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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Gore (ranked 5067 p4p, 501 weight class) and Paulski McBeth (ranked 2037 p4p, 226 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Gore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paulski McBeth!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by McBeth. That's going to slow Gore down.
Gore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by McBeth.
Gore moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A shot to the body from McBeth misses
and Gore counters with a nice uppercut.
Gore on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McBeth. McBeth obviously looking to wear him down.
Gore throws out a loose jab but McBeth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McBeth.
McBeth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McBeth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gore goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
McBeth is rocked!
McBeth misses with a hook.
Gore connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McBeth's hands.
McBeth is still on wobbly legs! Can Gore finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gore attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gore avoids the head kick by McBeth.
McBeth seems to have recovered his senses.
McBeth lands with a cross.
Gore misses with a hook. McBeth ducked under it nicely.
McBeth wants to counter with a clinch but Gore pushes him away.
McBeth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gore takes a swing at McBeth's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gore throws a low kick, looking for McBeth's leg but McBeth calmly moves out of range.
McBeth misses with the body kick
and Gore counters with a right hand to the body.
McBeth misses with a leg kick
and Gore counters with a stiff right hand.
Gore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McBeth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McBeth scores with a jab to the head.
McBeth misses the body punch
letting Gore counter with a right hand.
A big left from McBeth misses.
McBeth throws a looping overhand right but Gore ducks down to avoid it.
Gore feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gore looks to land a right hand but McBeth moved out of range.
McBeth tried to score with a low kick but Gore checks it.
Gore throws out a loose jab but McBeth uses good head movement to avoid it.
McBeth ducks under a wild hook from Gore.
Gore throws an overhand right that lands on McBeth's shoulder, as McBeth tries to avoid the shot.
McBeth misses with a double jab.
Gore takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McBeth throws a right and a left that Gore avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gore looks for the body kick but McBeth saw that one coming.
McBeth is looking to clinch.
Gore throws a hook but McBeth blocks it.
Gore moves out of range of the leg kick from McBeth.
Gore fails with an attempt to clinch.
McBeth throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gore misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from McBeth.
Gore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McBeth throws out the jab.
A big left from Gore misses.
McBeth slips a straight right by Gore.
McBeth steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gore. That one must have hurt.
Gore blocks a leg kick.
Gore takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gore looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gore lands a nice looking body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gore is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - McBeth scores with a four punch combination!
Gore throws a head kick that misses.
McBeth throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gore keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McBeth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gore.
McBeth fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gore checks it well.
McBeth connects with a solid leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Gore misses the target.
Gore cracks McBeth with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gore avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gore goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A jab from McBeth finds it's way through Gore's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBeth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gore.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gore scores with a sloppy right hand. McBeth should have avoided that one.
McBeth lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gore at a distance.
Gore misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from McBeth.
Gore seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
McBeth moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gore thumps McBeth with a low kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gore darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gore is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McBeth throws out a leg kick but Gore moves out of range and McBeth only half commits.
Gore moves into the clinch successfully.
Gore swings wildly with an uppercut but McBeth uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gore.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gore tries a body shot but McBeth blocks it.
McBeth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, McBeth scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ivan Gore will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gore misses with a low kick.
McBeth throws a body kick that misses
and Gore counters with a low kick, right behind McBeth 's knee.
Gore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gore scores with a nice strike.
Gore throws a low kick but McBeth moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from McBeth.
McBeth slips under a jab from Gore.
McBeth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McBeth tries to clinch up.
Gore misses with a hook.
Gore walks into a stiff left hand from McBeth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gore misses with a body kick.
Gore clobbers McBeth with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McBeth throws a head kick but Gore moves out of range.
McBeth takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gore misses with an uppercut. McBeth saw that one coming.
Ivan Gore is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Gore misses.
McBeth connects with a body shot.
Good leg kick by McBeth there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gore checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gore tries to clinch but McBeth is having none of it.
McBeth throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gore misses with a head kick.
McBeth is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
McBeth lands a leg kick that knocks Gore off balance momentarily.
Gore finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gore misses with a head kick.
McBeth tries to counter by closing the distance.
McBeth moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McBeth looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gore connects with a body shot that sends McBeth's belly button to the back.
McBeth dips to his left and cracks Gore with an uppercut!
Gore gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gore takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab from Gore.
Gore throws the left hand but McBeth avoids the punch easily.
McBeth throws a combination that misses
and Gore moves into the clinch.
The referee calls for McBeth to work.
McBeth is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gore softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McBeth's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
McBeth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McBeth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McBeth is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McBeth is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Gore has denied him.
Gore working aggressively here.
McBeth lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBeth tries to stall but Gore uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Paulski McBeth.
Gore looks to land a left hand but McBeth moved out of range nicely.
Gore tries to close the distance and clinch up but McBeth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gore lands with an uppercut that bounces McBeth off the cage and back into range.
Gore throws a body kick that misses.
McBeth takes a swing at Gore's ribcage but misses.
Gore rushes McBeth and presses him up against the cage.
McBeth will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gore up against the cage.
Gore scores with a shoulder strike.
McBeth's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The referee is keeping an eye on McBeth - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
McBeth takes a shot to the head.
Gore is working McBeth over against the cage.
McBeth blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gore scores with a hook to the body.
McBeth blocks an uppercut.
McBeth looking to slow down the pace here.
Gore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McBeth's elbow.
Gore lands a shoulder strike.
McBeth trying to control the position but instead, Gore has worked for underhooks and has pushed McBeth into the cage.
McBeth is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McBeth trying to land knees to the body.
Gore is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
McBeth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gore misses with a punch on the inside.
McBeth trying to stall but Gore improves his position.
McBeth slows down the pace here.
Gore digs a right hand underneath McBeth's ribcage. McBeth let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Gore dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jab by McBeth.
A good leg kick by Gore.
McBeth keeps the fight on the outside.
Gore lands the left hand.
Paulski McBeth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McBeth throws a sloppy body shot
and Gore counters with a slapping leg kick.
McBeth with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gore scores with a sloppy right hand. McBeth should have avoided that one.
McBeth misses with a two punch combination.
McBeth blocks a head kick by Gore.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gore.
McBeth looks to score with a jab to the body but Gore is just out of range.
A punch combination from McBeth misses.
McBeth scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McBeth misses the body punch
and McBeth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gore scores with a nice head shot.
Gore throws the left hand but McBeth avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBeth looks to land a combination but Gore avoids it well.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gore, as that shot connected.
McBeth slips a straight right by Gore.
McBeth avoids the head kick by Gore.
Gore lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gore throws a sloppy head kick and McBeth moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Gore there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gore throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McBeth chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gore can pounce on him.
McBeth fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McBeth getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gore tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McBeth works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McBeth slips under a jab.
McBeth fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Paulski McBeth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBeth takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McBeth tries to counter by closing the distance.
Gore lands a jab to the head.
McBeth takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gore is looking to clinch.
Gore moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McBeth tried to score with a low kick but Gore checks it.
Gore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McBeth throws out the jab.
McBeth misses with a low kick.
Gore drops McBeth with a beautiful combination! McBeth stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gore is looking for the KO!
A looping hook to the body misses from McBeth. Gore does a little dance to reset his feet.
McBeth wants to slow Gore down by chopping away at his legs.
Gore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McBeth throws a leg kick which misses Gore's front leg but catches the back leg as Gore tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gore cracks McBeth with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends McBeth tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Gore pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! McBeth is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Gore!
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