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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Gavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory O Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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183 cm
23
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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175 cm
21
164 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Gavin! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gregory O Connor! The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! O Connor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Connor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gavin momentarily.
O Connor has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gavin is landing a low percentage of strikes. O Connor throws a leg kick but Gavin moved away. A looping hook to the body misses from O Connor. Gavin does a little dance to reset his feet. O Connor avoids the head kick by Gavin.
Gavin forces O Connor back against the cage and clinches. Gavin working aggressively here.
Gavin tries a body shot but O Connor blocks it.
Gavin has a couple of punches blocked by O Connor.
O Connor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gavin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. O Connor misses with an uppercut. O Connor misses with a straight right. Gavin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. O Connor throws a body shot but no joy. A solid body kick from Gavin. Good shot there by O Connor. O Connor tries a low kick but Gavin avoids it. Gavin thows a leg kick but O Connor checks it letting O Connor counter with a right hand. Gavin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Gavin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gregory O Connor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Gavin throws a half hearted mid kick. O Connor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. O Connor takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
O Connor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gavin is looking to counter with a body kick. Gavin throws a head kick that misses. Gavin is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round. O Connor misses with a body shot.
Gavin connects with an inside leg kick. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! O Connor attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Gavin is looking to counter with head kicks. Gavin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Sloppy strikes from O Connor. Those never looked like landing. Gavin feinted there with a counter leg kick. O Connor blocks the body kick.
Gavin connects with a high kick. Gavin avoids the body shot from O Connor.
Gavin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Gavin misses with a combination
and O Connor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gavin thinking. O Connor lands a jab to Gavin's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round. O Connor takes a swing at Gavin's ribcage but misses. Gavin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Connor.
Gavin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gavin scores with a head kick.
Gavin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to O Connor's calf. O Connor lands a body shot.
A shot to the liver by O Connor. Beautiful body shot. A solid body kick from Gavin. O Connor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gavin misses with a hook. Gavin misses with a body shot.
O Connor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gavin. Gavin misses with the combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Gavin throws a nice inside leg kick. Gavin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Gavin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Connor.
O Connor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Gavin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
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 Tommy Gavin will probably get the nod. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
O Connor swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gavin counters with a solid body kick. Gavin misses with a head kick.
O Connor throws a half hearted mid kick. O Connor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Nice defenses there by Gavin. Gavin is looking to counter with a body kick. O Connor throws a low kick, looking for Gavin's leg but Gavin calmly moves out of range. Gavin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Connor.
Gavin slips under a jab. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. O Connor throws a right hand that misses
and Gavin counters with a nice leg kick. Gavin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gavin lands a leg kick that knocks O Connor off balance momentarily. O Connor looks to land a left hand but Gavin moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. O Connor throws a big shot that misses. Gavin is looking to counter punch. Gavin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on O Connor. That did some damage! Gavin lands with a nice body kick. Gavin thumps O Connor with a low kick. O Connor on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. O Connor takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. O Connor's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. O Connor throws a body shot but no joy. It appears Gavin was looking to counter with a kick there. A looping hook to the body misses from O Connor. Gavin does a little dance to reset his feet. Gavin tried to counter with a leg kick but O Connor avoided it. O Connor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gavin rather than just go for the knockout. O Connor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gavin moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Gavin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Connor.
Some wild striking there from O Connor.
O Connor is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nice body kick there by Gavin. O Connor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gavin.
O Connor misses with a looping right. Gavin just misses with a punch to the body.
O Connor misses with a two punch combination.
Gavin jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Gavin lands a nice looking kick to the body. O Connor takes a step back to recover. O Connor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
O Connor throws a body shot but no joy. An attempted straight right counter from Gavin misses the target. O Connor digs a good hook to Gavin's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gavin looks to land a body kick but O Connor moved away. Gavin slips a straight right by O Connor. O Connor misses with a low kick. O Connor throws a leg kick but Gavin sees it coming and moves out of range. Gavin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. O Connor takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. O Connor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gavin. O Connor moves out of range as Gavin throws a body kick.
O Connor doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. O Connor takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
O Connor is rocked!
It looks like Gregory O Connor has been cut. O Connor looks to score with a jab to the body but Gavin is just out of range. A chopping leg kick lands by Gavin. O Connor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gavin counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gavin has managed to clinch.
Gavin lands with a short head shot on the inside. O Connor is still on wobbly legs! Can Gavin finish him? O Connor is trying to force a seperation but Gavin has the dominant position. Gavin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. O Connor seems to have recovered his senses. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Gavin lands with a shot to the body. Gavin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gavin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. O Connor walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gavin. A thudding body kick lands there by Gavin!
Gavin and O Connor are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Gavin throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking O Connor into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Gavin knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tommy Gavin! Tommy Gavin bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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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
58% |
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