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Event:
Destiny Tuesday 51
Date: Jun 28, 2016 |
#R1#
Inprogress scores with a nice head shot.
Maven has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Xtreme MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Maven throws a leg kick that misses.
Inprogress lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Maven checks the leg kick nicely there.
Inprogress moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maven throws a jab but it's blocked by Inprogress.
Inprogress swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Inprogress throws out a leg kick but Maven moves out of range and Inprogress only half commits.
Inprogress with a jab.
Maven swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Inprogress turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Inprogress throws a looping overhand right but Maven ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Maven wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Inprogress lands a nice looking body shot.
Inprogress lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Maven avoids the head kick by Inprogress.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maven moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Maven defending well as Inprogress loads up on a big left hand.
Inprogress connects with a right hand. Maven shakes it off.
Inprogress dodges the punch combination from Maven.
#T1#
Inprogress shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maven as he jumps to the side.
Maven throws a looping overhand right but Inprogress ducks down to avoid it.
Marcus Maven is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Inprogress slips under a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Inprogress.
Maven cracks the inside of Inprogress's front leg.
Maven avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Maven throws a leg kick but Inprogress checks it.
Maven throws a right hand that Inprogress ducks under and follows up with a left that Inprogress also avoids with ease.
Inprogress throws a head kick that misses
and Maven counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice body kick there by Inprogress.
Inprogress walks into a jab.
Inprogress keeps Maven at a distance using the push kick.
Maven takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Inprogress misses with a body shot.
#T2#
Maven loads up on a big right hand but Inprogress slips the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Inprogress throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Maven lands with a nice combination. Inprogress backs away looking to recover.#CUT#
It looks like Testing Inprogress has been cut.
Maven throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Inprogress appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Maven misses with a straight left.
A left lands for Inprogress.
Inprogress is looking to land body kicks.
Inprogress lands a nice shot to the body.
Inprogress throws a hook but Maven avoids it easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Maven!
Inprogress throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Maven.
Inprogress looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Maven is fending him off so far but Inprogress persists. Nope, Maven circles away and we're back to standing.
Inprogress has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Maven scores with a jab to the jaw.
Maven scoring well with a low kick there.
Inprogress connects with a jab.#T3#
Maven gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Inprogress lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maven's sensitive parts.
Inprogress is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Maven jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Inprogress throws out a counter right but Maven avoids it with no problem.
Inprogress scores with a jab to the jaw.
Inprogress is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Inprogress connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Maven lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Inprogress at a distance.
Inprogress throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
#CUT2#
It looks like Marcus Maven has been cut.
Inprogress tries a head kick but it misses.
Maven throws a big shot that misses.
Maven connects with a good right hand that stumbles Inprogress. Inprogress circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Maven lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Inprogress circles away quickly and effectively.
A swing and a miss from Maven.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maven thows a left - swing and a miss!
Inprogress avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T4#
Maven doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Maven misses with a head kick.
Inprogress looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Inprogress is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Maven had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Inprogress lands an overhand right.
Inprogress lands a leg kick that knocks Maven off balance momentarily.
Maven throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Inprogress sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Maven misses its intended target.
Maven gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Inprogress.
Maven keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Marcus Maven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Testing Inprogress.
Inprogress tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Maven is able to avoid easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maven fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Inprogress has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Inprogress misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maven appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Inprogress thuds his shin into the meat of Maven's side.
Inprogress staying out of range there.
Inprogress appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Testing Inprogress dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Inprogress looks to land a right hand but Maven moved out of range.
Inprogress moves away from the strike by Maven.
Inprogress swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A shot to the liver by Inprogress. Beautiful body shot.
Inprogress tried to score with a low kick but Maven checks it.
Maven has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Inprogress finds it's way round the side to connect with Maven's head.
Marcus Maven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Inprogress ducks under a wild hook from Maven.
Inprogress shoots for a takedown but Maven saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Inprogress misses with a hook. Maven ducked under it nicely.
Maven fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maven jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Inprogress lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inprogress bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Inprogress walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Inprogress throws a jab but it's blocked by Maven.
Maven misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#T1#
Maven does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Maven pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maven throws a predictable looking body shot
and Inprogress counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maven motions for Inprogress to come forward. Maven throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Inprogress on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Maven might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Inprogress misses with a wild body shot.
