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Event:
PFC 25 Yamaguchi vs Rock
Date: Mar 16, 2018 |
#R1#
A nice inside leg kick there by McBeth. That's going to slow Gore down.
Gore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by McBeth.
Gore moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A shot to the body from McBeth misses
and Gore counters with a nice uppercut.
Gore on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McBeth. McBeth obviously looking to wear him down.
Gore throws out a loose jab but McBeth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McBeth.
McBeth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McBeth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gore goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#ROC#
McBeth is rocked!
McBeth misses with a hook.
Gore connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McBeth's hands.
McBeth is still on wobbly legs! Can Gore finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gore attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gore avoids the head kick by McBeth.
McBeth seems to have recovered his senses.
McBeth lands with a cross.
Gore misses with a hook. McBeth ducked under it nicely.
McBeth wants to counter with a clinch but Gore pushes him away.
McBeth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gore takes a swing at McBeth's ribcage but misses. #T1#
Gore throws a low kick, looking for McBeth's leg but McBeth calmly moves out of range.
McBeth misses with the body kick
and Gore counters with a right hand to the body.
McBeth misses with a leg kick
and Gore counters with a stiff right hand.
Gore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McBeth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McBeth scores with a jab to the head.
McBeth misses the body punch
letting Gore counter with a right hand.
A big left from McBeth misses.
McBeth throws a looping overhand right but Gore ducks down to avoid it.
Gore feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gore looks to land a right hand but McBeth moved out of range.
McBeth tried to score with a low kick but Gore checks it.
Gore throws out a loose jab but McBeth uses good head movement to avoid it.
McBeth ducks under a wild hook from Gore.
Gore throws an overhand right that lands on McBeth's shoulder, as McBeth tries to avoid the shot.
McBeth misses with a double jab.
Gore takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McBeth throws a right and a left that Gore avoids nicely. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gore looks for the body kick but McBeth saw that one coming.
McBeth is looking to clinch.
Gore throws a hook but McBeth blocks it.
Gore moves out of range of the leg kick from McBeth.
Gore fails with an attempt to clinch.
McBeth throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gore misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from McBeth.
Gore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McBeth throws out the jab.
A big left from Gore misses.
McBeth slips a straight right by Gore.
McBeth steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gore. That one must have hurt.
Gore blocks a leg kick.
Gore takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gore looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gore lands a nice looking body kick.#T3#
Gore is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - McBeth scores with a four punch combination!
Gore throws a head kick that misses.
McBeth throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gore keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McBeth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gore.
McBeth fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gore checks it well.
McBeth connects with a solid leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Gore misses the target.
Gore cracks McBeth with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gore avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gore goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A jab from McBeth finds it's way through Gore's defenses. #T4#
McBeth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gore.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gore scores with a sloppy right hand. McBeth should have avoided that one.
McBeth lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gore at a distance.
Gore misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from McBeth.
Gore seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
McBeth moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gore thumps McBeth with a low kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gore darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gore is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McBeth throws out a leg kick but Gore moves out of range and McBeth only half commits. #CL#
Gore moves into the clinch successfully.
Gore swings wildly with an uppercut but McBeth uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gore.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gore tries a body shot but McBeth blocks it.
McBeth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, McBeth scores with a nice short uppercut.
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 Ivan Gore will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Gore misses with a low kick.
McBeth throws a body kick that misses
and Gore counters with a low kick, right behind McBeth 's knee.
Gore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gore scores with a nice strike.
Gore throws a low kick but McBeth moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from McBeth.
McBeth slips under a jab from Gore.
McBeth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McBeth tries to clinch up.
Gore misses with a hook.
Gore walks into a stiff left hand from McBeth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gore misses with a body kick.
Gore clobbers McBeth with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McBeth throws a head kick but Gore moves out of range.
McBeth takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gore misses with an uppercut. McBeth saw that one coming.
Ivan Gore is winning the standup battle so far.#T1#
A big right from Gore misses.
McBeth connects with a body shot.
Good leg kick by McBeth there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gore checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gore tries to clinch but McBeth is having none of it.
McBeth throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gore misses with a head kick.
McBeth is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
McBeth lands a leg kick that knocks Gore off balance momentarily.
Gore finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gore misses with a head kick.
McBeth tries to counter by closing the distance.
McBeth moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McBeth looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gore connects with a body shot that sends McBeth's belly button to the back.
McBeth dips to his left and cracks Gore with an uppercut!
Gore gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gore takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab from Gore.
Gore throws the left hand but McBeth avoids the punch easily.
McBeth throws a combination that misses #CL#
and Gore moves into the clinch.
The referee calls for McBeth to work.
McBeth is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gore softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McBeth's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
McBeth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McBeth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McBeth is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McBeth is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Gore has denied him.
Gore working aggressively here.
McBeth lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T3#
McBeth tries to stall but Gore uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Paulski McBeth.
Gore looks to land a left hand but McBeth moved out of range nicely.
Gore tries to close the distance and clinch up but McBeth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gore lands with an uppercut that bounces McBeth off the cage and back into range.
Gore throws a body kick that misses.
McBeth takes a swing at Gore's ribcage but misses. #CL#
Gore rushes McBeth and presses him up against the cage.
McBeth will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gore up against the cage.
Gore scores with a shoulder strike.
McBeth's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The referee is keeping an eye on McBeth - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
McBeth takes a shot to the head.
Gore is working McBeth over against the cage.
McBeth blocks an uppercut.
#T4#
Gore scores with a hook to the body.
McBeth blocks an uppercut.
McBeth looking to slow down the pace here.
Gore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McBeth's elbow.
Gore lands a shoulder strike.
McBeth trying to control the position but instead, Gore has worked for underhooks and has pushed McBeth into the cage.
McBeth is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McBeth trying to land knees to the body.
Gore is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
McBeth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gore misses with a punch on the inside.
McBeth trying to stall but Gore improves his position.
McBeth slows down the pace here.
Gore digs a right hand underneath McBeth's ribcage. McBeth let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Gore dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Jab by McBeth.
A good leg kick by Gore.
McBeth keeps the fight on the outside.
Gore lands the left hand.
Paulski McBeth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McBeth throws a sloppy body shot
and Gore counters with a slapping leg kick.
McBeth with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gore scores with a sloppy right hand. McBeth should have avoided that one.
McBeth misses with a two punch combination.
McBeth blocks a head kick by Gore.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gore.
McBeth looks to score with a jab to the body but Gore is just out of range.
A punch combination from McBeth misses.
McBeth scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McBeth misses the body punch
and McBeth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gore scores with a nice head shot.
Gore throws the left hand but McBeth avoids the punch easily.#T1#
McBeth looks to land a combination but Gore avoids it well.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gore, as that shot connected.
McBeth slips a straight right by Gore.
McBeth avoids the head kick by Gore.
Gore lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gore throws a sloppy head kick and McBeth moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Gore there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gore throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McBeth chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gore can pounce on him.
McBeth fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McBeth getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gore tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McBeth works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McBeth slips under a jab.
McBeth fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Paulski McBeth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
McBeth takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McBeth tries to counter by closing the distance.
Gore lands a jab to the head.
McBeth takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gore is looking to clinch.
Gore moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McBeth tried to score with a low kick but Gore checks it.
Gore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McBeth throws out the jab.
McBeth misses with a low kick.
#KD#
Gore drops McBeth with a beautiful combination! McBeth stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gore is looking for the KO!
A looping hook to the body misses from McBeth. Gore does a little dance to reset his feet.
McBeth wants to slow Gore down by chopping away at his legs.
Gore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McBeth throws a leg kick which misses Gore's front leg but catches the back leg as Gore tries to avoid it. #T3#
Gore cracks McBeth with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends McBeth tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Gore pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! McBeth is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Gore!
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Event:
Aspire MMA - Just Bleed 34
Date: Apr 22, 2017 |
#R1#
Decent striking displayed by Gore there.
Gore moves out of range as Vasleyiev strikes.
Gore is looking to land body kicks.
Gore moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gore throws the kick towards the body but Vasleyiev avoids it.
Vasleyiev scores with a leg kick.
Vasleyiev throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vasleyiev blocks a jab.
Vasleyiev throws a low kick but Gore moves out of range easily.
Gore misses with a hook.
Vasleyiev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vasleyiev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gore throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gore checks a low kick from Vasleyiev.
Gore thuds a left hand into Vasleyiev's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vasleyiev cracks the inside of Gore's front leg.
Gore tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vasleyiev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vasleyiev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A low kick from Gore misses
and Vasleyiev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Gore.#T1#
Vasleyiev with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gore to score with a decent uppercut.
