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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Gillespie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gianfranco Sforza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Aaron Gillespie has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Aaron Gillespie seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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188 lbs
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192 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Gillespie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gianfranco Sforza!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gillespie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sforza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gillespie.
Sforza scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gillespie rushes Sforza and presses him up against the cage.
Sforza avoids a wild elbow strike from Gillespie.
Gillespie misses with an elbow over the top.
Gillespie comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sforza blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gillespie throws an elbow but misses.
Gillespie tries to pull guard but Sforza holds him up against the cage and eventually Gillespie drops back down to his feet.
Sforza looking to slow down the pace here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gillespie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gillespie tries to pull guard but Sforza won't allow it.
Gillespie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sforza just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Gillespie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sforza looking to slow down the pace here.
Gillespie throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gillespie is trying to drag Sforza to the mat but Sforza just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nice elbow from Gillespie.
Gillespie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sforza is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gillespie pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sforza takes an elbow to the temple.
Gillespie lands an elbow inside.
Gillespie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sforza blocks an elbow strike.
Gillespie manages to break the clinch.
Sforza lands with a cross.
Nice shot lands for Sforza.
Sforza misses with a two punch combination.
Sforza cracks Gillespie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sforza tests Gillespie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gillespie misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sforza fails to land with a series of punches.
Sforza misses with a wild body shot.
Gianfranco Sforza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sforza misses with the combination.
Sforza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sforza fails to land with a series of punches.
Gillespie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sforza circles away quickly and effectively.
A swing and a miss from Gillespie.
Sforza misses with a two punch combination.
Sforza throws a right and a left that Gillespie avoids nicely.
Sforza throws a series of punches but Gillespie avoids them all with ease.
Gillespie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sforza misses with a double jab
and Gillespie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gillespie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gillespie cracks Sforza with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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!
No joy there for Gillespie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sforza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gillespie.
Gillespie smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sforza throws a series of punches but Gillespie moves out of range.
Sforza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gillespie circles away quickly and effectively.
Sforza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gillespie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sforza throws a one two combo.
Sforza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gillespie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sforza was well out of range. Poor timing from Gillespie.
Gillespie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gillespie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gillespie is breathing heavily.
Sforza misses with a few strikes there.
Sforza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gillespie moves away.
Gillespie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gillespie walks into a stiff left hand from Sforza.
Sforza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gillespie waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Sforza.
Sforza falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gillespie counters by clinching up.
Sforza blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sforza blocks an elbow strike.
Gillespie lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gillespie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sforza's brow.
Gillespie looking for a takedown.
Gillespie lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sforza wants to get back to striking at distance but Gillespie won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gillespie.
Sforza wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gillespie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gillespie drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sforza gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sforza trying to control the position but instead, Gillespie has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sforza into the cage.
Gillespie keeps control of Sforza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Gillespie dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sforza lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sforza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sforza lands with a nice combination. Gillespie backs away looking to recover.
Sforza throws a series of strikes that have Gillespie backpedaling.
Sforza lands a right hook to the body.
Sforza goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gillespie dodges the punch combination from Sforza.
Sforza throws a right hand that Gillespie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gillespie also avoids with ease.
Gianfranco Sforza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sforza scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sforza throws a series of punches but Gillespie avoids them all with ease.
Gillespie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sforza circles away quickly and effectively.
Gillespie slips a jab and a cross from Sforza.
Sforza throws a good cross that connects.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sforza looks to land a combination but Gillespie avoids it well.
Sforza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sforza has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gillespie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sforza.
Sforza throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gillespie counters with a three punch combo that has Sforza backing up. Sforza nods at Gillespie to acknowledge the strikes.
Sforza's corner calls for a 1-2. Sforza obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sforza's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sforza duly obliges.
Sforza misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Sforza does no damage.
Sforza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sforza throws a nice looking combination but Gillespie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sforza sizes up Gillespie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sforza dodges the punch combination from Gillespie.
Sforza scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sforza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gillespie.
Gillespie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sforza closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sforza throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gillespie counters with a one-two to the body.
Sforza misses with a wild combination.
Sforza throws a series of punches but Gillespie moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sforza misses with a wild combination.
Sforza lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sforza misses with the combination.
Sforza throws a combination that misses
and Gillespie counters with a left to the body.