Inprogress takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Maven takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Maven throws a hook but Inprogress avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Maven throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maven slips under a jab.
Maven swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Inprogress missing with a left hand there. Maven was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maven is looking to chop away at Inprogress's legs.
Maven jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Inprogress fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maven looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T2#
Inprogress tries to move into range but Maven moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Inprogress checks a low kick from Maven.
Maven uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Inprogress.
As Inprogress tries to get set, Maven tries to push him back and clinch up but Inprogress manages to avoid the attempt.
Testing Inprogress seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Inprogress scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maven defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Inprogress.
Inprogress 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 just misses with a punch to the body.
Maven lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Inprogress takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Maven rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Inprogress counters with a body kick that stops Maven in his tracks momentarily.
Maven moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Inprogress scores with a jab to the body.
Maven misses with a wild body shot.
Inprogress misses with a low kick.
Maven scores with the left hand. Inprogress knows he should have avoided that one.
Maven is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#T3##TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Maven enables Inprogress to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Maven manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.#ES#
Maven manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maven.
Inprogress lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Inprogress.
Maven prevents a body shot from Inprogress.
A short body shot lands from Maven as the two fighters clinch.
Inprogress blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maven lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maven lands with a right to the head.
Maven lands with a short shot to the head.
Inprogress misses with the head strike.
Inprogress has a couple of punches blocked by Maven.
Maven blocking some punches.
#T4#
Inprogress doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maven will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Inprogress working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Inprogress throws a head punch that misses.
Maven works on Inprogress's body with a couple of short punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maven.
Maven throws a punch but it's blocked by Inprogress.
A short uppercut from Inprogress.
Inprogress blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maven fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maven misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maven blocks a body shot from Inprogress.
Inprogress fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maven lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Maven fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Maven as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Inprogress - that landed with a thud.
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 Marcus Maven will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Inprogress misses with a hook
#TD#
so Maven counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. #SUB2#
Inprogress working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Maven doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Maven manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Maven wanted to stand there but Inprogress had control of the position.
Maven might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inprogress pulls Maven in to control the position.
Maven preventing the sweep. #SUB2#
Inprogress looking for a guillotine here but Maven defends easily.
#SUB2#
Inprogress has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Maven can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T1#
Maven is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Inprogress dips to his left and cracks Maven with an uppercut!#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Maven feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Inprogress's calf.
Maven uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Inprogress.
Maven misses with a wild body shot.
Maven throws a leg kick but Inprogress sees it coming and moves out of range.
Inprogress throws out a counter right but Maven avoids it with no problem.
Maven takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Inprogress connects with a body shot that sends Maven's belly button to the back.
Maven sizes up Inprogress with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice uppercut lands for Inprogress. That snapped Maven's head back.
Maven tries to score with a low kick but Inprogress moves his leg out of the way.
Maven keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Inprogress throws a body shot but no joy.
Inprogress lands a head kick. Maven smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Inprogress throws a jab but it's blocked by Maven.
Inprogress misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Inprogress waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maven.#T3#
Inprogress checks a leg kick.
That kick from Maven tenderised Inprogress's leg. Inprogress is trying to keep his angry face on.
Maven lands a nice shot that snaps Inprogress's head back.
Inprogress lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Inprogress throws a head kick but Maven moves out of range.
Donk. Inprogress catches Maven right on the button with a cross.
Maven misses with a shot to the body
and Inprogress counters with a two punch combo.
Maven checks the leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Maven. Those never looked like landing.
Inprogress turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maven thows a left - swing and a miss!
Inprogress throws out a counter right but Maven avoids it with no problem.
A low kick from Maven misses
and Inprogress cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Inprogress misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Inprogress swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T4#
Maven lands a two punch combo.
Maven swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maven will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
As Maven backs off Inprogress throws a huge counter combo but Maven manages to avoid it all.
A big left from Maven misses.
Inprogress is looking for the big counter here.
Inprogress thows a left - swing and a miss!
Inprogress throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Inprogress throws out a leg kick but Maven moves out of range and Inprogress only half commits.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maven. Inprogress does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Maven misses.