Gore fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vasleyiev has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gore avoids the body shot from Vasleyiev.
Vasleyiev is looking to land body kicks.
Vasleyiev attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gore lands with a hook. Vasleyiev tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gore jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vasleyiev misses with a body kick.
Vasleyiev tried to score with a low kick but Gore checks it.
Vasleyiev lands with a right hand.
Gore throws a lazy uppercut
and Vasleyiev counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gore is looking to land body kicks.
Vasleyiev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gore.
Vasleyiev takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vasleyiev.
Vasleyiev attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vasleyiev tried to score with a low kick but Gore checks it.#T2#
Vasleyiev misses the jab.
Vasleyiev throws a series of punches but Gore avoids them all with ease.
Gore misses with a hook
and Vasleyiev counters with a good low kick that Gore was not able to check.
A jab from Gore misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Gore checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vasleyiev blocks the body kick.
Gore blocks a low kick nicely.
Gore misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gore blocks a leg kick.
Gore looks to land a body kick but Vasleyiev moved away.
Gore scores with a spinning back kick!
Vasleyiev loads up on a big right hand but Gore slips the punch.
Gore throws a body punch but Vasleyiev moves out of range.
Gore connects with the punch.
Gore staying out of range there.#T3##CL#
Gore clinches with his opponent.
Vasleyiev tries a body shot but Gore blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gore.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gore.
Gore trying to stall but Vasleyiev improves his position.
Vasleyiev misses with a punch to the body.
Gore lands an uppercut.
Gore is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vasleyiev is keeping busy.
Gore stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gore misses with the head strike.
Gore stalling in the clinch.
Vasleyiev is trying to break the clinch but Gore has him pressed against the cage.
Gore makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gore lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vasleyiev as Gore tries to tie him up.
Vasleyiev throws a head punch that misses.
Vasleyiev has a couple of punches blocked by Gore.
#T4#
Vasleyiev dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Vasleyiev blocks an uppercut.
Gore swings wildly with an uppercut but Vasleyiev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vasleyiev throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Vasleyiev.
Vasleyiev is trying to break the clinch but Gore has him pressed against the cage.
Vasleyiev throws a punch but it's blocked by Gore.
Gore lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vasleyiev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gore has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vasleyiev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Vasleyiev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vasleyiev misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Vasleyiev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vasleyiev working aggressively here.
Gore throws a punch but it's blocked by Vasleyiev.
Gore blocks an uppercut.
Gore misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#BC2#
Vasleyiev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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 Ivan Gore will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gore's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
A nice leg kick lands there from Vasleyiev.
Gore pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gore takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vasleyiev slips under a jab.
Gore misses with a straight right.
Vasleyiev throws a sloppy body shot
letting Gore counter with a right hand.
Gore shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vasleyiev moves away from the strike by Gore.
Vasleyiev flicks out a counter leg kick but Gore steps away.
Vasleyiev defending well as Gore loads up on a big left hand.
Vasleyiev misses the shot to the body.
Gore was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vasleyiev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gore darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gore tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dimitri Vasleyiev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vasleyiev jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasleyiev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gore misses with a right hand
enabling Vasleyiev to counter with a crisp jab.
Gore throws a jab but it's blocked by Vasleyiev. #T1#
Vasleyiev avoids a kick to the body.
Vasleyiev wants to slow Gore down by chopping away at his legs.
A swing and a miss from Gore.
Gore tries to land a front kick but Vasleyiev steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vasleyiev gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gore.
Gore throws a front kick that sends Vasleyiev stumbling back into the cage.
Vasleyiev defending well as Gore loads up on a big left hand.
Gore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gore throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gore misses with a hook. Vasleyiev ducked under it nicely.
Vasleyiev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gore's sensitive parts.
Vasleyiev throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vasleyiev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vasleyiev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gore.
Gore scores with a sloppy right hand. Vasleyiev should have avoided that one.
Gore lands a jab to the nose.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gore lands a head kick!
#T2#
Gore throws a hook but Vasleyiev avoids it easily.
Vasleyiev has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Vasleyiev misses with a series of wild punches.
Gore moves in looking to clinch but Vasleyiev pushes him off.
Gore scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gore throws a body kick that misses.
Vasleyiev lands a jab to Gore's midsection.
Vasleyiev fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gore checks it well.
Vasleyiev takes one to the chin there.
Vasleyiev throws a leg kick that misses.
Vasleyiev throws a leg kick but Gore sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gore throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Vasleyiev counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gore missing with a left hand there. Vasleyiev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gore lands a jab to the head.
Vasleyiev misses with a kick to the body
letting Gore counter with a right hand.
Vasleyiev throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#T3#
Vasleyiev scores with a punch to the head.
Gore looks to throw a body kick
enabling Vasleyiev to counter with a crisp jab. #CL#
Gore has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gore has a couple of punches blocked by Vasleyiev.
Vasleyiev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gore has him pressed against the cage.
Gore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vasleyiev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gore has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A short left from Gore.
Gore lands a shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Vasleyiev.
Vasleyiev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vasleyiev blocks an uppercut.
Gore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Gore.
Vasleyiev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vasleyiev misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gore.#T4#
Vasleyiev tries to throw a body punch but Gore avoids it by throwing Vasleyiev back against the cage.
Ivan Gore has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gore scores with a shot to the side of Vasleyiev's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vasleyiev lands an uppercut.
Gore softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gore scores with a shot to the side of Vasleyiev's head. #BC2#
Vasleyiev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice cross by Gore.
Gore looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gore slips a jab from Vasleyiev.
Vasleyiev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gore looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gore is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vasleyiev can do to turn this around?
Vasleyiev throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vasleyiev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gore scores with a jab. Vasleyiev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vasleyiev tries a low kick but Gore avoids it.
Gore tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vasleyiev slips a jab from Gore.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Gore dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Gore with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gore throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Vasleyiev lands a jab to the nose.
A jab from Vasleyiev misses.
Gore is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vasleyiev's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gore under the eye.
Gore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vasleyiev steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Gore throws an off balance right hand
and Vasleyiev counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Gore.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasleyiev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gore misses with a hook.
Gore misses with an uppercut.
Gore blocks a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gore darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#T1#
Vasleyiev throws a hook but Gore avoids it easily.
Gore is looking to counter with head kicks.
Vasleyiev takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vasleyiev throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gore - that will leave a mark!
Gore lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gore misses with a body kick.
Vasleyiev lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vasleyiev connects with a single shot there.
Crunch! Gore slams his shin into Vasleyiev's torso.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gore!
Gore pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vasleyiev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gore stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vasleyiev takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping body kick lands there for Vasleyiev.
Vasleyiev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gore fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dimitri Vasleyiev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Vasleyiev blocks a jab.
Gore throws a sloppy head kick and Vasleyiev moves out of range easily.
Vasleyiev thumps Gore with a low kick.
Gore takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gore just misses with a punch to the body.
Gore misses with an uppercut
and Vasleyiev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vasleyiev takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gore swings widly with a right hand
and Vasleyiev counters with a leg kick.
Vasleyiev looks for the body kick but Gore saw that one coming.
Gore lands with an uppercut that bounces Vasleyiev off the cage and back into range.
Jab by Vasleyiev.
Gore scores with a hook.
Vasleyiev throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vasleyiev is looking to score with low kicks.
Vasleyiev avoids the head kick by Gore.
#T3#
Nice shot lands for Gore.#CL#
Vasleyiev gets tackled into the cage by Gore. Gore maintains the clinch.
Vasleyiev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gore lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vasleyiev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Gore.
Vasleyiev being controlled against the cage.
Vasleyiev blocks a body shot from Gore.
Vasleyiev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vasleyiev slowing the pace effectively.
Gore misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gore wants to stall.
Gore lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vasleyiev backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #T4#
Vasleyiev is trying to stall.
Gore pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Vasleyiev as the two fighters clinch.
Vasleyiev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vasleyiev blocking some punches.
Gore lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gore lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gore working aggressively here.
Gore is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A shot in the inside from Gore.
Vasleyiev has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vasleyiev struggles to land a body shot inside as Gore controls his hands.
Vasleyiev throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gore misses with a punch to the body.
Gore misses with a body punch.
Vasleyiev misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Gore showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gore 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Gore!
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Event:
Aspire MMA - Just Bleed 29
Date: Mar 18, 2017 |
#R1#
Here displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gore throws out the jab.
Gore lands with a cross.
Gore looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It looked like Here wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Here throws a looping overhand right but Gore ducks down to avoid it.
