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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Gimmick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Summers's entrance music is Meatloaf: In The Land Of The Pigs. A fine choice. Gimmick has chosen Rob Bailey & The Hustle Standard - Hungry as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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171 lbs
15 - 9 - 2 |
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177 cm
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169 lbs
30 - 15 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Dylan Summers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 15 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Justin Gimmick!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Summers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gimmick paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gimmick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gimmick tries a head kick but it misses.
Summers moves into the clinch.
Gimmick lands a body shot.
Gimmick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big right from Summers misses.
Summers lands a jab to Gimmick's midsection.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gimmick.
Gimmick throws a sloppy head kick and Summers moves out of range easily.
Gimmick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Gimmick does no damage.
Gimmick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Summers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Summers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Summers takes a swing at Gimmick's ribcage but misses.
Gimmick connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gimmick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Summers.
Summers moves into the clinch.
Summers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gimmick has had enough of the clinch but Summers keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from Summers.
Gimmick wants to get back to striking at distance but Summers won't allow it.
Gimmick struggles to land a body shot inside as Summers controls his hands.
Summers takes a shot to the head.
Summers swings wildly with an uppercut but Gimmick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gimmick tries a body shot but Summers blocks it.
Gimmick stalls.
Summers is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gimmick gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Summers has Gimmick pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Summers pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Gimmick tumbling to the mat - Summers dives into Gimmick's guard.
Summers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gimmick trying to keep a closed guard but Summers is proving a slippery customer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Summers content to stall in guard here.
Summers postures up in Gimmick's guard and throws a big left but Gimmick blocks it.
Gimmick looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gimmick can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Summers controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gimmick is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A combination from Gimmick does no damage.
Gimmick circles away from the clinch attempt.
Summers takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Summers shoots in looking for a takedown. Gimmick tries to sprawl out of it but Summers keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gimmick manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gimmick throws a right and a left that Summers avoids nicely.
No joy there for Gimmick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Summers moves in looking to clinch but Gimmick pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from Gimmick.
Gimmick leaves Summers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Summers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gimmick circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gimmick counters with a straight right hand.
Gimmick misses with a combination
and Summers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gimmick attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gimmick misses with a leg kick.
Gimmick gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Summers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Summers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Summers rushes Gimmick and presses him up against the cage.
Summers looking to stall.
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 Dylan Summers will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gimmick throws a right hand that Summers ducks under and follows up with a left that Summers also avoids with ease.
Summers changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Gimmick misses
and Summers counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Summers.
Summers trying to control but Gimmick is working from the bottom.
Summers throws a strike but Gimmick rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Summers keeping moving, preventing Gimmick from controlling successfully.
Summers manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gimmick is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gimmick is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Summers lands a nice shot to the head.
Gimmick is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Summers jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Gimmick is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Gimmick and Summers has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Gimmick tries to improve position but can't.
Dylan Summers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gimmick is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Summers off and has taken his back!
Gimmick missing with strikes from the back.
Summers manages to reverse the position and now he's in Gimmick's guard. Nice work there by Summers.
Gimmick keeping moving, preventing Summers from controlling successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Summers controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gimmick swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gimmick is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Summers trying to control the position from guard on top but Gimmick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Dylan Summers wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Summers stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gimmick throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Summers closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Summers lands in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gimmick trying to control the position.
Summers slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Summers lands a decent elbow from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gimmick is not content to let Summers control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Summers dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Summers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gimmick displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Summers.
Gimmick lands a lovely overhand right.
Justin Gimmick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gimmick throws a leg kick
and Summers counters with a two punch combo.
Gimmick looks to land a body kick but Summers moved away.
Summers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gimmick was well out of range. Poor timing from Summers.
Gimmick circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gimmick throws a leg kick but Summers checks it.
Gimmick on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Summers lands a head shot.
Summers shoots for a takedown but Gimmick saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Summers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gimmick leaves Summers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Summers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Summers tries to close the distance and clinch but Gimmick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Summers is looking to clinch but Gimmick is avoiding it.
Gimmick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Summers circles away quickly and effectively.
Gimmick tries to clinch but Summers moves out of range.
Gimmick lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gimmick.
A nice combination there by Gimmick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Summers. Gimmick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gimmick throws a nice looking combination but Summers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gimmick dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Summers. That did some damage!
Justin Gimmick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Summers lunges at Gimmick with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gimmick's hand.
Summers lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Summers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gimmick lands with a shot to the body.
Gimmick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gimmick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Summers circles away quickly and effectively.
Summers forces Gimmick back against the cage and clinches.
Gimmick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Summers looks for a takedown but Gimmick sprawls well.
Gimmick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gimmick circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gimmick staying out of range there.
Gimmick throws a right and a left that Summers avoids nicely.
Summers closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gimmick to the mat! Gimmick manages to get full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers stopping the sweep attempt from Gimmick.
Gimmick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Summers controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gimmick is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Summers is controlling him.
Summers looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Summers won't allow Gimmick to get back to his feet.
Justin Gimmick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summers lands a couple of elbows.
Dylan Summers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Summers is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Dylan Summers just wasn't active enough.
Summers shoots in for a takedown but Gimmick shows good takedown defense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Gimmick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Summers throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gimmick stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Summers tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gimmick counters with a nice uppercut.
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 Dylan Summers.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Summers, 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Summers!
A less than humble Dylan Summers misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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