gatti pushes Pulford against the cage but Pulford circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pulford connects with a right hand. Gatti shakes it off.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pulford.
Pulford lands with a nice body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pulford.
Pulford lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gatti takes a step back to recover.
Pulford lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pulford fakes the leg kick and cracks Gatti in the body.
Gatti blocks a head kick by Pulford.
Pulford turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gatti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pulford manages to avoid it.
As Gatti backs away, Pulford returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gatti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pulford jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Pulford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pulford moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gatti has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pulford.
Pulford lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pulford lands a leg kick that knocks Gatti off balance momentarily.
Pulford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gatti changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conway Pulford showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pulford has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conway Pulford!
Conway Pulford was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Leonel Gatti spoke after the fight, saying 'Congratulations to the winner. I tried my best.
Some days things don't work out. '.
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