Gore looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.#CL#
Here moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC#
Here breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gore misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Here.
Here throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Gore to counter with a crisp jab.
Gore tried to score with a low kick but Here checks it.
Here ducks under a wild hook from Gore.
Here misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Here slips under a jab from Gore.
A punch lands to the side of Gore 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Here just misses with a punch to the body.
Here throws a looping overhand right but Gore ducks down to avoid it.
Gore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T1#
Here throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Here fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gore looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gore lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Here sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Gore misses.
Here misses with a wild body shot.
Gore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Here throws out the jab.
Here looks to score with a jab to the body but Gore is just out of range.
Gore missing with a left hand there. Here was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Here feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gores jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Here throws a lazy right hand but Gore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Here throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gore's corner calls for a 1-2. Gore obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Here scores with a nice right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Here looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gore pivots, looking for a leg kick but Here is out of range and Gore settles back down.
Gore throws a body kick that misses.
Here avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Here keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gore.
Gore checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ivan Gore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gore throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Here tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gore manages to circle out of the way.
Gore throws an overhand right that lands on Here's shoulder, as Here tries to avoid the shot.
Here steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gore.
Gore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Here manages to avoid it.
Gore throws out a powerful jab.
Gore misses with a straight right.
Here moves out of range as Gore throws a body kick.
Here is looking to counter punch.
Here takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gore.
Here swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gore takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#T3#
Gore moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Here bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Here, right into the meat.
#CL2#
Gore moves into the clinch.
Here trying to land knees to the body.
Gore working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gore content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Here blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gore lands an uppercut.
Gore gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Here.
#BC#
Here manages to break the clinch.
Gore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Here loads up on a big right hand but Gore slips the punch.
Here tries to clinch but Gore is having none of it. #T4#
Here fails with an attempt to clinch.
Here takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gore.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gore looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Here avoids a kick to the body.
Here swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crunch! Gore slams his shin into Here's torso.
Gore misses with the body kick
and Here counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gore.
Jab from Gore.
Ivan Gore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Here scores with a jab.
Gore throws a hook to the side of Here's head but Here sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gore avoids the body shot from Here.
Gore slips a jab and a cross from Here.
Here with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gore throws a push kick but Here slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Gore dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Here ducks under a wild hook from Gore.
Gore cracks a nice hook into Here's ribs.
Gore goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gore scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gore misses with an attempted mid kick.
Here pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gore back to the cage. Here follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Here misses with a looping left.#CL2#
Gore moves into the clinch.#BC#
Here's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Here throws a push kick but Gore slaps the foot to one side.
Here scores with a hook to the body. Gore takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A jab from Gore misses.
Here throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Here throws a jab but it's blocked by Gore.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Here throws a series of strikes that have Gore backpedaling.
Here swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T1#
Gore lands with a kick to the temple. Here shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A looping hook to the body misses from Gore. Here does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL2#
Gore moves into the clinch successfully.
Gore tries to throw a body punch but Here avoids it by throwing Gore back against the cage.
Here blocks an uppercut.
Here wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gore has him pressed against the cage.
Gore struggles to land a body shot inside as Here controls his hands.
#BC#
Here escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Here ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gore moves away.
Here slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Here tries to clinch but Gore moves out of range.
Gore is trying to counter with his kicks.
Here waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gore.
Gore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Here throws out the jab.
Gore scores with a push kick.
A big right from Gore misses.
We've been told by Here's head coaches at LOD: Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gore moves forwards but Here connects with a nice, crisp jab.#T2#
Gore goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gore slips a straight right by Here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Here lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gore at a distance.
Here works the jab nicely.
Here tests Gore's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Here lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Your Name Here is winning the standup battle so far.
Gore misses with a body kick.
Here moves out of range of the body kick.
Gore looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Here throws a lazy uppercut
and Gore counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Here takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Here fails with a takedown attempt.#T3#
Gore swats away the attempt to clinch by Here.
Gore flicks out a counter leg kick but Here steps away.
Gore lands with a cross.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Here takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gore throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. #CL2#
Gore gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC#
Here breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gore dodges the punch combination from Here.
Gore throws a push kick but Here slaps the foot to one side.
Here swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Here lands a glancing blow to the side of Gore's head.
Gore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Here.
Here misses with a looping right.
Gore is trying to counter with his kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gore. #T4#
Gore fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Here ducks under a wild hook from Gore.
Here doesn't manage to clinch there - Gore circles away.
Here displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gore throws out the jab.
Here appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Here tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gore scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Here waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gore.
Gore goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Here will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gore throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Here seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Here fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Here throws a right and a left that Gore avoids nicely.
A left and a right from Here both land. Nice combination.
Gore looks to score with a jab to the body but Here is just out of range.
Gore 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.
Here is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
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 Your Name Here will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Here shoots in for a takedown but Gore shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Here.
Gore on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Here misses with a series of wild punches.
Here misses with the combination.
Gore takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gore misses with a kick to the body.
Gore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gore looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Here is looking to clinch but Gore is avoiding it.
#CL2#
Gore rushes Here and presses him up against the cage.
Gore lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gore misses with a body punch.
#T1#
Here throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gore blocks it with crossed arms.
Here tries to pull guard but Gore forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Here.
Gore tries a body shot but Here blocks it.
Here tries to circle away but Gore has him pinned against the cage.
Gore lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Here with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short body shot lands from Gore as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from Here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Here.
Gore throws a punch but it's blocked by Here.
Ivan Gore seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gore makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gore stalling the fight.
#T2#
Here just leaning against Gore, taking a breather.
Gore scores with a hook to the body.
Gore lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gore scores with a shoulder strike.
Gore working aggressively here.
Gore misses with a punch on the inside.
Here goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gore prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Your Name Here. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gore lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Here.
Gore has a couple of punches blocked by Here.
Here takes a shot to the head.
Here is trying to break the clinch but Gore is controlling him.
A right hook to the body lands for Gore.
Gore scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gore blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T3#
Here presses Gore against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Here wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gore works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Here jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gore walks away with a smile on his face. Here gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Here is looking to clinch but Gore is avoiding it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gore.
Nice body kick there by Gore.
Gore with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gore keeps Here at a distance using the push kick.
Here on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CL2#
Gore gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gore lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gore has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Here trying to stall but Gore improves his position.
Gore swings wildly with an uppercut but Here uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Here throws an elbow but misses. #T4#
Here fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#BC#
Here breaks from the clinch.
Here staying out of range there.
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!
Gore thows a body kick. Here tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Here throws a hook to the side of Gore's head but Gore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Gore backs away, Here returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Here throws a body shot but no joy.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Here crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gore - the referee stops the clock and Here gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gore. Here manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gore throws a shot from downtown. Here moves away and avoids it.
Here throws a hook to the side of Gore's head but Gore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gore.
Here changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gore scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gore tries to clinch but Here is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Gore comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gore 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Gore!
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Event:
Just Bleed 25.5
Date: Feb 18, 2017 |
#R1#
Birmbaum throws a low kick, looking for Gore's leg but Gore calmly moves out of range.
Gore throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Birmbaum has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gore is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gore. Birmbaum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Birmbaum with the counter takedown but Gore avoids it easily.
Birmbaum gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gore lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Birmbaum tries to land a leg kick but Gore saw it coming and moves away.
Gore throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Birmbaum fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Birmbaum slips under a jab.
Gore misses with a hook
#TD2#
and Birmbaum counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gore utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Birmbaum showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Birmbaum throwing strikes from guard but Gore blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Birmbaum stops Gore from standing up.
Birmbaum slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#SUB2#
Birmbaum tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gore pushes Birmbaum away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Birmbaum gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gore avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Birmbaum.
Gore tries to escape but Birmbaum is in control.
Gore taking a bit of punishment here - Birmbaum scoring with strikes.
Birmbaum advances nicely into full mount.
Birmbaum wants to control the action but instead Gore gets a body lock and reverses into Birmbaum's guard! Nice work!
Birmbaum looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gore is one step ahead there.
Birmbaum trying to control the position.
Gore stays in close to Birmbaum's body and controls the position. #T3#
Gore trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gore wants to get up but he can't break Birmbaum's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Birmbaum trying to keep a closed guard but Gore is proving a slippery customer.
Gore stopping the sweep attempt from Birmbaum.#SU#
Gore gets to his feet - Birmbaum follows without any prompting.
A leg kick checked by Gore.
Gore gets off balance looking for a body kick#TD2#
so Birmbaum counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. #ES#
Gore has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Birmbaum off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Birmbaum just misses with a punch to the body.
