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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ben Fallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Gozinia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gozinia has chosen Put it in Your Mouth - Akinyele as his entrance music. The key to victory for Ben Fallon has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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155 lbs
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156 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Fallon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dick Gozinia!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gozinia swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fallon checks a leg kick.
A cross from Fallon lands.
Gozinia shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fallon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gozinia is keen to just control but Fallon is a slippery customer.
Gozinia winds up and cracks Fallon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fallon wants to control but Gozinia is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gozinia wants to free his trapped foot but Fallon is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gozinia is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fallon defends it well.
Fallon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fallon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fallon tries to roll over but Gozinia keeps him under control.
Fallon looking for submissions off his back.
Gozinia working Fallon over with strikes.
Fallon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fallon is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gozinia's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gozinia's back!
Gozinia tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Gozinia is looking to get to half guard.
Gozinia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fallon throws some wild stikes that Gozinia manages to avoid easily.
Fallon looking to ground and pound but Gozinia is blocking nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gozinia keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gozinia taking shots to the head.
Gozinia slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gozinia tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Gozinia won't allow Fallon to pass to mount.
Gozinia actively working from the bottom here.
Gozinia actively working from the bottom here.
Gozinia wants to improve his position but Fallon is controlling well.
Gozinia looks gassed!
Fallon controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fallon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fallon is trying to work for a kimura but Gozinia is defending well.
Gozinia moves into full guard.
Gozinia looking to control.
Gozinia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fallon is one step ahead there.
Gozinia keeping moving, preventing Fallon from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gozinia working a defensive guard here.
Gozinia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fallon wants to control from the top but Gozinia keeps moving.
Fallon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gozinia keeping moving, preventing Fallon from controlling successfully.
Fallon postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gozinia wants to control the position but Fallon says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Fallon is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fallon is looking to take a break and control but Gozinia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dick Gozinia will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fallon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fallon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fallon checks a leg kick.
Gozinia slips under a jab.
Fallon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gozinia stuffs the takedown attempt from Fallon. Fallon gets slowly back to his feet.
Gozinia stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gozinia wants it to stay on the feet.
Gozinia misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Fallon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gozinia throws a front kick aimed at Fallon's knee but Fallon avoids it well.
Gozinia misses with a low kick.
Fallon throws out a loose jab but Gozinia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fallon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gozinia walks into a straight right hand from Fallon.
Gozinia misses with a low kick.
Fallon is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fallon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fallon tests Gozinia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gozinia takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ben Fallon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gozinia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fallon.
Gozinia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fallon.
Fallon throws a jab but it's blocked by Gozinia.
Fallon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gozinia on the side of the head.
Fallon moves out of range of the body kick from Gozinia.
Fallon throws an overhand right that lands on Gozinia's shoulder, as Gozinia tries to avoid the shot.
Gozinia defending well as Fallon loads up on a big left hand.
Fallon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gozinia.
Gozinia takes one to the chin there.
Fallon works over Gozinia's head and body with a nice combination.
Gozinia closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Fallon to the mat! Fallon manages to get full guard.
Gozinia is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gozinia trying to control the position from guard on top but Fallon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fallon has his foot on Gozinia's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gozinia works his way back into a safe position though.
Gozinia trying to control the position from guard on top but Fallon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gozinia throwing strikes but missing.
Gozinia trying to control but Fallon is working from the bottom.
Fallon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gozinia is one step ahead there.
Gozinia landing with the ground and pound.
Gozinia tries to free his leg and advance position but Fallon is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gozinia trying to control but Fallon is working from the bottom.
Fallon is looking for a triangle but Gozinia pushes his legs off easily.
Fallon looking to control.
Fallon keeping moving, preventing Gozinia from controlling successfully.
Fallon escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gozinia gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gozinia scoring with some ground and pound.
Gozinia trying to control the position from guard on top but Fallon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fallon controls Gozinia momentarily but Gozinia frees himself.
Gozinia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fallon is trying to keep Gozinia in close.
Gozinia passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gozinia working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fallon manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Fallon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gozinia pulls his head out easily.
Fallon actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dick Gozinia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Fallon misses the shot to the body.
Fallon misses with a hook. Gozinia ducked under it nicely.
Fallon stalks Gozinia and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gozinia's face. Gozinia staggers backwards, shaken.
Fallon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gozinia.
Fallon throws a jab when Gozinia was well out of range.
Gozinia staying out of range there.
Fallon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fallon just misses with a punch to the body.
Fallon fails to land with a series of punches.
Fallon is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fallon throws a lazy right hand but Gozinia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gozinia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gozinia misses with a body kick.
Gozinia just misses with a punch to the body.
Gozinia closes the distance and clinches up with Fallon, looking for a takedown. Gozinia pushes Fallon against the cage but Fallon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fallon throws a jab when Gozinia was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Fallon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gozinia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gozinia swings for the body but Fallon moves out of range.
Gozinia looks to score with a jab to the body but Fallon is just out of range.
Gozinia shoots in but no luck this time.
Gozinia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gozinia slips a straight right by Fallon.
Fallon checks a low kick from Gozinia.
Fallon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fallon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gozinia.
Gozinia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fallon.
Fallon scores with a nice head shot.
Gozinia is looking to chop away at Fallon's legs.
Gozinia shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fallon actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gozinia sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fallon defending well though.
Fallon is looking to improve his position.
Gozinia seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fallon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fallon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fallon is trying to control but can't.
Gozinia not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gozinia missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fallon wants to get back to full guard.
Gozinia trying to control from half guard but Fallon is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Gozinia.
Gozinia scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gozinia looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fallon tries to get to full guard but Gozinia has control of the leg.
Fallon wants to get back to full guard but Gozinia has mounted him!
Fallon is trying desperately to improve position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gozinia is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fallon can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
A nice elbow there by Gozinia.
A nice elbow there by Gozinia.
Dick Gozinia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gozinia sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fallon in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fallon in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gozinia controlling the pace for now.
Fallon is squirming around, avoiding Gozinia's attempts to control the action.
Fallon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dick Gozinia has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gozinia scoring with strikes but Fallon is staying in there.
Ben Fallon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gozinia avoids the attempt from Fallon to control.
Fallon is looking to improve his position but Gozinia isn't that keen on the idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Gozinia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gozinia winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Gozinia!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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