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Event:
RISE KT 1
Date: Jan 01, 2018 |
#R1##CL#
Sterling James gets a clinch.
Gaviria misses with a knee strike.
Gaviria trying to control the position but instead, Sterling James has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gaviria into the ropes.#BC#
Sterling James breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Sterling James closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. #BC#
Sterling James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sterling James tries a head kick but it misses.
Gaviria tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sterling James manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gaviria tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaviria tries to land a body kick#CL#
and Sterling James counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sterling James.
A left hand lands to the body for Sterling James.
Gaviria looking to stall.
Sterling James connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gaviria's face.
#T1##BC#
Sterling James pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Sterling James gets a clinch.
Gaviria wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC#
Sterling James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Sterling James rushes Gaviria and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Sterling James lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gaviria taking a breather.
Gaviria is trying to break the clinch but Sterling James has him pressed against the ropes. #BC#
Sterling James pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gaviria tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gaviria avoids the head kick by Sterling James.
Gaviria throws out a counter right but Sterling James avoids it with no problem.#CL#
Sterling James darts in and clinches Gaviria up against the ropes.#BC#
Sterling James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T2#
Sterling James throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL#
Sterling James moves into range and clinches up with Gaviria.
Sterling James is stalling here.
A nice left hand lands by Sterling James.
#BC2#
Gaviria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gaviria tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL#
Sterling James gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sterling James is struggling to control the position.#BC#
Sterling James pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sterling James tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sterling James fakes the leg kick and cracks Gaviria in the body. #T3##CL#
Sterling James closes the distance and pushes Gaviria back into the ropes.
Sterling James will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gaviria up against the ropes.#BC#
Sterling James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gaviria changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gaviria just misses with a punch to the body.
Sterling James lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gaviria circles away quickly and effectively.#CL#
Sterling James clinches up against the ropes.#BC#
Sterling James manages to break the clinch.
Gaviria tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gaviria showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sterling James.
#T4##CL2#
Gaviria rushes Sterling James and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.#BC#
Sterling James escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sterling James. Gaviria does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sterling James wants to clinch up but Gaviria keeps it at a distance.
Sterling James throws a combination. Gaviria tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL2#
Gaviria instigates a clinch. #BC#
Sterling James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gaviria throws a solid leg kick but Sterling James takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gaviria.#CL#
Sterling James gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A knee to the head by Sterling James.
#BC#
Sterling James escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jenson Sterling James dominated that round.
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.
#R2#
Gaviria moves out of range of the body kick.#CL#
Gaviria gets tackled into the ropes by Sterling James. Sterling James maintains the clinch.
Gaviria looking to slow down the pace here.
Gaviria wants to break the clinch but can't.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gaviria stalling in the clinch but Sterling James improves position. #BC#
Sterling James breaks from the clinch.
Sterling James avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaviria tries to clinch but Sterling James moves away
and Sterling James counters with a three punch combo that has Gaviria backing up. Gaviria nods at Sterling James to acknowledge the strikes.
Sterling James fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gaviria tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sterling James swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Sterling James. #T1#
Gaviria tries to clinch but Sterling James moves out of range.
Gaviria tries to clinch there but Sterling James circles away.
Sterling James lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gaviria moves in looking to clinch but Sterling James pushes him off.
Gaviria moves in looking to clinch but Sterling James pushes him off.
Sterling James tries to close the distance and clinch but Gaviria swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sterling James swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#CL2#
and Gaviria counters by moving into the clinch.
Jenson Sterling James has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sterling James lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gaviria backwards. #BC#
Sterling James breaks the clinch.
Gaviria blocks a head kick by Sterling James.
Gaviria appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jenson Sterling James is winning the standup battle so far.
Gaviria lands a nice hook to Sterling James's body. Sterling James takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gaviria throws a leg kick but Sterling James sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gaviria is looking to land body kicks.#T2##CL#
Sterling James has Gaviria up against the ropes in a clinch.
Gaviria has had enough of the clinch but Sterling James keeps him there for the moment.#BC#
Sterling James pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Sterling James gets a clinch.
Gaviria is trying to stall.
#BC#
Sterling James pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sterling James tries to clinch there but Gaviria circles away.
Sterling James is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gaviria can do to turn this around?
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!
Sterling James scores with a head kick.
Sterling James avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gaviria wants to land a leg kick but Sterling James is out of range. #T3##CL2#
Gaviria darts in and clinches Sterling James up against the ropes.
Gaviria lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC#
Sterling James escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sterling James fails with an attempt to clinch.
#CL#
Sterling James clinches up against the ropes.#BC2#
Gaviria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gaviria tries to clinch but Sterling James is having none of it.
