Post by The Sandmen on Aug 9, 2013 13:39:22 GMT -5
Court McGee shifts back and forth nervously.
Kelvin Gastelum is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
McGee wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Kelvin doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Court McGee embrace and tries to move away...
Court McGee pushes Kelvin forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Court McGee grapple with Kelvin Gastelum and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
nice takedown Court McGee is in side mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Crushing shot to Kelvin's body! He's holding his side
Court McGee is in side mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Court McGee looks to pass to mount...
Kelvin creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
McGee is holding Kelvin Gastelum's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Kelvin Gastelum loses balance and goes to the ground.
Court McGee is in side mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Court McGee looks to mount Kelvin Gastelum...
Court McGee slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Court McGee is in full mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Court McGee takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Kelvin Gastelum shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Kelvin Gastelum breaks that americana attempt!
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Court McGee is in full mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Court McGee hovers above Kelvin
Good punches to Kelvin's body.
Court McGee is in full mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Kelvin tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Court McGee is in half guard over Kelvin
Kelvin Gastelum attempts to move to full guard
Court McGee keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Court McGee is in half guard over Kelvin
Court McGee hovers above Kelvin
Kelvin Gastelum stops him from throwing strikes.
Court McGee is in half guard over Kelvin
McGee tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Court McGee is in side mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Court McGee looks to pass to mount...
McGee slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Kelvin Gastelum.
Court McGee is in full mount over Kelvin Gastelum
McGee shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Court McGee hovers above Kelvin
Good punches to Kelvin's body.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Court McGee is in full mount over Kelvin Gastelum
McGee goes for an armbar!
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Kelvin's eyes...
Kelvin Hyper-extended his left arm
That Armbar looks tight...
Kelvin Gastelum breaks the lock and pushes away Court McGee, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Court McGee. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Kelvin throws a hook
that hits its mark.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Court McGee launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Kelvin blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Kelvin Gastelum's cheek! Kelvin stumbles and the falls to the mat!
McGee is standing while Kelvin is on the ground on his back
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
McGee cartwheels towards Kelvin!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Kelvin Gastelum.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Court McGee is in side mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Kelvin tries to show some ground skills
Kelvin Gastelum put McGee in half guard.
Court McGee is in half guard over Kelvin
Kelvin Gastelum attempts to move to full guard
Kelvin Gastelum manages to switch to full guard.
Court McGee is in open guard over Kelvin
Kelvin tries to close his guard around McGee
He is not able to do it
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Court McGee is in open guard over Kelvin
McGee is in open guard over Kelvin... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Kelvin rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Court McGee. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Malmo Arena (Malmo, Sweden) are cheering for the fighters.
Pulverizing punch to Kelvin's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Kelvin's Mouth is beginning to swell
McGee and Kelvin circle around the center of the cage.
Some nice shots from Court McGee
that stun Kelvin.
McGee begins to launch a barrage of punches over Kelvin
this is getting worse and worse for Kelvin
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
McGee is holding Kelvin Gastelum's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Kelvin Gastelum loses balance and goes to the ground.
Court McGee is in side mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Kelvin measures the resilience of McGee's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
McGee blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Kelvin misses a step and Court McGee sees an opportunity to counter him!
Court McGee looks to mount Kelvin Gastelum...
Court McGee slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Court McGee is in full mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Kelvin is moving on the ground...
McGee tries to counter Kelvin's moves on the ground.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is clearly for Court McGee.
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Round 2
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Court McGee launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Kelvin's knee!
Court McGee charges at Kelvin throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Kelvin is rocked!
Kelvin Gastelum tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Court McGee jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Kelvin clumsily fails here and it's time for Court McGee to fight back!
Court McGee leans forwards and tries to grapple with Kelvin
McGee shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Kelvin pushes off of Court McGee and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
McGee holds his opponent tight while he tries to cool down the action.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
McGee struggles and launches a few punches to Kelvin's head
Those punches are hitting! Kelvin covers his head!
Kelvin's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The fighters are clinching.
Kelvin goes for a scissor takedown. thats unusual
Kelvin Gastelum is on his back after that attempt
Kelvin Gastelum gets sloppy and Court McGee tries to take advantage...
Court McGee throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Kelvin's chin! That stops Kelvin in his tracks!
There is a small laceration on Kelvin Gastelum's Left eye
McGee is holding Kelvin Gastelum's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Kelvin Gastelum loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Court McGee is in side mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Court McGee looks to mount Kelvin Gastelum...
Court McGee slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Court McGee is in full mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Court McGee takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Kelvin Gastelum shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
McGee shows a pained grimace and he repeatedly taps out after a perfect americana!
Winner is Court McGee by Submission (Americana) at 2:04 Round 2
Statistics: Court McGee
Punches 12/18 (67%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/9 (67%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 201 s
Statistics: Kelvin Gastelum
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/7 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 214 s
That's some pretty heavy sophomore slumping by Kelvin. But a great win for McGee, whom I like, and also who has had a good run lately. Hope he can keep that up and be a surprise fighter of the year. DO it.
