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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Denis Denisov (ranked 3270 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gervais Lavigne (ranked 1809 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Gervais Lavigne enters the cage!
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140 lbs
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169 cm
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144 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Denis Denisov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gervais Lavigne!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lavigne looks to throw the jab but Denisov is out of range.
Denisov wants to clinch but Lavigne slips to the side
and Lavigne counters with a stiff right hand.
Lavigne ducks under a wild hook from Denisov.
Lavigne connects with a good right hand that stumbles Denisov. Denisov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Denisov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lavigne lands with a good body shot.
Lavigne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Denisov moves away.
Denisov with a poor takedown
and Lavigne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lavigne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Denisov.
Gervais Lavigne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lavigne takes a swing at Denisov's ribcage but misses.
Denisov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lavigne lands with a hook. Denisov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lavigne throws a looping overhand right but Denisov ducks down to avoid it.
Denisov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Denisov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lavigne's waist but Lavigne gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Denisov off to one side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lavigne! But no joy.
Denisov tries to clinch but Lavigne moves out of range.
Denisov shoots in but Lavigne avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Denis Denisov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denisov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Denisov throws a hook but Lavigne blocks it.
Lavigne throws out a counter right but Denisov avoids it with no problem.
Denisov goes for a double leg but Lavigne avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lavigne continues to drive forward.
Lavigne lands a jab to the nose.
Denisov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lavigne but Lavigne pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lavigne scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Denisov doesn't seem bothered though.
Lavigne takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Denisov tries for a takedown but Lavigne sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Denisov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lavigne connects with the punch.
Lavigne has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Lavigne scores with a hook to the body. Denisov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lavigne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Lavigne finds it's way through Denisov's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denisov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lavigne.
Lavigne bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Denisov's head.
Lavigne throws a body shot but no joy.
Denisov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lavigne misses with a wild body shot.
Denisov misses with an uppercut.
Lavigne misses the shot to the body.
Denisov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Denisov is looking to clinch but Lavigne is avoiding it.
Denisov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lavigne.
Lavigne missing with a left hand there. Denisov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lavigne jabs at Denisov's body.
The crowd cheers as Lavigne lands an impressive looking overhand right. Denisov doesn't seem phased though.
Denisov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lavigne.
Lavigne just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Denisov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lavigne jabs Denisov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lavigne misses with a looping right.
Denisov quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Denisov shoots in for a double leg but Lavigne sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Denisov shoots for a double leg takedown but Lavigne sprawls well. He's pushed Denisov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Denisov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lavigne sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Denisov tries for a takedown but Lavigne sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gervais Lavigne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lavigne forces Denisov back against the cage and clinches.
Lavigne lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Denisov.
Lavigne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Denisov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lavigne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Denisov backwards.
Lavigne scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Denisov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lavigne pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A body shot lands from Lavigne.
Denisov is breathing heavily.
Denisov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lavigne after a bit of a struggle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavigne gets through Denisov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Denisov takes an elbow to the temple.
Lavigne lands an elbow just above Denisov 's eye.
Lavigne scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lavigne lands with a short shot to the head.
Denisov takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lavigne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Denisov is rocked!
Denisov has Lavigne pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lavigne manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A nice left hand lands by Lavigne.
Oh Denisov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Denisov wants a takedown.
Denisov seems to have got his legs back now.
Still in the clinch, Lavigne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Denisov jumps guard but Lavigne turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lavigne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Denis Denisov has been cut.
Lavigne lands an elbow that stopped Denisov in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lavigne lands a left hand.
Lavigne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lavigne digs a right hand underneath Denisov's ribcage. Denisov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lavigne scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gervais Lavigne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Denis Denisov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Denisov fails to land the takedown.
Nice body punch from Lavigne.
Denisov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lavigne as he avoids it easily.
Denisov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Denisov walks into a straight right hand from Lavigne.
and Lavigne counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Denisov! He's just covering up as Lavigne starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gervais Lavigne!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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