Sterling James looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.#CL#
Sterling James moves into range and clinches up with Gaviria.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sterling James tries to work over Gaviria's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC#
Sterling James escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sterling James moves out of range of the body kick.#T4#
Gaviria takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.#CL#
Sterling James darts in and clinches Gaviria up against the ropes.
Sterling James has Gaviria pressed against the ropes.
#BC#
Sterling James pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC#
Sterling James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gaviria wants to clinch up but Sterling James keeps it at a distance.
Gaviria fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sterling James is looking for a counter combo.
Sterling James tries to clinch up but Gaviria circles away and keeps his distance.
Gaviria is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jenson Sterling James dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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##CL#
Sterling James moves into the clinch.
Gaviria has had enough of the clinch but Sterling James keeps him there for the moment.
Gaviria misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sterling James.
Gaviria using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sterling James has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sterling James cracks Gaviria with a nice body shot.
Sterling James manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
#BC#
Sterling James breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sterling James misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sterling James tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gaviria's elbow. #T1#
Sterling James lands a good knee to the midsection. Gaviria won't want to take too many of those.
Gaviria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sterling James lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sterling James throws an elbow that misses.
#BC#
Sterling James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Gaviria moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC#
Sterling James breaks from the clinch.
Gaviria moves in looking to clinch but Sterling James pushes him off.
Sterling James wants to clinch up but Gaviria keeps it at a distance.
Sterling James plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gaviria showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sterling James.
#T2#
Gaviria fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gaviria tries to clinch up.
Gaviria wants to clinch.
Sterling James lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gaviria circles away quickly and effectively.
Sterling James moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromGaviria.
Gaviria swings for the body but Sterling James moves out of range.
Sterling James lands with a good body shot.
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!#CL2#
Gaviria moves into the clinch successfully.
Gaviria has had enough of the clinch but Sterling James keeps him there for the moment.#BC#
Sterling James pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sterling James scores with a kick to the body.
#T3##CL2#
Gaviria has managed to clinch.
#BC#
Sterling James escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gaviria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sterling James throws out a powerful jab.
A head kick from Sterling James lands but Gaviria takes it in his stride. #CL2#
Gaviria moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC#
Sterling James breaks the clinch.
Sterling James blocks the body kick.
Jenson Sterling James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Sterling James takes the fight into the clinch.
Sterling James is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gaviria is defending well for now.#T4##BC#
Sterling James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Gaviria rushes Sterling James and presses him up against the ropes.#BC#
Sterling James escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Sterling James drives through and clinches with Gaviria against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gaviria stalling in the clinch but Sterling James improves position.
Sterling James prevents Gaviria from breaking the clinch.
Sterling James stalling against the ropes.
Sterling James taking a breather.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Sterling James for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Gaviria has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jenson Sterling James showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sterling James 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jenson Sterling James!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 14, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Gaviria pushes Mikovic up against the cage in a clinch.
Gaviria stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gaviria is looking to control Mikovic's arms but Mikovic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gaviria has his back to the cage. #TD2#
Gaviria has hold of one of Mikovic's legs. Mikovic is fighting the takedown attempt but Gaviria gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Mikovic looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gaviria trying to control but Mikovic is working from the bottom. #ES#
Mikovic pushes Gaviria off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaviria moves in looking to clinch but Mikovic pushes him off.
Mikovic leaves Gaviria with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#T1#
Gaviria swats away the attempt to clinch by Mikovic.
No luck for Mikovic with that takedown attempt.
Gaviria tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mikovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mikovic seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gaviria.
Gaviria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mikovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mikovic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gaviria defends it nicely.
Mikovic backing away here, and Gaviria unleashes a leg kick that just misses.#CL#
Mikovic has closed the distance and engaged Gaviria in a clinch.
#T2##TD2#
Gaviria ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gaviria no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Mikovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaviria is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mikovic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gaviria works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mikovic controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mikovic forces his way into half guard.
Mikovic wants to stand up but Gaviria has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Mikovic sitting and controlling from the half guard. #T3#
Gaviria tries to get to full guard but Mikovic has control of the leg.
Mikovic moves nicely into side control.
Gaviria seems a little lost for a moment, as Mikovic dominates the positioning.
Mikovic is looking to take a break and control but Gaviria is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gaviria can't do much from the bottom here. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SU#
Mikovic stands up and beckons Gaviria to his feet.
Gaviria circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gaviria tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mikovic stuffs the takedown.
Ivan Mikovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoenis Gaviria.
A head kick from Mikovic lands but Gaviria takes it in his stride. #CL2#
Gaviria gets in close and instigates a clinch. #TD#
Mikovic gets control of Gaviria's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mikovic will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Mikovic has his foot on Gaviria's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gaviria works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gaviria controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gaviria trying to control but Mikovic is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Mikovic dominated that round.
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.
#R2#
Gaviria throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gaviria avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#CL#
Mikovic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mikovic blocks an elbow strike.#TD#
Mikovic has Gaviria pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Mikovic pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Gaviria tumbling to the mat - Mikovic dives into Gaviria's guard.
