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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mel Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erick Hull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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217 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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187 cm
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215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mel Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Erick Hull!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gordon blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Hull fails to land.
Hull looking to slow down the pace here.
Gordon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gordon blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Gordon on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hull.
Gordon lands an elbow that stopped Hull in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Erick Hull has been cut.
Gordon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hull throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gordons head.
Good body shot from Hull.
Hull looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gordon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hull swings wildly with an uppercut but Gordon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gordon lands an elbow inside.
Gordon working aggressively here.
Hull lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hull.
Hull takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hull lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hull misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gordon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hull's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hull blocks an elbow strike.
Good body shot from Hull.
Gordon lands an elbow that stopped Hull in his tracks for a moment.
Good body shot from Gordon.
Gordon blocking some punches.
Gordon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hull has a couple of punches blocked by Gordon.
Hull misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gordon throws an elbow that misses.
Gordon blocking some punches.
Hull misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Gordon.
Gordon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hull lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gordon fails to land.
Hull lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gordon is breathing heavily.
Hull tries to work over Gordon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gordon lands a nice elbow.
Hull throws a head punch that misses.
Hull swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gordon struggles to land a body shot inside as Hull controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon swings wildly with an uppercut but Hull uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
Gordon throws an elbow but it misses.
Gordon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hull working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gordon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hull avoids the elbow strike from Gordon, against the cage.
Hull looking to stall.
Gordon struggles to land a body shot inside as Hull controls his hands.
Gordon misses with some punches.
Gordon misses with a punch to the body.
Hull lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gordon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gordon misses with the head strike.
Hull is stalling here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gordon throws an elbow but misses.
Gordon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gordon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gordon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gordon throws a punch but it's blocked by Hull.
Hull lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gordon lands with a right to the head.
Gordon misses with an elbow strike.
Gordon misses with an elbow over the top.
Hull lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gordon backwards.
Hull blocks an elbow strike from Gordon.
Gordon misses with a body punch.
Gordon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hull blocking some punches.
Hull takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gordon has a couple of punches blocked by Hull.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gordon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hull's brow.
Hull misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Hull.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hull throws a head punch that misses.
Hull working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from Gordon.
That has opened up Erick Hull's cut even more.
Hull scores with a shot to the side of Gordon's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gordon swings wildly with an uppercut but Hull uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hull lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hull scores with a shot to the side of Gordon's head.
Hull working aggressively here.
Gordon throws a punch but it's blocked by Hull.
A shot in the inside from Hull.
Hull lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gordon lands an elbow inside that Hull shrugs off.
A head punch on the inside from Hull fails to land.
Hull is looking to control Gordon's arms but Gordon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hull has his back to the cage.
Gordon pushes off an throws an elbow but Hull leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gordon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hull tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hull lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hull lands an uppercut.
It looks like Mel Gordon has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hull misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hull struggles to land a body shot inside as Gordon controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Hull.
A short left from Hull.
Gordon misses with an elbow strike.
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 Mel Gordon will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hull tries to keep at a distance but Gordon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gordon lands a nice elbow.
Gordon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mel Gordon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gordon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gordon misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gordon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hull's brow.
Hull tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gordon's elbow.
Hull avoids a wild elbow strike from Gordon.
Gordon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gordon.
Hull dodges an elbow strike from Gordon.
Gordon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hull working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gordon is leaning against Hull and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hull trying to control the position but instead, Gordon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hull into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gordon throws an elbow but misses.
Hull avoids the elbow strike from Gordon, against the cage.
Gordon scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Hull.
Hull lands an uppercut.
Hull pushes Gordon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gordon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gordon throws an elbow that misses.
Gordon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Hull scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gordon working aggressively here.
Gordon misses with an elbow strike.
Gordon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gordon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gordon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hull misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gordon gets through Hull's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gordon throws a head punch that misses.
Hull misses with a body punch.
Gordon throws an elbow that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hull swings wildly with an uppercut but Gordon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gordon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon blocks an uppercut.
Gordon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gordon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The cut above Erick Hull's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gordon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gordon lands an elbow inside that Hull shrugs off.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hull.
Hull misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gordon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Erick Hull's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Gordon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Gordon.
Hull blocks an elbow strike.
Hull misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gordon throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch on the inside from Hull fails to land.
Gordon blocking some punches.
Gordon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hull working aggressively here.
Gordon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gordon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gordon misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hull is breathing heavily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gordon.
Gordon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hull's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hull.
Hull avoids the elbow strike from Gordon, against the cage.
A short right from Gordon on the inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Erick Hull's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mel Gordon!
Mel Gordon decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Erick Hull spoke after the fight, saying 'It's time to get back to the gym and work harder.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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