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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Gavin (ranked 769 p4p, 95 weight class) and Steve Sanchez (ranked 976 p4p, 123 weight class). Sanchez has chosen Where is My Mind? by Pixies as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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158 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Great elbows
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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
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Gavin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
A clash of legs there as Gavin blocks the low kick.
Tommy Gavin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez misses with a low kick as Gavin jumps back.
Gavin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at White Eagle in the buildup to the fight.
Sanchez throws the left hand but Gavin avoids the punch easily.
Sanchez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gavin.
Gavin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sanchez has time to react.
Gavin slips under a jab.
Sanchez throws a hook but Gavin blocks it.
Gavin lands the left hand.
Gavin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gavin fakes the leg kick and cracks Sanchez in the body.
Gavin scores with a shot to the body.
Gavin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Gavin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez connects with an inside leg kick.
Gavin moves out of range of the strikes.
Gavin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gavin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A low kick from Gavin misses
and Sanchez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Gavin keeps moving.
Sanchez being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sanchez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gavin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gavin is looking for a triangle but Sanchez pushes his legs off easily.
Sanchez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gavin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Gavin keeps moving.
Gavin pulls Sanchez in close to his closed guard and prevents Sanchez from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sanchez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gavin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gavin connects with the punch.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Gavin saw that one coming.
Sanchez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gavin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sanchez checks it well.
Sanchez throws an overhand right that lands on Gavin's shoulder, as Gavin tries to avoid the shot.
Sanchez throws a jab when Gavin was well out of range.
Sanchez avoids a kick to the body.
Gavin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gavin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sanchez's hands.
Gavin is looking to slow Sanchez down with leg kicks.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gavin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sanchez just manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gavin.
Good exchange - Sanchez coming out on top.
Sanchez moves out of range of the leg kick from Gavin.
Gavin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Gavin.
Nice defenses there by Sanchez.
Gavin slips under a jab from Sanchez.
Some bone on bone action there as Sanchez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sanchez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sanchez cracks the inside of Gavin's front leg.
Sanchez works Gavin's body with a nice hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gavin.
Sanchez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gavin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Gavin's head but Gavin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Sanchez misses.
Gavin throws a leg kick but Sanchez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Gavin moved out of range nicely.
Sanchez scores with a shot to the body.
Sanchez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sanchez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gavin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
Gavin throws a low kick but Sanchez moves out of range easily.
And Sanchez tries to counter it with a takedown but Gavin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gavin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gavin wants to land a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range.
Gavin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gavin.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Gavin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range.
Gavin slips under a jab from Sanchez.
Gavin takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanchez jabs Gavin right on the nose. Gavin blinks but takes it well.
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Gavin.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Gavin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Gavin's head but Gavin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gavin slips a jab from Sanchez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Sanchez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gavin.
Gavin dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Gavin wants to land a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range.
Gavin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sanchez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice defenses there by Gavin.
Gavin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Sanchez is looking to land body kicks.
A nice combination there by Sanchez.
Sanchez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Gavin does it's job there.
Gavin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Gavin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Gavin does it's job there.
Gavin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gavin with a hook.
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!
Sanchez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gavin misses with a body kick.
Sanchez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gavin throws the kick towards the body but Sanchez avoids it.
Gavin misses with a body shot.
Sanchez feints the counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin walks into a straight right hand from Sanchez.
Sanchez takes one to the side of the head.
Gavin checks the leg kick nicely there.
A little feinted left hand from Gavin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gavin wants to slow Sanchez down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice body punch from Gavin.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gavin. Sanchez shrugs it off though.
Gavin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A bone on bone clash there as Sanchez blocks the leg kick.
Gavin lands a leg kick that knocks Sanchez off balance momentarily.
Gavin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gavin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sanchez throws a looping overhand right but Gavin ducks down to avoid it.
Sanchez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Sanchez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gavin.
