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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between J Gay G (ranked 2109 p4p, 121 weight class) and Marcel Petiot (ranked 2308 p4p, 134 weight class). Gay G comes to the cage accompanied by Down. J Gay G had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 136.9lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Marcel Petiot has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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151 lbs
5 - 2 - 1 |
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144 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, J Gay G!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcel Petiot!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gay G swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gay G scores with a jab to the body.
Gay G swats away the attempt to clinch by Petiot.
Gay G forces Petiot back against the cage and clinches.
Gay G throws a knee to the head but misses.
Petiot drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gay G gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gay G trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gay G using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Petiot has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Petiot fails to pull guard.
Petiot is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gay G is defending well for now.
Petiot tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
J Gay G has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcel Petiot.
Petiot managing to block the knees to the body from Gay G.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gay G breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gay G moves into the clinch successfully.
Gay G looking to throw knees to the head but Petiot is blocking nicely.
Gay G tries a knee to the head but Petiot blocks it.
Gay G misses with a knee strike.
Petiot is trying to pull guard but Gay G turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Petiot is looking for a takedown.
Petiot fails to pull guard.
Gay G breaks the clinch.
Petiot keeps the fight on the outside.
Gay G leaves Petiot with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gay G misses with a few strikes there.
Petiot tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Petiot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Gay G, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gay G is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gay G closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gay G's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gay G breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Petiot fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gay G throws a shot from downtown. Petiot moves away and avoids it.
Petiot gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice takedown defense from Gay G. No joy for Petiot on that attempt.
Petiot throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Gay G, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice sprawl there from Gay G as Petiot shoots in.
Gay G gets a clinch.
Petiot blocks the elbow strike.
Gay G tries to land a knee to the head but Petiot blocks with his arms.
Gay G throws an elbow but it misses.
Gay G with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Petiot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Petiot dives in for a single leg takedown but Gay G sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Some wild striking there from Gay G.
Gay G swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gay G throws a lazy head kick
and Petiot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petiot looks for the body kick but Gay G saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gay G pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petiot tries to close the distance and clinch but Gay G swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gay G fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Petiot, pushing him back against the cage.
Gay G prevents the takedown attempt.
Petiot avoids the elbow strike from Gay G, against the cage.
Petiot is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Petiot blocks an elbow strike from Gay G.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petiot tries to pull guard but Gay G forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gay G has Petiot pressed against the cage, preventing Petiot from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Petiot blocking some punches.
Petiot tries to pull guard but Gay G holds him up against the cage and eventually Petiot drops back down to his feet.
Gay G breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Gay G misses.
Gay G moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
J Gay G dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gay G has Petiot up against the cage in a clinch.
Gay G is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Petiot tries for a takedown but Gay G manages to get underhooks.
Petiot is trying to pull guard but Gay G turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gay G tries to land a knee to the head but Petiot blocks with his arms.
Gay G lands a hook that snaps the head of Petiot backwards.
Gay G lands a good knee to the midsection. Petiot won't want to take too many of those.
Petiot blocks the elbow strike.
Petiot blocks an elbow strike from Gay G.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petiot tries to pull guard but Gay G holds him up against the cage and eventually Petiot drops back down to his feet.
J Gay G has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcel Petiot.
Gay G tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gay G scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gay G tries to land knees in the clinch but Petiot avoids the damage to the body.
J Gay G has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petiot trying to control the position but instead, Gay G has worked for underhooks and has pushed Petiot into the cage.
Gay G manages to break the clinch.
Gay G tries to clinch up.
Gay G closes the distance and pushes Petiot back into the cage.
Petiot blocks the elbow strike.
Petiot blocks an elbow strike from Gay G.
Gay G manages to break the clinch.
Petiot dives in and grabs Gay G's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gay G pushes down on Petiot's head and hops out.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gay G. Petiot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gay G misses with a combination
and Petiot counters by clinching up.
Gay G keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Petiot's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gay G with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Petiot drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gay G pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Petiot avoids the elbow strike from Gay G, against the cage.
Petiot blocks the elbow strike.
Petiot has Gay G pressed against the cage, preventing Gay G from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Petiot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Petiot shoots for a double leg takedown but Gay G sprawls well. He's pushed Petiot's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gay G lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gay G clinches.
Petiot blocks an elbow strike from Gay G.
Petiot jumps into guard, dragging Gay G to the mat.
Petiot bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gay G's guard.
Gay G controlling Petiot's posture.
Gay G continues to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petiot content to stall in guard here.
Gay G looking for a sweep. Not yet Gay G, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
J Gay G dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Petiot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gay G tries to counter with a takedown but Petiot is quick to defend against it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gay G. Petiot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petiot circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gay G tries to close the distance and clinch up but Petiot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Petiot.
Gay G scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Petiot misses with a straight left.
Petiot shoots in for a takedown but Gay G shows good takedown defense.
It looked like Gay G wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gay G tries to clinch but Petiot moves out of range.
Petiot fails in his attempt to clinch.
Petiot misses the shot to the body.
J Gay G is winning the standup battle so far.
Gay G gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petiot looking to throw knees to the head but Gay G is blocking nicely.
Petiot has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gay G after a bit of a struggle.
J Gay G has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcel Petiot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gay G - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gay G breaks from the clinch.
Petiot showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gay G.
Gay G tries to close the distance and clinch up but Petiot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
J Gay G is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gay G will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Petiot is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gay G sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gay G connects with a looping right hand.
J Gay G is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gay G misses the shot to the body.
Petiot rushes Gay G and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petiot tries to circle away but Gay G has him pinned against the cage.
Gay G misses with an elbow over the top.
Gay G tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gay G throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Petiot drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gay G gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gay G misses with the head strike.
Petiot is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Gay G breaks from the clinch.
Gay G lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petiot keeps the fight on the outside.
Petiot dives in for a single leg takedown but Gay G sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Petiot misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Gay G. No joy for Petiot on that attempt.
Gay G instigates a clinch.
Gay G breaks from the clinch.
Gay G tries to clinch but Petiot is having none of it.
Petiot tries to clinch there but Gay G circles away.
Petiot throws a series of punches but Gay G moves out of range.
Gay G throws a nice looking combination but Petiot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
J Gay G is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head kick misses from Petiot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Petiot.
Petiot takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Petiot looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gay G looks to land a combination. Petiot sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Petiot has his takedown stuffed
and Gay G counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gay G tries to clinch but Petiot moves out of range.
Gay G throws a combination. Petiot tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gay G keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Petiot gets tackled into the cage by Gay G. Gay G maintains the clinch.
Petiot wants to stall.
Gay G breaks from the clinch.
Marcel Petiot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gay G slips a jab and a cross from Petiot.
And that's the end of the fight!
J Gay G showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gay G, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 George Francis scores the fight for J Gay G!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for J Gay G!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for J Gay G!
J Gay G wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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