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Event:
D48 Barrientos v Lopez
Date: May 06, 2017 |
#R1#
Gattis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gattis swats away the attempt to clinch by Truck.
Truck sizes up Gattis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Truck showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gattis.
Gattis throws a body kick that misses.
Truck 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.
Truck misses with a looping right.
Gattis shoots in and drives through. Truck sprawls well.
Tod Truck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gattis blocks the body kick.
Gattis throws a right hand that Truck ducks under and follows up with a left that Truck also avoids with ease.
Truck misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gattis lands with a straight right. Truck didn't see that one coming.
Truck misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gattis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Truck.
Truck goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #T1#
Sloppy strikes from Truck. Those never looked like landing.
Gattis feints the counter takedown.
Truck is breathing heavily.
Gattis throws a head kick that misses.
Truck feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gattis's calf.
Truck avoids the body shot from Gattis.
Truck tries to counter by clinching up but Gattis breaks away and moves out of range.
Truck buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gattis tries to bum rush Truck with a series of wild strikes but Truck uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Decent striking displayed by Truck there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gattis checks a leg kick.
Gattis drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Truck defends it well.#CL2#
Gattis has Truck up against the cage in a clinch.
Gattis misses with a punch to the body.
#BC#
Truck breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tod Truck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gattis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gattis tries to land a leg kick but Truck saw it coming and moves away.
#T2#
Gattis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#CL2#
Gattis moves into range and clinches up with Truck.
Gattis avoiding damage.
#BC#
Truck escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Truck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gattis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Truck appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sloppy strikes from Truck. Those never looked like landing.
Truck misses with an uppercut.
Truck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gattis moves away.
Truck feints and then cracks Gattis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gattis down.
Truck dodges the punch combination from Gattis.
Truck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Truck. Those never looked like landing. #T3##CL2#
Gattis gets a clinch.
Gattis stalling.
#BC2#
Gattis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Truck misses with the combination.
Gattis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Truck looks to land a combination but Gattis avoids it well.
Gattis is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gattis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Truck.
Gattis lands a high kick!
Gattis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gattis jabs Truck to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gattis throws a right hand that Truck ducks under and follows up with a left that Truck also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gattis. Truck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gattis dodges the punch combination from Truck.
#CL2#
Gattis clinches with his opponent.
#T4#
Truck lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC2#
Gattis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gattis wants to clinch up but Truck keeps it at a distance.
Truck throws a sloppy body shot
and Gattis counters with a straight right hand.
Truck misses with a leg kick
and Gattis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gattis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Truck circles away quickly and effectively.
Gattis ducks under a wild hook from Truck.
Truck attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gattis wants to counter with a clinch but Truck pushes him away.
Truck misses with a telegraphed body shot
#TD2#
and Gattis counters with a shoot takedown. Truck fights it but they end up in guard.
Gattis trying to control the position from guard on top but Truck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gattis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Gattis will probably get the nod.
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.
#R2#
An inside leg kick lands from Truck.
Truck pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gattis is out of range and Truck settles back down.
Gattis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gattis tries to close the distance and clinch but Truck swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Truck moves in looking to clinch but Gattis pushes him off.
Gattis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Truck paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Truck fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gattis.
Gattis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Truck manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tod Truck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Truck misses with a wild combination.
Gattis misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Gattis. Those never looked like landing.
Gattis pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Truck back to the cage. Gattis follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#CL#
Truck clinches with his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gattis managing to block the knees to the body from Truck.
Gattis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Truck's elbow. #T1#
Gattis content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gattis slowing the pace effectively.
Truck tries to land knees in the clinch but Gattis avoids the damage to the body.
Truck tries a body shot but Gattis blocks it.
#BC#
Truck breaks the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Truck. Those never looked like landing.
Gattis wants to counter the offense by Truck and move into the clinch position.
Danga de danga de dang - Truck scores with a four punch combination!
Gattis misses with a wild combination.
Truck wants to clinch up but Gattis keeps it at a distance.
Truck doesn't manage to clinch there - Gattis circles away.
Truck swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gattis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#T2#
A leg kick checked by Gattis.
Gattis misses with a two punch combination.
Truck was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#CL2#
Gattis has Truck up against the cage in a clinch.
Truck with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gattis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Truck walks away with a smile on his face. Gattis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gattis checks a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Truck. Those never looked like landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Truck keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Truck takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sloppy strikes from Gattis. Those never looked like landing. #T3#
Truck is looking to clinch but Gattis is avoiding it.