Inprogress bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Maven's head backwards.
Inprogress shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Maven eats them both and turns towards Inprogress to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A good leg kick by Maven.
Maven throws a low kick but Inprogress moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Testing Inprogress comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Inprogress 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Testing Inprogress!
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Event:
Destiny 152: Supremacy
Date: May 14, 2016 |
#R1#
The fighters circling - Maven throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gaultier tests Maven's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maven has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Xtreme MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Gaultier scores with a hook to the body. Maven takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A head kick misses from Gaultier.
Maven misses with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Gaultier as he connects with a hook.
Maven blocks a jab.
Gaultier listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Maven misses its intended target.
Maven falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maven takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maven misses the jab.
Gaultier staying out of range there.
Maven looks to throw the jab but Gaultier is out of range.
Maven throws a combination that misses
and Gaultier connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaultier keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maven.#T1#
Gaultier works the jab nicely.
Gaultier avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maven fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gaultier is looking to slow Maven down with leg kicks.
Gaultier has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gaultier throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gaultier stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gaultier sizes up Maven with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gaultier throws a body punch but Maven moves out of range.
Maven showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gaultier.
Maven slips under a jab from Gaultier.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gaultier lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Maven has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Maven and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A shot to the liver by Gaultier. Beautiful body shot.
Maven's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gaultier connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maven scrambles back to his feet.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maven looks to land a left hand but Gaultier moved out of range nicely.
Gaultier pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Maven jabs Gaultier right on the nose. Gaultier blinks but takes it well.
Gaultier cracks the inside of Maven's front leg.
Maven moves forwards but Gaultier connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Maven misses with an uppercut. Gaultier saw that one coming.
It seemed like Gaultier was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Maven misses with an uppercut
and Gaultier cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maven throws a hook but Gaultier avoids it easily.
Maven feints a jab promting Gaultier to slip. Maven then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gaultier slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gaultier throws a lazy uppercut
and Maven counters with a nice uppercut.
Gaultier misses with a wild body shot.
Maven seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Maven throws out a leg kick but Gaultier moves out of range and Maven only half commits.
Gaultier dips to his left and cracks Maven with an uppercut!
Maven throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gaultier buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
#T3#
Gaultier feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maven's calf.
Maven looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Maven steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gaultier.
Gaultier lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Maven misses with a straight left.
Maven stalks Gaultier and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gaultier's face. Gaultier staggers backwards, shaken.
Gaultier connects with a body shot.
Maven lands a jab to the nose.
Gaultier misses with a low kick as Maven jumps back.
Maven throws a jab when Gaultier was well out of range.
Maven misses with a few strikes there.
Gaultier takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gaultier fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maven throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gaultier counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maven misses with a low kick.
Nice jab there from Gaultier. #T4#
Gaultier lunges at Maven with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maven's hand.
Maven checks a leg kick.
Gaultier checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Maven misses with a wild combination.
Maven misses with a wild combination.
Maven scores with a leg kick.
Donk. Gaultier catches Maven right on the button with a cross.
A jab from Gaultier finds it's way through Maven's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maven throws a jab but it's blocked by Gaultier.
Donk. Gaultier catches Maven right on the button with a cross.
Maven takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Maven drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyon Gaultier dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Gaultier closes the distance and clinches.
Gaultier misses with a punch on the inside.
Gaultier lands with a right to the head.
Gaultier throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gaultier creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #CUT2#
It looks like Marcus Maven has been cut.
Maven is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Gaultier's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A head punch on the inside from Maven fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maven.
Gaultier scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gaultier.
Gaultier displaying some good clinch control by pressing Maven up against the cage.
Gaultier lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maven backwards.
Maven misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maven.
Maven lands a right hand.
Gaultier lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maven swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maven creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Gaultier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC2#
Gaultier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lyon Gaultier seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maven pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gaultier back to the cage. Maven follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A slow jab from Gaultier misses its intended target.
Maven throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gaultier thuds a left hand into Maven's body.
Gaultier walks into a straight right hand from Maven.
Maven throws a hook but Gaultier blocks it.
Gaultier misses with a head kick.
Maven misses with a combination
and Gaultier counters with a thumping low kick.