Gaviria really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mikovic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Mikovic drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gaviria looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gaviria looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gaviria! #REVB#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mikovic struggling a bit here.
Mikovic is holding Gaviria down, trying to stall.#T1#
Gaviria happy to just control the position for now.
Mikovic manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mikovic is trying to control. Gaviria wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gaviria blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mikovic. #T2#
Gaviria trying to control but Mikovic postures up.
Gaviria flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
#SU#
Mikovic postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Gaviria to stand up.
Mikovic fails to land the takedown.
No luck for Mikovic with that takedown attempt.
Gaviria throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mikovic's waist but Mikovic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gaviria off to one side.
Mikovic appears to be looking for a big counter.#T3#
Mikovic throws the kick towards the body but Gaviria avoids it.
Gaviria changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mikovic tries to avoid it but Gaviria manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mikovic to the ground. Mikovic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #TD#
Mikovic feints and as Gaviria raises his hands in defense, Mikovic changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mikovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaviria is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mikovic advances position into side control!#SU#
Mikovic decides to stand up, so the ref orders Gaviria to his feet.
Gaviria circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gaviria counters with a left and a right that stings Mikovic. #T4#
Gaviria avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gaviria looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mikovic is fending him off so far but Gaviria persists. Nope, Mikovic circles away and we're back to standing.
Ivan Mikovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoenis Gaviria.
Gaviria is looking to clinch. #CL#
Mikovic drives through and clinches with Gaviria against the cage.
#BC2#
Gaviria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid leg kick lands there for Gaviria.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gaviria fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mikovic scores with a decent looking hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mikovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Mikovic dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
#R3##TD#
Mikovic throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gaviria was covering up waiting for the punch and Mikovic finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gaviria looking to control.
Mikovic trying to control but Gaviria is working from the bottom.
Mikovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gaviria can do to turn this around?
Mikovic works over Gaviria with some ground and pound from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#ES2#
Gaviria is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Mikovic presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat. #TD2#
Gaviria decides to pull guard.
Mikovic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T1##SUB2#
Gaviria had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mikovic defends it easily.
Gaviria takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mikovic slips nicely into half guard.
Still in half guard, Mikovic seems content to control.#SUB#
Mikovic is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gaviria controlling the position well. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mikovic not doing much here.
Gaviria wants to get back to his feet.
Mikovic content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.#T3##REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gaviria tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mikovic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gaviria somewhat.
Gaviria tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mikovic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gaviria somewhat.
Mikovic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gaviria circles away.
Gaviria is looking for the big counter here.
Both fighters circling a little - Mikovic finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. #T4#
Mikovic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gaviria moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mikovic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gaviria misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mikovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mikovic leaves Gaviria with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ivan Mikovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoenis Gaviria.
Mikovic displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#CL2#
Gaviria fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mikovic, pushing him back against the cage.
Yoenis Gaviria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ivan Mikovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#TD#
Mikovic pulls guard successfully.
Mikovic tries to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Mikovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mikovic, 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Mikovic!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 11, 2017 |
#R1#
Doron shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gaviria sprawls well. Gaviria wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Doron gets slowly back to his feet.
Gaviria shapes to counter with a head kick.
Gaviria pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Doron's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Doron duly obliges.
Gaviria fails with the takedown.
Doron misses with a takedown attempt - Gaviria sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gaviria tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Doron swivels and escapes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaviria tries to close the distance and clinch but Doron swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL2#
Gaviria moves into the clinch successfully.
Gaviria fails to pull guard.
Poron Doron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoenis Gaviria.
Gaviria dodges an elbow strike from Doron.
#T1#
Gaviria stalling in the clinch but Doron improves position.
Gaviria avoids a wild elbow strike from Doron.
Doron with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#BC#
Doron's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gaviria looks for a takedown but Doron sprawls well.
Doron displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gaviria.
Doron with a poor takedown
and Gaviria counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL#
Doron moves into the clinch.#TD#
Doron pulls guard.
Doron is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gaviria tries to free his leg and advance position but Doron is retaining full guard. #T2##ES#
Doron wriggles free and stands up.
Gaviria darts in looking for a takedown but Doron gets double underhooks and turns Gaviria into the cage.
Doron avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#CL#
Doron drives through and clinches with Gaviria against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaviria wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Doron has him pressed against the cage.#TD#
Doron jumps guard and drags Gaviria to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Gaviria really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Doron. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Doron tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Doron is pulling down on Gaviria's head to control his posture. #T3#
Doron wants to stand and escape but Gaviria is having none of it.
Doron controls Gaviria momentarily but Gaviria frees himself.
Gaviria trying to control but Doron is working from the bottom.