Gore tries to close the distance and clinch but Birmbaum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Birmbaum tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gore scores with the left hand. Birmbaum knows he should have avoided that one. #T4#
Gore swings for the body but Birmbaum moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gore scores with a jab.
Gore cracks Birmbaum with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gore misses with a body kick.
Birmbaum shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gore pinned against the cage. Gore gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gore throws a shot to the body.
Gore throws a hook but Birmbaum blocks it.
Birmbaum changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gore looks to score with a jab to the body but Birmbaum is just out of range.
Birmbaum is looking for the big counter here.#CL#
Gore has closed the distance and engaged Birmbaum in a clinch.
Gore lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Gore dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Gore thuds his right hand into Birmbaum's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gore tries to clinch up.
Gore scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gore bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Birmbaum's head.
Birmbaum lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gore connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gore swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Birmbaum.
Birmbaum ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Birmbaum takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Birmbaum keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gore.
Birmbaum keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gore.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gore - that will leave a mark!
Birmbaum avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Birmbaum takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ivan Gore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Birmbaum misses with a body shot
and Gore counters with a straight right hand.#T1#
Gore lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gore seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Chance Birmbaum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Birmbaum.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gore darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gore darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gore feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Birmbaums jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice defenses there by Birmbaum.
Birmbaum throws a low kick, looking for Gore's leg but Gore calmly moves out of range.
Birmbaum has his takedown stuffed
and Gore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gore throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gore cracks a nice hook into Birmbaum's ribs.#T2#
A slapping body kick lands there for Gore.
Birmbaum uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gore.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gore bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Birmbaum's head.
Birmbaum misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gore throws a push kick but Birmbaum slaps the foot to one side.
Birmbaum misses with a low kick.
Gore just misses with a punch to the body.
Birmbaum tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jab by Gore.
Gore moves out of range of the body kick from Birmbaum.
Birmbaum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gore was well out of range. Poor timing from Birmbaum.
Gore scores with a head kick. Birmbaum tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gore goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #TD2#
Birmbaum looking to score a takedown here. Gore is defending well but Birmbaum drives through and ends up in Gore's guard.
Gore keeping moving, preventing Birmbaum from controlling successfully. #T3#
Birmbaum throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gore works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Birmbaum stops Gore from standing up.
Birmbaum trying to control the position from guard on top but Gore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Birmbaum looking to sit in guard and control but Gore gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Gore stays in close to Birmbaum's body and controls the position. #SU#
Gore stands and steps away. Birmbaum gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Gore throws a hook but Birmbaum blocks it.#T4#
Birmbaum steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gore. That one must have hurt.
Birmbaum shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gore as he jumps to the side.
Ivan Gore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chance Birmbaum.
Gore throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Birmbaum counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Birmbaum is trying to control. Gore wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gore keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Birmbaum is working for a kimura but Gore is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Gore dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Gore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Birmbaum shoots for a double leg takedown but Gore sprawls well. He's pushed Birmbaum's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gore lands with a thumping leg kick.
Birmbaum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gore manages to avoid it.
And Gore counters with a quick kick to the body but Birmbaum blocks it.
Gore avoids the body shot from Birmbaum.
Gore connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gore throws a hook to the side of Birmbaum's head but Birmbaum sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Birmbaum throws a one two combo.
Birmbaum swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gore lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Birmbaum blocks a jab.
Gore pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #CL#
Birmbaum gets tackled into the cage by Gore. Gore maintains the clinch.
Gore lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T1#
Gore taking a breather.
Birmbaum throws a punch but it's blocked by Gore.
A short body shot lands from Gore as the two fighters clinch.
Birmbaum looking for a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Gore fails to land.
Birmbaum stalling in the clinch but Gore improves position.
Gore lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gore lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Birmbaum backwards.
Birmbaum creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Birmbaum is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ivan Gore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chance Birmbaum.
Birmbaum is pushing Gore up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gore lands a right hand that snaps the head of Birmbaum backwards.
Gore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gore lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Birmbaum throws an elbow but it misses.
Birmbaum takes a shot to the head.
Chance Birmbaum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Gore lands with a light punch inside.
Birmbaum blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gore scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ivan Gore has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gore is trying to maintain a safe position but Birmbaum gets an underhook and turns Gore into the cage.
Gore lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Gore fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gore. #ROC#
Birmbaum is rocked!
Gore lands an uppercut.
Birmbaum is still on wobbly legs! Can Gore finish him?
Gore works on Birmbaum's body with a couple of short punches.
Birmbaum takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Birmbaum is trying to drag Gore to the mat but Gore just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gore is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gore dips a shoulder and cracks Birmbaum with a mighty uppercut! Birmbaum falls back against the cage and Gore unloads with a barrage of strikes! Birmbaum is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Gore screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Gore!
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Event:
Just Bleed 19
Date: Jan 07, 2017 |
#R1#
Stone lands with a nice body punch.
Gore throws out a loose jab but Stone uses good head movement to avoid it.
A solid body kick from Gore.
Gore ducks under a wild hook from Stone.
Stone fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stone scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gore in his tracks.
Gore moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stone takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gore scores with a push kick.
Gore takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sloppy strikes from Stone. Those never looked like landing.
Stone seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gore! But no joy.
Gore moves out of range as Stone strikes.
Stone takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stone ducks under a wild hook from Gore.
Gore moves out of range as Stone strikes.
Gore scoring well with a low kick there.
#T1#
Gore just misses with a punch to the body.
Gore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it.
Gore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gore throws a body shot but no joy.
Stone scores with a nice head shot.
Gore bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stone's head backwards.
Gore cracks Stone with a good jab.
Gore connects with a looping right hand.
Gore looks to land a body kick but Stone moved away.
Gore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gore throws a leg kick which misses Stone's front leg but catches the back leg as Stone tries to avoid it.
Stone works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gore slips a straight right by Stone.
Stone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gore.
Stone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gore.
Stone was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stone.
Gore looks to clinch
and Stone makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gore stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stone.
Stone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gore looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gore misses with the body kick
letting Stone counter with a right hand.
Gore throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Stone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gore lands a slapping body shot.
#CL2#
Gore fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stone, pushing him back against the cage.
Gore misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stone lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gore is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gore swings wildly with an uppercut but Stone uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
Stone blocking some punches.
Gore misses with a punch on the inside.
Gore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stone throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gores head.
Stone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Stone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gore is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gore misses with a hook.
Gore misses the jab.
Stone lands with a right hand.
Stone throws a big shot that misses.
Gore thinks about the counter body kick.
Stone lands with a shot to the body.
Gore moves out of range of the strikes.
Gore moves out of range of the strikes.#T4#
Gore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.
Stone misses with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Gore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Stone misses the target.
Gore tries to clinch up but Stone circles away and keeps his distance.
Stone walks into a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Gore misses the target.
Stone ducks under a wild hook from Gore.
Gore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gore missing with a left hand there. Stone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stone takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stone throws a jab when Gore was well out of range.
Gore scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gore tries to land a front kick but Stone steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gore blocks a leg kick.
Stone pushes Gore away with a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ivan Gore will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Gore takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Stone slips under a jab.
Gore throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gore throws a poor cross that misses
and Stone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stone buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That kick from Stone tenderised Gore's leg. Gore is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ivan Gore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gore scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stone in his tracks.
Gore misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gore tries to land a front kick but Stone steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gore throws a wild body kick that Stone sees coming a mile off.
Gore tries a head kick but it misses.
Gore misses with an uppercut. Stone saw that one coming.#T1#
Gore looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Gore.
Gore tries to clinch
and Gore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gore throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Stone misses with a hook.
Gore misses with a hook to the body
and Stone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gore throws a hook to the side of Stone's head but Stone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stone throws a jab when Gore was well out of range.
Gore looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stone lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stone.
An attempted straight right counter from Stone misses the target.
Stone checks a low kick from Gore.
Stone throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stone pushes Gore away with a front kick.
Gore throws a big shot that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gore checks a leg kick nicely.#T2#
Gore throws a hook but Stone blocks it.
Gore gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Stone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gore misses with a straight right.
Gore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stone.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stone.
Gore throws out a counter right but Stone avoids it with no problem.
Gore slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gore throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jack Stone is winning the standup battle so far.
Gore throws a hook but Stone avoids it easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gore.
A solid body kick from Gore.
Nice shot lands for Stone.
Gore has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stone.
Gore wants to clinch.
Stone tried to counter with a leg kick but Gore avoided it.#T3#
Gore on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stone misses with a body shot.
