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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darrel Hill (ranked 1076 p4p, 1584 weight class) and Gervais Lavigne (ranked 65 p4p, 90 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Darrel Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gervais Lavigne!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill moves away from the strike by Lavigne.
Lavigne closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hill lands with an uppercut that bounces Lavigne off the cage and back into range.
Lavigne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hill.
Hill sizes up Lavigne with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hill throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Lavigne misses its intended target.
Hill definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hill misses with an uppercut. Lavigne saw that one coming.
Lavigne throws out a counter right but Hill avoids it with no problem.
Lavigne avoids the body shot from Hill.
Lavigne on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fighters circling - Hill throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A countering left hand to the body from Lavigne misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lavigne.
Lavigne looks to throw the jab but Hill is out of range.
Lavigne comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hill throws an overhand right that lands on Lavigne's shoulder, as Lavigne tries to avoid the shot.
Hill misses the shot to the body.
Hill fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lavigne on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill closes the distance and pushes Lavigne back into the cage.
Lavigne softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hill digs a right hand into Lavigne's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lavigne's gas tank.
Lavigne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lavigne looks to score with a jab to the body but Hill is just out of range.
Hill thuds a left hand into Lavigne's body.
Lavigne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hill was well out of range. Poor timing from Lavigne.
Lavigne staying out of range there.
Hill misses with a right hand
and Lavigne counters with a right hand to the body.
Hill scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lavigne doesn't seem bothered though.
Lavigne scores with a punch to the head.
Hill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hill throws a nice looking combination but Lavigne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It seemed like Lavigne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hill's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lavigne connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hill scrambles back to his feet.
Hill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lavigne on the side of the head.
Lavigne takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lavigne is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hill rather than just go for the knockout.
Hill misses with a lunging right hand
and Lavigne counters with a nice body shot.
Hill throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lavigne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lavigne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hill misses with a wild body shot.
Hill throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hill connects with a body shot.
Lavigne slips under a jab from Hill.
Lavigne doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hill lands with a nice body punch.
Hill connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lavigne's hands.
A punch lands to the side of Hill 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lavigne avoids the body shot from Hill.
Lavigne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hill misses with a looping right.
Hill missing with a left hand there. Lavigne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lavigne is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hill with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill walks into a left hand.
Hill lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hill swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lavigne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hill is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lavigne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hill is looking to counter punch.
Hill slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hill punishes Lavigne's body with a nice straight punch.
Hill connects with a body shot.
Hill clobbers Lavigne with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hill throws a jab when Lavigne was well out of range.
Lavigne slips a jab from Hill.
Hill forces Lavigne back against the cage and clinches.
Lavigne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hill avoids a wild elbow strike from Lavigne.
Lavigne lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lavigne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lavigne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill connects with a jab.
A big left from Hill misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lavigne! But no joy.
Hill loads up on a big right hand but Lavigne slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Lavigne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hill ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hill swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lavigne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Darrel Hill has been cut.
Hill dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hill takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hill moves to clinch but Lavigne breaks away
and Lavigne counters with a nice right hand that sends Hill toppling to the canvas! Hill scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Lavigne finish him?!
Hill is rocked!
Hill's corner calls for a 1-2. Hill obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Oh Hill is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lavigne on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lavigne moves out of range as Hill strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lavigne ducks under a wild hook from Hill.
Hill misses with a wild body shot.
Jab, jab by Hill - just one landing.
Hill seems to have got his legs back now.
Lavigne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hill lands with a nice combination. Lavigne backs away looking to recover.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darrel Hill dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darrel Hill's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hill misses with a lunging right hand
and Lavigne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lavigne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hill throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lavigne counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hill thinking.
Darrel Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill throws out a loose jab but Lavigne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lavigne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lavigne.
Lavigne slips under a jab.
Hill throws a body punch but Lavigne moves out of range.
Lavigne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hill.
Hill clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lavigne tries to work over Hill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lavigne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lavigne lands a right hand.
Hill tries to throw a body punch but Lavigne avoids it by throwing Hill back against the cage.
Hill tries for a takedown but Lavigne manages to get underhooks.
Lavigne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lavigne throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavigne blocking some punches.
Lavigne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lavigne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lavigne moves out of range as Hill strikes.
Lavigne ducks under a wild hook from Hill.
Lavigne drops Hill with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Hill looks back up at him and smiles so Lavigne waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Lavigne slips a straight right by Hill.
Hill throws a series of punches but Lavigne avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Hill, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lavigne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hill throws a body punch but Lavigne moves out of range.
Lavigne appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lavigne throws a looping overhand right but Hill ducks down to avoid it.
Hill misses with a hook.
Lavigne throws out a counter right but Hill avoids it with no problem.
Hill looks to land a left hand but Lavigne moved out of range nicely.
Hill looks to land a left hand but Lavigne moved out of range nicely.
Hill scores with a punch to the head.
Hill throws an off balance right hand
enabling Lavigne to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill misses with a looping left.
A countering left hand to the body from Lavigne misses.
Hill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Lavigne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lavigne pounces like a tiger and cracks Hill with a vicious hook! Hill is down but not out! Lavigne follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gervais Lavigne!
Gervais Lavigne decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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