Truck pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gattis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Truck connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Truck throws a hook to the side of Gattis's head but Gattis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Truck throws a series of punches but Gattis avoids them all with ease.
Gattis is trying to counter with his kicks.
Gattis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Truck takes a step back to recover.
Gattis shoots for a double leg takedown but Truck sprawls well. He's pushed Gattis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tod Truck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Gattis.
Gattis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gattis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Truck swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Truck waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gattis.
Gattis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Truck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gattis manages to avoid it.
Gattis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#CL2#
Gattis rushes Truck and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#T4#
Gattis digs a right hand into Truck's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Truck's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gattis.
Gattis is working for takedown but Truck is calmly controlling the position for now.#BC2#
Gattis breaks the clinch.
Truck misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#CL2#
Gattis closes the distance and clinches.
Gattis's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short right from Truck on the inside.
Gattis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tod Truck will probably get the nod.
That's time! Truck's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Gattis tries to bum rush Truck with a series of wild strikes but Truck uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gattis is looking to clinch but Truck is avoiding it.
It looked like Truck was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gattis lands with a nice body punch.
Truck misses with a body kick.
Gattis throws a nice looking combination but Truck bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gattis avoids the body shot from Truck.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gattis or perhaps it was just good defense by Truck, which made it look bad.
Truck throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Truck misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Truck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gattis steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Truck.
Truck misses with the combination.
Gattis blocks a leg kick.
Gattis with the counter takedown but Truck avoids it easily.
Gattis throws a wild body kick that Truck sees coming a mile off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Gattis tries to clinch but Truck is having none of it.
Gattis shoots for a double leg takedown but Truck sprawls well. He's pushed Gattis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gattis wants to clinch.
Truck throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gattis 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.
Gattis shoots and misses
and Truck counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tod Truck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Gattis.
Truck lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Truck goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gattis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Truck is fending him off so far but Gattis persists. Nope, Truck circles away and we're back to standing.
Gattis tries to clinch but Truck is having none of it.
Gattis slips a straight right by Truck.
Gattis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Truck rather than just go for the knockout.
Gattis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Truck as he avoids it easily. #T2#
Gattis tries to clinch but Truck is having none of it.
It appears Truck was looking to counter with a kick there.#TD2#
Gattis gets a double leg takedown into Truck's guard.
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!
Gattis wants to control from the top but Truck keeps moving.
Truck might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gattis tries to stand but Truck is controlling from the bottom.
Truck is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gattis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gattis passes into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gattis lands a nice short elbow.
Gattis wants to pass the guard but Truck is defending well.
Gattis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T3#
Gattis is looking to take a break and control but Truck is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gattis looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Truck on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Truck wants to improve his position but Gattis is controlling well.
Gattis keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gattis winds up and cracks Truck with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gattis throwing shots but Truck is blocking nicely. #SUB2#
Gattis seems to be looking for submissions.
Truck misses with some strikes from the bottom.
#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gattis winds up and cracks Truck with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #SUB2#
Gattis is looking for a kimura here.
Truck controlling the position well.
Truck is trying to control but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Gattis looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
#SUB2#
Gattis is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Truck doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gattis.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Gattis.
I think Gattis 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for James Gattis!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for James Gattis!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for James Gattis!
James Gattis wins by unanimous decision!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 08, 2016 |
#R1#
Gattis tries to bum rush Shoe with a series of wild strikes but Shoe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shoe fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gattis just manages to avoid it.
Shoe scores with a body shot.
Shoe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gattis on the side of the head.#CUT#
It looks like James Gattis has been cut.
Gattis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shoe counters with a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Shoe.
Shoe cracks Gattis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shoe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#CL2#
Gattis has Shoe up against the cage in a clinch.
Gattis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shoe gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gattis tries to work over Shoe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shoe lands a nice shot to the body.
Shoe leaning his opponent against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Shoe.
Shoe presses Gattis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shoe works on Gattis's body with a couple of short punches.#BC#
Shoe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crunch! Shoe slams his shin into Gattis's torso.
Gattis looks winded!
Shoe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shoe. That's going to slow Gattis down.
Shoe lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Gattis falls backwards - clearly groggy! Shoe dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gum Shoe!
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Event:
Bravado 19: Kincaid v Lovelair
Date: Oct 23, 2016 |
#R1#
Lucarescu lands with a nice body punch.
Lucarescu lands a jab-cross combination.