Gore misses the jab.
Stone avoids a kick to the body.
Stone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stone ducks under a wild hook from Gore.
Gore uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stone throws a jab when Gore was well out of range.
Gore throws a shot from downtown. Stone moves away and avoids it.
Stone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gore looks to throw the jab but Stone is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stone. That's going to slow Gore down.
Gore thows a left - swing and a miss! #T4#
Gore takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gore moves away.
It seemed like Gore was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stone scores with a body shot.
Stone fails to land with a series of punches.
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!
Gore lands a nice shot to the body.
Stone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gore's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gore throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A jab from Stone misses.
Nice body punch from Gore.
Gore takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gore moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheers as Stone lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gore doesn't seem phased though.
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 Jack Stone will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R3#
Good exchange - Gore coming out on top.
Gore misses with a kick to the body.
Stone connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gore throws a body kick that misses.
Gore checks a leg kick.
Stone throws a body shot but no joy.
Gore throws an off balance right hand
and Stone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL2#
Gore closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gore.
Stone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gore taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gore lands a nice uppercut.
Stone struggles to land a body shot inside as Gore controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stone creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gore has a couple of punches blocked by Stone.
#T1#
Stone scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Gore fails to land.
Stone will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gore.
Gore misses with a punch to the body.
Gore scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gore - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nice body punch from Gore.
Gore trying to control the position but instead, Stone has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gore into the cage.
Gore lands an uppercut.
Stone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stone blocking some punches.
Stone blocks an uppercut.
#T2#
Stone tries to throw a body punch but Gore avoids it by throwing Stone back against the cage.
Stone blocks an uppercut.
Gore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gore's elbow.
Gore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stone blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Gore fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gore.
Gore lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gore lands a shoulder strike.
Gore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gore trying to stall but Stone improves his position.
Gore scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T3#
Gore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stone tries a body shot but Gore blocks it.
Ivan Gore seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gore is stalling here.
A bit of stalling here from Gore.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gore takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Stone lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gore scores with a shot to the side of Stone's head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gore lands a right hand.
Stone prevents a body shot from Gore.
Gore lands with a right to the head.
Gore throws a punch but it's blocked by Stone.
Gore struggles to land a body shot inside as Stone controls his hands.
#T4#
Gore working aggressively here.
Gore lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stone throws a punch but it's blocked by Gore.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stone.
Stone blocking some punches.
Stone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stone lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stalling in the clinch from Gore.
A head punch on the inside from Gore fails to land.
Gore has a couple of punches blocked by Stone.
Stone misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Gore fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gore.
Stone prevents a body shot from Gore.
Stone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Gore really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R4#
Stone scores with a nice strike.
Gore moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stone blocks a head kick by Gore.
Gore misses with a kick to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Gore finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Stone lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gore has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A swing and a miss from Gore.
It looked like Stone wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gore throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Stone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stone turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stone lands a glancing blow to the side of Gore's head.
Gore scores with a decent looking hook.
Gore takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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!
Stone cracks Gore with an open hand slap.
Stone blocks a jab.#T1#
Gore is looking to land body kicks.
Gore misses with a right hand
and Stone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gore throws a body kick that misses.
Stone looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Gore throws a jab but it's blocked by Stone.
As Gore backs away, Stone returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gore looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stone lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gore looks to score with a jab to the body but Stone is just out of range.
Gore tries to work over Stone's front leg with a kick but Stone checks it.
Gore moves out of range of the strikes.
Gore misses the body punch
and Stone counters with a straight right hand.
Gore goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stone moves away.
Stone throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stone jabs Gore right on the nose. Gore blinks but takes it well.#T2#
Gore scores with a head kick.
Stone lands a jab to the nose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gore looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stone slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gore circles away quickly and effectively.
Gore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stone.
Gore throws a poor cross that misses
and Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stone.
Gore throws the kick towards the body but Stone avoids it.
Stone throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gore.
Stone throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stone scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T3#
Gore throws a wild body kick that Stone sees coming a mile off.
Stone on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Stone misses with a kick to the body.
Stone scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gore gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stone.
Gore avoids the body shot from Stone.
Gore throws a body kick that misses.
Gore tries to clinch but Stone moves out of range.
Stone throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gore tries a head kick but it misses.
Stone throwing a counter right hand but Gore manages to avoid it.
Stone has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gore finds it's way round the side to connect with Stone's head.
Gore moves into range and connects with a jab. #T4#
Gore looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gore lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stone takes a step back to recover.
A slow jab from Gore misses its intended target.
Stone throwing a counter right hand but Gore manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gore slips a jab from Stone.
Gore tries to land a front kick but Stone steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice defenses there by Gore.
Gore counters with a body kick.
Gore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gore looks for the body kick but Stone saw that one coming.
Stone takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Stone misses with a low kick.
Gore throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gore missing with a left hand there. Stone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Stone had his way with Ivan Gore in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R5#
Gore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it.
Stone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gore slips a straight right by Stone.
Gore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stone.
Stone throws a quick counter kick to the body but Gore avoids it.
Gore throws the left hand but Stone avoids the punch easily.
Gore goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A leg kick checked by Stone.
Gore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stone.
Stone checks a leg kick.
Stone's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Stone duly obliges.
Stone on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gore takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jab, jab by Stone - just one landing.
Stone swings for the body but Gore moves out of range.
Gore throws a wild body kick that Stone sees coming a mile off.#T1#
Stone checks a leg kick nicely.
Stone was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gore takes one on the button.
Stone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gore's calf.
Gore throws a lazy body kick
and Stone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gore walks into a stiff left hand from Stone.
Gore misses the shot to the body.
Stone is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Stone does it's job there.
Gore misses with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Stone.
Gore misses the jab.
Gore throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gore.#T2#
Stone throws a hook but Gore avoids it easily.
Stone checks the leg kick nicely there.
Stone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gore.
Gore throws a body shot but no joy.
Gore tests Stone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gore fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stone fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gore just manages to avoid it.
Gore doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stone lands with a hook. Gore tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gore moves away from the strike by Stone.
Stone with a jab.
Stone connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gore.
Stone moves out of range of the body kick from Gore.
Stone tried to counter with a leg kick but Gore avoided it.#T3#
Gore throws a body kick that misses.
Gore ducks under a wild hook from Stone.
Gore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stone moves forwards but Gore connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gore ducks under a wild hook from Stone.
Gore connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gore tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stone is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Stone throws the left hand but Gore avoids the punch easily.
Stone throws a jab when Gore was well out of range.
Nice jab there from Stone.
Gore lands with a nice body kick.
Stone moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gore misses with the body kick
and Stone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stone lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#T4#
Stone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gore.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gore ducks right into an uppercut from Stone.
Stone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gore throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#CL2#
Gore pushes Stone up against the cage in a clinch.
Gore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stone lands with a short shot to the head.
Gore misses with a body punch.
Gore makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gore gets through Stone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Stone fails to land.
Stone throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Stone showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stone has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Stone!
Jack Stone retains his welterweight title!
Jack Stone decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
Just Bleed 17
Date: Dec 24, 2016 |
#R1#
Here lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A cross from Here lands.
Here throws a shot to the body.
Gore has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Here ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gore works the jab nicely.
Here looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Here punishes Gore's body with a nice straight punch.
Gore takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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!
Here lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gore connects with a solid leg kick.
Here takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Here lands a really nice looking cross but Gore seems unphased.
Here uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gore.
Here scores with a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gore.
Gore looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Here takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ivan Gore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Here misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gore.
#T1#
Gore throws the left hand but Here avoids the punch easily.
Here tries to clinch but Gore moves out of range.
Gore wants to clinch up but Here keeps it at a distance.
Here fails with a takedown attempt.#CL2#
Here gets tackled into the cage by Gore. Gore maintains the clinch.
Here letting Gore take a breather here.
Here's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#BC#
Here breaks from the clinch.
Here misses with the combination.
Gore misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Here misses the target.#T2#
Here is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Here on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gore lands a slapping body shot.
#CL2#
Gore clinches up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Here.
A right hook to the body lands for Gore.
Gore working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hook to the body lands for Gore.
Gore scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Here trying to land knees to the body.
Here's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gore lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gore.#T3#
Here jumps guard but Gore turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gore keeps control of Here as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gore swings wildly with an uppercut but Here uses good head movement to avoid it.
Here lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gore leaning his opponent against the cage.
Here trying to land knees to the body.
Here tries for a takedown but Gore manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Your Name Here. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Here.