Maven jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gaultier tries to land a leg kick but Maven saw it coming and moves away.
Gaultier scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gaultier scores with a leg kick.
#T2#
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!
Gaultier dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maven. That did some damage!
Maven connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maven wants to slow Gaultier down by chopping away at his legs.
Gaultier blocks a head kick by Maven.
Gaultier has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gaultier tries to clinch but Maven is having none of it.
A little feinted left hand from Maven on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gaultier bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Maven scoring well with a low kick there.
Maven cracks a nice hook into Gaultier's ribs.
Maven throws a poor cross that misses
and Gaultier counters with a slapping leg kick.
Maven scores with a hook.
Maven misses with a looping right.
Gaultier turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gaultier displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gaultier wants to slow Maven down by chopping away at his legs.
Marcus Maven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#T3#
Maven throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gaultier makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Maven really felt that one!
Nice defenses there by Maven.
Gaultier throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Maven thows a leg kick but Gaultier checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gaultier uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maven.
Maven takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A big right from Gaultier misses.
Maven tried to counter with a leg kick but Gaultier avoided it.
Gaultier checks a leg kick.
Maven is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Maven ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gaultier throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Maven counters with a straight right hand.
Maven throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gaultier sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gaultier misses with an uppercut
#TD#
so Maven counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaultier keeping moving, preventing Maven from controlling successfully. #SU#
Maven decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. #T4#
Gaultier checks the leg kick.
Maven takes one to the chin there.
A good leg kick by Gaultier.
Maven scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Some bone on bone action there as Gaultier checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Maven drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gaultier moves out of range of the strikes.
Gaultier misses with a two punch combination.
Maven half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A combination from Maven does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gaultier listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Maven looks to land a right hand but Gaultier moved out of range.
Gaultier lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lyon Gaultier will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Marcus Maven's cut.
That's time! Maven's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Gaultier scores with a jab to the jaw.
Maven displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gaultier throws out the jab.
Maven tries to counter with a takedown but Gaultier is quick to defend against it.
Maven looks to land a right hand but Gaultier moved out of range.
Maven throws a head kick that Gaultier semi-blocks.
Gaultier looks to score with a jab to the body but Maven is just out of range.
Good shot there by Maven.
Maven throws a series of punches but Gaultier moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Maven misses the target.
Gaultier checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A big right from Gaultier misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaultier jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Maven walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gaultier defending well as Maven loads up on a big left hand.
Maven throws a head kick but Gaultier moves out of range.
Gaultier scores with a decent looking hook.#T1#
Gaultier slips under a jab from Maven.
Maven throws a hook but Gaultier avoids it easily.
Gaultier looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gaultier uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maven.
A left lands for Gaultier.
Gaultier uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maven.
Some bone on bone action there as Maven checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Maven cracks Gaultier with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Maven walks into a straight right hand from Gaultier.
Gaultier misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gaultier scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gaultier lands a high kick!
Gaultier throws a sloppy head kick and Maven moves out of range easily.
Maven throws a looping overhand right but Gaultier ducks down to avoid it.
Gaultier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maven moves away.
Maven misses with the combination.
Marcus Maven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Maven throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maven throws a head kick but Gaultier moves out of range.
Gaultier connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheers as Gaultier lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maven doesn't seem phased though.
Maven throws a hook but Gaultier avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Maven.
Decent striking displayed by Maven there.
Gaultier misses the shot to the body.
Maven misses with a lunging right hand
and Gaultier counters with a body kick that stops Maven in his tracks momentarily.
Maven takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gaultier throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Maven.
A bone on bone clash there as Gaultier blocks the leg kick.
#T3#
Gaultier connects with a right hand. Maven shakes it off.
Gaultier misses with a straight right.
Maven appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Maven throws a right hand that misses
and Gaultier counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Maven throws a hook but Gaultier avoids it easily.
Maven just misses with a punch to the body.
Maven swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maven misses with a lunging right hand
and Gaultier counters with a three punch combo that has Maven backing up. Maven nods at Gaultier to acknowledge the strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Gaultier.
Gaultier lands a jab to Maven's midsection.
Maven tries to land a leg kick but Gaultier saw it coming and moves away.
Gaultier cracks Maven with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gaultier!