Kelvin Gastelum is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
McGee wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Kelvin doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Court McGee embrace and tries to move away...
Court McGee pushes Kelvin forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Court McGee grapple with Kelvin Gastelum and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
nice takedown Court McGee is in side mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Crushing shot to Kelvin's body! He's holding his side
Court McGee is in side mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Court McGee looks to pass to mount...
Kelvin creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
McGee is holding Kelvin Gastelum's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Kelvin Gastelum loses balance and goes to the ground.
Court McGee is in side mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Court McGee looks to mount Kelvin Gastelum...
Court McGee slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Court McGee is in full mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Court McGee takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Kelvin Gastelum shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Kelvin Gastelum breaks that americana attempt!
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Court McGee is in full mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Court McGee hovers above Kelvin
Good punches to Kelvin's body.
Court McGee is in full mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Kelvin tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Court McGee is in half guard over Kelvin
Kelvin Gastelum attempts to move to full guard
Court McGee keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Court McGee is in half guard over Kelvin
Court McGee hovers above Kelvin
Kelvin Gastelum stops him from throwing strikes.
Court McGee is in half guard over Kelvin
McGee tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Court McGee is in side mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Court McGee looks to pass to mount...
McGee slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Kelvin Gastelum.
Court McGee is in full mount over Kelvin Gastelum
McGee shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Court McGee hovers above Kelvin
Good punches to Kelvin's body.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Court McGee is in full mount over Kelvin Gastelum
McGee goes for an armbar!
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Kelvin's eyes...
Kelvin Hyper-extended his left arm
That Armbar looks tight...
Kelvin Gastelum breaks the lock and pushes away Court McGee, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Court McGee. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Kelvin throws a hook
that hits its mark.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Court McGee launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Kelvin blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Kelvin Gastelum's cheek! Kelvin stumbles and the falls to the mat!
McGee is standing while Kelvin is on the ground on his back
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
McGee cartwheels towards Kelvin!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Kelvin Gastelum.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Court McGee is in side mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Kelvin tries to show some ground skills
Kelvin Gastelum put McGee in half guard.
Court McGee is in half guard over Kelvin
Kelvin Gastelum attempts to move to full guard
Kelvin Gastelum manages to switch to full guard.
Court McGee is in open guard over Kelvin
Kelvin tries to close his guard around McGee
He is not able to do it
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Court McGee is in open guard over Kelvin
McGee is in open guard over Kelvin... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Kelvin rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Court McGee. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Malmo Arena (Malmo, Sweden) are cheering for the fighters.
Pulverizing punch to Kelvin's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Kelvin's Mouth is beginning to swell
McGee and Kelvin circle around the center of the cage.
Some nice shots from Court McGee
that stun Kelvin.
McGee begins to launch a barrage of punches over Kelvin
this is getting worse and worse for Kelvin
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
McGee is holding Kelvin Gastelum's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Kelvin Gastelum loses balance and goes to the ground.
Court McGee is in side mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Kelvin measures the resilience of McGee's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
McGee blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Kelvin misses a step and Court McGee sees an opportunity to counter him!
Court McGee looks to mount Kelvin Gastelum...
Court McGee slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Court McGee is in full mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Kelvin is moving on the ground...
McGee tries to counter Kelvin's moves on the ground.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is clearly for Court McGee.
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Round 2
=========================================
Court McGee launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Kelvin's knee!
Court McGee charges at Kelvin throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Kelvin is rocked!
Kelvin Gastelum tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Court McGee jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Kelvin clumsily fails here and it's time for Court McGee to fight back!
Court McGee leans forwards and tries to grapple with Kelvin
McGee shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Kelvin pushes off of Court McGee and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
McGee holds his opponent tight while he tries to cool down the action.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
McGee struggles and launches a few punches to Kelvin's head
Those punches are hitting! Kelvin covers his head!
Kelvin's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The fighters are clinching.
Kelvin goes for a scissor takedown. thats unusual
Kelvin Gastelum is on his back after that attempt
Kelvin Gastelum gets sloppy and Court McGee tries to take advantage...
Court McGee throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Kelvin's chin! That stops Kelvin in his tracks!
There is a small laceration on Kelvin Gastelum's Left eye
McGee is holding Kelvin Gastelum's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Kelvin Gastelum loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Court McGee is in side mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Court McGee looks to mount Kelvin Gastelum...
Court McGee slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Court McGee is in full mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Court McGee takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Kelvin Gastelum shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
McGee shows a pained grimace and he repeatedly taps out after a perfect americana!
Winner is Court McGee by Submission (Americana) at 2:04 Round 2
Statistics: Court McGee
Punches 12/18 (67%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/9 (67%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 201 s
Statistics: Kelvin Gastelum
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/7 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 214 s
That's some pretty heavy sophomore slumping by Kelvin. But a great win for McGee, whom I like, and also who has had a good run lately. Hope he can keep that up and be a surprise fighter of the year. DO it.