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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thayrone Eksington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Galt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thayrone Eksington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Galt!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eksington throws a hook to the side of Galt's head but Galt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eksington ducks under a wild hook from Galt.
Eksington slips a straight right by Galt.
A punch lands to the side of Galt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Galt avoids the body shot from Eksington.
Eksington takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Galt looks to score with a jab to the body but Eksington is just out of range.
Eksington defending well as Galt loads up on a big left hand.
Eksington throws a hook but Galt blocks it.
Eksington moves out of range as Galt strikes.
Eksington throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galt throws a big shot that misses.
Eksington fails to land the takedown.
Galt misses with a hook. Eksington ducked under it nicely.
Eksington misses with a body shot.
Galt thows a body shot but no joy.
Galt looks to score with a jab to the body but Eksington is just out of range.
Galt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eksington.
Galt throws a hook to the side of Eksington's head but Eksington sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eksington is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galt misses with a hook. Eksington ducked under it nicely.
Galt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eksington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Galt.
Galt looks to land a right hand but Eksington moved out of range.
Galt scores with a shot to the body.
Galt misses the shot to the body.
Eksington keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Galt.
Eksington is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Galt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Galt misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galt throws a jab when Eksington was well out of range.
Eksington avoids the body shot from Galt.
Galt takes a swing at Eksington's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Eksington misses its intended target.
Galt misses the shot to the body.
Eksington looks to land a body kick but Galt moved away.
Galt lands a head shot.
Eksington thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice jab there from Galt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galt looks to throw the jab but Eksington is out of range.
No joy there for Eksington, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Eksington swinging wildly here.
Eksington shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Galt counters with a stiff right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Eksington.
A swing and a miss from Galt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Galt throws a shot from downtown. Eksington moves away and avoids it.
Galt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Galt dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Eksington fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eksington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Galt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Eksington defending well as Galt loads up on a big left hand.
Galt moves out of range of the body kick from Eksington.
Galt scores with a nice right hand.
Eksington on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Galt misses with a looping right.
Galt defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Eksington.
Galt looks to score with a jab to the body but Eksington is just out of range.
Galt stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Galt wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galt thuds his right hand into Eksington's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A slow jab from Eksington misses its intended target.
Galt misses with a hook.
Galt thows a body shot but no joy.
Eksington doesn't manage to clinch there - Galt circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Galt.
Galt throws a lazy right hand but Eksington sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Eksington.
Eksington tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galt scores with a nice strike.
A looping hook to the body misses from Galt. Eksington does a little dance to reset his feet.
John Galt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Galt misses.
Galt thows a left - swing and a miss!
John Galt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Galt misses with a hook
enabling Eksington to counter with a crisp jab.
Galt lands a nice looking body shot.
Galt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eksington decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Galt is positioning himself well to prevent Eksington advancing to mount.
Galt gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eksington stopping the sweep attempt from Galt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Galt manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Eksington manages to get himself to full guard.
Galt's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Galt scoring with punches to the head and body.
Galt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Eksington avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Galt throws a big right hand that misses.
Galt advances position into side control!
Galt remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galt working the head and body with strikes.
The referee asks Galt politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Galt prefers to stall for the moment though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eksington parries the strikes from Galt easily there. Galt is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Eksington to escape.
Eksington wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Check out the look on Galt's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Galt happy to just control the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Galt scoring with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Galt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Galt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Eksington in his tracks.
Eksington moves out of range as Galt strikes.
Galt throws a looping overhand right but Eksington ducks down to avoid it.
Galt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Eksington.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Galt in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Eksington is looking to clinch.
Galt looks to throw the jab but Eksington is out of range.
Galt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Galt.
Galt looks to score with a jab to the body but Eksington is just out of range.
Galt looks to score with a jab to the body but Eksington is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galt misses with a wild body shot.
Eksington throws an overhand right that lands on Galt's shoulder, as Galt tries to avoid the shot.
Galt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Galt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Eksington takes a swing at Galt's ribcage but misses.
Galt misses with an uppercut
and Eksington counters with a straight right hand.
Good shot there by Galt.
Eksington moves out of range as Galt strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Galt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Galt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Galt connects with a body shot that sends Eksington's belly button to the back.
Eksington on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Galt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Galt moves out of range of the strikes.
Eksington tries a head kick but it misses.
Galt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eksington manages to avoid it.
Galt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galt misses with a straight left.
Galt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Eksington stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Eksington shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Galt as he avoids it easily.
Eksington throws the kick towards the body but Galt avoids it.
Galt scores with a body shot.
Galt misses with a shot to the body
and Eksington counters with a two punch combo.
A big left from Galt misses.
Eksington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Galt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Galt. Eksington does a little dance to reset his feet.
John Galt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galt looks to land a left hand but Eksington moved out of range nicely.
Eksington defending well as Galt loads up on a big left hand.
Galt looks to land a right hand but Eksington moved out of range.
Eksington moves away from the strike by Galt.
Thayrone Eksington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Galt throws an overhand right that lands on Eksington's shoulder, as Eksington tries to avoid the shot.
Galt misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eksington shoots in looking for a takedown. Galt tries to sprawl out of it but Eksington keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Galt manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Galt misses with a hook. Eksington ducked under it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Galt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Galt has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Galt!
After winning the bout, John Galt thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Thayrone Eksington stepped up to the mic, saying 'I went up 2.0 points in 1 training session.'.
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