Gore lands a body punch in the clinch. #TD#
Here works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. #ES2#
Gore manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.#T4#
Gore lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Here backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gore lands a nice uppercut.
Gore slowing the pace effectively.
Here has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gore - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gore manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gore on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gore scores with a shot to the side of Here's head.
Gore misses with a punch to the body.
#BC#
Here pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Here lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gore throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Gore dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Here tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Here throws a body punch but Gore moves out of range.
Here wants to clinch.
Here looks to land a right hand but Gore moved out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Here 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gore misses with a hook.
A jab from Here misses.
Gore throws a looping overhand right but Here ducks down to avoid it.
Here swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crunch! Gore slams his shin into Here's torso.
Gore slips a jab and a cross from Here.
Here shoots for a double leg takedown but Gore sprawls well. He's pushed Here's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gore throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Here's head.
Gore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gore has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1#
Here doesn't manage to clinch there - Gore circles away.
Gore looks to score with a jab to the body but Here is just out of range.
Gore misses with a kick to the body.
Here was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gore, as that shot connected.
Here tests Gore's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gore cracks Here with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gore is looking to land body kicks.
Gore avoids the body shot from Here.
Gore misses with a body shot.
Here tries to clinch but Gore is having none of it.
Gore follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A big left from Here misses.
Here walks into a left hand.
Gore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Here is looking to counter with head kicks.#CL#
Here clinches up against the cage.#T2#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gore throws a punch but it's blocked by Here.
Ivan Gore seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gore.
Gore has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Here seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gore can turn it around.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Here as Gore tries to tie him up.
Here takes a shot to the head.
Gore working aggressively here.
Gore blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gore keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Here's efforts to push away.
Gore has Here pressed against the cage, preventing Here from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gore struggles to land a body shot inside as Here controls his hands.
Gore scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gore works on Here's body with a couple of short punches.
Still in the clinch, Gore scores with a nice short uppercut.
Here has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gore after a bit of a struggle. #T3#
Gore cracks Here with a nice body shot.
Gore misses with a body punch.
Gore looking to stall.
Gore lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Here or not.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gore takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Here tries to stall but Gore uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
#BC#
Here breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gore takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#CL#
Here rushes Gore and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Here trying to land knees to the body.
Gore is pushing Here up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Here takes a shot to the head. #T4#
Gore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Here is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gore is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Your Name Here. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Here trying to land knees to the body.
Gore managing to block the knees to the body from Here.
Here is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gore is defending well for now.#BC#
Here's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed right hand from Gore misses the target.
Gore checks a low kick from Here.
Gore flicks out a counter leg kick but Here steps away.
Here jabs at Gore's body.
Here fails with an attempt to clinch.
Here tries to clinch but Gore is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice straight punches there by Gore. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gore.
Gore has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Here keeps the fight on the outside.
Here with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Gore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Here scores with a punch to the head.
Here moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Here moves out of range as Gore strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gore. Here does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Here was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gore.
Here misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gore.
Here throws a hook but Gore blocks it.
Here uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gore.
Gore blocks the body kick.
Gore throws the left hand but Here avoids the punch easily.
Gore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Here.
A big right from Gore misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Here.
Gore throws an overhand right that lands on Here's shoulder, as Here tries to avoid the shot.
Here is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gore.
Gore looks to score with a jab to the body but Here is just out of range.
Ivan Gore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gore lands a jab.
Gore throws a shot from downtown. Here moves away and avoids it.
Ivan Gore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Here avoids the body shot from Gore.
Here throws a body kick that misses.
Here takes a swing at Gore's ribcage but misses.
Gore looks to score with a jab to the body but Here is just out of range.
Gore takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gore misses with a hook. Here ducked under it nicely.
Here is looking to counter the offense by Gore and move into the clinch.
Here moves away from the strike by Gore.
Gore misses with a kick to the body.
Here takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#TD#
Here shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Here was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
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.
Here wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gore keeps working.
Your Name Here has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
A lull in the action here as Here stalls from top position.
Here misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Here prevents Gore from escaping the position.
Here controlling from side mount. #T3#
Gore is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Here has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Here staying calm.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gore connects with a jab.
Gore scores with a kick to the body.
Gore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Gore on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T4#
Gore looks to land a body kick but Here moved away.#KD#
Oooooh!!! Here has knocked Gore down with a huge combo! Here steps away and waves a wobbly Gore back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Here throws a series of punches but Gore moves out of range.
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!
Gore throws an overhand right that lands on Here's shoulder, as Here tries to avoid the shot.
Here is looking to counter punch.
Here will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
It seemed like Gore was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#TD#
Here shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gore napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Your Name Here overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Here moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Gore is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Here has just dragged him back down to the mat.
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 Your Name Here.
I think Gore 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Gore!
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Event:
StrikeForce Union #36
Date: Nov 27, 2016 |
#R1#
Gore keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Atkinson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gore! But no joy.
Gore throws a body kick that misses.
Gore misses with an attempted mid kick.
Atkinson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gore 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.
Gore loads up on a big right hand but Atkinson slips the punch.
A slow jab from Gore misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Gore misses the target.
Gore moves away from the strike by Atkinson.
Atkinson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gore moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Atkinson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gore misses with a right hand
and Atkinson counters with a low kick, right behind Gore 's knee.
Atkinson scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atkinson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gore misses with an uppercut. Atkinson saw that one coming.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gore.
Gore looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Atkinson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#T1#
Atkinson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Atkinson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Atkinson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gore.
Gore throws a wild body kick that Atkinson sees coming a mile off.
Atkinson misses with a hook. Gore ducked under it nicely.
Atkinson takes one to the chin there.
Atkinson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gore.
Gore looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Atkinson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gore checks it well.
Atkinson tries to work over Gore's front leg with a kick but Gore checks it.
Atkinson feints and then cracks Gore's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gore down.
Gore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gore thuds a left hand into Atkinson's body.
Gore lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Atkinson. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atkinson tries a head kick but it misses.
Atkinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Atkinson throws out a leg kick but Gore moves out of range and Atkinson only half commits.
Gore misses with a body kick.
Atkinson looks to land a combination but Gore avoids it well. #CL2#
Gore closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gore.
A shot in the inside from Gore.
Gore throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The referee calls for Gore to work.
A hook to the body from Gore.
Atkinson is breathing heavily.
Gore has Atkinson pushed against the cage.
Gore digs a right hand underneath Atkinson's ribcage. Atkinson let out a lung full of air as it connected.#T3#
A nice left hand lands by Gore.
Gore leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gore slows down the pace here.
A left hand lands to the body for Gore.
Atkinson is looking to break free of the clinch but Gore has double underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Gore as the two fighters clinch.
Gore throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Atkinsons head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gore.
A body shot lands from Gore.
Gore lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Atkinson or not. #T4#
Gore lands a nice shot to the body.
Gore lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gore lands a right hand that snaps the head of Atkinson backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Atkinson tries to land knees in the clinch but Gore avoids the damage to the body.
Gore lands a nice uppercut.
Gore lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gore leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gore lands an uppercut.
Gore lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Gore.
Atkinson has had enough of the clinch but Gore keeps him there for the moment.
Atkinson wants to get back to striking at distance but Gore won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Gore dominated that round.
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#
Gore misses with a looping right.
Atkinson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Atkinson throws a low kick, looking for Gore's leg but Gore calmly moves out of range.
Gore attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Atkinson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gore.
Gore throws a jab but it's blocked by Atkinson.
Gore throws a hook to the side of Atkinson's head but Atkinson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Gore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gore missing with a left hand there. Atkinson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ivan Gore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Gore darts in and clinches Atkinson up against the cage.
Atkinson is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atkinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gore's elbow.
Atkinson tries to circle away but Gore has him pinned against the cage.
Gore scores with a hook to the body.
Gore pushes Atkinson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gore stalling in the clinch.
#T1#
A short right from Gore.
Atkinson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gore softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gore has Atkinson pushed against the cage.
Gore lands a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Gore.
Gore content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gore.
Atkinson tries to throw a body punch but Gore avoids it by throwing Atkinson back against the cage.
Gore throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gore lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Atkinson backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short body shot lands from Gore as the two fighters clinch.
Atkinson takes a shot to the head. #ROC2#
Atkinson is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gore creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Atkinson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T2#
Gore content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Gore - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gore lands a hook that snaps the head of Atkinson backwards.
Gore creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Atkinson with a big uppercut! Atkinson tries to clinch up but Gore pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Atkinson to the mat! Atkinson covers up and Gore unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ivan Gore!
