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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur King (ranked 1659 p4p, 1293 weight class) and Dean Gaines (ranked 206 p4p, 158 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of , Dean Gaines!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Gaines misses its intended target.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gaines.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Gaines does a little dance to reset his feet.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gaines! But no joy.
King looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gaines looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
Gaines misses with an uppercut
and King counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by King.
King throwing strikes but missing.
King postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King preventing the sweep.
Gaines has control of King's left arm, preventing King from doing any damage.
Gaines keeping full guard, as King tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaines utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
King working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gaines trying to control the position here.
King throwing strikes from guard but Gaines blocks nicely.
Gaines is trying to control the position but King postures up.
Gaines looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gaines seems keen to control King's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
King trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gaines is trying to keep King in close.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gaines enables King to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gaines manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gaines wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and King manages to pass to side control.
Gaines keeping control of the position.
King is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaines avoiding damage under a succession of punches from King.
King is trying to work for a kimura but Gaines is defending well.
King throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
King is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gaines sees it coming and defends easily.
Gaines wants to get back to his feet.
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.
King landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gaines is looking to improve his position.
King wants to control but Gaines is keeping him busy.
King prevents Gaines from improving his position.
Gaines is trying to control but can't.
King thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gaines's head.
King trying to pass the guard but Gaines defending well.
King looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
King is trying to control. Gaines wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gaines is positioning himself well to prevent King advancing to mount.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arthur King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaines bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gaines throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King is looking to counter punch.
King scores with a takedown into Gaines's guard.
King in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gaines utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
King stopping the sweep attempt from Gaines.
King prevents Gaines from getting back to his feet.
King throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gaines works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
King stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gaines swivels though and keeps the full guard.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaines is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gaines is pulling down on King's head. It's preventing any offense from King, at least for the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gaines utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gaines controls King momentarily but King frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.
A jab from King misses.
King misses with a hook. Gaines ducked under it nicely.
Gaines looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gaines throws out a powerful jab.
Dean Gaines is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gaines is looking to control King's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gaines avoid being mounted?
King throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
King thows a huge punch but Gaines dodges it nicely.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gaines is staying active underneath King, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gaines is trying to maintain the position but King is very close to passing his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. King connects with a nice short shot to Gaines's temple.
King is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gaines defends it well.
King seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gaines is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gaines is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gaines moves into full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
King postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gaines is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gaines is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
King wants to control from the top but Gaines keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gaines trying to keep a closed guard but King is proving a slippery customer.
Gaines has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but King has passed into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur King dominated that round.
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.
Gaines gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows King to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gaines pushes King off and gets back to his feet.
King dives in and grabs Gaines's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gaines pushes down on King's head and hops out.
Gaines is clearly trying to counter these attacks from King with a body shot.
Gaines misses with a hook
enabling King to counter with a crisp jab.
King misses with a looping right.
Nice uppercut there from King.
King throws a big shot that misses.
Gaines throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King tries to counter with a takedown but Gaines is quick to defend against it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King throws a hook to the side of Gaines's head but Gaines sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gaines swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
King slips under a jab from Gaines.
King drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gaines sprawls and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King misses with a right hand
and Gaines counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gaines misses with a looping right.
Gaines tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
Gaines throws out a counter right but King avoids it with no problem.
King with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gaines counters with a stiff right hand.
Gaines dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gaines displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Gaines on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
King scores with a jab.
A jab from Gaines misses.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gaines manages to avoid it.
King scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gaines darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King drives through with a takedown into Gaines's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Gaines manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
King is trying to break the clinch but Gaines has him pressed against the cage.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gaines can do to turn this around?
King is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gaines pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gaines is pressed up against the cage. King has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gaines down to the mat. Gaines avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gaines misses with a body shot.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
Decent striking displayed by King there.
Dean Gaines seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gaines swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gaines misses with an uppercut.
Gaines lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King avoids the body shot from Gaines.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gaines.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gaines manages to escape and get back to his feet.
King looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
King shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gaines as he avoids it easily.
King gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gaines counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Gaines. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gaines.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King shoots for a takedown but Gaines saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gaines manages to avoid it.
A nice side step and Gaines releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gaines misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
Nice takedown defense from Gaines. No joy for King on that attempt.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King throws a big shot that misses.
Gaines slips a jab from King.