Gaviria looking to pass the guard.
Doron throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Doron shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gaviria sprawls well. Gaviria wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Doron gets slowly back to his feet.
Gaviria fails with a takedown attempt.
Doron throws a quick counter head kick but Gaviria was just out of range.
Doron stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Doron wants it to stay on the feet.#CL#
Doron has managed to clinch.
Doron stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gaviria has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Doron avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gaviria wants a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Poron Doron dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Doron slaps away a takedown attempt from Gaviria, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gaviria tries to clinch but Doron moves out of range.
Gaviria is looking to clinch. #CL#
Doron rushes Gaviria and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gaviria is looking to take this one to the mat.
Doron is trying to pull guard but Gaviria turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Doron tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doron is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gaviria pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaviria is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Doron is keeping busy.
Gaviria tries to pull guard but Doron holds him up against the cage and eventually Gaviria drops back down to his feet.
Poron Doron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoenis Gaviria.#BC#
Doron escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T1#
Doron misses with a takedown attempt - Gaviria sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gaviria will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gaviria shoots in for a takedown but Doron shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gaviria tries for a takedown but Doron circles away easily
and Doron counters with a good low kick that Gaviria was not able to check.
Gaviria is breathing heavily.
Doron shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gaviria pinned against the cage. Gaviria gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Doron shoots in but no luck this time.
Gaviria is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gaviria leaves Doron with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#T2##CL#
Gaviria tries to keep at a distance but Doron has taken the fight into the clinch.#TD#
Doron jumps guard.
Gaviria has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Doron is proving hard to escape from.
Doron keeping moving, preventing Gaviria from controlling successfully.
Doron keeping full guard, as Gaviria tries to pass. #T3#
Doron is trying to control the position but Gaviria postures up.
Doron looking for a sweep. Not yet Doron, not yet.
Doron trying to control the position.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Poron Doron is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doron fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gaviria avoids it really well and circles away.
Doron stuffs the takedown.#CL#
Doron takes the fight into the clinch. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#BC2#
Gaviria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doron goes for a double leg but Gaviria avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gaviria continues to drive forward.
Doron misses with the combination.
Gaviria tries to counter by closing the distance.
Poron Doron is winning the standup battle so far.
Gaviria doesn't succeed with the takedown#CL#
and Doron counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Doron.
Doron taking a breather.
Doron is trying to pull guard but Gaviria turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Doron has had enough of the clinch but Gaviria keeps him there for the moment.#BC#
Doron breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Poron Doron dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Doron avoids the head kick by Gaviria.
Doron tries to clinch up but Gaviria circles away and keeps his distance.
Gaviria throws a series of punches but Doron moves out of range.
Gaviria with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Doron displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gaviria throws out the jab.
Doron has his takedown stuffed
and Gaviria counters with a left and a right that stings Doron.
Doron misses with a jab, cross combination.
And Gaviria tries to counter it with a takedown but Doron pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Doron looks for the body kick but Gaviria saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaviria fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Doron avoids it really well and circles away.
Gaviria looks for a takedown but Doron sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gaviria 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 Doron has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Doron and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Doron with a poor takedown
and Gaviria counters with a big head kick but Doron shrugs it off.
Gaviria shoots in looking for a takedown. Doron tries to sprawl out of it but Gaviria keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Doron manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Poron Doron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoenis Gaviria.
Doron tries to clinch but Gaviria moves out of range.
Doron shoots in and drives through. Gaviria sprawls well.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gaviria or perhaps it was just good defense by Doron, which made it look bad.
Gaviria swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Doron.#T2#
Doron fails to land the takedown.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gaviria or perhaps it was just good defense by Doron, which made it look bad.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Doron checks a leg kick.
It looked like Doron was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Doron shoots in and drives through. Gaviria sprawls well.
Gaviria shoots in for a takedown but Doron shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gaviria wants to clinch up but Doron keeps it at a distance.
Gaviria is trying hard to land a takedown here. Doron sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #CL#
Doron closes the distance and pushes Gaviria back into the cage.#T3##TD#
Doron successfully pulls guard.
#SUB#
Doron is looking for a triangle but Gaviria pushes his legs off easily.
#SUB#
Doron escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gaviria gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SU2#
Gaviria stands and steps away. Doron gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Doron circles away from the clinch attempt.
Doron shoots in for a takedown but Gaviria shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gaviria shoots in looking for a takedown. Doron tries to sprawl out of it but Gaviria keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Doron manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #T4#
Gaviria fails with a takedown attempt.
Doron shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gaviria pinned against the cage. Gaviria gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gaviria tries to clinch up.
Doron is looking to counter the offense by Gaviria and move into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gaviria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yoenis Gaviria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poron Doron is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Doron moves out of range of the body kick from Gaviria.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yoenis Gaviria comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Doron 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Poron Doron!
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