Lucarescu lands with a hook. Gattis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lucarescu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lucarescu wants it to stay on the feet.
Lucarescu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gattis doesn't seem bothered though.
Lucarescu with a hook.
Lucarescu scores with a shot to the body.
Lucarescu throws a right and a left that Gattis avoids nicely.
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!
Lucarescu moves out of range of the strikes.
Lucarescu tries to bum rush Gattis with a series of wild strikes but Gattis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gattis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lucarescu lands the left hand.#KD2#
Lucarescu lands a left and a right that send Gattis crashing to the mat, dazed. Lucarescu thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#
Gattis is rocked!
Lucarescu is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Lucarescu shuts the power down on Gattis. Lights out, game over! Lucarescu is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mircea Lucarescu!
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Event:
Bravado 12: Road to Glory
Date: Sep 21, 2016 |
#R1#
Gattis throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Pugin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pugin lands a jab to the nose.
Gattis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pugin circles away.
Gattis misses with a takedown
and Pugin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pugin lands a jab to Gattis's midsection.
Gattis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gattis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gattis misses with a lunging right hand
and Pugin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gattis thinking.
Gattis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pugin was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Gattis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pugin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gattis's sensitive parts. #T1#
Pugin lands with a good body shot.
Gattis is looking to land body kicks.
Gattis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pugin.
Pugin scores with a one two! Gattis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #ROC2#
Gattis is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like James Gattis has been cut.
Gattis misses the body punch
and Pugin counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Gattis badly! He tries to strike back but Pugin puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Gattis out cold! Oh man, Gattis will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Timur Pugin!
A victorious Timur Pugin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
Bravado 3: Brown vs Dimotroglu
Date: Jul 31, 2016 |
#R1#
Dean misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dean takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gattis moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gattis misses with a double jab.
Dean circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gattis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gattis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gattis 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gattis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gattis throws a head kick but Dean moves out of range.
#T1#
Dean avoids the head kick by Gattis.
Gattis darts in looking for a takedown but Dean gets double underhooks and turns Gattis into the cage.
Gattis backing away here, and Dean unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
James Gattis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gattis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dean steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gattis.
No joy there for Gattis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
#CL#
Gattis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dean tries to break the clinch but Gattis is controlling the position. #BC2#
Dean escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gattis misses with a wild combination.
Dean raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Dean ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gattis moves away.#T2#
Dean jabs Gattis to the body, keeping him at a distance.#TD2#
Dean drives through with a takedown into Gattis's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dean working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dean trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dean accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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!
Dean working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dean makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dean wants to get up but he can't break Gattis's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gattis has momentary wrist control but Dean slips an elbow through the middle.
Dean is looking to stand up but Gattis won't let him.
Dean distracts Gattis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dean throws an elbow that misses. Gattis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dean's guard. Nice move by Gattis!#REVR##T3##ES2#
Dean has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Gattis has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Gattis has a couple of punches blocked by Dean.
Gattis tries to land knees in the clinch but Dean avoids the damage to the body.
Dean tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gattis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dean is trying to break free.
Gattis digs a right hand underneath Dean's ribcage. Dean let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gattis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #TD#
Gattis has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Dean clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Dean trying to control the hands but Gattis breaks the grip. #SUB#
Gattis is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Dean knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Dean for a finish.
Gattis tries to keep control of the position but Dean is staying busy.#T4##SUB#
Gattis is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Dean knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Dean for a finish.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dean trying to control the hands but Gattis won't let him.
Dean is in bad spot here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Gattis dominated that round.
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.
#R2#
Gattis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gattis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gattis throws a body kick that misses
and Dean counters with a thumping low kick. #TD#
Gattis throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Dean tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gattis is in Dean's guard.
Gattis throws a big right hand that misses.
Dean trying to control the position here.
Gattis trying to control but Dean is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dean controlling Gattis's posture. #T1#
Gattis trying to control but Dean is working from the bottom.
Dean has Gattis pulled in close to control his posture.
Gattis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dean swivels though and keeps the full guard. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gattis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gattis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dean manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gattis connects with a solid leg kick.
Gattis tries to clinch up.
Dean wants to counter with a clinch but Gattis pushes him away.#CL#
Gattis clinches with his opponent.
Dean is trying to push Gattis away but Gattis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#BC#
Gattis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gattis is looking to clinch.
Dean is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gattis with a body shot.
Gattis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dean throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T3#
Gattis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dean swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dean now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dean tries to clinch up but Gattis circles away and keeps his distance.
