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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Gaston (ranked 820 p4p, 123 weight class) and Sam McCullen (ranked 568 p4p, 84 weight class). Gaston comes to the cage accompanied by You Can Do It. McCullen has chosen The Foggy Dew as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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213 lbs
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
14 - 13 - 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
26 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Sam McCullen!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McCullen is defended easily by Gaston.
McCullen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gaston tries a head kick but it misses.
McCullen lands with a nice body punch.
McCullen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gaston throws a push kick but McCullen slaps the foot to one side.
McCullen drops his hands momentarily and Gaston takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gaston ducks under a wild hook from McCullen.
McCullen misses with a body shot.
McCullen moves away from the strike by Gaston.
A combination from McCullen does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCullen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gaston was well out of range. Poor timing from McCullen.
Gaston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCullen moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCullen. Gaston does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for McCullen.
McCullen lands a high kick!
It looks like Roy Gaston has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the body from Gaston misses
and McCullen counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCullen throws a jab but it's blocked by Gaston.
Gaston looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McCullen avoids the head kick by Gaston.
A big right from McCullen misses.
McCullen throws a right and a left that Gaston avoids nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McCullen is defended easily by Gaston.
McCullen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McCullen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gaston in his tracks.
McCullen lands a nice looking body shot.
A big right from McCullen misses.
Gaston is looking to counter punch.
Gaston scores with a spinning back kick!
Gaston scores with a decent looking hook.
Gaston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCullen moves away.
Gaston is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Roy Gaston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCullen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut there from Gaston.
Gaston throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Sam McCullen has been cut.
Gaston sizes up McCullen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gaston throws a body punch but McCullen moves out of range.
McCullen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gaston.
McCullen swings for the body but Gaston moves out of range.
McCullen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gaston in his tracks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gaston.
McCullen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big left from Gaston misses.
Gaston misses with a wild body shot.
McCullen tests Gaston's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice defenses there by Gaston.
It looked like Gaston was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McCullen.
Gaston moves away from the strike by McCullen.
Gaston throws a shot from downtown. McCullen moves away and avoids it.
A nice side step and McCullen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Good leg kick by Gaston.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaston ducks under a wild hook from McCullen.
McCullen looks to land a right hand but Gaston moved out of range.
Gaston is looking to counter punch.
McCullen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McCullen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gaston sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Roy Gaston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam McCullen.
McCullen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McCullen misses with a straight left.
McCullen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gaston sprawls well. Gaston wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McCullen gets slowly back to his feet.
Gaston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCullen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gaston.
Gaston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from McCullen misses.
Gaston cracks McCullen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gaston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCullen.
Gaston lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
McCullen moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaston throws a sloppy head kick and McCullen moves out of range easily.
McCullen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gaston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCullen throws a low kick but Gaston moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaston with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McCullen throws the left hand but Gaston avoids the punch easily.
Gaston avoids the body shot from McCullen.
A shot to the body from Gaston misses
letting McCullen counter with a right hand.
McCullen scores with a hook to the body. Gaston takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gaston scores with a jab to the head.
Gaston throws a body kick that misses
and McCullen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gaston thinking.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gaston darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McCullen shoots in and drives through. Gaston sprawls well.
An inside leg kick from McCullen misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCullen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gaston ducks under a wild hook from McCullen.
McCullen misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sam McCullen will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McCullen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gaston to score with a decent uppercut.
Gaston misses the jab.
It seemed like McCullen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gaston takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McCullen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gaston circles away quickly and effectively.
McCullen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gaston fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McCullen just misses with a punch to the body.
Gaston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gaston cracks McCullen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gaston lands a leg kick that knocks McCullen off balance momentarily.
Gaston lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gaston misses the jab.
Gaston cracks McCullen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCullen lands with a shot to the body.
McCullen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Gaston was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McCullen.
McCullen slips under a jab from Gaston.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - McCullen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gaston fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McCullen on the side of the head.
McCullen misses with a series of wild punches.
As McCullen backs away, Gaston returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
McCullen avoids the head kick by Gaston.
Gaston explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A decent looking cross lands there for McCullen.
McCullen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McCullen slips under a jab from Gaston.
McCullen throws out a counter right but Gaston avoids it with no problem.
McCullen throws an overhand right that lands on Gaston's shoulder, as Gaston tries to avoid the shot.
Gaston lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McCullen with a jab.
Gaston throws a body shot but no joy.