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Event:
StrikeForce Union #34
Date: Nov 13, 2016 |
#R1#
Kvasir changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gore tries to avoid it but Kvasir manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gore to the ground. Gore escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gore connects with a crisp jab.
Gore displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kvasir.
Gore defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kvasir.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Djin Kvasir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gore lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kvasir takes a step back to recover.
Kvasir is breathing heavily.#CL2#
Gore takes the fight into the clinch.
Gore lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kvasir wants a takedown but no success here.
Gore lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gore avoiding damage.
Gore scores with a shoulder strike.
Gore displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kvasir up against the cage.
Gore lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Gore.
Gore lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gore is working Kvasir over against the cage.#T1#
Gore stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gore slowing the pace effectively.
Gore throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kvasirs head.
Gore lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kvasir backwards.
Gore leaning his opponent against the cage.
A body shot lands from Gore.
Gore lands with a short shot to the head.
Gore lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kvasir backwards.
Kvasir being controlled against the cage.
Gore lands with a short shot to the head.
Gore digs a right hand into Kvasir's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kvasir's gas tank.
Stalling in the clinch from Gore.
Gore stalls.
Gore continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
A right handed body shot lands from Gore.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gore creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short body shot lands from Gore as the two fighters clinch.
#T2#
Gore presses Kvasir against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gore lands with a right to the head.
Gore lands with a right to the head.
Gore controlling the action here for a moment.
Gore stalling.
Gore lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #ROC2#
Kvasir is rocked!
Gore softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oh Kvasir is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gore dips a shoulder and cracks Kvasir with a mighty uppercut! Kvasir falls back against the cage and Gore unloads with a barrage of strikes! Kvasir is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Gore screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Gore!
In defeat, Djin Kvasir stepped up to the mic, saying 'next time is the time'.
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Event:
StrikeForce Union #31
Date: Oct 22, 2016 |
#R1#
Gore misses with a body kick.
Ivan Gore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gore misses with a kick to the body.
Bosch looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gore takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gore connects with a body shot that sends Bosch's belly button to the back.
Bosch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bosch tries a head kick but it misses.
Gore lands with a nice body kick.
Gore throws a body kick that misses.
Bosch swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bosch misses the shot to the body.
Bosch misses the shot to the body.
Gore swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bosch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gore.
Gore misses the shot to the body.
Gore moves out of range as Bosch strikes.
Gore lands a head shot.
Gore on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bosch. Bosch obviously looking to wear him down.
#T1#
Bosch wants to clinch up but Gore keeps it at a distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bosch 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 Gore has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gore and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gore scores with a nice body kick.
Gore scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bosch throws a jab but it's blocked by Gore.
A telegraphed right hand from Gore misses the target.
Bosch throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gore.
Bosch thuds his right hand into Gore's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bosch goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bosch ducks right into an uppercut from Gore.
Gore tries a head kick but it misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gore.
Gore looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bosch throws a body shot but no joy.
Gore just misses with a punch to the body.
Bosch is looking to wear down Gore with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A slow jab from Gore misses its intended target. #CL#
Bosch rushes Gore and presses him up against the cage.
Bosch tries to throw a body punch but Gore avoids it by throwing Bosch back against the cage.
Gore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A bit of stalling here from Gore.
A right hook to the body lands for Bosch.
Bosch misses with a punch to the body.
Bosch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gore blocks a body shot from Bosch.
Gore controlling the action here for a moment.
Gore misses with a punch to the body.
Gore lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bosch backwards. #T3#
Bosch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Bosch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gore.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bosch.
Gore is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gore lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bosch misses with some punches.
Bosch throws a punch but it's blocked by Gore.
Bosch tries to throw a body punch but Gore avoids it by throwing Bosch back against the cage.
Bosch lands a body punch.
Gore has a couple of punches blocked by Bosch.
Gore lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bosch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gore lands with a light punch inside.
Bosch lands a shot to the body.
Bosch being controlled against the cage.
Gore looking to slow down the pace here.#T4#
Gore misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gore throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gore misses with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bosch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gore's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bosch.
Bosch misses with a punch to the body.
Gore content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gore takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gore taking a breather.
Gore is looking to control Bosch's arms but Bosch gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gore has his back to the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ivan Gore.
Gore misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab from Gore.#CL2#
Gore takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Gore dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Bosch takes a swing at Gore's ribcage but misses.
Gore scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bosch in his tracks.
Bosch lands a nice hook to Gore's body. Gore takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ivan Gore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gore scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gore lands a head shot.
Gore moves away from the strike by Bosch.
Bosch takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A solid body kick from Gore.
Bosch takes a head kick and keeps coming.
#CL2#
Gore closes the distance and pushes Bosch back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bosch throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bosch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gore has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bosch seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gore can turn it around.
Nice body punch from Gore - that landed with a thud.
Bosch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gore lands a nice uppercut.#T1#
A head punch on the inside from Gore fails to land.
Bosch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The referee calls for Gore to work.
Ivan Gore seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bosch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gore misses with a punch to the body.
Gore stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gore stalling against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Gore's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Bosch lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bosch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gore makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Gore fails to land.
Gore has a couple of punches blocked by Bosch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gore lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bosch.
Bosch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gore working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T2#
Bosch lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bosch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gore blocks a body shot from Bosch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bosch as Gore tries to tie him up.
Bosch lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gore's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bosch gets through Gore's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bosch lands an uppercut.
Gore pushes Bosch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Gore.
Gore misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Gore on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bosch fails to land.
Gore misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gore blocks a body shot from Bosch.
Gore lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bosch throws a head punch that misses. #T3#
Gore gets through Bosch's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gore misses with a punch on the inside.
Gore is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Still in the clinch, Bosch scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bosch tries a body shot but Gore blocks it.
Bosch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gore lands with a left to the head.
Bosch tries to throw a body punch but Gore avoids it by throwing Bosch back against the cage.
Gore lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gore.
A shot in the inside from Gore.
Bosch tries a body shot but Gore blocks it.
Bosch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gore blocks a body shot from Bosch.
Bosch misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Bosch fails to land. #T4#
Gore throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boschs head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gore.
Gore misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bosch gets through Gore's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bosch misses with a punch to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gore is stalling here.
The referee calls for Gore to work.
Gore receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Gore tries to throw a body punch but Bosch avoids it by throwing Gore back against the cage.
Gore has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gore gets through Bosch's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bosch struggles to land a body shot inside as Gore controls his hands.
Bosch misses with the head strike.
Gore is trying to stall.
Bosch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bosch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Gore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Bosch slips a straight right by Gore.
Bosch throwing a counter right hand but Gore manages to avoid it.
Gore takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bosch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bosch goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gore scores with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Bosch misses the target.
Gore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gore on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A cross from Gore lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gore connects with a crisp jab.
Bosch looks to land a right hand but Gore moved out of range.
Gore misses with an uppercut.
Gore dips to his left and cracks Bosch with an uppercut!#T1#
Bosch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gore only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Gore.
Bosch looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Gore looks for the body kick but Bosch saw that one coming.
Bosch was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gore.
Bosch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gore appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gore misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Bosch misses the target.
Gore fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bosch has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gore connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gore is looking to clinch.
Bosch takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bosch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gore throws a lazy right hand but Bosch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bosch keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
#T2#
Bosch misses the jab.
Gore throws out a counter right but Bosch avoids it with no problem.
The fighters circling - Gore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Bosch.
Gore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bosch.
Gore flicks out a counter leg kick but Bosch steps away.
Gore throws a sloppy head kick and Bosch moves out of range easily.
Bosch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bosch throws a big shot that misses.
Gore on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gore scores with a jab to the body.
Bosch looks to land a right hand but Gore moved out of range.
Gore with a hook.#T3#
Gore with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bosch lands with a good body shot.
Gore delivers a nice body kick.
Gore jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gore on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gore throws a jab but it's blocked by Bosch.
Gore lands a jab to the head.
Bosch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gore throws a shot from downtown. Bosch moves away and avoids it.
Bosch takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gore finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gore throws a body shot but no joy.
Bosch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gore.
Bosch was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#T4#
Bosch scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bosch throws a hook but Gore blocks it.
Bosch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gore throws out the jab.
Gore misses with a straight left.
It looked like Bosch wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bosch avoids a kick to the body.
Gore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#CL2#
Gore moves into the clinch.
Gore blocking some punches.
Gore lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bosch throws a punch but it's blocked by Gore.
A short right from Gore.
Heribert Bosch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bosch.
Bosch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Gore comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gore 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Gore!
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StrikeForce Union #28
Date: Oct 02, 2016 |
#R1#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Naranbaatar.