Gattis scores with a shot to the body.
Gattis scores with a nice body kick.
Dean avoids the head kick by Gattis.
Gattis lands with a kick to the temple. Dean shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" #CUT#
It looks like Stephen Dean has been cut.
Gattis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gattis throws a series of punches but Dean avoids them all with ease.
Dean shoots in for a double leg but Gattis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gattis is looking to counter with a body kick.#T4#
Gattis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dean wants to counter with a clinch but Gattis pushes him away.
Gattis wants to clinch.
Dean dives in for a single leg takedown but Gattis sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gattis throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gattis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gattis goes for a double leg but Dean avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dean continues to drive forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Gattis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stephen Dean's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Dean keeps the fight on the outside.
James Gattis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Gattis has closed the distance and engaged Dean in a clinch.
#BC#
Gattis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dean avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gattis tries to clinch up.
Gattis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dean sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gattis somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dean will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gattis is looking for a counter combo.#T1##CL#
Gattis moves into the clinch.#BC#
Gattis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#TD#
Gattis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gattis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dean looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dean throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Dean is trying to control but can't.
Gattis passes to side control.
Dean is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Gattis has just dragged him back down to the mat.#T2#
Gattis is looking to take a break and control but Dean is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gattis prevents Dean from escaping the position.#SUB#
Gattis tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dean is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Gattis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dean has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gattis is working away from the top position though.#T3#
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gattis seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A combination from Gattis does no damage.
Dean only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Gattis. #TD2#
Dean dives in and scores a takedown into Gattis's guard.
Dean is working Gattis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gattis trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Gattis has a closed guard, preventing Dean from standing up.
James Gattis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T4#
Gattis wants to stand but Dean is controlling the position.
Dean stands up over Gattis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #ES#
Gattis uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Gattis tries to close the distance and clinch but Dean swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dean swats away the attempt to clinch by Gattis.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gattis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Gattis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gattis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Gattis!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 25, 2016 |
#R1#
Gattis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lawler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gattis.
Gattis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lawler's head.#TD2#
Gattis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lawler did well to prevent Gattis getting side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lawler controlling the position well.
Gattis wants to take a breather but Lawler is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawler tries to roll over but Gattis keeps him under control.
Lawler is refusing to be controlled, as Gattis sits in half guard.
Lawler on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #T1#
Lawler keeping control of the position.
Gattis perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lawler controlling the position for now.
Lawler is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gattis thows a huge punch but Lawler dodges it nicely.
Gattis controlling the action here. #SUB2#
Gattis is working for a kimura but Lawler is defending it quite comfortably.
#SUB2#
Gattis is trying to work for a kimura but Lawler is defending well.
#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lawler is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gattis trying to control the action but Lawler is working from the bottom.
Lawler wants to get back to full guard but Gattis has mounted him!
Lawler tries to reverse the position but Gattis maintains control.
Gattis lands a couple of good shots and Lawler has given up his back, trying to escape the position!#SUB2#
Lawler has hold of Gattis's leg, trying to break free but it's let Gattis lock up a rear naked choke! This could be big trouble! Lawler is turning an unusual color here… he's out! Gattis throws him to one side and jumps onto the cage to celebrate with his fans.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). James Gattis!
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Event:
DCF Fight Night #12
Date: Apr 21, 2016 |
#R1#
Krete lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bobby Krete seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
Krete shoots in and bounces Gattis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Krete throwing strikes but missing.
Krete stopping the sweep attempt from Gattis.
Krete really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gattis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Krete seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gattis wants to stand up but Krete is controlling him.
Krete must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krete wants to get up but he can't break Gattis's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #T1#
Gattis wants to sweep here but Krete controlling him for the moment.
Krete is fighting to break Gattis's control of his arms but Gattis is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gattis 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.
Gattis wants to stand and escape but Krete is having none of it. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gattis wants to clinch.
Gattis leaves Krete with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gattis throws a big counter combination but Krete scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#CL2#
Krete closes the distance and pushes Gattis back into the cage.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Krete is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gattis to keep the fight standing.
A short left from Krete.
Gattis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
#TD#
Gattis is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Krete can't fight it off and eventually Gattis manages to take the fight to the floor. Krete looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gattis stays in close to Krete's body and controls the position.
Gattis looking to pass the guard. #SUB2#
Gattis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Krete has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gattis has managed to get both his arms back between Krete's legs - danger averted.#T3#
Gattis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SU#
Gattis stands up from Krete's guard - Gattis perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gattis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Krete defends it nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Krete is defended easily by Gattis.
