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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Gaston (ranked 2152 p4p, 319 weight class) and Sean Whelan (ranked 1883 p4p, 290 weight class). Gaston kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is You Can Do It. Whelan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Childish Gambino - Redbone (70s Remix). Roy Gaston had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roy Gaston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Whelan!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whelan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gaston defending well as Whelan loads up on a big left hand.
Whelan has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Whelan scores with a nice right hand.
Whelan misses with a body shot.
Gaston wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gaston slips under a jab.
Gaston looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Whelan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Whelan looks to throw the jab but Gaston is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaston moves into the clinch successfully.
Whelan struggles to land a body shot inside as Gaston controls his hands.
Whelan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whelan tries to circle away but Gaston has him pinned against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaston lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Whelan or not.
Whelan tries to throw a body punch but Gaston avoids it by throwing Whelan back against the ropes.
Gaston is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Whelan is keeping busy.
Gaston trying to control the position but instead, Whelan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gaston into the ropes.
A body shot lands from Whelan.
Whelan has a couple of punches blocked by Gaston.
Whelan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whelan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whelan tries a body shot but Gaston blocks it.
Whelan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gaston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whelan.
Gaston throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whelans head.
Gaston blocks an uppercut.
Gaston misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whelan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whelan lands a nice shot to the body.
Whelan throws a punch but it's blocked by Gaston.
Whelan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gaston or not.
A short right from Whelan.
Whelan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Whelan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whelan swings wildly with an uppercut but Gaston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gaston lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whelan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gastons head.
Whelan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Whelan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gaston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gaston lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gaston blocks an uppercut.
Gaston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whelan lands a shoulder strike.
Whelan misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gaston.
Gaston lands an uppercut.
Gaston misses with a body punch.
Whelan pushes Gaston back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whelan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gaston swings wildly with an uppercut but Whelan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Whelan.
Whelan misses with a punch to the body.
Gaston tries a body shot but Whelan blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gaston.
Gaston blocks an uppercut.
Whelan tries a body shot but Gaston blocks it.
Gaston misses with a punch to the body.
Whelan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gaston lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaston blocks an uppercut.
Gaston prevents a body shot from Whelan.
Whelan presses Gaston against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Whelan pushes Gaston back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gaston wants to stall.
Whelan swings wildly with an uppercut but Gaston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whelan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whelan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gaston backwards.
Whelan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whelan misses with a body punch.
The referee calls for Gaston to work.
Nice body punch from Gaston - that landed with a thud.
Gaston lands a nice shot to the body.
Whelan presses Gaston against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gaston throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gaston is working Whelan over against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gaston.
Gaston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whelan working aggressively here.
Whelan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gaston backwards.
Whelan gets through Gaston's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Whelan fails to land.
Whelan pushes Gaston back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gaston blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Whelan fails to land.
Gaston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whelan.
Whelan misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Whelan.
Gaston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gaston has a couple of punches blocked by Whelan.
Gaston blocking some punches.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Whelan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whelan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaston misses with some punches.
Gaston misses with a punch to the body.
Gaston blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gaston.
Whelan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gaston lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Whelan backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gaston.
Whelan working aggressively here.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Gaston softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Whelan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whelan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gaston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whelan can't find room to land a body shot as Gaston controls the action.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Whelan swings wildly with an uppercut but Gaston uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gaston.
A head punch on the inside from Whelan fails to land.
Gaston tries to throw a body punch but Whelan avoids it by throwing Gaston back against the ropes.
Whelan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whelan throws a head punch that misses.
Whelan has a couple of punches blocked by Gaston.
Gaston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Whelan.
Gaston throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Whelan throws a punch but it's blocked by Gaston.
Whelan has a couple of punches blocked by Gaston.
Gaston blocks an uppercut.
Whelan misses with some punches.
Whelan has a couple of punches blocked by Gaston.
A nice left hand lands by Gaston.
A head punch on the inside from Whelan fails to land.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gaston takes a shot to the head.
Whelan blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Gaston.
Gaston lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Gaston lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gaston lands a body punch in the clinch.
Whelan misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Whelan fails to land.
Gaston lands a nice uppercut.
Whelan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gaston tries a body shot but Whelan blocks it.
Whelan misses with the head strike.
Gaston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gaston creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right from Whelan.
Whelan throws a punch but it's blocked by Gaston.
