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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Gatto (ranked 5911 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hoyt Lundgren (ranked 6378 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Gatto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hoyt Lundgren!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatto instigates a clinch.
Gatto misses with a punch to the body.
Gatto breaks the clinch.
Lundgren tries to clinch but Gatto is having none of it.
Gatto is looking for a counter combo.
Lundgren pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gatto darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lundgren wants to get back to full guard.
Gatto is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatto seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lundgren for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatto has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Gatto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gatto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gatto is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gatto is looking for a kimura here.
Lundgren is in trouble now - Gatto has advanced to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatto looking to control but Lundgren is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gatto throws some wild stikes that Lundgren manages to avoid easily.
Gatto controlling from the full mount.
Gatto punching from mount but Lundgren doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Gatto throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Lundgren because Gatto loaded up on that one.
Gatto looking to finish with strikes here!
Gatto throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Lundgren because Gatto loaded up on that one.
Gatto thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatto controlling the position easily from mount.
Gatto with good strikes from the mount here!
Lundgren is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gatto throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Lundgren is squirming around, avoiding Gatto's attempts to control the action.
Lundgren is desperately trying to improve his position but Gatto has a good base and remains in mount.
Gatto punching from mount but Lundgren doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatto controlling from the full mount.
Gatto throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Lundgren because Gatto loaded up on that one.
Gatto controlling from mount.
Gatto landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lundgren tries to reverse the position but Gatto maintains control.
Gatto tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gatto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lundgren looks a forlorn figure.
Gatto has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gatto in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gatto landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Gatto dominated that 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.
Lundgren moves into the clinch.
Gatto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gatto avoiding damage as Lundgren throws knees to the body.
Lundgren softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
It looks like Ray Gatto has been cut.
Gatto misses with a punch to the body.
Lundgren lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Lundgren scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lundgren lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gatto backwards.
Gatto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Lundgren.
Gatto struggles to land a body shot inside as Lundgren controls his hands.
Gatto fails to pull guard.
Gatto pulls Lundgren into guard.
Gatto kicks Lundgren off and gets to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lundgren works the jab nicely.
Lundgren drops Gatto with a big left hand and mounts him. Gatto is in big trouble!
Gatto sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatto is not content to let Lundgren control the position.
Lundgren thows a huge punch but Gatto dodges it nicely.
Lundgren throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gatto slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lundgren chips away with some ground and pound.
Lundgren is fighting to break Gatto's control of his arms but Gatto is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gatto keeping moving, preventing Lundgren from controlling successfully.
Gatto working for a triangle but Lundgren defends it easily.
Ray Gatto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gatto has his feet on Lundgren's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lundgren stuns Gatto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lundgren cracks a nice hook into Gatto's ribs.
Lundgren moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Gatto goes down! Can Lundgren finish him!?
Ray Gatto's cut is getting worse.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gatto lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Gatto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lundgren wants to sweep but no luck.
Lundgren looking to control.
Gatto slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundgren keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lundgren is trying to get back to full guard.
Gatto wants to pass the guard but Lundgren is defending well.
Lundgren is looking to improve his position.
Gatto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lundgren's head.
Gatto trying to control from half guard but Lundgren is working away.
Gatto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lundgren's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gatto wants to pass the guard but Lundgren is defending well.
Gatto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lundgren's head.
Gatto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lundgren defending well though.
Gatto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gatto takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gatto trying to mount his opponent but Lundgren defends it.
Gatto performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gatto takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hoyt Lundgren showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ray Gatto's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lundgren throws a body punch but Gatto moves out of range.
Lundgren is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Gatto was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Good shot there by Lundgren.
Gatto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ray Gatto's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gatto ducks straight into an uppercut from Lundgren and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Gatto manages to regain guard straight away.
Gatto is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gatto has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Lundgren off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Oh Gatto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gatto glances at the clock... BAM! Lundgren nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Gatto crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Gatto is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hoyt Lundgren!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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