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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Gavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AL Lickertwat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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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
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tommy Gavin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, AL Lickertwat!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gavin throws a body punch but Lickertwat moves out of range.
A jab from Lickertwat misses.
Gavin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lickertwat.
Gavin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lickertwat connects with a right hand. Gavin shakes it off.
Gavin drops his hands momentarily and Lickertwat takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lickertwat lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gavin's sensitive parts.
Gavin lands a jab to Lickertwat's midsection.
No joy there for Lickertwat, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lickertwat throws a leg kick
letting Gavin counter with a right hand.
Gavin lands a body shot.
Lickertwat sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gavin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lickertwat misses with a straight left.
Gavin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin looks to land a left hand but Lickertwat moved out of range nicely.
Gavin is looking to land body kicks.
Gavin connects with a nice looking jab.
Gavin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lickertwat connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gavin. Gavin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lickertwat shoots in looking for a takedown but Gavin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lickertwat's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The fighters circling - Gavin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lickertwat bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gavin throws a looping overhand right but Lickertwat ducks down to avoid it.
AL Lickertwat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gavin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lickertwat.
Lickertwat avoids the body shot from Gavin.
Gavin slips under a jab.
Gavin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gavin misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Lickertwat.
Lickertwat moves out of range as Gavin throws a body kick.
Gavin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tommy Gavin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lickertwat moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lickertwat fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gavin.
Lickertwat throws a body punch but Gavin moves out of range.
Gavin walks into a straight right hand from Lickertwat.
Gavin looks to land a body kick but Lickertwat moved away.
Lickertwat looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lickertwat shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gavin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lickertwat is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gavin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gavin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lickertwat throwing strikes but missing.
Lickertwat working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lickertwat is in close to Gavin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
My spies in The Beast inform me that Lickertwat has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Lickertwat missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lickertwat trying to control but Gavin is working from the bottom.
Lickertwat working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lickertwat trying to control the position from guard on top but Gavin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Gavin slips a jab from Lickertwat.
Gavin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lickertwat shoots in but no luck this time.
Gavin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gavin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gavin takes one to the side of the head.
Gavin misses with a head kick.
Lickertwat connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gavin's hands.
Gavin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lickertwat is out of range.
Gavin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lickertwat backs up against the cage.
Lickertwat misses with a hook.
Gavin connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but AL Lickertwat will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gavin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lickertwat misses with a straight left.
Lickertwat motions for Gavin to come forward. Lickertwat throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lickertwat shoots in looking for a takedown but Gavin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lickertwat's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gavin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lickertwat misses with a double jab.
Lickertwat moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lickertwat. Gavin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gavin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gavin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lickertwat swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lickertwat lands a high kick!
AL Lickertwat seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lickertwat misses with a head kick.
Gavin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lickertwat throws out a loose jab but Gavin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Lickertwat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Lickertwat misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Gavin. Those never looked like landing.
Lickertwat uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gavin.
Lickertwat digs a good body shot into Gavin's ribs.
Gavin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gavin walks into a stiff left hand from Lickertwat.
A clash of legs there as Lickertwat blocks the low kick.
Lickertwat misses with a straight right.
Lickertwat thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lickertwat tests Gavin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lickertwat checks a low kick from Gavin.
Gavin ducks under a wild hook from Lickertwat.
Lickertwat fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lickertwat throws a leg kick
and Gavin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lickertwat waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gavin.
Lickertwat throws out a loose jab but Gavin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lickertwat ducks under a wild hook from Gavin.
Nice uppercut there from Gavin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lickertwat on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gavin misses the body punch
and Lickertwat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gavin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lickertwat shoots in for a takedown but Gavin shows good takedown defense.
Tommy Gavin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AL Lickertwat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gavin.
Lickertwat misses with a hook to the body
and Gavin counters with a stiff right hand.
Gavin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lickertwat back to the cage. Gavin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lickertwat is rocked!
Gavin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lickertwat manages to avoid it.
Lickertwat is still on wobbly legs! Can Gavin finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lickertwat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gavin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lickertwat thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gavin is looking to counter with a body kick.
BOOM! Gavin lands a beautiful left hook that drops Lickertwat. Lickertwat tries to recover but Gavin is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Lickertwat lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Gavin!
Tommy Gavin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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