Gaston looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gaston misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gaston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whelan struggles to land a body shot inside as Gaston controls his hands.
Whelan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whelan is working Gaston over against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Whelan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Whelan throws a head punch that misses.
Gaston is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Whelan is keeping busy.
Whelan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gaston blocking some punches.
Gaston pushes Whelan back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whelan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whelan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gaston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whelan can't find room to land a body shot as Gaston controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Whelan dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Whelan swings widly with a right hand
and Gaston counters with an outside leg kick.
Nice cross by Whelan.
Gaston darts in and clinches Whelan up against the ropes.
Whelan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whelan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Whelan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Whelan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whelan has a couple of punches blocked by Gaston.
Gaston blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Whelan fails to land.
Whelan throws a punch but it's blocked by Gaston.
Whelan tries to work over Gaston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gaston blocks an uppercut.
Whelan tries to work over Gaston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gaston missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaston prevents a body shot from Whelan.
Gaston scores with a shot to the side of Whelan's head.
Whelan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gaston tries to work over Whelan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whelan tries to throw a body punch but Gaston avoids it by throwing Whelan back against the ropes.
Gaston working aggressively here.
Gaston lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Whelan has a couple of punches blocked by Gaston.
Gaston lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Gaston can't find room to land a body shot as Whelan controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Whelan as Gaston tries to tie him up.
Whelan misses with some punches.
Whelan avoids a wild elbow strike from Gaston.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Whelan pushes Gaston back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Whelan fails to land.
Gaston tries a body shot but Whelan blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whelan.
Whelan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whelan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whelan.
Gaston lands a right hand.
Whelan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gaston lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaston lands a nice uppercut.
Gaston lands with a left to the head.
Whelan lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whelan.
Gaston blocking some punches.
Whelan working aggressively here.
Whelan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Whelan scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whelan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gaston prevents a body shot from Whelan.
Whelan throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Whelan.
Whelan avoids a wild elbow strike from Gaston.
Gaston can't find room to land a body shot as Whelan controls the action.
Gaston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gaston is trying to maintain a safe position but Whelan gets an underhook and turns Gaston into the ropes.
Gaston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gaston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whelan's elbow.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Gaston throws an elbow but misses.
Whelan blocking some punches.
Whelan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Whelan fails to land.
Whelan throws a punch but it's blocked by Gaston.
Whelan lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whelan lands a shoulder strike.
Whelan misses with a punch on the inside.
Gaston makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Whelan.
Whelan lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whelan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whelan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Whelan lands a jab to the head.
Whelan lands a jab to Gaston's midsection.
Gaston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whelan.
Gaston tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whelan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gaston moves into the clinch successfully.
Gaston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whelan misses with a punch on the inside.
Whelan scores with a shot to the side of Gaston's head.
Whelan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gaston.
Sean Whelan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A hook to the body from Whelan.
Whelan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whelan lands a shot to the body.
Whelan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gaston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Whelan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Whelan.
Whelan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whelan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Whelan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gaston's elbow.
Whelan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Whelan misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whelan.
Gaston blocking some punches.
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!
Gaston prevents a body shot from Whelan.
Whelan tries to work over Gaston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whelan misses with the head strike.
Whelan throws a head punch that misses.
Gaston lands a left hand that snaps the head of Whelan backwards.
Whelan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Whelan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gaston throws an elbow but it misses.
Gaston blocks a body shot from Whelan.
Whelan lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whelan.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Whelan blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Gaston fails to land.
Whelan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Whelan just misses with a punch to the body.
Gaston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gaston. That's going to slow Whelan down.
Gaston darts in trying to clinch
and Whelan counters with a straight right hand.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Whelan missing with a left hand there. Gaston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gaston misses with a lunging right hand
and Whelan counters with a stiff right hand.
Gaston misses with a body shot
letting Whelan counter with a right hand.
Whelan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gaston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whelan.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gaston connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Whelan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gaston.
Roy Gaston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whelan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gaston scoring well with a low kick there.
Whelan lands with a nice combination. Gaston backs away looking to recover.
A telegraphed right hand from Whelan misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Whelan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Whelan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Sean Whelan!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Sean Whelan!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Sean Whelan!
Sean Whelan wins by unanimous decision!
Sean Whelan was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Roy Gaston stepped up to the mic, saying 'Better watch yo back homie!'.
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