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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Benz Bulver (ranked 724 p4p, 83 weight class) and Tommy Gavin (ranked 579 p4p, 69 weight class). Bulver comes to the cage accompanied by Little Eagle Soars. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benz Bulver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Gavin!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gavin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bulver chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gavin can pounce on him.
Bulver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bulver has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gavin moves away from the strike by Bulver.
Donk. Gavin catches Bulver right on the button with a cross.
A cross from Gavin lands.
Bulver throws out a loose jab but Gavin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bulver swinging wildly here.
Gavin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bulver takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bulver throws an overhand right that lands on Gavin's shoulder, as Gavin tries to avoid the shot.
Bulver looks to land a right hand but Gavin moved out of range.
Bulver misses with an uppercut
letting Gavin counter with a right hand.
Gavin clobbers Bulver with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gavin throws out a loose jab but Bulver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bulver was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gavin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bulver lands a glancing blow to the side of Gavin's head.
Decent striking displayed by Gavin there.
That kick from Gavin tenderised Bulver's leg. Bulver is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gavin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gavin connects with a looping right hand.
Bulver misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Gavin.
It looked like Bulver wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gavin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bulver on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gavin, as that shot connected.
Gavin scores with a push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bulver ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gavin throws a shot from downtown. Bulver moves away and avoids it.
Bulver misses with a hook
and Gavin counters with a body kick that stops Bulver in his tracks momentarily.
Tommy Gavin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gavin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bulver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavin digs a good hook to Bulver's body.
Bulver misses with a wild body shot.
Gavin missing with a left hand there. Bulver was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bulver throws the left hand but Gavin avoids the punch easily.
Bulver takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gavin scores with a hook to the body. Bulver takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bulver crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gavin - the referee stops the clock and Bulver gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gavin. Bulver manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gavin staying out of range there.
A big left from Bulver misses.
Gavin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gavin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bulver had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gavin staying out of range there.
A big left from Bulver misses.
Gavin slips a straight right by Bulver.
Bulver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bulver cracks Gavin with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulver throws a shot from downtown. Gavin moves away and avoids it.
Gavin counters with a body kick.
Gavin slips a jab from Bulver.
Bulver darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bulver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bulver misses with a body shot.
Gavin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bulver's calf.
Bulver is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bulver takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bulver takes one on the button.
Gavin jabs Bulver to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bulver looks to land a left hand but Gavin moved out of range nicely.
Gavin ducks under a wild hook from Bulver.
Gavin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bulver.
Gavin jabs Bulver to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bulver cracks Gavin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bulver tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice cross by Gavin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavin moves out of range of the leg kick from Bulver.
Bulver takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bulver on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bulver misses with a straight left.
Bulver looks to land a left hand but Gavin moved out of range nicely.
Bulver throws a looping overhand right but Gavin ducks down to avoid it.
Bulver throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gavin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bulver's knee momentarily.
Gavin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bulver under the eye.
Bulver throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gavin scores with a punch to the head.
Bulver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gavin manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gavin throws a front kick that sends Bulver stumbling back into the cage.
Bulver throws a head kick but Gavin moves out of range.
Gavin connects with an inside leg kick.
Bulver walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gavin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Gavin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gavin misses with a body punch
and Bulver counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bulver throws a jab when Gavin was well out of range.
Nice body punch from Gavin.
Gavin feints and then cracks Bulver's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bulver down.
Bulver finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gavin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gavin, as that shot connected.
Bulver scores with a hook to the body. Gavin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bulver looks to land a left hand but Gavin moved out of range nicely.
Bulver works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bulver tries to move into range but Gavin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gavin looks to land a left hand but Bulver moved out of range nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gavin slips under a jab.
Bulver takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bulver stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gavin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin scores with a jab to the head.
Bulver misses with a body shot.
Gavin lands a front kick.
Bulver misses with a straight left.
Bulver tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gavin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bulver just misses with a punch to the body.
Gavin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gavin moves out of range as Bulver strikes.
Gavin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bulver misses the shot to the body.
Bulver throws out a loose jab but Gavin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gavin misses the shot to the body.
Bulver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gavin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bulver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gavin manages to avoid it.
Nice body kick there by Gavin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulver lands a jab to the nose.
Bulver looks to land a right hand but Gavin moved out of range.
Gavin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tommy Gavin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bulver moves out of range of the body kick.
Bulver is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gavin ducks under a wild hook from Bulver.
Bulver throws a big shot that misses.