Sforza connects with a body shot.
Gillespie takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sforza stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gillespie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gillespie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sforza throws a right hand that Gillespie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gillespie also avoids with ease.
Sforza lands a right hook to the body.
Sforza misses with a combination
and Gillespie counters with a series of strikes. Sforza will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sforza tries to bum rush Gillespie with a series of wild strikes but Gillespie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sforza lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gillespie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sforza.
Sforza lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gillespie backs up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sforza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sforza throws a series of punches but Gillespie moves out of range.
Good shot there by Sforza.
Sforza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sforza throws a nice looking combination but Gillespie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sforza connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sforza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A left and a right from Sforza both land. Nice combination.
Aaron Gillespie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sforza throws a right and a left that Gillespie avoids nicely.
Sforza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sforza lands with a nice combination. Gillespie backs away looking to recover.
Sforza swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gillespie.
Sforza throws a nice looking combination but Gillespie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gillespie needs to keep his hands up - Sforza had a free shot at his head there.
Sforza throws a combination. Gillespie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sforza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sforza swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gillespie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sforza lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sforza misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Sforza does no damage.
Gillespie throws a right hand that Sforza ducks under and follows up with a left that Sforza also avoids with ease.
Sforza displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sforza cracks Gillespie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A right-left combo lands from Sforza.
Gillespie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sforza misses with a double jab.
Sforza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sforza throws a series of punches but Gillespie avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sforza misses with a double jab
and Gillespie counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sforza lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sforza.
Sforza is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gillespie slips a jab and a cross from Sforza.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gianfranco Sforza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sforza throws a series of punches but Gillespie moves out of range.
Gillespie looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sforza fails to land with a series of punches.
Sforza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sforza throws a series of punches but Gillespie avoids them all with ease.
Gianfranco Sforza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sforza misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Sforza does no damage.
Gillespie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sforza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gillespie lands an overhand right.
Sforza scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sforza is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sforza displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gillespie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sforza slips a jab and a cross from Gillespie.
Some wild striking there from Sforza.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sforza throws a right hand that Gillespie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gillespie also avoids with ease.
Gillespie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sforza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gillespie misses with a takedown attempt - Sforza sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gillespie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sforza misses with the combination.
Sforza misses with a combination
and Gillespie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gillespie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sforza scores with a one two! Gillespie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sforza tries to bum rush Gillespie with a series of wild strikes but Gillespie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sforza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sforza with a hook.
Sforza fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sforza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sforza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice straight punches there by Sforza. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sforza.
Sforza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sforza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gillespie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sforza throws a series of punches but Gillespie avoids them all with ease.
Gillespie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sforza.
Sforza connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gillespie momentarily.
Gillespie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sforza circles away quickly and effectively.
Sforza misses with a double jab
and Sforza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sforza displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sforza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sforza throws a combination. Gillespie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gillespie slips a jab and a cross from Sforza.
Sforza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gillespie.
Sforza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Sforza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sforza misses with a series of wild punches.
Sforza slips a straight right by Gillespie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sforza scores with a one two! Gillespie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sforza swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gillespie counters with a left to the body.
Gillespie slips a jab and a cross from Sforza.
Sforza looks to land a combination but Gillespie avoids it well.
Sforza tries to bum rush Gillespie with a series of wild strikes but Gillespie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gillespie slips a jab and a cross from Sforza.
A punch combination from Sforza misses.
Gillespie misses with an uppercut.
Sforza misses with a wild combination.
Sforza misses with a two punch combination.
A jab lands there for Sforza.
Sforza lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gillespie throws a right and a left that Sforza avoids nicely.
Gillespie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sforza ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A punch combination from Sforza misses.
Sforza misses with a double jab.
Sforza scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice jab there from Sforza.
Sforza falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Gillespie to counter with a crisp jab.
Sforza swinging wilding here.
Gillespie dodges the punch combination from Sforza.
Sforza throws a right and a left that Gillespie avoids nicely.
Sforza fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Sforza. That snapped Gillespie's head back.
Gillespie throws a nice looking combination but Sforza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Sforza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sforza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gianfranco Sforza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sforza 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight for Gianfranco Sforza!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Gianfranco Sforza!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Gianfranco Sforza!
Gianfranco Sforza wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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