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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ser Gregor Clegane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ser Gregor Clegane will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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275 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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220 cm
24
278 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Goldman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ser Gregor Clegane!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clegane bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Goldman checks a low kick from Clegane.
Goldman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Goldman won't allow Clegane to sweep him here.
Goldman is stalling in the full guard.
Goldman preventing the sweep.
Clegane is still trying to improve position.
Clegane keeping full guard, as Goldman tries to pass.
Goldman postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman throwing strikes but missing.
Clegane looking to hit a scissor sweep but Goldman is one step ahead there.
Goldman throws a big elbow that misses.
Goldman is in close to Clegane's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Clegane tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Goldman forces his way into half guard.
Goldman wants to work for an arm triangle but Clegane is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Goldman slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clegane is doing well to control the position and prevent Goldman from advancing to side control.
Goldman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Clegane controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goldman throwing shots but Clegane is blocking nicely.
Clegane is refusing to be controlled, as Goldman sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clegane trying to control from the bottom.
Clegane tries to get to full guard but Goldman has control of the leg.
Goldman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Goldman lands a nice short elbow.
Goldman throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Clegane to regain full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Goldman postures up.
Goldman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Goldman wants to control from the top but Clegane keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clegane looking for a sweep. Not yet Clegane, not yet.
Goldman throws a big elbow that misses.
Goldman advances position into side control!
Goldman sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Clegane is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Goldman trying to control the action but Clegane is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goldman throws a strike aimed at the side of Clegane's head but Clegane avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Goldman dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Goldman blocks the body kick.
Clegane looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Clegane.
Clegane scores with a leg kick.
Clegane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clegane lands with a thumping leg kick.
Goldman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Clegane pinned against the cage. Clegane gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Clegane throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Clegane fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Goldman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Clegane tries to clinch but Goldman moves out of range.
Clegane connects with an inside leg kick.
Clegane lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Clegane cracks the inside of Goldman's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clegane throws a nice inside leg kick.
Clegane fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Goldman checks it well.
Clegane tries a head kick but it misses.
Clegane moves into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Clegane prevents the takedown attempt.
Clegane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goldman's elbow.
Clegane with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Clegane connects with a nasty looking knee right to Goldman's face.
It looks like Jason Goldman has been cut.
Goldman wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Goldman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clegane's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Clegane tries to stall but Goldman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Goldman lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman moves into full mount! Clegane won't be happy about that!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goldman controlling the pace for now.
Goldman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Goldman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The referee warns Clegane that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Clegane manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Clegane, under a barage of strikes from Goldman.
Goldman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've been hearing that Goldman has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Goldman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Clegane gets full guard.
Goldman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Goldman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Goldman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Goldman won't allow Clegane to sweep him here.
Goldman is looking to work some ground and pound but Clegane has wrist control.
Goldman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Goldman throws an elbow that misses. Clegane uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Goldman's guard. Nice move by Clegane!
Clegane is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clegane trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Goldman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Clegane's guard.
Goldman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goldman throws a big right hand that misses.
Goldman tries to free his leg and advance position but Clegane is retaining full guard.
Goldman postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Goldman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goldman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Goldman looking to sit in guard and control but Clegane gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jason Goldman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jason Goldman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Clegane feints and then cracks Goldman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Goldman down.
Clegane throws a body punch but Goldman moves out of range.
Clegane throws a chopping leg kick but Goldman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Clegane.
Clegane lets loose with a powerful body kick. Goldman will feel that in the morning.
Goldman steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Clegane. That one must have hurt.
Goldman shoots in but no luck this time.
Clegane throws a head kick but Goldman moves out of range.
Goldman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Clegane circles away.
Clegane throws a body kick that misses.
Clegane misses with a low kick.
Clegane fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Goldman.
Clegane throws a sloppy head kick and Goldman moves out of range easily.
Jason Goldman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clegane shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Clegane tries to clinch up but Goldman circles away and keeps his distance.
Clegane throws a sloppy head kick and Goldman moves out of range easily.
Goldman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clegane tries to work over Goldman's front leg with a kick but Goldman checks it.
Ser Gregor Clegane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goldman blocks a head kick by Clegane.
Goldman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Goldman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Clegane.
Clegane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goldman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Clegane.
Goldman checks a low kick from Clegane.
Clegane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Clegane thows a leg kick but Goldman checks it
and Goldman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clegane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Clegane swings away with a body shot that misses
and Goldman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Clegane's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clegane avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jason Goldman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Goldman tries to free his leg and advance position but Clegane is retaining full guard.
Clegane avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Goldman is looking to work some ground and pound but Clegane has wrist control.
Goldman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Clegane works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Clegane looking for a sweep. Not yet Clegane, not yet.
Goldman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Goldman throws a big elbow that misses.
Goldman throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clegane avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Goldman wants to control from the top but Clegane keeps moving.
Goldman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Goldman preventing the sweep.
Clegane manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Clegane tries to push Goldman's head away but Goldman is holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldman slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Goldman works his way to full guard. Good work.
Goldman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ser Gregor Clegane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Goldman manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Goldman tries to control but Clegane wriggling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goldman looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
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 Jason Goldman.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Goldman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jason Goldman!
A very excited looking Jason Goldman made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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