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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Link Gaetz (ranked 742 p4p, 80 weight class) and Tiny Ali Jaffa (ranked 1563 p4p, 145 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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260 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Link Gaetz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tiny Ali Jaffa!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaffa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Tiny Ali Jaffa has been cut.
A jab from Jaffa misses.
Gaetz scoring well with a low kick there.
Gaetz moves out of range as Jaffa throws a body kick.
Gaetz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Guerrilla MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Jaffa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gaetz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jaffa can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick from Jaffa misses.
Nice body kick there by Gaetz.
Jaffa just misses with a punch to the body.
Jaffa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gaetz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jaffa lands with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaetz lands a nice hook to Jaffa's body. Jaffa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gaetz checks a low kick from Jaffa.
Nice uppercut there from Gaetz.
Jaffa avoids the body shot from Gaetz.
Jaffa lands a body shot.
Jaffa blocks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Jaffa.
Tiny Ali Jaffa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaffa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jaffa misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Gaetz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gaetz punishes Jaffa's body with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - Jaffa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jaffa blocks a head kick by Gaetz.
Jaffa ducks under a wild hook from Gaetz.
Jaffa lands a nice hook to Gaetz's body. Gaetz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gaetz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jaffas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jaffa wants to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Jaffa.
Gaetz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaffa 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.
Gaetz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jaffa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gaetz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jaffa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jaffa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaffa throws a hook but Gaetz blocks it.
Jab, jab by Jaffa - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gaetz lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body kick there by Jaffa.
Jaffa cracks a nice hook into Gaetz's ribs.
Jaffa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gaetz.
Gaetz scores with a jab. Jaffa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gaetz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jaffa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gaetz walks into a stiff left hand from Jaffa.
Jaffa tries to clinch up.
Gaetz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gaetz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice combination there by Jaffa.
Jaffa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gaetz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaffa throws a big shot that misses.
Jaffa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gaetz.
Gaetz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gaetz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jaffa was well out of range. Poor timing from Gaetz.
Despite the aggression on Jaffa's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gaetz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gaetz misses with a wild body shot.
Gaetz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jaffa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gaetz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jaffa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A clash of legs there as Gaetz blocks the low kick.
Jaffa throws a leg kick that misses.
Gaetz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jaffa.
Jaffa defending well as Gaetz loads up on a big left hand.
Jaffa wants to clinch up but Gaetz keeps it at a distance.
Jaffa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jaffa blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaffa throws a nice head kick!
Gaetz throws a half hearted mid kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaetz avoids the body shot from Jaffa.
Gaetz misses with a looping right.
Jaffa walks into a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Gaetz misses the target.
Gaetz throws a jab but it's blocked by Jaffa.
Jaffa throws a head kick that misses.
Gaetz scores with a decent looking hook.
Gaetz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gaetz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gaetz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jaffa.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaffa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gaetz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaffa.
Jaffa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gaetz. That one must have hurt.
Jaffa with a nice cross.
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 Link Gaetz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tiny Ali Jaffa's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jaffa misses with a right hand
and Gaetz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gaetz just misses with a punch to the body.
Jaffa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jaffa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jaffa misses with an uppercut
and Jaffa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gaetz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jaffa.
Gaetz throws a quick counter kick to the body but Jaffa avoids it.
Jaffa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jaffa takes a swing at Gaetz's ribcage but misses.
Jaffa throws a jab but it's blocked by Gaetz.
Jaffa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gaetz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gaetz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gaetz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gaetz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jaffa.
Jaffa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jaffa ducks under a wild hook from Gaetz.
Jaffa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gaetz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gaetz throwing a counter right hand but Jaffa manages to avoid it.
Gaetz missing with a left hand there. Jaffa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaffa ducks under a wild hook from Gaetz.
Jaffa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gaetz doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jaffa. Gaetz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gaetz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gaetz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gaetz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaffa.
Gaetz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jaffa wants to counter with a clinch but Gaetz pushes him away.
Link Gaetz is winning the standup battle so far.
Jaffa throws a shot to the body.
Gaetz throws a leg kick that misses.
Jaffa cracks the inside of Gaetz's front leg.
Gaetz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jaffa.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jaffa checks a leg kick.
Gaetz connects with a single shot there.
Gaetz avoids a kick to the body.
Good work by Gaetz as he checks the leg kick.
Jaffa scores with the left hand. Gaetz knows he should have avoided that one.
Jaffa throws a series of punches but Gaetz avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaffa is looking to chop away at Gaetz's legs.
Jaffa misses the jab.
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!
Jaffa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gaetz.
Gaetz misses with a hook. Jaffa ducked under it nicely.
Jaffa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A combination from Jaffa does no damage.
Jaffa throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gaetz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Donk. Gaetz catches Jaffa right on the button with a cross.
Gaetz lunges at Jaffa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jaffa's hand.
Jaffa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaffa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gaetz was well out of range. Poor timing from Jaffa.
Jaffa throws a sloppy head kick and Gaetz moves out of range easily.
Gaetz connects with a body shot.
Jaffa is breathing heavily.
Jaffa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gaetz scores with a sloppy right hand. Jaffa should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaffa throws a body punch but Gaetz moves out of range.
Jaffa throws a sloppy body shot
and Gaetz counters with a straight right hand.
Gaetz scores with a push kick.
Jaffa keeps Gaetz at a distance using the push kick.
Gaetz scores with a decent looking hook.
Gaetz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gaetz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gaetz lands with a nice body punch.
Jaffa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gaetz lands with a straight right. Jaffa didn't see that one coming.
Gaetz is looking to slow Jaffa down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaetz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jaffa.
Gaetz lands a big uppercut and Jaffa crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Jaffa looks OK. Gaetz waves Jaffa back to his feet!
Jaffa is rocked!
That has opened up Tiny Ali Jaffa's cut even more.
Nice body punch from Gaetz.
Jaffa is still on wobbly legs! Can Gaetz finish him?
Gaetz throws a monster overhand right that drops Jaffa! Gaetz follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Link Gaetz!
During a confident post fight interview, Link Gaetz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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