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Event:
Gillesespie vs Maker Money #24
Date: Dec 09, 2022 |
#R1##CL#
Maker gets tackled into the cage by Gillespie. Gillespie maintains the clinch.
Maker wants to take the fight to the mat but Gillespie manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Maker wants a takedown but no success here.
Gillespie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Maker just stands there and leans against the cage.#TD#
Gillespie has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Maker regains guard immediately.
Gillespie is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gillespie landing some decent shots from guard.
Gillespie working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Maker's head.
Gillespie landing some decent shots from guard.
Maker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maker wants to stand and escape but Gillespie is having none of it.
Gillespie 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gillespie's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gillespie definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gillespie working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gillespie is working Maker over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #T1#
Maker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gillespie is controlling him.
Gillespie working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #ROC#Maker is rocked!
Gillespie postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Maker is still in real trouble! Can Gillespie finish him?
Gillespie stands up over Maker, holding on to his feet. Gillespie throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Maker is out cold! Gillespie lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mark Gillespie!
Mark Gillespie retains his heavyweight title! |
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Event:
Gillespie vs Dover - Money #23
Date: Nov 07, 2022 |
#R1##TD#
Gillespie drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gillespie makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gillespie scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gillespie wants to control from the top but Dover keeps moving.
Gillespie scoring with some ground and pound.
Gillespie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gillespie is working Dover over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gillespie's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gillespie distracts Dover with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dover avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gillespie scoring with some ground and pound.
Gillespie postures up in Dover's guard and throws a big left but Dover blocks it.
Gillespie stops Dover from standing up.
Gillespie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gillespie's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gillespie lands a couple of digs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gillespie is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #T1#
Gillespie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dover's head.
Gillespie scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gillespie postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Dover covers up, he's hurt! Gillespie keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Gillespie and the ref steps in to end the fight! Gillespie can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Gillespie!
Mark Gillespie retains his heavyweight title! |
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Event:
Harlan vs Hogan - Money # 20
Date: Oct 01, 2022 |
#R1#
Gillespie has a takedown stuffed.
Fury throws a right hand that Gillespie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gillespie also avoids with ease.
Gillespie looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fury comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gillespie fails with the takedown.
Nice uppercut there from Fury.#CUT#It looks like Mark Gillespie has been cut.#TD2#
Gillespie closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Fury did well to prevent Gillespie getting side control.
Gillespie working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gillespie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fury defending well though.
Fury wants to get back to his feet.
Fury on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fury tries to get out of the position.
Gillespie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gillespie trying to control from half guard but Fury is working away.
Gillespie looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gillespie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gillespie slips a nice elbow through Fury's hands, connecting with Fury's forehead.#T1#
Gillespie looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fury with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fury scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Gillespie manages to mount him!
Fury really wants to buck Gillespie off and get back to his feet.
Gillespie raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gillespie is landing with some decent strikes but Fury is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.#ROC2#Fury is rocked!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Gillespie! Fury is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mark Gillespie!
Mark Gillespie is the new heavyweight champion! |
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Event:
Daan vs Fran - Money # 19
Date: Sep 11, 2022 |
#R1#
Gillespie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
#CUT#It looks like Mark Gillespie has been cut.
Maker cracks Gillespie with a right hand to the side of the head.#TD2#
Gillespie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gillespie's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gillespie working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Maker's head.
Gillespie cracks Maker with a solid left hand.
Gillespie has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at LET Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Gillespie scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gillespie loads up on a big left hand. Maker felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Gillespie looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Maker can't hide his disappointment, as Gillespie celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Gillespie! |
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Event:
Money - Additional - #8
Date: Jul 09, 2022 |
#R1#
Chai defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gillespie.
Nice uppercut lands for Chai. That snapped Gillespie's head back.
#CUT2#It looks like Mark Gillespie has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Gillespie.
Gillespie swings widly with a right hand
enabling Chai to counter with a crisp jab.
Chai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gillespie wants to clinch up but Chai keeps it at a distance.
Gillespie doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Chai counter with a right hand.
Gillespie tries to clinch but Chai is having none of it.
Chai connects with a crisp jab. #CUT2#Mark Gillespie's cut is getting worse.#TD#
Gillespie shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Chai manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chai wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gillespie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gillespie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chai really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gillespie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chai seems keen to control Gillespie's posture.#T1#
Gillespie throws a big elbow that misses.
Chai looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gillespie is one step ahead there.
Gillespie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Chai holds on and takes a little breather.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gillespie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chai is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gillespie throwing strikes but missing.
Chai looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gillespie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gillespie trying to control but Chai is working from the bottom. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gillespie postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Chai pulls Gillespie in close to his closed guard and prevents Gillespie from doing any damage or advancing position.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Gillespie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Gillespie. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Gillespie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gillespie landing with the ground and pound.
Gillespie has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Gillespie wants to control from the top but Chai keeps moving.
Gillespie 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.
Chai has his hands on Gillespie's head, controlling the position.
Gillespie trying to control the position from guard on top but Chai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gillespie. #T3#
Gillespie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chai has control of Gillespie's left arm, preventing Gillespie from doing any damage.
Chai avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gillespie is looking to work some ground and pound but Chai has wrist control.
Chai looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chai working a defensive guard here.
Gillespie working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Chai is pulling down on Gillespie's head to control his posture.
Chai keeping moving, preventing Gillespie from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chai can do anything to dispel that myth.
Chai looking for a sweep. Not yet Chai, not yet. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gillespie postures up in Chai's guard and throws a big left but Chai blocks it.
