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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Warren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernest Gammon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ernest Gammon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 cm
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190 lbs
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177 cm
22
191 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lewis Warren! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ernest Gammon! The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gammon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Gammon looks to land a left hand but Warren moved out of range nicely. Warren misses with a head kick.
Gammon moves in looking to clinch but Warren pushes him off. Warren throws the left hand but Gammon avoids the punch easily. Gammon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Warren misses with a head kick.
Gammon doesn't manage to clinch there - Warren circles away.
Gammon drops Warren with a left and a right! Oh, Warren is hurt - Gammon dives into side control looking to finish!
Warren is rocked!
It looks like Lewis Warren has been cut. Gammon throwing strikes but Warren manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control! The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Gammon is looking to regain half guard here but Warren keeps moving and retains side control. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gammon can do anything to dispel that myth. Warren stands up and beckons Gammon to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gammon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Warren dodges the punch combination from Gammon.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gammon looks like he's thinking about clinching though. A slapping body kick lands there for Warren. Warren swats away the attempt to clinch by Gammon. Warren throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gammon's head. Warren pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Ernest Gammon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Warren lands a head kick. Gammon smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Gammon misses with a takedown attempt - Warren sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Gammon looks gassed! Warren showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gammon.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Warren scores with a head kick.
Gammon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gammon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Warren throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gammon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Warren paws at him with a jab and circles away. Gammon wants to clinch. Warren throws a head kick that half lands.
Warren lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Gammon wants to clinch up but Warren keeps it at a distance. Warren avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gammon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Warren paws at him with a jab and circles away. Gammon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Gammon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Gammon tries to clinch up but Warren circles away and keeps his distance. Gammon has a takedown stuffed. Warren avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gammon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gammon misses with a kick to the body and Warren counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gammon is lucky that one didn't land flush. Warren tries a head kick but it misses.
Warren slips a jab from Gammon. Warren circles away from the clinch attempt and Warren counters with a big head kick but Gammon shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Warren lands a head kick!
Warren tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Gammon throws a right hand that Warren ducks under and follows up with a left that Warren also avoids with ease. Gammon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gammon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Warren moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Warren. Gammon shrugs it off though. Warren throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gammon. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Gammon clinches but Warren breaks the clinch and Warren counters with a one-two to the body. Gammon is looking to clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis Warren dominated that round. The cut man is working on Lewis Warren's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gammon scores with a three punch combo!
Gammon throws a series of punches but Warren moves out of range. Warren looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Lewis Warren is winning the standup battle so far. Gammon closes the distance and clinches up with Warren, looking for a takedown. Gammon pushes Warren against the ropes but Warren circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Warren lands a nice looking body kick. Gammon dodges the punch combination from Warren.
Gammon shoots in and drives through. Warren sprawls well. Warren pushes Gammon away with a front kick. Warren misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A lazy body kick from Gammon and Warren counters with a one-two to the body. Gammon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gammon tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Warren counters with a big head kick but Gammon shrugs it off. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Warren takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Warren misses with a head kick.
Gammon wants to clinch. No joy there for Gammon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gammon misses with a series of wild punches.
Gammon fails in his attempt to clinch. Warren takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Warren chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gammon misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A solid body kick from Warren. Gammon shoots in looking for a takedown. Warren tries to sprawl out of it but Gammon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Warren manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Lewis Warren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ernest Gammon. Gammon misses with a head kick.
Gammon has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Warren. A punch combination from Warren misses. Warren slips a jab and a cross from Gammon.
Gammon looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Gammon throws and elbow that misses. Warren uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gammon's guard. Nice move by Warren! The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Warren decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gammon, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Warren pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gammon shoots in for a takedown but Warren shows good takedown defense. Gammon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Gammon blocks a head kick by Warren.
Gammon moves in looking to clinch but Warren pushes him off. Gammon shoots for a takedown but Warren saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Warren closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gammon circles away. Gammon throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Warren counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gammon is lucky that one didn't land flush. Gammon avoids the head kick by Warren.
Gammon wants to clinch up but Warren keeps it at a distance. Gammon throws a combination that misses and Warren counters with a slapping leg kick. Warren looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Warren throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gammon misses with a two punch combination.
Gammon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gammon darts in trying to clinch and Warren counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Gammon clinches but Warren breaks the clinch and Warren counters with a nice body shot. Gammon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Warren but Warren pushes him off and we're back to square one. Warren connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Gammon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ernest Gammon will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Lewis Warren's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Warren tries a head kick but it misses.
Gammon misses with a wild combination.
Warren lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Gammon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Warren counters with a lovely straight right hand! Warren stuffs the takedown. Gammon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Left hook, right uppercut from Gammon. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Warren swats away the attempt to clinch by Gammon. Warren circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Warren swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gammon misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gammon throws a series of punches but Warren avoids them all with ease. Gammon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Warren misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gammon tries to close the distance and clinch but Warren swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Warren dodges the punch combination from Gammon.
A head kick misses from Warren. Gammon throws a series of punches but Warren avoids them all with ease. Gammon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Warren can pounce on him.
Gammon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Warren moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Gammon misses with a hook. Warren ducked under it nicely. Warren feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gammon's calf.
That's two 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. Gammon is looking to clinch. Warren slips a straight right by Gammon. Warren misses with a two punch combination.
Gammon shoots for a double leg takedown but Warren sprawls well. He's pushed Gammon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Gammon throws a lazy body kick and Warren counters with a head kick. That will keep Gammon thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Gammon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gammon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Lewis Warren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ernest Gammon. Gammon wants to clinch but Warren slips to the side and Warren counters with a lovely shot to the body. Gammon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Warren moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Gammon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Warren counters with a good low kick that Gammon was not able to check. Gammon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Warren shoots and misses so Gammon counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gammon has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Warren is proving hard to escape from. Gammon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Gammon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Warren works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Gammon has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Warren is proving hard to escape from. Warren wants to stand up but Gammon is controlling him. Gammon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Gammon tries to stand but Warren is controlling from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Gammon bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Gammon prevents Warren from escaping the position. Warren sneaks out the side door and pushes Gammon away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape. Gammon clinches but Warren breaks the clinch and Warren counters with a good, hard body kick but Gammon shrugs it off. Gammon misses with a wild combination.
Warren throws a jab but it's blocked by Gammon.
And that's the end of the fight! Ernest Gammon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Gammon 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight for Ernest Gammon! Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Lewis Warren! Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Lewis Warren!
Lewis Warren wins by split decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
59% |
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