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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Iolyn Madog (ranked 227 p4p, 27 weight class) and Paddy Fagan (ranked 764 p4p, 85 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 cm
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147 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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180 cm
25
161 lbs
12 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Iolyn Madog! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paddy Fagan! The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Madog pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fagan is out of range and Madog settles back down. Fagan lands with a nice body punch. Fagan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madog moves away. An attempted straight right counter from Madog misses the target. That kick from Madog tenderised Fagan's leg. Fagan is trying to keep his angry face on. Fagan ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Fagan lands a jab to the nose. The fighters circling - Fagan throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Fagan ducks under a wild hook from Madog. Madog uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fagan. Fagan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Madog was well out of range. Poor timing from Fagan. Fagan misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Fagan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Madog looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Fagan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Madog takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Madog throws a big shot that misses. Fagan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Fagan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Madog counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fagan's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Madog throws a head kick but Fagan moves out of range.
Madog fakes the leg kick and cracks Fagan in the body. Fagan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Fagan misses with a body shot.
Madog throws the kick towards the body but Fagan avoids it. Fagan is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Madog lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fagan takes a step back to recover. Madog misses the jab. Fagan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. A looping hook to the body misses from Fagan. Madog does a little dance to reset his feet. Fagan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Madog counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Madog. A head punch blocked on the inside by Madog. Madog breaks from the clinch.
Fagan jabbing away but nothing is landing. Madog avoids the body shot from Fagan.
Madog misses with a lunging right hand
and Fagan counters with a left to the body. A punch combination from Fagan misses. Paddy Fagan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fagan looks to score with a jab to the body but Madog is just out of range. Madog fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fagan, pushing him back against the cage. This has been an exciting period of action! Madog lands with a right to the head. Madog throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Fagan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Fagan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Madog swings wildly with an uppercut but Fagan uses good head movement to avoid it. Fagan misses with the head strike.
Madog tries to work over Fagan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Madog doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Madog doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Madog scores with a hook to the body. Madog blocking some punches.
Madog working aggressively here.
Madog lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Fagan working hard to break the clinch. Madog lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fagan backwards. Fagan prevents a body shot from Madog. Madog swings wildly with an uppercut but Fagan uses good head movement to avoid it. Madog stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fagan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Madog throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. The fighters circling - Fagan throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Madog throwing a counter right hand but Fagan manages to avoid it. Fagan misses with a straight right. Madog is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Madog slips a straight right by Fagan. An attempted straight right counter from Madog misses the target. Fagan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fagan lands a nice hook to Madog's body. Madog takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Fagan looks to land a right hand but Madog moved out of range. Madog dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Madog fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fagan manages to avoid it. Madog looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Fagan throws a right hand that Madog ducks under and follows up with a left that Madog also avoids with ease. Fagan fails to land with a series of punches.
Madog looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Madog throws a leg kick but Fagan checks it. Fagan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. A kick lands to the mid section there for Madog. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Madog misses with a body kick. Fagan throws a lazy right hand but Madog sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Madog with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fagan to score with a decent uppercut. Fagan swings for the body but Madog moves out of range.
Fagan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Madog. Jab, jab by Fagan - just one landing. Fagan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madog moves away. Fagan slips a jab from Madog. It seemed like Fagan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Fagan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Madog darts in and out, connecting with a jab. A jab lands there for Fagan. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paddy Fagan will probably get the nod. 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.
Fagan tries to move into range but Madog moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Madog looks to throw the jab but Fagan is out of range. Paddy Fagan seems to be getting the better of the standup. Fagan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Madog. A jab from Fagan misses. Fagan throws the left hand but Madog avoids the punch easily. Madog tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Fagan manages to circle out of the way. Madog throws a lazy uppercut
and Fagan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Madog thinking. Madog keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fagan. Fagan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Madog swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Fagan scores with a jab to the jaw. Madog tries to clinch there but Fagan circles away.
It seemed like Fagan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Fagan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fagan needs to keep his hands up - Madog had a free shot at his head there. Madog stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fagan is rocked! Fagan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fagan misses with a hook to the body
and Madog counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fagan clobbers Madog with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Fagan avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Madog lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Fagan throws a shot to the body.
Fagan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Madog rather than just go for the knockout. Fagan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Madog was well out of range. Poor timing from Fagan. Madog takes a swing at Fagan's ribcage but misses. Madog is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fagan. A nice side step and Fagan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Fagan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Madog back to the cage. Fagan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Madog throws an off balance right hand
and Fagan counters with a nice uppercut. Madog throws out a loose jab but Fagan uses good head movement to avoid it. Fagan swings for the body but Madog moves out of range.
Madog went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Fagan misses with a lunging right hand
and Madog cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Fagan is still on wobbly legs! Can Madog finish him? Madog gets a clinch. Fagan seems to have recovered his senses. This has been an exciting period of action! Fagan working some nice short punches in the clinch. Fagan is leaning against Madog and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Madog goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Madog lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fagan backwards. Madog throws a punch but it's blocked by Fagan. A short right from Fagan. Madog lands with a short head shot on the inside. Fagan misses with a punch to the body.
Fagan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Fagan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Fagan moves out of range of the strikes. Fagan misses with a jab to the body
and Madog counters with a stiff right hand. Fagan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Madog misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fagan.
A nice side step and Fagan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Madog changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Fagan misses with a body punch
and Madog counters with a lovely straight right hand! Fagan blocks a low kick nicely. Fagan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Fagan misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Madog slips a straight right by Fagan. Madog misses the jab. Fagan punishes Madog's body with a nice straight punch. No joy there for Fagan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Madog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fagan.
A shot to the liver by Madog. Beautiful body shot. Fagan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Madog was well out of range. Poor timing from Fagan. Fagan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Madog can pounce on him.
Fagan lands a jab to the nose. Fagan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Madog walks into a stiff left hand from Fagan. Fagan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Madog ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fagan moves away. Fagan misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A nice inside leg kick there by Madog. That's going to slow Fagan down. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Fagan works the jab nicely. Madog ducks under a wild hook from Fagan. Madog misses with a looping left. Fagan staying out of range there. Madog throws a half hearted mid kick. Fagan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Madog missing with a left hand there. Fagan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Fagan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Madog.
An attempted straight right counter from Madog misses the target. Madog thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fagan if he has to take too many more of those.
Madog throws a quick inside leg kick. Madog pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Fagan throws a right and a left that Madog avoids nicely. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Fagan lands a jab. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Iolyn Madog will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Fagan swings for the body but Madog moves out of range.
Fagan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Madog manages to avoid it. Fagan swings for the body but Madog moves out of range.
Madog looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit. Fagan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fagan misses with a left hand and Madog counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Madog dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fagan. That did some damage! Fagan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madog moves away. Fagan digs a good body shot into Madog's ribs. Madog with a hook. Madog thuds his shin into the meat of Fagan's side. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. No joy there for Fagan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fagan throws an off balance right hand
and Madog counters with a stiff right hand. Madog throws a body punch but Fagan moves out of range. Madog fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fagan throws a right hand that misses
and Madog counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Madog. Fagan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fagan takes a shot to the head. Madog misses with a short punch on the inside. Fagan can't break the clinch.
Fagan lands a right hand. A short right from Madog. Fagan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Fagan is trying to force a seperation but Madog has the dominant position. Madog lands a big right hand that drops Fagan! The killer instinct kicks in and Madog finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Madog!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iolyn Madog! A very excited looking Iolyn Madog made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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