A jab from Gaines misses.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Gaines is just out of range.
King looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
King walks into a stiff left hand from Gaines.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a right hand
and Gaines cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gaines scores with a jab to the jaw.
King misses with a looping right.
Gaines swings widly with a right hand
and Gaines takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gaines cracks King with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gaines looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
King dives in for a single leg takedown but Gaines sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gaines throws a head punch that misses.
Gaines presses King against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
King drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gaines pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gaines misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Gaines misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
King ducks under a wild hook from Gaines.
King half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
King misses with a hook. Gaines ducked under it nicely.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gaines moves away.
Gaines tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Gaines.
An attempted straight right counter from King misses the target.
King shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gaines counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King staying out of range there.
Gaines paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gaines misses with a right hand
and King counters with a right hand to the body.
King fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
King is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gaines sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
King slips a straight right by Gaines.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gaines misses with a straight right.
King misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
King tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gaines swivels and escapes.
Gaines misses with a jab, cross combination.
King staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by King.
King avoids the body shot from Gaines.
King misses with an uppercut.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts King, as that shot connected.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
King misses with a takedown attempt - Gaines sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaines.
The fighters circling - Gaines throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gaines.
King fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from King.
King misses with a looping right.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
King dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gaines throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King throws a hook but Gaines blocks it.
Gaines tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gaines throws a left and a right that both miss
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
King misses with a two punch combination.
King shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gaines napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gaines is pushing King's head away, looking to escape. King manages to hold on to the position though.
You can see the frustration on Gaines's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
King cracks Gaines with a big right hand but Gaines just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Gaines showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gaines throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
Gaines loads up on a big right hand but King slips the punch.
Gaines dips to his left and cracks King with an uppercut!
King shoots in but no luck this time.
Good shot there by Gaines.
A slow jab from Gaines misses its intended target.
Gaines throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaines scores with a sloppy right hand. King should have avoided that one.
King takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gaines.
King blocks a jab.
Gaines misses with a hook
and King counters with a nice double leg into guard.
King's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gaines is trying to keep King in close.
King pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gaines is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaines working a defensive guard here.
King trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gaines tries to land a sweep but no joy.
King engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
King misses with a looping left.
Jab from Gaines.
Gaines tries to sprawl but King drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaines moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaines is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gaines wants to stand up but King is controlling him.
Gaines trying to keep a closed guard but King is proving a slippery customer.
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.
Gaines wants to stand but King is controlling the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gaines is pulling down on King's head. It's preventing any offense from King, at least for the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gaines jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Gaines. That snapped King's head back.
Gaines misses with a lunging right hand
and King counters with a single leg into guard. Gaines didn't expect that.
King keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gaines's head.
King trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
King with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gaines is pulling down on King's head to control his posture.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
King stopping the sweep attempt from Gaines.
King trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
King is looking to work some ground and pound but Gaines has wrist control.
Gaines tries to land a sweep but no joy.
King working some strikes from top position.
Gaines has control of King's left arm, preventing King from doing any damage.
King controlling from the top position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gaines throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gaines slips under a jab.
King gets a double leg takedown into Gaines's guard.
Gaines pushes King off and gets back to his feet.
A big right from Gaines misses.
King throws out a loose jab but Gaines uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gaines throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
King goes for a double leg but Gaines avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gaines continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King blocks a body shot from Gaines.
Gaines swings wildly with an uppercut but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gaines pushes King back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gaines misses with some punches.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Gaines.
Gaines scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gaines is struggling to control the position.
King blocks an uppercut.
King wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gaines scores with a shot to the side of King's head.
Gaines misses with a hook from the clinch.
King looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gaines lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gaines is pressed up against the cage. King has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gaines down to the mat. Gaines avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A lazy left from King finds it's target.
King shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gaines's guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
King throwing strikes from guard but Gaines blocks nicely.
King in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
King wants to pass the guard but Gaines is keeping the position.
Gaines avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gaines is looking to stand up but King isn't so interested in that idea.
King advances to half guard.
Gaines wants to control but King is keeping busy.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
King is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Gaines reverses the position - he's now on top in King's guard.
Gaines must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
King has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gaines can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gaines won't allow King to sweep him here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gaines stands up from guard. Let's bang!
King is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dean Gaines comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gaines has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dean Gaines!
During a confident post fight interview, Dean Gaines thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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