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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Gahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Punch comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Get Knocked Out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Dave Gahan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Ray Punch!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gahan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Punch.
Punch displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gahan.
Punch tries to keep at a distance but Gahan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Punch wants a takedown but no success here.
Punch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gahan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gahan wants to clinch up but Punch keeps it at a distance.
Gahan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Punch wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Punch is looking to stand up but Gahan isn't so interested in that idea.
Gahan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gahan prevents Punch from getting back to his feet.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ray Punch hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Punch keeps the fight on the outside.
Gahan shoots for a double leg takedown but Punch sprawls well. He's pushed Gahan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gahan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Punch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gahan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Punch as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Gahan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good shot there by Punch.
Punch throws a jab but it's blocked by Gahan.
Gahan misses with a series of wild punches.
Gahan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gahan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Punch lands with an overhand left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gahan moves in looking to clinch but Punch pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gahan has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Gahan.
Gahan lands a shoulder strike.
Punch breaks the clinch.
Punch throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gahan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gahan rushes Punch and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gahan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gahan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gahan prevents Punch from breaking the clinch.
Gahan is stalling here.
Punch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gahan avoids the body shot from Punch.
Gahan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gahan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gahan gets caught napping as Punch dives in and scores a takedown. Gahan manages to retain guard.
Punch throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Punch being controlled here momentarily.
Gahan wants to stand up but Punch is controlling him.
Punch looking to pass the guard.
Punch throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gahan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gahan trying to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Dave Gahan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Punch stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Punch wants it to stay on the feet.
Gahan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Punch looks to score with a jab to the body but Gahan is just out of range.
Gahan tries to bum rush Punch with a series of wild strikes but Punch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Punch keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gahan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Punch moves into range and connects with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Punch's corner calls for a 1-2. Punch obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Punch scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Punch throws a jab when Gahan was well out of range.
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 Dave Gahan will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Good leg kick by Punch there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Punch lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Punch misses with an uppercut.
Gahan wants to clinch up but Punch keeps it at a distance.
Punch misses with a hook
and Gahan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Punch's guard.
Punch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gahan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gahan wants to control from the top but Punch keeps moving.
Gahan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gahan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gahan wants to control from the top but Punch keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dave Gahan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gahan drives through and clinches with Punch against the cage.
Punch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gahan darts in and clinches Punch up against the cage.
Gahan is working Punch over against the cage.
Punch is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Gahan can't fight it off and eventually Punch manages to take the fight to the floor. Gahan looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Punch is looking to work some ground and pound but Gahan has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punch won't allow Gahan to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Punch working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gahan's head.
Punch trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dave Gahan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Punch is fighting to break Gahan's control of his arms but Gahan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Punch must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Punch trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gahan keeping moving, preventing Punch from controlling successfully.
Punch throwing strikes from guard but Gahan blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punch trying to control but Gahan is working from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ray Punch wasn't active enough on the ground.
Gahan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gahan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dave Gahan is winning the standup battle so far.
Punch scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gahan defending well as Punch loads up on a big left hand.
Dave Gahan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Punch throws an off balance right hand
and Gahan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Punch keeping full guard, as Gahan tries to pass.
Punch is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Punch keeping full guard, as Gahan tries to pass.
Punch keeping moving, preventing Gahan from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We're going to have a standup here because Dave Gahan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gahan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gahan is pressing down on Punch's thigh, looking to free his foot. Punch is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Gahan dominated that second 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. 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.
Gahan shoots for a double leg takedown but Punch sprawls well. He's pushed Gahan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gahan looks to clinch
and Punch counters with a one-two to the body.
Good leg kick by Punch there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gahan is looking to clinch but Punch is avoiding it.
Punch misses with a straight right.
Punch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dave Gahan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gahan misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gahan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gahan moves out of range as Punch strikes.
Punch throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gahan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Punch connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gahan scrambles back to his feet.
Punch is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gahan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Punch.
Gahan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gahan.
Punch just misses with a punch to the body.
Punch keeps the fight on the outside.
Gahan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Punch works over Gahan's head and body with a nice combination.
Gahan staying out of range there.
Punch misses with the combination.
Gahan clinches up against the cage.
Punch is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gahan is defending well.
Gahan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Punch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Punch manages to break the clinch.
Punch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gahan throws a right hand that Punch ducks under and follows up with a left that Punch also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gahan shoots for a double leg takedown but Punch sprawls well. He's pushed Gahan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gahan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gahan dives in and scores a takedown into Punch's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Punch is looking to stand up but Gahan isn't so interested in that idea.
Gahan trying to control but Punch is working from the bottom.
Punch seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Punch really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gahan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ray Punch has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Punch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Gahan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Punch fails with a takedown attempt.
Gahan blocks a jab.
Gahan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gahan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Punch stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gahan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Gahan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gahan avoids the body shot from Punch.
Nice sprawl there from Gahan as Punch shoots in.
Gahan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gahan gets a takedown into half guard.
Punch is looking for a sweep. Gahan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ray Punch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dave Gahan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gahan wants to free his trapped foot but Punch is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Punch makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Punch.
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 Dave Gahan.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gahan, 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Gahan!
Dave Gahan made sure to mention his sponsor, Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire in his post fight interview.
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