Gillespie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gillespie trying to control the position from guard on top but Chai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chai is pulling down on Gillespie's head. It's preventing any offense from Gillespie, at least for the moment.
Gillespie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chai pulls Gillespie in close to prevent any damage. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Chai closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gillespie closes the distance looking to clinch
and Chai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gillespie wants to clinch up but Chai keeps it at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mark Gillespie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mark Gillespie's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Chai slaps away a takedown attempt from Gillespie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gillespie.
Gillespie shoots in for a takedown but Chai shows good takedown defense.
Gillespie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chai counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Gillespie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gillespie has his takedown stuffed
and Chai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gillespie misses with a jab to the body
and Chai counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bigi Boi Chai!
An out of breath Bigi Boi Chai thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
Davis vs Oliveira - Money - #7
Date: May 28, 2022 |
#R1#
Khan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gillespie definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#CL#
Gillespie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Khan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gillespies head.
Khan pushes Gillespie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A right handed body shot lands from Khan.
Gillespie is looking to break free of the clinch but Khan has double underhooks.
Gillespie tries to pull guard but Khan holds him up against the cage and eventually Gillespie drops back down to his feet.
#BC2#
Khan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#TD#
Gillespie closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gillespie is working Khan over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gillespie in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gillespie 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.
Gillespie throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Gillespie in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Khan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Khan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Khan tries to buck Gillespie off but Gillespie is having none of it.
Gillespie trying to control the action but Khan is working from the bottom. #T1#
Check out the look on Gillespie's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Gillespie working the head and body with strikes.
Gillespie throws a strike aimed at the side of Khan's head but Khan avoids it well.
Gillespie lands an elbow. #ROC#Khan is rocked!
Gillespie lands a huge shot from side control! Khan is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mark Gillespie! |
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Event:
Lights vs Davis - Money #4
Date: Apr 30, 2022 |
#R1#
Gillespie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Gillespie misses with a body shot
letting Smith counter with a right hand. #CUT#It looks like Mark Gillespie has been cut.
Gillespie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Gillespie. Gillespie gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Smith connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gillespie momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gillespie takes one on the button.
Smith gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gillespie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
Cardano Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Gillespie.#T1#
Gillespie tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Gillespie looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gillespie tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily#KD#
and Smith counters with a crisp one two that drops Gillespie! Smith thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Gillespie to his feet! Gillespie is in big trouble!#ROC#Gillespie is rocked!
Smith cracks Gillespie with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Gillespie tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Smith pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Gillespie is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cardano Smith!
Cardano Smith spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant. |
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Event:
Coco vs Li - Money #2
Date: Apr 02, 2022 |
#R1#
Campbell lands a really nice looking cross but Gillespie seems unphased.
#CUT#It looks like Mark Gillespie has been cut.#TD2#
Campbell gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Campbell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gillespie is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gillespie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Campbell's head.
Gillespie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gillespie stands up over Campbell, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gillespie throwing strikes but missing.
Gillespie working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gillespie tries to free his leg and advance position but Campbell is retaining full guard.
Gillespie chips away with some ground and pound.
Gillespie wants to control from the top but Campbell keeps moving.
Gillespie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Campbell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gillespie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T1#
Gillespie throwing strikes but missing.
Campbell wants to stand and escape but Gillespie is having none of it.
Gillespie lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gillespie postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gillespie is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gillespie cracks Campbell with a solid left hand.
Gillespie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gillespie landing some decent shots from guard.
Gillespie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gillespie postures up and lands a big shot to Campbell's brow.
Gillespie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Campbell's head.#T2#
Gillespie cracks Campbell with a solid left hand.#ROC2#Campbell is rocked!
Campbell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Campbell tries to get out of the position.
Gillespie arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Campbell's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mark Gillespie! |
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Event:
Money - Additional - #2
Date: Mar 13, 2022 |
#R1##CL#
Gillespie clinches with his opponent.
Ashford struggles to land a body shot inside as Gillespie controls his hands.
Gillespie is trying to pull guard but Ashford has him pressed against the cage.
Ashford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ashford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ashford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gillespie.
Gillespie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gillespie pushes Ashford back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gillespie has Ashford pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ashford manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gillespie has Ashford pressed against the cage.
Gillespie wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Gillespie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ashford prevents the takedown attempt.
#T1#
Ashford displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gillespie up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Ashford.
Ashford tries a body shot but Gillespie blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ashford.
Gillespie is trying to pull guard but Ashford has him pressed against the cage.
Gillespie wants to stall.
Gillespie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gillespie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ashford to keep the fight standing.
Gillespie could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ashford.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gillespie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ashford is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ashford leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gillespie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ashford prevents it.
Gillespie tries to score a body lock takedown but Ashford shows good agility there to stay on his feet.#TD#
Gillespie pulls guard effortlessly.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gillespie is on top in guard.
#REVR##T3#
Ashford preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gillespie lands a couple of elbows.
Gillespie works over Ashford with some ground and pound from guard.
Gillespie trying to control the position from guard on top but Ashford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gillespie content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gillespie's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ashford working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gillespie.
Ashford is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gillespie is controlling him.
Gillespie connects with a couple of short punches.
Ashford really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gillespie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T4#
Gillespie connects with a couple of short punches.
Gillespie scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gillespie throws a big elbow that misses.
Gillespie won't allow Ashford to get back to his feet.
Gillespie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gillespie distracts Ashford with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gillespie loads up on a big left hand. Ashford felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Gillespie looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Ashford can't hide his disappointment, as Gillespie celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Gillespie! |
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