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Event:
GAMMA MT 8 - Double Header
Date: Jun 18, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Levi instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Burke's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC#
Levi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Levi rushes Burke and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Levi lands an elbow that stopped Burke in his tracks for a moment.
Burke looking to throw knees to the head but Levi is blocking nicely.
Levi lands a shot to the body.
Levi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Burke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Burke tries to break the clinch but Levi is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Levi as Burke tries to tie him up.
Levi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Levi lands an uppercut.#T1#
Levi digs a right hand underneath Burke's ribcage. Burke let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Levi lands a shoulder strike.
Burke is trying to stall.
A short uppercut from Levi.
Burke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Levi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Burke avoids it.
Burke avoids a wild elbow strike from Levi.
Burke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#BC#
Levi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Levi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#CL#
Levi drives through and clinches with Burke against the ropes.
Levi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T2#
Burke working hard to break the clinch.
Levi lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Levi. #BC#
Levi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burke throws a head kick but Levi moves out of range.
Levi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burke.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL#
Levi clinches.
Levi lands a nice elbow.
Levi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burke is defending well for now.
Levi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Levi dominated that round.
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#
Burke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Levi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Levi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Burke can do to turn this around?
Levi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Levi swats away the attempt to clinch by Burke.
Burke tries to clinch but Levi moves out of range. #CL#
Levi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Burke, pushing him back against the ropes.
Levi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Burke backwards.
Levi lands a left hand.
Levi lands a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burke can't break the clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Levi here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.#BC#
Levi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burke throws a series of punches but Levi moves out of range.
Levi is looking for a counter combo.
Michael Levi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Levi darts in and clinches Burke up against the ropes.#T1#
Levi lands a nice uppercut.
Levi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burkes head.
The referee calls for Levi to work.
Levi avoiding damage.
Levi pushes Burke back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Levi trying to land knees to the body.
#BC#
Levi breaks the clinch.
Burke tries to clinch there but Levi circles away.
Burke tries a head kick but it misses.
Burke tries to clinch there but Levi circles away.
#T2#
Burke tries to clinch but Levi moves out of range.
Levi keeps the fight on the outside.
Burke is looking to clinch but Levi is avoiding it.
Burke wants to clinch but Levi slips to the side
and Levi counters with a one-two to the body.
Levi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice side step and Burke releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Burke throws a combination that misses
and Levi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Levi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#CL#
Levi takes the fight into the clinch.
Burke is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. #BC#
Levi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Levi dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R3##CL#
Levi closes the distance and clinches.
Levi is working Burke over against the ropes.
Burke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Levi trying to land knees to the body.
Burke is trying to force a seperation but Levi has the dominant position.
Michael Levi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A frustrated look appears on Burke's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Burke is trying to push Levi away but Levi has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Burke working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burke tries to stall but Levi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Burke is looking to control Levi's arms but Levi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Burke has his back to the ropes.
Burke has had enough of the clinch but Levi keeps him there for the moment.
Burke is trying to stall.
#T1#
Burke is trying to stall.
Burke can't break the clinch.
#BC#
Levi breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Burke gets tackled into the ropes by Levi. Levi maintains the clinch.
Burke is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. #BC#
Levi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Levi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burke looks to score with a jab to the body but Levi is just out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.#CL#
Levi closes the distance and pushes Burke back into the ropes.#T2#
Levi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Burke is trying to force a seperation but Levi has the dominant position.
Burke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burke is trying to break free.#BC#
Levi breaks from the clinch.
Burke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Burke wants to clinch up but Levi keeps it at a distance.
Levi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Burke throws a head kick but Levi moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Levi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Burke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burke tries to close the distance and clinch but Levi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Levi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Levi circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Levi clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R4#
Burke tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Levi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Burke tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Levi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #CL#
Levi clinches with his opponent.
#BC#
Levi breaks from the clinch.
Levi fails in his attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Burke was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#CL#
Levi closes the distance and clinches.
Levi lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burke prevents a body shot from Levi. #BC#
Levi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Levi 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. #T1#
Burke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Levi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burke lands a lovely overhand right.
Burke throws a solid leg kick but Levi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Burke.
Levi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Burke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Levi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Levi is looking for a counter combo.#CL#
Levi has closed the distance and engaged Burke in a clinch.
#BC#
Levi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Levi clinches with his opponent.
Burke trying to stall but Levi improves his position.
Burke tries a body shot but Levi blocks it.
Burke is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Levi is keeping busy.
Levi scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T2#
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Levi dodges an elbow strike from Burke.
Burke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burke is trying to break the clinch but Levi has him pressed against the ropes. #BC#
Levi breaks the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Levi tries to clinch up.
Burke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Levi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Levi had his way with Paddy Burke in that 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!
#R5#
Burke keeps the fight on the outside.
Levi tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Burke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Burke throws a shot from downtown. Levi moves away and avoids it.
Levi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Levi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burke throws a head kick but Levi moves out of range.
Burke tries to clinch up.
Burke tries to clinch there but Levi circles away.
Levi fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Levi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Burke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burke misses with a wild combination.
Levi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
#T1#
Levi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Levi tries to close the distance and clinch but Burke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burke is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Levi is looking to clinch but Burke is avoiding it.
#CL#
Levi rushes Burke and presses him up against the ropes.#BC#
Levi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burke misses with a head kick.
Burke throws a right and a left that Levi avoids nicely.
Levi tries to clinch there but Burke circles away.
Burke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Levi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burke throws a nice looking combination but Levi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burke digs a good hook to Levi's body.
#T2#
Burke tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Levi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Levi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burke throws a leg kick but Levi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Levi moves out of range as Burke throws a body kick.
Levi wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#CL#
Levi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Burke misses with some punches.
Burke is trying to break free.
Burke is trying to force a seperation but Levi has the dominant position.
Michael Levi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#BC#
Levi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Levi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paddy Burke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#CL#
Levi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paddy Burke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Levi 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Levi!
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