Maven looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Maven takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gaultier cracks Maven with a good jab.
Lyon Gaultier is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Gaultier takes a swing at Maven's ribcage but misses.
Gaultier blocks a jab.
Gaultier scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Maven tries to bum rush Gaultier with a series of wild strikes but Gaultier uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maven misses with a left hand
and Gaultier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gaultier cracks Maven with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Maven avoids the head kick by Gaultier.
Gaultier 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.
Gaultier scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maven doesn't seem bothered though.
Maven throws a big shot that misses.
Maven attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gaultier misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maven checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Maven throws a leg kick
and Gaultier counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice shot lands for Gaultier.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lyon Gaultier comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gaultier winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyon Gaultier!
An out of breath Lyon Gaultier 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:
Destiny Tuesday 46
Date: Apr 19, 2016 |
#R1#
Gavin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maven has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gavin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Gavin.
Gavin ducks under a wild hook from Maven.
Gavin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maven doesn't seem bothered though.
Gavin lands with a nice body punch.
Gavin throws a body kick that misses.
Maven throws the left hand but Gavin avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Gavin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gavin. Maven does a little dance to reset his feet.
A leg kick checked by Gavin.
Gavin jabs Maven to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maven scores with a jab to the jaw.
Maven pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gavin back to the cage. Maven follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gavin misses with a hook. Maven ducked under it nicely.
Gavin looks to land a body kick but Maven moved away.
Gavin feints and then cracks Maven's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maven down. #T1#
Gavin takes a swing at Maven's ribcage but misses.
Maven throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gavin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gavin avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheers as Gavin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maven doesn't seem phased though.
Maven throws a head kick that misses.
Gavin looks to throw the jab but Maven is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maven! But no joy.
Maven avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gavin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Maven moves into range and connects with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maven.
Maven chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick misses from Gavin. #T2#
Gavin cracks the inside of Maven's front leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gavin throws out a leg kick but Maven moves out of range and Gavin only half commits.
Maven misses the jab.
Maven goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Maven scores with a sloppy right hand. Gavin should have avoided that one.
Some bone on bone action there as Gavin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Maven throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maven throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gavin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maven lands a nice looking body shot.
Gavin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gavin misses with a body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Maven crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gavin - the referee stops the clock and Maven gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gavin. Maven manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A head kick misses from Gavin.
Maven looks to land a left hand but Gavin moved out of range nicely.#T3#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gavin.
Gavin throws a leg kick that misses.
Gavin misses the shot to the body.
Gavin with a hook.
Gavin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maven cracks Gavin with an open hand slap.
Maven lands a leg kick that knocks Gavin off balance momentarily.
Maven misses with an uppercut. Gavin saw that one coming.
Gavin checks a low kick from Maven.
A big left from Gavin misses.
Gavin lands a nice hook to Maven's body. Maven takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gavin tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice shot lands for Maven.
Maven throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gavin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maven staying out of range there.#T4#
Maven ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maven throws a leg kick
letting Gavin counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gavin tests Maven's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gavin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gavin throws out a loose jab but Maven uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maven is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gavin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maven.
Gavin lands a nice shot to the body.
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.
Gavin throws a lazy right hand but Maven sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maven fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Maven throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gavin. Maven does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maven throws out a counter right but Gavin avoids it with no problem.
Maven scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tommy Gavin will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Gavin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gavin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maven takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
An inside leg kick lands from Maven.
Maven connects with an inside leg kick.
Maven attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gavin misses with a body kick.
Maven avoids a kick to the body.
Gavin slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danga de danga de dang - Maven scores with a four punch combination!
Gavin lands a jab.
Gavin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maven throws a looping overhand right but Gavin ducks down to avoid it. #T1#
Gavin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Maven throws a hook but Gavin blocks it.
Gavin half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gavin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Maven throws the left hand but Gavin avoids the punch easily.
Maven ducks right into an uppercut from Gavin.
Gavin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maven.
Gavin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gavin lands a jab-cross combination.
Gavin misses with an uppercut.
Gavin throws a right and a left that Maven avoids nicely.
Gavin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick by Gavin misses
and Maven counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gavin thinking.
Gavin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gavin connects with a crisp jab.
