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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gabe Thurgood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Maggio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maggio has chosen Speak Softly Love as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Gabe Thurgood has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Gabe Thurgood seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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186 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
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175 cm
29
183 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed |
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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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabe Thurgood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Maggio!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maggio bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thurgood's head backwards.
Maggio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maggio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thurgood.
Thurgood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Maggio closes the distance but Thurgood moves to the side
letting Thurgood counter with a right hand.
It looks like Tony Maggio has been cut.
Tony Maggio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maggio throws a wild body kick that Thurgood sees coming a mile off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bone on bone clash there as Maggio blocks the leg kick.
Thurgood throws a lazy uppercut
and Maggio counters with an outside leg kick.
Maggio throws a head kick that misses.
Thurgood motions for Maggio to come forward. Thurgood throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maggio clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maggio connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thurgood's face.
It looks like Gabe Thurgood has been cut.
Thurgood is trying to break the clinch but Maggio is controlling him.
Thurgood tries to break the clinch but Maggio is controlling the position.
Thurgood trying to stall but Maggio improves his position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Maggio looking to throw knees to the head but Thurgood is blocking nicely.
Maggio creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thurgood wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maggio lands a knee to the body.
Thurgood tries to break the clinch but Maggio is controlling the position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thurgood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maggio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maggio misses with a knee strike.
Maggio stalling the fight.
Maggio lands a nice uppercut.
Thurgood misses with a body punch.
Thurgood has had enough of the clinch but Maggio keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maggio using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maggio has Thurgood pressed against the cage, preventing Thurgood from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maggio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maggio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maggio prevents Thurgood from breaking the clinch.
Thurgood is trying to push Maggio away but Maggio has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Maggio taking a breather.
Maggio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thurgood has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maggio connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thurgood's face.
Thurgood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maggio throws a hook but Thurgood avoids it easily.
Thurgood is looking to score with low kicks.
Maggio scores with a hook to the body. Thurgood takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Maggio walks into a stiff left hand from Thurgood.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maggio tries to land a front kick but Thurgood steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice straight punches there by Maggio. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Maggio.
Maggio scores with a jab to the head.
Thurgood with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thurgood connects with a body shot that sends Maggio's belly button to the back.
Thurgood digs a good body shot into Maggio's ribs.
Thurgood with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Maggio looks gassed!
Thurgood throws a leg kick that misses.
Thurgood misses with a lunging right hand
and Maggio counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thurgood throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thurgood misses the shot to the body.
Maggio slips a jab and a cross from Thurgood.
Maggio scores with a nice body kick.
Thurgood lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Thurgood throws a body kick that misses.
Thurgood misses with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thurgood throws out a leg kick but Maggio moves out of range and Thurgood only half commits.
Maggio wants to clinch.
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 Gabe Thurgood will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thurgood with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thurgood checks a leg kick.
Thurgood scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Maggio defending well as Thurgood loads up on a big left hand.
Maggio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thurgood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thurgood avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thurgood takes one to the chin there.
Maggio fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thurgood looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thurgood connects with a leg kick. Maggio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thurgood fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thurgood gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maggio.
Thurgood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maggio takes the fight into the clinch.
Maggio is trying to maintain a safe position but Thurgood gets an underhook and turns Maggio into the cage.
Thurgood avoiding damage as Maggio throws knees to the body.
Thurgood working hard to break the clinch.
Thurgood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maggio scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thurgood misses with a looping left.
Maggio gets a clinch.
Thurgood manages to break the clinch.
Maggio throws a head kick that misses
and Thurgood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maggio fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thurgood has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thurgood fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maggio is breathing heavily.
Maggio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maggio tries to clinch but Thurgood moves out of range.
Thurgood just misses with a punch to the body.
Maggio throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maggio tries to close the distance and clinch but Thurgood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thurgood connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maggio's hands.
Maggio blocks a low kick nicely.
Maggio throws a lazy head kick
and Thurgood counters with a big right hand! Oh Maggio is in trouble here! Thurgood follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabe Thurgood!
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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
RATING
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