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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Gavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Maven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tommy Gavin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Maven!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gavin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maven's sensitive parts.
Maven uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gavin.
Gavin cracks Maven with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Marcus Maven has been cut.
Maven lands the left hand.
A head kick misses from Gavin.
Gavin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maven throws the left hand but Gavin avoids the punch easily.
Maven moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Maven misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maven checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Maven misses with an uppercut
and Gavin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Maven thows a leg kick but Gavin checks it
enabling Gavin to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maven misses with a looping left.
We've been hearing reports that Gavin has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Maven throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maven checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gavin misses with a low kick.
Maven misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Maven lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maven takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Maven scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gavin - that will leave a mark!
Gavin moves out of range of the strikes.
Maven checks a low kick from Gavin.
Maven is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gavin.
Gavin lands a leg kick that knocks Maven off balance momentarily.
Gavin throws a looping overhand right but Maven ducks down to avoid it.
Gavin throws a looping overhand right but Maven ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Gavin.
Maven finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gavin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Maven jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maven throws a leg kick
and Gavin counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gavin misses with an uppercut.
Maven missing with a left hand there. Gavin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gavin digs a good hook to Maven's body.
Maven scores with a hook.
Gavin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maven's hands.
Gavin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Maven tries to counter with a clinch but Gavin shakes him off and moves away.
Gavin thuds his right hand into Maven's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gavin blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Maven misses its intended target.
Maven ducks under a wild hook from Gavin.
Gavin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maven moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gavin misses the jab.
Gavin lands a slapping body shot.
Maven tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gavin was well out of range. Poor timing from Maven.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maven feints and then cracks Gavin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gavin down.
Gavin connects with an inside leg kick.
Maven throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gavin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Maven connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maven takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gavin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Despite the aggression on Maven's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A jab from Gavin misses.
Maven tries a quick counter leg kick but Gavin is wise to it.
Gavin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maven sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Gavin backs off Maven throws a huge counter combo but Gavin manages to avoid it all.
Maven ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gavin moves away.
Gavin needs to keep his hands up - Maven had a free shot at his head there.
Maven checks the leg kick nicely there.
Maven looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gavin throws a body shot but no joy.
Gavin looks to land a body kick but Maven moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavin pushes Maven away with a front kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maven moves away from the strike by Gavin.
Gavin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maven. That did some damage!
Gavin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gavin lands with a hook. Maven tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Good shot there by Gavin.
Maven takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A jab from Gavin finds it's way through Maven's defenses.
Gavin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gavin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A swing and a miss from Gavin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gavin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maven has time to react.
Maven moves forwards but Gavin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gavin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gavin misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Gavin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Maven's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gavin, right into the meat.
Tommy Gavin is winning the standup battle so far.
Gavin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maven in his tracks.
Gavin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gavin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Maven misses the target.
Gavin throws a hook to the side of Maven's head but Maven sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gavin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maven.
Maven looks to throw the jab but Gavin is out of range.
Gavin staying out of range there.
Maven drops his hands momentarily and Gavin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gavin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Maven cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gavin throws a hook but Maven avoids it easily.
Gavin throws an off balance right hand
letting Maven counter with a right hand.
Maven swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gavin throws an off balance right hand
and Maven makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Maven throws a jab but it's blocked by Gavin.
Maven tests Gavin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Maven might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Gavin has got the better of the exchanges.
Maven is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gavin.
Maven scores with a decent looking hook.
Maven throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gavin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maven thumps Gavin with a low kick.
Maven throws a big shot that misses.
Gavin with a nice cross.
Maven will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gavin lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gavin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maven in his tracks.
Maven swings widly with a right hand
and Gavin counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab by Gavin.
Maven throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gavin.
Maven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gavin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Maven back to the cage. Gavin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gavin blocks a head kick by Maven.
It looked like Gavin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Good work by Maven as he checks the leg kick.
Maven throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gavin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marcus Maven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gavin lands a head kick!
Maven pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gavin is out of range and Maven settles back down.
Gavin looks to score with a jab to the body but Maven is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gavin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gavin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A jab lands there for Gavin.
Jab by Gavin.
Maven has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Maven misses with a double jab.
Gavin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gavin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gavin misses with a hook.
Maven jabs at Gavin's body.
Maven looks to land a left hand but Gavin moved out of range nicely.
Gavin misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maven throws an off balance right hand
and Gavin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maven cracks Gavin with a good jab.
Gavin misses with a hook.
Maven ducks right into an uppercut from Gavin.
Maven lands a head shot.
Maven displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gavin throws out the jab.
Maven throws out a counter right but Gavin avoids it with no problem.
Gavin throws a solid leg kick but Maven takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gavin.
A bone on bone clash there as Gavin blocks the leg kick.
Gavin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Maven fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gavin is out of range.
Gavin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gavin throws the kick towards the body but Maven avoids it.
Maven throws a right hand that Gavin ducks under and follows up with a left that Gavin also avoids with ease.
Some bone on bone action there as Gavin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Maven throws a good cross that connects.
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 Tommy Gavin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcus Maven's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gavin throws a low kick but Maven avoids it.
Maven misses the jab.
Gavin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maven.
Maven doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Maven throws a big shot that misses.
Maven throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gavin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maven can do to turn this around?
Gavin throws a leg kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gavin.
Gavin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Maven misses with a leg kick
and Gavin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Gavin misses its intended target.
Maven looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gavin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Maven misses with a wild body shot.
Gavin misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin throws a head kick but Maven moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Maven.
Maven swings for the body but Gavin moves out of range.
Gavin is looking to land body kicks.
Gavin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice cross by Maven.
Gavin throws a big shot that misses.
Gavin misses with a head kick.
Maven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maven lands with a good body shot.
Gavin slips a jab from Maven.
Gavin scores with a shot to the body.
Gavin thows a body kick. Maven tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Marcus Maven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maven misses with an uppercut
and Gavin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gavin misses with a left hand
and Maven cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maven moves out of range as Gavin strikes.
Maven appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gavin misses with an uppercut. Maven saw that one coming.
Maven unleashes a big counter combination but Gavin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Maven throws a body punch but Gavin moves out of range.
Maven chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maven staying out of range there.
Gavin throws a sloppy head kick and Maven moves out of range easily.
Gavin blocks a jab.
Maven keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gavin.
Maven slips a straight right by Gavin.
Maven's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gavin.
Gavin scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin misses with a body shot.
Gavin misses the shot to the body.
Gavin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maven moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gavin. That's going to slow Maven down.
Gavin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maven throws out the jab.
Gavin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gavin throws a lazy right hand but Maven sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maven swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gavin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maven has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Maven connects with the punch.
Gavin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maven.
Gavin lands a two punch combo.
Maven defending well as Gavin loads up on a big left hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gavin.
Maven loads up on a big right hand but Gavin slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Maven misses its intended target.
Maven with a nice cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gavin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maven.
Gavin looks to throw the jab but Maven is out of range.
Gavin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maven connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick misses from Maven.
Maven tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gavin was well out of range. Poor timing from Maven.
Gavin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gavin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Maven counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maven blocks a jab.
Gavin throws a body punch but Maven moves out of range.
Gavin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maven.
Maven throws a nice outside leg kick.
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 Tommy Gavin.
Well Gavin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Gavin!
Tommy Gavin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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