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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steaphan Beattie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luigi Gabagool (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steaphan Beattie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luigi Gabagool!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gabagool lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beattie's sensitive parts.
Beattie definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gabagool fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Beattie throws a series of punches but Gabagool moves out of range.
Beattie lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Beattie looks for the body kick but Gabagool saw that one coming.
Gabagool thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beattie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gabagool swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gabagool uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Beattie has time to react.
Gabagool throws a shot to the body.
Gabagool avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gabagool looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Beattie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beattie scores with a punch to the head.
Gabagool scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big right from Gabagool misses.
Beattie throws a body punch but Gabagool moves out of range.
Beattie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gabagool moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gabagool works Beattie's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabagool connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A telegraphed right hand from Gabagool misses the target.
Gabagool ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beattie moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Beattie misses the target.
Gabagool connects with a body shot.
Beattie misses with a double jab.
Beattie tries to clinch up but Gabagool circles away and keeps his distance.
Gabagool lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beattie's sensitive parts.
Gabagool scores with a nice strike.
Beattie connects with a nice looking jab.
Beattie misses with a body shot
and Gabagool counters with a straight right hand.
Beattie misses with a left hand
and Gabagool makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gabagool has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gabagool uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beattie.
Gabagool keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gabagool looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gabagool defending well as Beattie loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Gabagool misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabagool loads up on a big right hand but Beattie slips the punch.
A punch combination from Beattie misses.
Gabagool misses with an uppercut. Beattie saw that one coming.
Gabagool throws a hook but Beattie avoids it easily.
Good work by Gabagool as he checks the leg kick.
Gabagool takes a swing at Beattie's ribcage but misses.
Beattie throws a looping overhand right but Gabagool ducks down to avoid it.
Gabagool just misses with a punch to the body.
Gabagool lands a slapping body shot.
Gabagool feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Beattie's calf.
Beattie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beattie lands a nice shot that snaps Gabagool's head back.
Beattie misses with a hook. Gabagool ducked under it nicely.
Beattie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beattie scores with a shot to the side of Gabagool's head.
Gabagool goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gabagool misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gabagool misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Gabagool.
A head punch on the inside from Gabagool fails to land.
Beattie working aggressively here.
Gabagool blocking some punches.
Beattie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gabagool misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gabagool blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gabagool misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beattie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gabagool manages to break the clinch.
Beattie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gabagool counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Beattie throws a hook to the side of Gabagool's head but Gabagool sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gabagool feints a counter leg kick.
Gabagool connects with a jab.
Gabagool ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beattie throws a lazy right hand but Gabagool sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beattie throws a lazy right hand but Gabagool sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gabagool cracks Beattie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gabagool throws a body kick that misses
and Beattie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gabagool avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gabagool defending well as Beattie loads up on a big left hand.
Beattie has Gabagool up against the cage in a clinch.
Beattie misses with the head strike.
Beattie misses with a punch on the inside.
Gabagool blocks an uppercut.
Gabagool misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beattie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beattie digs a right hand underneath Gabagool's ribcage. Gabagool let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Beattie tries a body shot but Gabagool blocks it.
Gabagool working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gabagool.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Luigi Gabagool will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Beattie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gabagool delivers a nice body kick.
Beattie wants to clinch up but Gabagool keeps it at a distance.
Beattie is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Beattie with a nice cross.
Gabagool misses with a series of wild punches.
Gabagool throws a big shot that misses.
Gabagool walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Beattie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gabagool paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gabagool flicks out a counter leg kick but Beattie steps away.
Gabagool throws a looping overhand right but Beattie ducks down to avoid it.
Beattie scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gabagool turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gabagool lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Beattie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gabagool with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Beattie to score with a decent uppercut.
Beattie looks to land a left hand but Gabagool moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beattie has taken the fight to the clinch.
Beattie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gabagools head.
Beattie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beattie tries a body shot but Gabagool blocks it.
Beattie working aggressively here.
Gabagool pushes Beattie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beattie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gabagool scores with a shot to the side of Beattie's head.
Beattie throws a punch but it's blocked by Gabagool.
Beattie struggles to land a body shot inside as Gabagool controls his hands.
Beattie throws a head punch that misses.
Gabagool is leaning against Beattie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Beattie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gabagool throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gabagool softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Beattie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beattie misses with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gabagool breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabagool throws the left hand but Beattie avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Gabagool does it's job there.
Steaphan Beattie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beattie swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gabagool.
Beattie tries to clinch up.
