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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Rection (ranked 1500 p4p, 163 weight class) and Link Gaetz (ranked 1587 p4p, 171 weight class). Rection's entrance music is The Clash - Bankrobber. A fine choice. Link Gaetz acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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197 cm
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270 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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194 cm
27
245 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hugh Rection! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Link Gaetz! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rection tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Jab by Rection. Nice body kick from Gaetz. Gaetz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Gaetz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rection cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Rection looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Gaetz scores with a hook to the body. Rection takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Link Gaetz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Gaetz moves away from the strike by Rection. Gaetz pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Gaetz lands with a straight right. Rection didn't see that one coming. Rection throws a body shot but no joy. A jab lands there for Rection. Rection looks to throw the jab but Gaetz is out of range. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Gaetz throws a leg kick and Rection counters by clinching up. Gaetz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rection. Gaetz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Rection misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice body punch from Gaetz. A right hand to the body from Gaetz.
Rection is breathing heavily. Rection tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Nice body punch from Gaetz - that landed with a thud.
Gaetz working some nice short punches in the clinch. Gaetz pushes Rection back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Gaetz scores with a hook to the body. Gaetz lands a nice uppercut. Gaetz lands a body punch in the clinch. Gaetz misses with a hook from the clinch. Gaetz working some nice short punches in the clinch. Gaetz lands with a right to the head. Gaetz has Rection pressed against the cage, preventing Rection from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Gaetz lands with a light punch inside. Gaetz lands a nice shot to the body. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A short right from Gaetz on the inside. Gaetz working some nice short punches in the clinch. Gaetz lands an uppercut. Gaetz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rection backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A short right from Gaetz on the inside. Gaetz lands with a left to the head.
Rection is rocked! Rection swings wildly with an uppercut but Gaetz uses good head movement to avoid it. Gaetz is leaning against Rection and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Gaetz pushes Rection back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Good body shot from Gaetz.
Rection is trying to maintain a safe position but Gaetz gets an underhook and turns Rection into the cage. Gaetz lands with a short shot to the head. A body shot lands from Gaetz.
Gaetz digs a right hand into Rection's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rection's gas tank. Gaetz working some nice short punches in the clinch. Gaetz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rection seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gaetz can turn it around. Rection swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gaetz cracks Rection with a nice body shot. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gaetz. Gaetz working some nice short punches in the clinch. Gaetz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Oh Rection is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Gaetz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rection backwards. Rection is trying to break the clinch but Gaetz is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gaetz pushes Rection back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Gaetz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gaetz pushes Rection against the cage. Gaetz is working some dirty boxing. Gaetz pushes off with a quick right hook! Rection goes down! Rection tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Gaetz moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Link Gaetz! After winning the bout, Link Gaetz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
65% |
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