James Gattis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Krete.
Krete tries to clinch but fails miserably #TD#
and Gattis counters with a nice double leg into guard. #ES2#
Krete is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#T4#
Gattis just leaning against Krete, taking a breather.
Krete fails to pull guard.
Gattis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gattis trying to land knees to the body.
Gattis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Krete in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gattis throws an elbow that misses.
Gattis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Krete leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gattis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bobby Krete will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
A head kick misses from Gattis. #TD2#
Gattis gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Krete to score an easy takedown into full guard.#ES#
Gattis has his feet on Krete's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. #TD2#
Krete gets the takedown into side control. #ES#
Gattis throws Krete to one side and escapes!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krete is looking to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Gattis. No joy for Krete on that attempt. #TD#
Gattis gets a takedown into half guard.
Gattis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Krete does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T1##SUB#
Gattis looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Krete is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gattis keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Krete wants to control but Gattis is keeping busy.
Krete is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
James Gattis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Gattis looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Krete is trying to maintain the position but Gattis is very close to passing his half guard.#T3#
Gattis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Krete keeps working.
Gattis working Krete over with strikes. #SU#
Gattis stands up and beckons Krete to join him on the feet. #CL#
Gattis clinches. #TD#
Gattis has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Krete regains guard immediately. #ES2#
Krete has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Gattis off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Krete scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#T4##TD#
Gattis scores with a takedown into Krete's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gattis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gattis lands a couple of digs.
Krete wants to get back to his feet but Gattis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gattis trying to control the position from guard on top but Krete is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Gattis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Krete has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gattis has managed to get both his arms back between Krete's legs - danger averted.
Gattis wants to control from the top but Krete keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Gattis dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##TD#
Gattis shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Krete is trying to defend but Gattis finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Krete avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gattis.
Gattis slips a nice elbow through Krete's hands, connecting with Krete's forehead.
Gattis trying to control the action but Krete is working from the bottom.
Gattis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krete blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gattis.
Gattis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Krete keeps working. #SU#
Gattis decides to stand and escape the position. #T1#
Krete fails to land the takedown.#TD2#
Krete throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gattis tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Krete is in Gattis's guard.#ES#
Gattis scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Krete misses with a head kick.
#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Krete tries to circle away but Gattis has him pinned against the cage.
Krete tries to pull guard but Gattis won't allow it.
#TD#
Gattis has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Krete uses from the top position. #T2#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gattis holds on and takes a little breather. #SUB#
Krete is posturing up here but Gattis has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Krete tries to roll out but it's too tight and Krete has to tap! Slick submission there by Gattis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James Gattis!
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Event:
DCF Fight Night #9
Date: Mar 31, 2016 |
#R1#
Gattis misses with a leg kick
and Carter counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gattis's knee momentarily.
Carter lands with a good body shot.
Gattis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Carter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#TD2#
Gattis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Carter did well to prevent Gattis getting side control.
Carter pushes Gattis off but Gattis dives into side control.
Gattis in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
It looks like Gattis might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Gattis has control of an arm but Carter manages to advance to Gattis's back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gattis wants to escape the position.
#ES2#
Gattis manages to stand up with Carter still on his back. Eventually Carter drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Carter misses with a double jab
#TD2#
and Gattis counters with a takedown into side control. #T1##SUB2#
Gattis tries for a kimura but Carter is defending well.
Carter tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gattis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gattis controls the position.
Carter dodges the ground and pound from Gattis.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SU2#
Gattis stands up and beckons Carter to his feet.
Carter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carter lands a jab to the nose.
Carter tries to bum rush Gattis with a series of wild strikes but Gattis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T2#
Gattis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carter.
Gattis tries to land a front kick but Carter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Carter throws a head kick but Gattis moves out of range.
Carter lands with a good body shot.
A lazy body kick from Carter #TD2#
and Gattis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gattis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gattis controls from within his opponent's guard.
Carter keeping full guard, as Gattis tries to pass.
Gattis trying to control but Carter is working from the bottom. #T3#
Gattis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Carter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Carter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gattis.
Carter throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A head kick misses from Gattis.
Lance Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter throws a chopping leg kick but Gattis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Carter.
Carter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Gattis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gattis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carter seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.#T4#
Gattis fails to land with a series of punches.
Gattis misses with a body shot
and Carter counters with a nice uppercut.
Gattis avoids the head kick by Carter.
