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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Claymore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Gascoigne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Claymore comes to the ring accompanied by Future World Music - Fight. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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255 lbs
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280 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andy Claymore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Gascoigne!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gascoigne throws a looping overhand right but Claymore ducks down to avoid it.
Claymore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gascoigne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gascoigne takes a jab right on the kisser.
Claymore looks to land a right hand but Gascoigne moved out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Claymore.
Gascoigne shoots for a takedown but Claymore saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Claymore feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gascoigne's calf.
Claymore moves out of range as Gascoigne strikes.
Claymore scores with a body shot.
Claymore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Claymore fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gascoigne looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Claymore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A shot to the liver by Claymore. Beautiful body shot.
Claymore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Claymore throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gascoigne.
Gascoigne throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Claymore was covering up waiting for the punch and Gascoigne finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Claymore wants to stand and escape but Gascoigne is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gascoigne looking to pass the guard.
Gascoigne is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gascoigne drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gascoigne jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gascoigne thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Claymore is trying to control the position but Gascoigne postures up.
Gascoigne thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gascoigne thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gascoigne drops back, looking for a kneebar! Claymore looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Claymore looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Claymore!
Gascoigne throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Claymore trying to control the action but Gascoigne is working from the bottom.
Gascoigne wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Gascoigne throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gascoigne tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gascoigne is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gascoigne missing with punches from the bottom.
Gascoigne moves into full guard.
Claymore knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gascoigne on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claymore takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Gascoigne is striking from the bottom but Claymore uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Gascoigne flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Gascoigne throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Gascoigne has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gascoigne throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Claymore wants to control but Gascoigne is keeping him busy.
Claymore blocks the strikes from Gascoigne.
Gascoigne manages to get to full guard.
Claymore has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gascoigne throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gascoigne trying to strike off his back.
Gascoigne throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Gascoigne keeping moving, preventing Claymore from controlling successfully.
Claymore wants to pass the guard but Gascoigne is keeping the position.
Gascoigne throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Gascoigne manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Claymore manages to get himself to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gascoigne drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gascoigne jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gascoigne drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gascoigne jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gascoigne trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gascoigne drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gascoigne jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gascoigne advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul Gascoigne will probably get the nod.
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.
Claymore misses with a straight left.
Gascoigne blocks a head kick by Claymore.
Gascoigne on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Claymore. Claymore obviously looking to wear him down.
Andy Claymore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gascoigne shoots and misses
and Claymore counters with a nice kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gascoigne.
Claymore is looking to land body kicks.
Claymore lands a head kick!
It looks like Paul Gascoigne has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Claymore misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Claymore. Gascoigne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andy Claymore is winning the standup battle so far.
Claymore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A right-left combo lands from Claymore.
Claymore misses with a wild combination.
Gascoigne connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claymore slips under a jab from Gascoigne.
Gascoigne fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Claymore on the side of the head.
Andy Claymore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Claymore throws out a powerful jab.
Claymore avoids the head kick by Gascoigne.
Claymore motions for Gascoigne to come forward. Claymore throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Claymore changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gascoigne throws an overhand right that lands on Claymore's shoulder, as Claymore tries to avoid the shot.
Gascoigne misses with a lunging right hand
and Claymore counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gascoigne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Claymore.
Claymore throws a combination that misses
and Gascoigne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good work by Claymore as he checks the leg kick.
Claymore just misses with a punch to the body.
Claymore throws a head kick that misses.
Claymore tries to bum rush Gascoigne with a series of wild strikes but Gascoigne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Claymore is looking to wear down Gascoigne with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claymore scores with a jab.
Gascoigne decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Claymore is defending against the submission attempts here by Gascoigne.
Gascoigne is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gascoigne is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Claymore defends it well.
Gascoigne wants to work for an arm triangle but Claymore is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gascoigne is working for a kimura but Claymore is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claymore is trying to stand up here but Gascoigne is controlling him well.
Gascoigne is working for a kimura but Claymore is defending it quite comfortably.
Gascoigne 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.
Gascoigne is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gascoigne is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Claymore sees it coming and defends easily.
Claymore wants to control but Gascoigne is keeping busy.
Gascoigne is working for a kimura but Claymore is defending it quite comfortably.
Gascoigne is working for a submission of some sort.
Claymore on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Claymore tries to get out of the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gascoigne tries to pass to full mount but Claymore defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Claymore dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Gascoigne's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gascoigne misses with a head kick.
Gascoigne staying out of range there.
Claymore misses with a wild body shot.
Andy Claymore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gascoigne looks to score with a jab to the body but Claymore is just out of range.
Claymore leaves Gascoigne with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Claymore throws the left hand but Gascoigne avoids the punch easily.
Claymore throws a head kick that half lands.
Claymore lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gascoigne circles away quickly and effectively.
Gascoigne shoots in looking for a takedown but Claymore manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gascoigne's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gascoigne scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gascoigne misses with a body shot.
Gascoigne misses with a few strikes there.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Claymore here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Claymore fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gascoigne looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Claymore scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gascoigne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Claymore.
Claymore tests Gascoigne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That has opened up Paul Gascoigne's cut even more.
Claymore misses the shot to the body.
Gascoigne shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Claymore as he jumps to the side.
Andy Claymore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Gascoigne.
An inside leg kick from Gascoigne misses.
Claymore throws a series of punches but Gascoigne avoids them all with ease.
Claymore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Claymore swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gascoigne counters with an outside leg kick.
Claymore lands with a nice body punch.
Gascoigne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Claymore lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Claymore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gascoigne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Claymore does no damage.
Claymore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gascoigne.
Gascoigne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Claymore lands a body shot.
A clash of legs there as Gascoigne blocks the low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gascoigne shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Claymore but Claymore pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gascoigne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gascoigne takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Claymore staying out of range there.
Gascoigne scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Claymore is defending against the submission attempts here by Gascoigne.
Claymore is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gascoigne 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.
Gascoigne is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gascoigne is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gascoigne wants to work for an arm triangle but Claymore is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gascoigne is working for a kimura but Claymore is defending it quite comfortably.
Gascoigne seems to be looking for submissions.
Claymore kicks Gascoigne off and gets back to his feet.
Gascoigne shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Paul Gascoigne has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gascoigne is looking for a kimura here.
Gascoigne is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
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 Andy Claymore.
I think Claymore has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Claymore!
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