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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matyas Magyar (ranked 920 p4p, 1045 weight class) and Rick Gordon (ranked 106 p4p, 120 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matyas Magyar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rick Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon tries for a takedown but Magyar circles away easily
and Gordon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Magyar circles away from the clinch attempt
and Magyar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gordon scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Magyar is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Rising Sun Training, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Gordon throws an elbow but Magyar slips to the side and avoids it well.
Magyar is looking to regain half guard here but Gordon keeps moving and retains side control.
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.
The ground and pound from Gordon seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Gordon working the ground and pound but Magyar is defending the strikes.
Gordon works to advance to full mount. Magyar defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Gordon with shots to the head and body - Magyar looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magyar is desperately trying to improve his position but Gordon has a good base and remains in mount.
Gordon has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Magyar's face.
Magyar is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magyar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gordon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Magyar is looking to escape.
BOOM! Gordon connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gordon landing strikes from the mount and Magyar is in trouble!
Gordon controlling from mount.
Magyar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gordon is landing with some decent strikes but Magyar is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gordon lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gordon cracks Magyar with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Magyar is squirming around, avoiding Gordon's attempts to control the action.
Gordon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Magyar wants to hold on but Gordon pushes him away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gordon trying to control but Magyar is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Magyar is rocked!
Magyar has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Gordon's lack of action.
Magyar wants to get back to full guard.
Magyar trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Gordon manages to pass to mount!
Gordon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Magyar is looking to escape.
My spies in The Red Attic inform me that Gordon has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Magyar really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gordon looking to finish Magyar with some ground and pound. This is bad for Magyar!
Gordon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Magyar keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon cracks Magyar with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Magyar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Magyar tries to reverse the position but Gordon maintains control.
Gordon working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Magyar regains half guard.
Gordon frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gordon in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Magyar sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Magyar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gordon has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gordon lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Magyar hang on?
Gordon prevents Magyar from getting the reversal.
Magyar takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Magyar takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gordon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gordon looking to control but Magyar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gordon putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Oh Magyar is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gordon controlling from the full mount.
Magyar seems to have got his legs back now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gordon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Magyar is looking to escape.
Gordon lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Magyar hang on?
Gordon raining down hammerfists from mount.
Gordon trying to control but Magyar is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gordon working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Magyar working to try and regain half guard.
Magyar is working hard here to advance position.
Gordon fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gordon controlling the pace for now.
Magyar is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gordon raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gordon cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gordon looking to control but Magyar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Magyar tries to reverse the position but Gordon maintains control.
Gordon controlling from the full mount.
Gordon connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Magyar can't escape the position.
Gordon lands a heavy elbow.
Gordon controlling from mount.
Gordon scoring with strikes but Magyar is staying in there.
Matyas Magyar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gordon wants to control but instead Magyar manages to regain half guard.
Gordon wants to pass the guard but Magyar is defending well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gordon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Magyar's head.
Magyar flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Magyar tries to roll over but Gordon keeps him under control.
Gordon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Magyar defending well though.
Magyar is defending against the submission attempts here by Gordon.
Gordon wants to pass the guard but Magyar is defending well.
Gordon is trying to control the action in half guard but Magyar is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gordon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gordon is trying to control the action in half guard but Magyar is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gordon tries to pass to full mount but Magyar defends it.
Gordon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gordon lands strikes from half guard.
Gordon trying to pass the guard but Magyar defending well.
Magyar tries to get to full guard but Gordon has control of the leg.
Magyar is refusing to be controlled, as Gordon sits in half guard.
Gordon wants to pass the guard but Magyar is defending well.
Magyar tries to get to full guard but Gordon has control of the leg.
Magyar manages to get to full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Magyar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gordon defends well.
Gordon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Magyar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gordon trying to control but Magyar is working from the bottom.
Gordon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gordon trying to control the position from guard on top but Magyar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gordon advances position into side control!
Magyar tries to bench press Gordon off him but Gordon keeps the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Gordon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gordon 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Rick Gordon!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Rick Gordon!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Rick Gordon!
Rick Gordon wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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RATING
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