Gavin throws a low kick but Maven moves out of range easily. #T2#
Maven tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gavin was well out of range. Poor timing from Maven.
An attempted straight right counter from Gavin misses the target.
Maven scores with a leg kick.
Gavin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gavin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gavin lands a jab to the nose.
Tommy Gavin is winning the standup battle so far.
Maven throws a series of punches but Gavin moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Gavin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Maven lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maven takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Maven chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gavin can pounce on him.
A swing and a miss from Maven.
Gavin defending well as Maven loads up on a big left hand.
Gavin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gavin misses with a low kick.
Gavin backing away here, and Maven unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Maven bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gavin's head backwards.#T3#
Maven blocks a low kick nicely.
Gavin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Maven blocks the leg kick.
A jab lands there for Maven.
Gavin throws a body kick that misses.
As Gavin backs off Maven throws a huge counter combo but Gavin manages to avoid it all.
Maven throws a head kick but Gavin moves out of range.
Gavin staying out of range there.
Maven rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gavin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maven misses with an uppercut. Gavin saw that one coming.
Maven lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Maven misses with a straight left.
Gavin tried to counter with a leg kick but Maven avoided it.
Marcus Maven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gavin ducks under a wild hook from Maven.
Gavin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gavin misses with an uppercut. Maven saw that one coming.
Maven takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T4#
Gavin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A slow jab from Gavin misses its intended target.
Maven lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gavin circles away quickly and effectively.
Maven fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maven displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gavin throws out the jab.
Gavin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gavin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Maven will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Maven has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maven there as he acknowledges the shot.
Maven throws a leg kick which misses Gavin's front leg but catches the back leg as Gavin tries to avoid it.
Maven throws a leg kick but Gavin checks it.
Good work by Maven as he checks the leg kick.
Maven scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gavin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maven manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marcus Maven will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Maven on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gavin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Maven blocks a low kick nicely.
Gavin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gavin thinks about countering with a body kick.
Maven uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gavin.
Maven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maven fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gavin checks it well.
It looked like Gavin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Maven lands with a thumping leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Gavin there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gavin.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maven.
Gavin lands with a kick to the temple. Maven shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Maven misses with a left hand
and Gavin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gavin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#T1#
Gavin tries to score with a low kick but Maven moves his leg out of the way.
Gavin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maven was well out of range. Poor timing from Gavin.
Maven is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gavin with a body shot.
Maven gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gavin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gavin catches Maven with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A good leg kick by Maven.
Gavin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Maven unleashes a big counter combination but Gavin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gavin throws a body punch but Maven moves out of range.
Gavin tries to work over Maven's front leg with a kick but Maven checks it.
Maven throws a good cross that connects.
Gavin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That kick from Maven tenderised Gavin's leg. Gavin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gavin throws a chopping leg kick but Maven manages to avoid taking any serious damage.#T2#
Gavin slips a jab from Maven.
Gavin catches Maven with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maven, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gavin scores with a nice body kick.
Gavin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maven lands with a right hand.
Gavin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Maven feints and then cracks Gavin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gavin down.
Maven lands a high kick!
Gavin misses with an uppercut.
Maven throws a body shot but no joy.
Gavin ducks under a wild hook from Maven.
Gavin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Maven's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#T3#
Maven misses with a straight left.
Gavin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Maven has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gavin finds it's way round the side to connect with Maven's head.
Gavin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Maven connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gavin scrambles back to his feet.
Gavin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maven slips a jab from Gavin.
Maven lands a jab-cross combination.
Maven scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gavin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Maven is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gavin.
A slow jab from Maven misses its intended target.
A counter left hand to the body from Gavin misses its target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gavin.
Maven with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut there from Gavin.#T4#
Maven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gavin defending well as Maven loads up on a big left hand.
Gavin takes one to the side of the head.
A big right from Maven misses.
Gavin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A good leg kick by Maven.
Maven tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gavin is able to avoid easily.
Gavin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maven doesn't seem bothered though.
Maven fails to land with a series of punches.
Maven fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gavin is out of range.
Gavin throws a leg kick but Maven sees it coming and moves out of range.
Maven pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maven has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big right from Gavin misses.
Gavin punishes Maven's body with a nice straight punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marcus Maven.
Well Maven has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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