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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom McGettigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yin Tao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGettigan's entrance music is Knifeman - The Bronx. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tao's choice of entrance music: Philip Bailey - Walking on the Chinese Wall. Tom McGettigan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tom McGettigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yin Tao!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tao misses with a head kick.
McGettigan misses the shot to the body.
Tao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McGettigan throws a right and a left that Tao avoids nicely.
Tao throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
McGettigan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A jab from McGettigan misses.
Tao tries to clinch but McGettigan is having none of it.
Tao lands a nice looking kick to the body. McGettigan takes a step back to recover.
McGettigan throws a nice looking combination but Tao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A cross from McGettigan lands.
McGettigan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tao makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tao forces McGettigan back against the cage and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tao.
Tao keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McGettigan's efforts to push away.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tao just misses with a elbow thrown towards McGettigan's brow.
McGettigan tries to break the clinch but Tao is controlling the position.
McGettigan working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tao.
Tao lands a damaging elbow.
McGettigan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tao lands an elbow just above McGettigan 's eye.
Tao lands an elbow that stopped McGettigan in his tracks for a moment.
Tao creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice elbow from Tao.
McGettigan is trying to force a seperation but Tao has the dominant position.
McGettigan can't break the clinch.
McGettigan takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Tom McGettigan has been cut.
Tao misses with an elbow strike.
Tao looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McGettigan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McGettigan takes a knee to the side of the body.
McGettigan jumps guard but Tao stands there with McGettigan around his waist. McGettigan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tao lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McGettigan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McGettigan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tao has him pressed against the cage.
Tao pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tao obliges.
McGettigan blocks an elbow strike.
Tao crunches a lovely knee into McGettigan's ribcage.
Tao throws an elbow but it misses.
Tao lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tao throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McGettigan is trying to break the clinch but Tao is controlling him.
Tao looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tao creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tao lands an elbow inside.
McGettigan takes a knee to the side of the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tao throws an elbow but misses.
McGettigan takes an elbow to the temple.
Tao lands an elbow just above McGettigan 's eye.
McGettigan blocks an elbow strike.
Tao lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McGettigan is breathing heavily.
Tao misses with an elbow over the top.
McGettigan takes a knee to the side of the body.
McGettigan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tao lands an elbow inside.
McGettigan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tao landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tao lands a damaging elbow.
Tao lands a good knee to the midsection. McGettigan won't want to take too many of those.
Tao lands a nice knee to the body.
McGettigan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tao creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McGettigan's defenses.
Tao scores a nice knee to the body.
McGettigan blocks an elbow strike.
Tao comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tao lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tao utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tao.
Tao lands a knee to the body.
Tao throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tao comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tao is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Tao.
Tao gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tao misses with an elbow over the top.
Tao lands an elbow that stopped McGettigan in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tao throws an elbow but misses.
Tao scores a nice knee to the body.
Tao lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tao pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tao lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McGettigan is rocked!
Tao lands an elbow that stopped McGettigan in his tracks for a moment.
Oh McGettigan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tao unloads a knee to the mid-section. McGettigan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McGettigan jumps guard but Tao stands there with McGettigan around his waist. McGettigan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yin Tao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom McGettigan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McGettigan seems to have got his legs back now.
McGettigan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
McGettigan throws a leg kick
and Tao counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tao lands with a slapping head kick.
Tao scores with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tao with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tao has McGettigan up against the cage in a clinch.
Tao creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McGettigan's defenses.
Tao lands an elbow just above McGettigan 's eye.
Tao lands an elbow inside.
Yin Tao seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McGettigan is pressed against the cage. Tao pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts McGettigan! Two more big strikes from Tao and McGettigan crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Yin Tao!
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