Beattie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Beattie 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.
Beattie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gabagool misses with an uppercut.
Beattie swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gabagool counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gabagool misses with a body kick.
Beattie slips a jab and a cross from Gabagool.
Gabagool avoids the body shot from Beattie.
Beattie misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Gabagool.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gabagool.
Beattie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beattie tries to clinch but Gabagool is having none of it.
Gabagool lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Beattie at a distance.
Beattie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Beattie throws a jab but it's blocked by Gabagool.
Gabagool looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gabagool bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Beattie's head backwards.
Gabagool connects with a good right hand that stumbles Beattie. Beattie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Beattie blocks a jab.
Gabagool moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gabagool scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gabagool dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gabagool scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gabagool uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beattie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gabagool tests Beattie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gabagool misses the jab.
Beattie throwing a counter right hand but Gabagool manages to avoid it.
Beattie throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Gabagool to counter with a crisp jab.
Gabagool swings for the body but Beattie moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabagool throws a shot to the body.
Beattie slips a jab from Gabagool.
Luigi Gabagool seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gabagool misses with a low kick.
A big left from Beattie misses.
Gabagool scores with a kick to the body.
Beattie swings widly with a right hand
and Gabagool counters with a solid body kick.
Jab by Beattie.
Gabagool looks to land a right hand but Beattie moved out of range.
Beattie throws a low kick, looking for Gabagool's leg but Gabagool calmly moves out of range.
Gabagool with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gabagool misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Beattie misses.
Beattie defending well as Gabagool loads up on a big left hand.
Beattie ducks under a wild hook from Gabagool.
Beattie drops his hands momentarily and Gabagool takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luigi Gabagool showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Beattie tries to move into range but Gabagool moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gabagool lands with a cross.
Beattie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gabagool. Gabagool obviously looking to wear him down.
Beattie throws a hook but Gabagool avoids it easily.
Beattie throws an off balance right hand
and Gabagool counters with a right hand to the body.
Gabagool has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gabagool ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick misses from Beattie.
Beattie swings widly with a right hand
and Gabagool counters with a stiff right hand.
Gabagool connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gabagool fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Beattie.
Beattie doesn't manage to clinch there - Gabagool circles away.
Gabagool slips under a jab from Beattie.
Gabagool with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gabagool throws a body shot but no joy.
Beattie rushes Gabagool and presses him up against the cage.
Gabagool's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabagool stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gabagool looks to throw the jab but Beattie is out of range.
Gabagool throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gabagool throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beattie moves into the clinch.
Gabagool breaks the clinch.
Jab by Beattie.
Beattie misses the jab.
Beattie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gabagool.
Gabagool connects with a leg kick. Beattie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gabagool is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gabagool misses with a wild combination.
Beattie works Gabagool's body with a nice hook.
Nice shot lands for Beattie.
Steaphan Beattie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luigi Gabagool is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beattie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gabagool staying out of range there.
Beattie swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gabagool counters with a nice uppercut.
Beattie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gabagool. Gabagool obviously looking to wear him down.
Gabagool bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Beattie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Beattie darts in trying to clinch
and Gabagool counters with a good low kick that Beattie was not able to check.
Beattie loads up on a big right hand but Gabagool slips the punch.
Gabagool looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Beattie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gabagool digs a good hook to Beattie's body.
Gabagool moves away from the strike by Beattie.
A little jabbing left from Gabagool on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beattie moves out of range as Gabagool throws a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gabagool.
Gabagool lands a jab to Beattie's midsection.
Beattie looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gabagool bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Beattie's head backwards.
Beattie misses with a double jab.
Gabagool throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gabagool throws a shot from downtown. Beattie moves away and avoids it.
Gabagool slips under a jab.
Gabagool lands a jab to the head.
Gabagool chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Beattie throws out a loose jab but Gabagool uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beattie scores with a jab. Gabagool acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Beattie misses with an uppercut
and Gabagool counters with a nice leg kick.
Gabagool connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beattie swings widly with a right hand
and Gabagool counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beattie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Beattie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gabagool lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Beattie walks into a left hand.
Good leg kick by Gabagool there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A punch combination from Beattie misses.
Gabagool appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gabagool bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Beattie.
Gabagool misses with a looping left.
It looked like Beattie was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gabagool.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Beattie crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gabagool - the referee stops the clock and Beattie gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gabagool. Beattie manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Beattie darts in trying to clinch
and Gabagool connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gabagool.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luigi Gabagool comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gabagool winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luigi Gabagool!
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