Gaston takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gaston dodges the punch combination from McCullen.
Gaston jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Gaston lands a head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gaston is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McCullen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Roy Gaston is winning the standup battle so far.
McCullen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gaston.
Gaston throws a sloppy head kick and McCullen moves out of range easily.
McCullen only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A big left from Gaston misses.
McCullen throws a hook but Gaston avoids it easily.
McCullen tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from McCullen misses.
McCullen throws a right hand that Gaston ducks under and follows up with a left that Gaston also avoids with ease.
McCullen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gaston gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A head kick misses from Gaston.
McCullen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McCullen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCullen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McCullen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gaston avoids the body shot from McCullen.
McCullen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gaston eats them both and turns towards McCullen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
McCullen misses with a straight left.
Gaston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McCullen.
Gaston looks to land a left hand but McCullen moved out of range nicely.
McCullen slips under a jab from Gaston.
The fighters circling - McCullen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McCullen stuns Gaston with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gaston fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McCullen misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Gaston on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McCullen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gaston moves away.
Nice body kick there by Gaston.
Gaston lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaston lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McCullen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gaston connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McCullen scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaston jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gaston staying out of range there.
McCullen tries to score with a low kick but Gaston moves his leg out of the way.
Gaston throwing a counter right hand but McCullen manages to avoid it.
McCullen misses with a body shot.
McCullen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McCullen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gaston.
McCullen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gaston moves away.
McCullen shoots for a takedown but Gaston saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McCullen is breathing heavily.
Gaston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McCullen.
Gaston throws a head kick but McCullen moves out of range.
McCullen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
McCullen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gaston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gaston moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gaston throws a head kick that half lands.
McCullen misses with a hook. Gaston ducked under it nicely.
McCullen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gaston counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Gaston dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gaston looks for the body kick but McCullen saw that one coming.
McCullen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gaston throws a jab when McCullen was well out of range.
McCullen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jab, jab by Gaston - just one landing.
Gaston throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
McCullen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gaston's hands.
Gaston plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gaston jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McCullen takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gaston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gaston misses with the body kick
and McCullen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
McCullen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gaston.
McCullen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gaston manages to avoid it.
Gaston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCullen.
Gaston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaston fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McCullen checks it well.
McCullen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gaston. Gaston circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McCullen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A nice leg kick lands there from McCullen.
Gaston lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McCullen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gaston's sensitive parts.
Gaston misses with a head kick.
McCullen throws a jab when Gaston was well out of range.
McCullen stuns Gaston with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A head kick misses from McCullen.
Gaston throws a shot to the body.
McCullen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McCullen looks to score with a jab to the body but Gaston is just out of range.
McCullen digs a good hook to Gaston's body.
Gaston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCullen.
Gaston misses with a head kick.
Gaston throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCullen misses with an uppercut.
Gaston swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gaston lands a jab to the nose.
A good leg kick by McCullen.
Gaston throws a wild body kick that McCullen sees coming a mile off.
Gaston goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gaston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCullen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gaston. That did some damage!
Gaston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCullen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice body punch from McCullen.
Gaston connects with a solid leg kick.
McCullen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gaston. Gaston obviously looking to wear him down.
McCullen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gaston lands a nice looking body shot.
McCullen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice body punch from Gaston.
Gaston works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCullen throws a jab when Gaston was well out of range.
A low kick from McCullen misses
and Gaston counters with a thumping low kick.
Decent striking displayed by McCullen there.
A head kick by Gaston misses
and McCullen counters with a good low kick that Gaston was not able to check.
McCullen thuds a left hand into Gaston's body.
Gaston checks the leg kick.
Gaston throws a nice inside leg kick.
McCullen tries a head kick but it misses.
Gaston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCullen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gaston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McCullen misses with a low kick.
Gaston throws a quick counter head kick but McCullen was just out of range.
Gaston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCullen throws a low kick but Gaston avoids it.
McCullen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gaston in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaston throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McCullen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCullen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McCullen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCullen misses with a wild combination.
Gaston throws a hook but McCullen blocks it.
Gaston misses the shot to the body.
McCullen scores with a body shot.
Gaston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McCullen.
McCullen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gaston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from McCullen misses the target.
Gaston throws a sloppy head kick and McCullen moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Roy Gaston.
Well Gaston has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Roy Gaston!
Roy Gaston very nearly forgot to thank Pit Bull Development amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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