Gavin blocks a jab.
Gavin lands with a good body shot.
Bulver is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Gavin's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Gavin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bulver moves away.
Bulver tried to counter with a leg kick but Gavin avoided it.
A big right from Bulver misses.
Bulver throws a jab but it's blocked by Gavin.
Bulver throws a right hand that misses
letting Gavin counter with a right hand.
Gavin tests Bulver's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bulver smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gavin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bulver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin lands with a cross.
A swing and a miss from Bulver.
Gavin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Gavin in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Gavin looks to land a right hand but Bulver moved out of range.
Bulver is looking to counter with a body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Bulver checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gavin. Bulver shrugs it off though.
Bulver moves forwards but Gavin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gavin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bulver.
Gavin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bulver throws a hook to the side of Gavin's head but Gavin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bulver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gavin throws a leg kick which misses Bulver's front leg but catches the back leg as Bulver tries to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Bulver checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bulver misses with a looping left.
Gavin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gavin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bulver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gavin dips to his left and cracks Bulver with an uppercut!
Gavin scores with a jab to the head.
A big left from Bulver misses.
Gavin feints a counter leg kick.
Gavin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bulver under the eye.
Nice shot by Gavin.
Bulver throws a series of punches but Gavin moves out of range.
Gavin avoids the body shot from Bulver.
Gavin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bulver moves away.
Gavin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bulver.
Gavin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bulver swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bulver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gavin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bulver's sensitive parts.
Bulver swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gavin counters with a good low kick that Bulver was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Gavin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bulver misses with an uppercut
enabling Gavin to counter with a crisp jab.
Bulver chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gavin can pounce on him.
Bulver scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gavin in his tracks.
Gavin missing with a left hand there. Bulver was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bulver throws a poor cross that misses
and Gavin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from Bulver misses.
Bulver lands a nice hook to Gavin's body. Gavin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gavin just misses with a punch to the body.
Bulver chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gavin can pounce on him.
Bulver misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bulver misses with a looping right.
Bulver thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gavin is looking to score with low kicks.
Bulver checks the leg kick.
Bulver swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bulver checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin moves out of range of the strikes.
Gavin throws the left hand but Bulver avoids the punch easily.
Gavin has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Gavin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gavin throws a leg kick but Bulver moved away.
Bulver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bulver will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gavin. That's going to slow Bulver down.
Bulver gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gavin.
Gavin lunges at Bulver with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bulver's hand.
Gavin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bulver takes a step back to recover.
Gavin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bulver.
Bulver ducks right into an uppercut from Gavin.
Gavin fakes the leg kick and cracks Bulver in the body.
Gavin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bulver has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gavin misses with a low kick.
Bulver looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gavin slips a jab and a cross from Bulver.
Gavin scores with a hook to the body. Bulver takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bulver throws the left hand but Gavin avoids the punch easily.
Gavin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gavin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gavin scores with a nice head shot.
Bulver misses the jab.
Bulver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Bulver.
Bulver misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheers as Gavin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bulver doesn't seem phased though.
Nice defenses there by Gavin.
Gavin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bulver takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bulver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin tried to score with a low kick but Bulver checks it.
Bulver lands a head shot.
A shot to the liver by Bulver. Beautiful body shot.
Bulver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gavin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gavin throws a body punch but Bulver moves out of range.
Bulver throws a big counter combination but Gavin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gavin throws out a loose jab but Bulver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gavin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bulver momentarily.
Gavin scores with a hook to the body. Bulver takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bulver throws a big shot that misses.
Gavin tries a quick counter leg kick but Bulver is wise to it.
Gavin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bulver takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gavin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bulver.
Bulver missing with a left hand there. Gavin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavin scoring well with a low kick there.
Gavin staying out of range there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bulver waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gavin.
Tommy Gavin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bulver throws a lazy uppercut
and Gavin counters with a body kick.
Good shot there by Gavin.
Bulver takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gavin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gavin lands a front kick.
Bulver scores with a body shot.
Gavin pushes Bulver away with a front kick.
Benz Bulver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bulver misses with a left hand
and Gavin counters with a body kick that stops Bulver in his tracks momentarily.
Gavin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bulver on the side of the head.
Bulver throws a lazy right hand but Gavin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gavin! But no joy.
Gavin throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Gavin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gavin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Gavin!
Tommy Gavin bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Benz Bulver stepped up to the mic, saying 'I've been beat on my whole life, this is nothing...'.
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energy
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hype
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