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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Grant Fortune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Gavilan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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145 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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175 cm
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147 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grant Fortune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kid Gavilan!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Fortune or perhaps it was just good defense by Gavilan which made him look bad.
Gavilan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gavilan lands a slapping body shot.
Fortune tries to score with a low kick but Gavilan moves his leg out of the way.
Gavilan tries a low kick but Fortune avoids it.
Gavilan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gavilan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fortune throws a low kick, looking for Gavilan's leg but Gavilan calmly moves out of range.
Fortune throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gavilan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gavilan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fortune checks a low kick from Gavilan.
Gavilan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fortune.
Gavilan lands with a kick to the temple. Fortune shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gavilan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fortune on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Fortune misses
and Gavilan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fortune blocks a head kick by Gavilan.
Gavilan tries to work over Fortune's front leg with a kick but Fortune checks it.
Gavilan connects with a high kick.
Kid Gavilan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fortune. That's going to slow Gavilan down.
Gavilan misses with a low kick.
Kid Gavilan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gavilan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fortune checks a leg kick nicely.
Gavilan tries to work over Fortune's front leg with a kick but Fortune checks it.
Fortune wants to slow Gavilan down by chopping away at his legs.
Gavilan misses with a body kick.
Gavilan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A solid body kick from Gavilan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gavilan.
Gavilan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good shot there by Gavilan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gavilan. Fortune does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gavilan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fortune takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gavilan throws a head kick but Fortune moves out of range.
Gavilan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fortune keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gavilan checks a leg kick.
Gavilan throws a head kick but Fortune moves out of range.
Gavilan throws a lazy head kick
and Fortune counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavilan is staying active underneath Fortune, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fortune trying to control the pace.
Fortune looks to land a strike but Gavilan avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Fortune wants to control from the top but Gavilan keeps moving.
Fortune has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Grant Fortune wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gavilan 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 Fortune has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fortune and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavilan throws a body kick that misses.
Gavilan just misses with a punch to the body.
Fortune blocks a head kick by Gavilan.
Fortune wants to slow Gavilan down by chopping away at his legs.
Fortune checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gavilan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fortune throws a low kick, looking for Gavilan's leg but Gavilan calmly moves out of range.
Gavilan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gavilan.
Gavilan is looking to land body kicks.
Gavilan feints and then cracks Fortune's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fortune down.
Gavilan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kid Gavilan dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gavilan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Fortune to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gavilan keeping moving, preventing Fortune from controlling successfully.
Fortune with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gavilan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fortune is one step ahead there.
Fortune in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortune is looking to work some ground and pound but Gavilan has wrist control.
Fortune stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gavilan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fortune with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fortune throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gavilan is controlling Fortune's posture.
Fortune trying to control but Gavilan is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gavilan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gavilan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good work by Fortune as he checks the leg kick.
Fortune is looking to chop away at Gavilan's legs.
Gavilan misses with a wild body shot.
Gavilan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gavilan misses with a body kick.
Fortune is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gavilan misses with a series of wild punches.
Gavilan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fortune throws a low kick, looking for Gavilan's leg but Gavilan calmly moves out of range.
Gavilan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavilan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fortune throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gavilan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gavilan loads up on a big right hand but Fortune slips the punch.
Fortune misses with a leg kick.
Gavilan scores with a spinning back kick!
Gavilan misses with a head kick.
Fortune shoots in but Gavilan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gavilan cracks the inside of Fortune's front leg.
Fortune fails to land the takedown.
Gavilan cracks the inside of Fortune's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortune chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gavilan can pounce on him.
Nice body kick there by Gavilan.
Kid Gavilan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gavilan misses with a low kick.
Fortune shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gavilan but Gavilan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grant Fortune. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gavilan scores with a push kick.
Gavilan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fortune fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gavilan lands with a shot to the body.
That kick from Gavilan tenderised Fortune's leg. Fortune is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kid Gavilan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Fortune moves out of range as Gavilan throws a body kick.
Fortune moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick misses from Gavilan.
Fortune takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fortune tries a low kick but Gavilan avoids it.
Fortune blocks the body kick.
Fortune throws a wild body kick that Gavilan sees coming a mile off.
Fortune avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gavilan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gavilan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gavilan.
Gavilan motions for Fortune to come forward. Gavilan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fortune checks a low kick from Gavilan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gavilan. Fortune does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fortune tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gavilan looks to land a body kick but Fortune moved away.
Gavilan looks to throw a body kick
and Fortune counters with a shoot takedown. Gavilan fights it but they end up in guard.
Fortune is looking to work some ground and pound but Gavilan has wrist control.
Fortune lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fortune working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fortune is looking to work some ground and pound but Gavilan has wrist control.
Grant Fortune overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fortune throwing strikes from guard but Gavilan blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortune throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fortune is pushing down on Gavilan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gavilan is fighting to maintain full guard but Fortune has managed to sneak the leg through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fortune not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Grant Fortune has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gavilan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fortune.
Fortune missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fortune thows a huge punch but Gavilan dodges it nicely.
Fortune thows a huge punch but Gavilan dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortune prevents Gavilan from improving his position.
Fortune is pressing down on Gavilan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gavilan is holding on for now.
Still in half guard, Fortune seems content to control.
Fortune trying to advance position but Gavilan counters by regaining guard.
Fortune is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavilan keeping full guard, as Fortune tries to pass.
Fortune trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fortune throws an elbow that misses. Gavilan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fortune's guard. Nice move by Gavilan!
Gavilan trying to control but Fortune is working from the bottom.
Kid Gavilan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fortune wants to sweep but no luck.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grant Fortune showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gavilan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kid Gavilan!
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hype
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