Sanchez lunges at Gavin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gavin's hand.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Gavin's head but Gavin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sanchez connects with an inside leg kick.
Steve Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gavin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
Gavin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
And Sanchez tries to counter it with a takedown but Gavin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gavin slips under a jab.
Gavin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gavin slips a jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gavin connects with a leg kick. Sanchez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gavin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gavin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sanchez throws a jab when Gavin was well out of range.
Sanchez throws a big shot that misses.
Gavin slips under a jab.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gavin misses with a low kick.
Sanchez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gavin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Gavin throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
Sanchez lands with an overhand left.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
Gavin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gavin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sanchez scores with the left hand. Gavin knows he should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez throws the left hand but Gavin avoids the punch easily.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gavin throws a hook but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez throws a jab when Gavin was well out of range.
Gavin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Gavin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Gavin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range and Gavin settles back down.
Sanchez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gavin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sanchez loads up on a big right hand but Gavin slips the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sanchez there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Sanchez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sanchez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Gavin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gavin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sanchez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gavin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Gavin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanchez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gavin lands with a nice body kick.
Sanchez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Gavin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gavin.
Gavin just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gavin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanchez misses with a straight left.
Gavin half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gavin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sanchez checks it well.
Sanchez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Steve Sanchez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Gavin.
Sanchez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Gavin.
Sanchez feints the counter takedown.
Gavin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gavin scores with a body shot.
Gavin misses with a hook.
Sanchez checks a leg kick.
And Sanchez tries to counter it with a takedown but Gavin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sanchez lands a lovely overhand right.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Gavin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gavin wants to slow Sanchez down by chopping away at his legs.
Gavin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gavin.
Sanchez defending well as Gavin loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gavin misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez feints the counter takedown.
Sanchez throws a jab when Gavin was well out of range.
Gavin tries to land a front kick but Sanchez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sanchez scores with a nice strike.
Sanchez missing with a left hand there. Gavin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Gavin.
Gavin swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jab, jab by Gavin - just one landing.
Gavin moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
Sanchez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sanchez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Gavin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gavin ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
It looked like Gavin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gavin misses with a straight right.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Gavin.
Sanchez feints the counter takedown.
Sanchez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
Gavin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sanchez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gavin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanchez's sensitive parts.
Gavin misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez feints the counter takedown.
Gavin throws a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gavin is looking to slow Sanchez down with leg kicks.
Gavin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sanchez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tommy Gavin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a series of strikes that have Gavin backpedaling.
Gavin slips under a jab.
Sanchez avoids a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sanchez, right into the meat.
Gavin with a nice cross.
Gavin throws a body kick that misses.
Gavin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Gavin.
Sanchez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gavin. Gavin obviously looking to wear him down.
A telegraphed right hand from Gavin misses the target.
Gavin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Sanchez throws a looping overhand right but Gavin ducks down to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Sanchez.
Gavin throws a looping overhand right but Sanchez ducks down to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gavin.
Gavin throws a leg kick but Sanchez checks it.
Sanchez misses with a straight left.
Sanchez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez missing with a left hand there. Gavin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gavin throws an overhand right that lands on Sanchez's shoulder, as Sanchez tries to avoid the shot.
Gavin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sanchez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sanchez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sanchez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
Gavin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Gavin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sanchez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gavin scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sanchez cracks Gavin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gavin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gavin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sanchez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gavin. That did some damage!
Gavin lands an overhand right.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gavin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gavin staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gavin cracks Sanchez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gavin sends Sanchez crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Gavin is motioning to the referee to let Sanchez up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Sanchez is rocked!
Gavin ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Sanchez is still on wobbly legs! Can Gavin finish him?
Sanchez throws out a leg kick but Gavin moves out of range and Sanchez only half commits.
Sanchez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gavin.
Gavin ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Sanchez's jaw. Sanchez's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Gavin does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tommy Gavin!
Tommy Gavin tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
The defeated Steve Sanchez had this to say: 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.
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