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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Gaston (ranked 986 p4p, 146 weight class) and Short Badass (ranked 598 p4p, 87 weight class). Gaston comes to the ring accompanied by You Can Do It. Short Badass has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Roy Gaston's chin.
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Gaston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 2, fighting out of London, Short Badass!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaston throws a lazy head kick
and Gaston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gaston with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gaston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gaston looks for a takedown but Badass sprawls well.
Badass scores with a jab to the body.
Badass checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gaston swings away with a body shot that misses
and Badass counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gaston.
Gaston scores with a punch to the head.
Badass checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gaston misses with a head kick.
Gaston throws a hook to the side of Badass's head but Badass sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Badass lands a nice shot to the body.
Badass avoids the body shot from Gaston.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaston throws a quick inside leg kick.
Badass lands with a good body shot.
Gaston fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Badass on the side of the head.
Gaston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Badass throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gaston on the side of the head.
Badass uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaston.
Badass jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gaston cracks Badass with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gaston connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Badass fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gaston comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gaston misses with a leg kick.
Gaston is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Badass. Gaston does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gaston misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass avoids the body shot from Gaston.
Gaston defending well as Badass loads up on a big left hand.
Roy Gaston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaston bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Badass's head backwards.
Gaston misses with a series of wild punches.
Short Badass is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Badass throws a hook but Gaston blocks it.
Gaston is looking to score with low kicks.
A low kick from Gaston misses
and Badass connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gaston slips under a jab.
Gaston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Badass.
Gaston connects with an inside leg kick.
Badass throws out a loose jab but Gaston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Badass throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gaston tries to counter with a takedown but Badass is quick to defend against it.
Gaston uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Badass.
Gaston is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass lands with a shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Badass blocks the low kick.
Gaston tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Badass is able to avoid easily.
Gaston misses with a low kick as Badass jumps back.
Gaston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Badass.
Gaston drops down looking for a counter takedown but Badass sprawls and moves away.
Gaston looks for the body kick but Badass saw that one coming.
Gaston throws a head kick but Badass moves out of range.
Gaston dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Badass. That did some damage!
Badass displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gaston throws out the jab.
Gaston changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Badass keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Badass! But no joy.
Nice body kick there by Gaston.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badass keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Badass steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gaston.
Gaston looks to score with a jab to the body but Badass is just out of range.
Gaston turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Badass on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gaston. Gaston obviously looking to wear him down.
Badass lands a jab to Gaston's midsection.
Gaston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Badass misses with a straight left.
Badass slips a jab from Gaston.
Gaston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Badass.
Badass avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Badass! But no joy.
Gaston looks to score with a jab to the body but Badass is just out of range.
Gaston is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Badass scores with a nice head shot.
Nice body punch from Gaston.
Gaston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Badass looks to score with a jab to the body but Gaston is just out of range.
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 Roy Gaston will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jab by Badass.
Badass blocks the body kick.
Gaston is looking to wear down Badass with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Badass scores with a decent looking hook.
Gaston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Badass is looking for the big counter here.
Gaston lands a leg kick that knocks Badass off balance momentarily.
A good leg kick by Gaston.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gaston. That's going to slow Badass down.
Badass misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Badass. Gaston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roy Gaston is winning the standup battle so far.
Badass misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gaston.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badass takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gaston throws a low kick but Badass avoids it.
Badass throws out a counter right but Gaston avoids it with no problem.
Gaston walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Badass checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gaston tries to score with a low kick but Badass moves his leg out of the way.
Badass lands a nice hook to Gaston's body. Gaston takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaston shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Badass looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gaston. Badass does a little dance to reset his feet.
Badass swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Badass blocks a leg kick.
Badass jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gaston has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Badass finds it's way round the side to connect with Gaston's head.
Badass's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good leg kick by Gaston there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Badass throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gaston changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Badass misses with a wild body shot.
Gaston looks for the body kick but Badass saw that one coming.
Donk. Gaston catches Badass right on the button with a cross.
Gaston throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Badass to counter with a crisp jab.
Badass cracks Gaston with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gaston moves out of range as Badass strikes.
Badass scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaston misses the body punch
and Badass counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Badass fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gaston, pushing him back against the ropes.
Badass misses with a body punch.
Badass throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gaston blocks a body shot from Badass.
Gaston gets control of Badass's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gaston will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Gaston is trying to keep Badass in close.
Badass looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gaston is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gaston is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gaston looking to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gaston avoids the body shot from Badass.
Gaston throws a leg kick but Badass checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Badass has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gaston.
Gaston lunges at Badass with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Badass's hand.
Gaston punishes Badass's body with a nice straight punch.
Gaston throws a low kick but Badass avoids it.
It seemed like Badass was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Badass throws out a loose jab but Gaston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Badass uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaston.
Badass tries to counter with a clinch but Gaston shakes him off and moves away.
Gaston doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Badass counters with a stiff right hand.
Gaston takes a swing at Badass's ribcage but misses.
Gaston throws a front kick aimed at Badass's knee but Badass avoids it well.
Badass looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A head kick by Gaston misses
and Badass counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gaston throws a wild body kick that Badass sees coming a mile off.
It seemed like Badass was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Badass connects with a body shot.
Gaston fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Badass checks it well.
Badass uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaston.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Short Badass will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Gaston throws a hook to the side of Badass's head but Badass sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Badass was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A low kick from Gaston misses
enabling Badass to counter with a crisp jab.
Gaston lands a right hook to the body.
Badass throws a jab but it's blocked by Gaston.
Gaston scores with a jab to the body.
Badass scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gaston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Badass.
Badass throws a hook but Gaston blocks it.
Gaston misses with a low kick.
Gaston scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaston paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gaston throws a lazy body kick
and Badass counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Badass swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Badass tries to clinch there but Gaston circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass avoids the body shot from Gaston.
Badass checks a leg kick.
Gaston throws a leg kick
and Badass counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Gaston.
Badass avoids a punch combination nicely.
Badass checks a leg kick.
Gaston swings for the body but Badass moves out of range.
Badass punishes Gaston's body with a nice straight punch.
Gaston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gaston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gaston gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gaston misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass scores with a body shot.
Badass with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gaston misses with a wild body shot.
Donk. Badass catches Gaston right on the button with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Badass misses the shot to the body.
Gaston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Badass moves away.
Gaston blocks a jab.
Badass moves out of range as Gaston strikes.
Badass now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Badass takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Badass lands a body shot.
Gaston gets tackled into the ropes by Badass. Badass maintains the clinch.
Gaston trying to stall but Badass improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass tries to work over Gaston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Badass creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Badass fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gaston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gaston tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Badass misses with a hook to the ribs.
Badass can't find room to land a body shot as Gaston controls the action.
Badass lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Badass lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Badass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badass lands a hook to the side of the head.
Roy Gaston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Badass as Gaston tries to tie him up.
Gaston jumps guard but Badass stands there with Gaston around his waist. Gaston gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Badass lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gaston makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gaston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gaston is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Badass to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Gaston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gaston is looking to control Badass's arms but Badass gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gaston has his back to the ropes.
Badass lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Short Badass comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Badass 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight for Short Badass!
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight for Short Badass!
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Short Badass!
Short Badass wins by unanimous decision!
Short Badass 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.
The defeated Roy Gaston had this to say: 'Better watch yo back homie!'.
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hype
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