Naranbaatar seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Naranbaatar misses with a looping right.
Gore avoids a kick to the body.
Naranbaatar looks to land a right hand but Gore moved out of range.
Naranbaatar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gore throws a hook to the side of Naranbaatar's head but Naranbaatar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Naranbaatar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Naranbaatar motions for Gore to come forward. Naranbaatar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Naranbaatar misses with a body shot.
Gore scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gore takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Naranbaatar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
#CL2#
Gore gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gore blocking some punches.
Gore misses with a body punch.
Gore lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Tarkhan Naranbaatar has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Naranbaatar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gore's brow.
Gore on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#BC2#
Gore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T1#
Decent striking displayed by Naranbaatar there.
Gore takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Naranbaatar.
Gore throws a poor cross that misses
and Gore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CL2#
Gore rushes Naranbaatar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Naranbaatar lands an uppercut.
Gore avoids the elbow strike from Naranbaatar, against the cage.
Gore stalling in the clinch but Naranbaatar improves position.
Naranbaatar misses with the head strike.
Gore lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Naranbaatar.
Naranbaatar looking to throw knees to the head but Gore is blocking nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Gore.
Gore on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gore blocking some punches.
Naranbaatar is trying to drag Gore to the mat but Gore just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gore blocking some punches.
#T2#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gore.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Naranbaatar.
Gore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Naranbaatar has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gore avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Naranbaatar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gore.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Naranbaatar.
Naranbaatar swings wildly with an uppercut but Gore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Naranbaatar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Naranbaatar.
Gore wants to stall.
Naranbaatar is looking to control Gore's arms but Gore gets an underhook and turns him. Now Naranbaatar has his back to the cage.
Gore swings wildly with an uppercut but Naranbaatar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Naranbaatar pushes off an throws an elbow but Gore leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Naranbaatar throws a head punch that misses.
Gore lands with a right to the head. #T3#
Gore blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gore misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Gore.
Gore misses with a punch on the inside.
Gore lands an uppercut.
Naranbaatar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gore backwards. #BC2#
Gore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Naranbaatar digs a good body shot into Gore's ribs.
Gore with a nice cross.
Naranbaatar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gore was well out of range. Poor timing from Naranbaatar.
A big right from Naranbaatar misses.
Gore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Naranbaatar.
Ivan Gore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Naranbaatar throws out a loose jab but Gore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Naranbaatar cracks the inside of Gore's front leg.
Gore takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gore catches Naranbaatar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gore lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#T4#
Naranbaatar throws a push kick but Gore slaps the foot to one side.
Gore throws a hook to the side of Naranbaatar's head but Naranbaatar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Naranbaatar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gore scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gore throws a lazy right hand but Naranbaatar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Naranbaatar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gore moves away from the strike by Naranbaatar.
Gore throws a hook but Naranbaatar blocks it.
Naranbaatar moves out of range of the body kick from Gore.
It looked like Naranbaatar was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Naranbaatar scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Naranbaatar.
Gore with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Gore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gore throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Naranbaatar throws a quick inside leg kick.
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 Tarkhan Naranbaatar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tarkhan Naranbaatar's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
An inside leg kick lands from Naranbaatar.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gore darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gore looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gore throws a hook but Naranbaatar blocks it.
Gore throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Naranbaatar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gore.
Gore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Naranbaatar manages to avoid it.
Naranbaatar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gore blocks the body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Gore. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gore.
Naranbaatar misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gore throws a hook to the side of Naranbaatar's head but Naranbaatar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tarkhan Naranbaatar is winning the standup battle so far.
Naranbaatar throws a hook to the side of Gore's head but Gore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Naranbaatar misses with a low kick as Gore jumps back.
Gore bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Naranbaatar's head backwards.
Gore gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#T1#
Gore is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gore connects with a body shot that sends Naranbaatar's belly button to the back.
Gore moves away from the strike by Naranbaatar.
Naranbaatar throws a push kick but Gore slaps the foot to one side.
Gore slips a jab and a cross from Naranbaatar.
Gore blocks a jab.
Naranbaatar misses with an uppercut.
Gore scores with a jab to the jaw.
Naranbaatar scores with a nice right hand.
Gore lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gore misses with a body kick.
Gore is looking to clinch but Naranbaatar is avoiding it.
Gore defending well as Naranbaatar loads up on a big left hand. #T2#
Naranbaatar avoids a kick to the body.
Naranbaatar throws a quick counter kick to the body but Gore avoids it.
Naranbaatar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gore doesn't seem bothered though.
Gore slips a straight right by Naranbaatar.
Naranbaatar looks to land a right hand but Gore moved out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Naranbaatar connects with a body shot.
Gore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Naranbaatar.
Gore is trying to counter with his kicks.
Naranbaatar throws a low kick but Gore avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gore! But no joy.
Nice body kick from Gore.#CL2#
Gore has managed to clinch.
#BC2#
Gore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab by Gore.
Gore jabs Naranbaatar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Naranbaatar scores with a jab to the head.
Gore misses with a kick to the body
and Naranbaatar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gore blocks a leg kick.
And Gore responds with a good body kick, but Naranbaatar manages to step out the way in time.#T3#
Gore walks forward, straight into a front kick from Naranbaatar.
Naranbaatar moves away from the strike by Gore.
Naranbaatar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Naranbaatar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Naranbaatar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gore.#TD#
Naranbaatar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gore wants to stand and escape but Naranbaatar is having none of it.
Gore seems keen to control Naranbaatar's posture.
Naranbaatar tries to free his leg and advance position but Gore is retaining full guard. #T4#
Naranbaatar wants to control from the top but Gore keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Naranbaatar is stalling in the full guard. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Naranbaatar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gore avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Naranbaatar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gore looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Naranbaatar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Naranbaatar. Gore shrugs it off though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Naranbaatar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gore.
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 Tarkhan Naranbaatar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tarkhan Naranbaatar's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Gore checks a low kick from Naranbaatar.
Naranbaatar throws a leg kick but Gore sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gore takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Naranbaatar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gore tries to clinch but Naranbaatar moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Naranbaatar.
Gore swings widly with a right hand
and Gore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gore takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gore fakes the leg kick and cracks Naranbaatar in the body.
Gore throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Naranbaatar.
Naranbaatar slips a jab from Gore.
Gore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gore misses the body punch
and Naranbaatar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gore thinking.
Naranbaatar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gore manages to avoid it.#T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Gore. Naranbaatar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Naranbaatar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gore misses with a body kick.
Gore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Naranbaatar throws out the jab.
Gore catches Naranbaatar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fighters circling - Gore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Naranbaatar throws an overhand right that lands on Gore's shoulder, as Gore tries to avoid the shot.
Gore lands with a straight right. Naranbaatar didn't see that one coming.
Gore keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Naranbaatar moves away.
Naranbaatar misses with a looping right.
A big left from Gore misses. #T2#
Naranbaatar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gore.
Naranbaatar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gore ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Gore as Naranbaatar shoots in.
Naranbaatar moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Naranbaatar.
Gore looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gore looks to throw a body kick
and Naranbaatar counters with a stiff right hand. #CL2#
Gore clinches.
Gore lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gore throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Naranbaatars head.
Gore blocks an uppercut.
Naranbaatar trying to stall but Gore improves his position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gore.
Gore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Naranbaatar's elbow.
Ivan Gore seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gore is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gore misses with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
A left hand lands to the body for Naranbaatar.
#BC2#
Gore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gore connects with the punch.
Naranbaatar lunges at Gore with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gore's hand.
Gore walks into a jab.
Naranbaatar thuds a left hand into Gore's body.
Gore checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gore avoids the head kick by Naranbaatar.
Gore takes a swing at Naranbaatar's ribcage but misses.
Naranbaatar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gore moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Naranbaatar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gore.
Naranbaatar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Naranbaatar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Naranbaatar shoots in and drives through. Gore sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T4#
Naranbaatar misses with a looping left.
Gore lands with an uppercut that bounces Naranbaatar off the cage and back into range.
Ivan Gore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Naranbaatar throws a jab when Gore was well out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Naranbaatar is defended easily by Gore.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tarkhan Naranbaatar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Naranbaatar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gore.
Naranbaatar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Naranbaatar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gore on the side of the head.
Naranbaatar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Naranbaatar.
Naranbaatar lands a nice shot to the body.
Naranbaatar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gore manages to avoid it.
Naranbaatar slips a straight right by Gore.
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 Tarkhan Naranbaatar.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Naranbaatar, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tarkhan Naranbaatar!
During a confident post fight interview, Tarkhan Naranbaatar thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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