A countering left hand to the body from Gattis misses.
Carter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gattis circles away quickly and effectively.
Gattis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carter was well out of range. Poor timing from Gattis.
No joy there for Carter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gattis changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
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!
Gattis tries for a takedown but Carter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gattis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gattis is looking to clinch.
Gattis is looking to clinch but Carter is avoiding it.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gattis throws a counter combo.
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 Lance Carter will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Gattis misses with a kick to the body.
Carter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Carter throws a push kick but Gattis slaps the foot to one side.
A jab from Carter misses.
Gattis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gattis tries to counter with a clinch but Carter shakes him off and moves away.
Carter misses with a left hand #CL2#
and Gattis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Carter tries to land knees in the clinch but Gattis avoids the damage to the body.
Gattis missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter stalling in the clinch but Gattis improves position.
Gattis takes a shot to the head.
Carter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gattis has him pressed against the cage.#BC#
Carter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gattis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T1#
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Carter.
Gattis looks to land a body kick but Carter moved away.
It looked like Carter was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A head kick misses from Carter.
Gattis lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gattis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Carter lands a high kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - Gattis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Both fighters circling a little - Gattis finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gattis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
Gattis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#CL2#
Gattis moves into the clinch.
Carter is trying to maintain a safe position but Gattis gets an underhook and turns Carter into the cage.#T2#
Carter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC2#
Gattis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gattis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gattis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Carter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#TD2#
Gattis shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#SU2#
Gattis stands and steps away. Carter gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Carter lands a nice shot that snaps Gattis's head back.
The fighters circling - Carter throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T3#
A leg kick checked by Carter.
Carter connects with a body shot that sends Gattis's belly button to the back.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
Gattis tries to clinch but Carter is having none of it. #CL2#
Gattis has managed to clinch.
Carter working hard to break the clinch.#BC#
Carter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gattis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carter.
Carter looks to land a combination but Gattis avoids it well.
Gattis fails with a takedown attempt.
Gattis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gattis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Carter rather than just go for the knockout.#T4#
Gattis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Carter defends it nicely.
Carter avoids the head kick by Gattis.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
Lance Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gattis fails to land with a series of punches.
Carter lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gattis is looking to clinch. #TD2#
Gattis looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Carter wants to stand back up but Gattis manages to pass into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SU2#
Gattis has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lance Carter will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Carter throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Good leg kick by Carter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gattis shoots in for a double leg but Carter sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gattis avoids the head kick by Carter.
Carter throws a series of punches but Gattis avoids them all with ease.
Gattis misses the shot to the body.
Gattis shoots in for a takedown but Carter shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Carter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter swinging wildly here.
Gattis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carter.
Carter throws a sloppy head kick and Gattis moves out of range easily. #T1#
Carter lands a front kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gattis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#CL2#
Gattis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gattis misses with a body punch.
#BC#
Carter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gattis throws a head kick that half lands.
Carter tries to bum rush Gattis with a series of wild strikes but Gattis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gattis tries to counter with a clinch but Carter shakes him off and moves away.
A leg kick checked by Carter.
Gattis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carter is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#T2#
Gattis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Carter sprawls well. Carter wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gattis gets slowly back to his feet.
Lance Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Gattis.
Carter connects with a jab.
Carter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lance Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter throws a body shot but no joy.
Carter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gattis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gattis looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Carter leaves Gattis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Carter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gattis can do to turn this around?
Good shot there by Carter.#T3#
Carter throws a leg kick which misses Gattis's front leg but catches the back leg as Gattis tries to avoid it.
Carter lands with a hook. Gattis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gattis is looking to clinch.
Carter throws a push kick but Gattis slaps the foot to one side.
Carter stuffs the takedown.
Gattis is looking to clinch but Carter is avoiding it.
A telegraphed right hand from Carter misses the target.
Carter lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Carter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gattis's head.
Carter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gattis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lance Carter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lance Carter is winning the standup battle so far.#T4#
Gattis throws a right hand that Carter ducks under and follows up with a left that Carter also avoids with ease.
Carter fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gattis just manages to avoid it.#CL2#
Gattis forces Carter back against the cage and clinches.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gattis is trying to drag Carter to the mat but Carter just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.#BC#
Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gattis tries to clinch up.
Carter fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gattis just manages to avoid it.
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
James Gattis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gattis throws a series of punches but Carter moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Carter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lance Carter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carter, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lance Carter!
After winning the bout, Lance Carter thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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