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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gary Day (ranked 2133 p4p, 258 weight class) and Dick Pound (ranked 4429 p4p, 475 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Day might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Last minute - Great day to choke you out. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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162 lbs
12 - 11 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class 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
12 - 13 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Gary Day!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dick Pound!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Day fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pound connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pound 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.
Day misses with a lunging right hand
letting Pound counter with a right hand.
Day feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pounds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Day takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Day uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pound.
Day throws a leg kick but Pound sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pound takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Day avoids the body shot from Pound.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pound. Day does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pound just misses with a punch to the body.
Day throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pound walks into a straight right hand from Day.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pound throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pound throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Day half committed to a counter leg kick.
Day uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pound.
Dick Pound seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pound wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pound slips a straight right by Day.
Pound drops his hands momentarily and Day takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A big right from Pound misses.
Pound lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound throws an overhand right that lands on Day's shoulder, as Day tries to avoid the shot.
Day is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Day looks to throw the jab but Pound is out of range.
Pound ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Day moves away.
Day connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pound swings away with a body shot that misses
and Day counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Day thows a left - swing and a miss!
Day misses with a body kick.
Pound staying out of range there.
Pound looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Day missing with a left hand there. Pound was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pound throws out a loose jab but Day uses good head movement to avoid it.
Day gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Day jumps guard but Pound turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Day is trying to pull guard but Pound turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Day blocks an uppercut.
Pound letting Day take a breather here.
Day misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pound misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Day scores with a nice short uppercut.
Day doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pound leaning against his opponent.
Pound lands a right hand that snaps the head of Day backwards.
Pound has Day pushed against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hand to the body from Day.
Pound is pushing Day up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Day misses with a punch on the inside.
Day misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Day lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pound blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pound fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Day tries to pull guard but Pound holds him up against the cage and eventually Day drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Day. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pound avoiding damage as Day throws knees to the body.
Pound scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pound misses with a hook to the ribs.
Day decides to pull guard.
Day throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pound in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pound stays in close to Day's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day working for submissions but it's allowed Pound to get to half guard.
Pound is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pound not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Day looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Pound pushes past his half guard into mount!
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 Gary Day will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pound misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Day.
Nice body punch from Pound.
Pound is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Day rather than just go for the knockout.
Pound jabs Day to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Day misses with an uppercut.
Pound scores with a body shot.
Pound scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Day has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pound blocks the elbow strike.
Day makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Day is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Day lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pound blocking some punches.
Day misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pound lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Day misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day tries to stall but Pound uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Day swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pound looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Day misses with a hook from the clinch.
Day wants a takedown but no success here.
Day misses with a hook from the clinch.
Day swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pound struggles to land a body shot inside as Day controls his hands.
Pound misses with a body punch.
Day tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pound takes a shot to the head.
Pound gets underhooks to prevent Day's takedown attempt.
Day misses with some punches.
Pound blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Day.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day scores with a hook to the body.
Pound breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pound chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Day can pounce on him.
Pound cracks Day with an open hand slap.
Day on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pound uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Day.
Day with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pound to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pound. Day does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Day on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pound. Day does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pound looks to score with a jab to the body but Day is just out of range.
Pound looks to score with a jab to the body but Day is just out of range.
Pound with a jab.
Day blocks a jab.
Day takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pound lands a body shot.
Pound lands a right hook to the body.
Day takes a swing at Pound's ribcage but misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Pound misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day throws a jab but it's blocked by Pound.
Day looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dick Pound seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Day buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Day throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pound doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pound scores with a jab to the body.
Pound ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Day moves away.
Day was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pound wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pound cracks a nice hook into Day's ribs.
Day fakes the leg kick and cracks Pound in the body.
Pound looks to land a left hand but Day moved out of range nicely.
Day is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Day fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pound.
Pound takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pound digs a good body shot into Day's ribs.
Pound takes a swing at Day's ribcage but misses.
Day slips a jab from Pound.
Day throws a lazy right hand but Pound sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Pound misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pound takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A swing and a miss from Day.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day walks into a left hand.
Pound throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Day connects with a looping right hand.
Pound displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Day throws out the jab.
Pound misses with a shot to the body
and Day counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Day's corner calls for a 1-2. Day obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Day.
Day changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Day takes a swing at Pound's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Pound.
Pound with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A shot to the body from Day misses
and Pound counters with a nice uppercut.
Day throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Day looks for the body kick but Pound saw that one coming.
Day throws a front kick aimed at Pound's knee but Pound avoids it well.
Day tries to clinch up but Pound circles away and keeps his distance.
Day lands a nice shot that snaps Pound's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dick Pound will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Day's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A big right from Day misses.
Pound doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pound tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Day was well out of range. Poor timing from Pound.
Pound uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Day.
Day takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pound thows a left - swing and a miss!
Day displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pound throws out the jab.
Day looks to throw the jab but Pound is out of range.
Day takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Day lands a head shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Day, as that shot connected.
Jab from Pound.
A shot to the body from Pound misses
letting Day counter with a right hand.
Day misses with a leg kick.
Day tries a head kick but it misses.
Day throws a low kick, looking for Pound's leg but Pound calmly moves out of range.
Pound cracks Day with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pound works Day's body with a nice hook.
Pound fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pound dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pound misses with a body punch
and Day connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Day uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pound.
Pound misses with the combination.
Pound swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Day to counter with a crisp jab.
Day pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Day avoids the body shot from Pound.
Day with a hook.
Day misses with a straight right.
Day throws an overhand right that lands on Pound's shoulder, as Pound tries to avoid the shot.
A nice side step and Pound releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Day takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pound avoids the body shot from Day.
Pound throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pound misses with a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Day, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Pound scores with a hook to the body. Day takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Day swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Day misses with a wild body shot.
Pound scores with a jab to the body.
Pound throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Day thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pound slips under a jab.
A big right from Day misses.
Dick Pound is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pound dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pound throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Day ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pound moves away.
Pound let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pound lands a nice looking body shot.
Day throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pound is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Day.
Day keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body punch from Pound.
Pound lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Day at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day throws a push kick but Pound slaps the foot to one side.
Day lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pound's sensitive parts.
Pound throws a right hand that misses
and Day counters with an outside leg kick.
Day takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pound uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Day.
Pound avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Day feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pounds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Day misses with a body shot.
Pound tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Day was well out of range. Poor timing from Pound.
Pound throws a shot from downtown. Day moves away and avoids it.
Pound looks to land a right hand but Day moved out of range.
Pound lands a glancing blow to the side of Day's head.
Day fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pound manages to avoid it.
A jab from Pound does it's job there.
Pound fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Day looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Day keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pound tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Day was well out of range. Poor timing from Pound.
It looked like Day was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Day tries to clinch but Pound is having none of it.
Pound misses with a few strikes there.
Pound uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Day has time to react.
Day throws a lazy uppercut
and Pound counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Day thinking.
Pound scores with a hook to the body. Day takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pound keeps the fight on the outside.
Pound swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pound avoids the body shot from Day.
Pound misses with the combination.
Day keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Day closes the distance and pushes Pound back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Day working aggressively here.
Gary Day has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pound misses with a body punch.
Day leaning against his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Pound comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pound has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Gary Day!
After winning the bout, Gary Day 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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RATING
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