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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig Thomson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Gavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomson comes to the cage accompanied by If I cant. On his way into the cage it seems that Craig Thomson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Craig Thomson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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260 lbs
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281 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Craig Thomson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dennis Gavin!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gavin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomson.
Gavin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Craig Thomson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gavin tries a head kick but it misses.
Gavin defending well as Thomson loads up on a big left hand.
Gavin connects with a body shot.
Gavin tries to clinch but Thomson moves away
and Thomson counters with a stiff right hand.
Gavin wants to clinch
and Thomson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thomson.
Gavin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomson misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomson lands a nice shot that snaps Gavin's head back.
It looks like Dennis Gavin has been cut.
Thomson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gavin was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomson.
Thomson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thomson moves out of range of the leg kick from Gavin.
Gavin wants to clinch up but Thomson keeps it at a distance.
Thomson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gavin takes one on the button.
Gavin tries to clinch up but Thomson circles away and keeps his distance.
Gavin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomson throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thomson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gavin's corner calls for a 1-2. Gavin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Craig Thomson has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gavin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thomson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thomson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gavin counters by clinching up.
Gavin trying to control the position but instead, Thomson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gavin into the cage.
Gavin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thomson backwards.
Thomson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gavin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomson throws a series of punches but Gavin avoids them all with ease.
Gavin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gavin doesn't manage to clinch there - Thomson circles away.
Gavin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gavin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gavin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thomson, pushing him back against the cage.
Thomson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gavin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thomson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gavin counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomson throws an overhand right that lands on Gavin's shoulder, as Gavin tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomson. Gavin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gavin just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomson dodges the punch combination from Gavin.
Gavin tries to clinch up but Thomson circles away and keeps his distance.
Thomson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomson misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheers as Thomson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gavin doesn't seem phased though.
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 Craig Thomson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gavin closes the distance and clinches.
Thomson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thomson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thomson cracks Gavin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gavin ducks under a wild hook from Thomson.
Thomson loads up on a big right hand but Gavin slips the punch.
Gavin doesn't manage to clinch there - Thomson circles away.
A jab from Thomson misses.
Gavin avoids the body shot from Thomson.
Gavin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Craig Thomson is winning the standup battle so far.
Thomson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gavin manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A punch combination from Thomson misses.
Gavin has Thomson up against the cage in a clinch.
Gavin is trying to break the clinch but Thomson is controlling him.
Thomson misses with some punches.
Gavin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gavin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gavin stalling in the clinch.
Thomson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thomson manages to break the clinch.
Dennis Gavin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thomson swings for the body but Gavin moves out of range.
Thomson looks to score with a jab to the body but Gavin is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thomson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thomson misses with a shot to the body
and Gavin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gavin is looking to clinch.
Gavin darts in trying to clinch
enabling Thomson to counter with a crisp jab.
Thomson throws a right hand that misses
and Gavin counters with a nice uppercut.
Craig Thomson's cut is getting worse.
Gavin tries a head kick but it misses.
Gavin tries to clinch but Thomson is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Thomson.
Thomson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thomson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomson throws a looping overhand right but Gavin ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Thomson.
Thomson throws a jab but it's blocked by Gavin.
Gavin misses with a looping right.
Thomson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gavin throws a jab but it's blocked by Thomson.
Gavin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thomson finds it's way round the side to connect with Gavin's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavin tries to clinch up.
Gavin clinches with his opponent.
Gavin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gavin breaks from the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Thomson. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gavin misses with a lunging right hand
and Thomson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gavin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gavin ducks under a wild hook from Thomson.
Thomson swats away the attempt to clinch by Gavin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Gavin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Thomson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thomson throws an off balance right hand
and Gavin counters with a straight right hand.
Craig Thomson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gavin tries to clinch there but Thomson circles away.
Gavin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Thomson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gavin.
Thomson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Thomson throws a hook but Gavin blocks it.
Gavin throws out a leg kick but Thomson moves out of range and Gavin only half commits.
Gavin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gavin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gavin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thomson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gavin tries to clinch but Thomson is having none of it.
Thomson misses with an uppercut
and Gavin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thomson thinking.
Gavin moves out of range as Thomson strikes.
A jab from Thomson misses.
Thomson throws a big shot that misses.
Gavin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomson.
Thomson throws a looping overhand right but Gavin ducks down to avoid it.
Craig Thomson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gavin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gavin breaks from the clinch.
Gavin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gavin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomson.
Gavin misses with a hook. Thomson ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Thomson misses.
Gavin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thomson avoids it really well and circles away.
Gavin throws a series of punches but Thomson avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thomson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gavin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thomson misses with a left hand
and Gavin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jeez, Craig Thomson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Gavin cracks Thomson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Thomson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Thomson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thomson scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Gavin is looking to clinch but Thomson is avoiding it.
Thomson cracks Gavin with a good jab.
Thomson throws the left hand but Gavin avoids the punch easily.
Thomson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gavin.
Thomson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gavin.
Thomson with a nice cross.
Gavin scores with a nice right hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Craig Thomson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dennis Gavin!
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energy
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hype
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