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Event:
Gladiators 19 Teixeira v Gain
Date: May 01, 2017 |
#R1#
Fighter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dover.
Fighter is looking for the big counter here.
Fighter looks to throw the jab but Dover is out of range.
Dover slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fighter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fighter misses with a straight left.
Dover lands a jab to the nose.
A jab from Dover misses.
Dover misses with a body shot.
Dover tries to clinch but Fighter is having none of it.
Nice uppercut lands for Dover. That snapped Fighter's head back.
Dover on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dover steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fighter.
Fighter throws a hook but Dover avoids it easily.
Dover wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Fighter throws a shot to the body.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Fighter misses the target.
Fighter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fighter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dover.#T1#
Fighter throws a jab when Dover was well out of range.
Dover was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#CL#
Dover has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fighter misses with a punch to the body.
Fighter has Dover pushed against the cage.
Dover lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fighter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dover lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Dover scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fighter.
Fighter misses with a punch on the inside.
Fighter looking to slow down the pace here.
A hook to the body from Dover.
Fighter is trying to push Dover away but Dover has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fighter looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dover misses with some punches.
Dover presses Fighter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fighter misses with a body punch.
Dover trying to land knees to the body.
#T2#
Fighter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dover lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fighter misses with a body punch.
Fighter struggles to land a body shot inside as Dover controls his hands.
Dover blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dover tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fighter tries a body shot but Dover blocks it.
Dover swings wildly with an uppercut but Fighter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fighter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fighter is looking to control Dover's arms but Dover gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fighter has his back to the cage.
Dover blocks a body shot from Fighter.
Dover misses with some punches.
Dover swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fighter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dover's elbow.
Fighter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fighter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T3#
Dover lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dover blocks an uppercut.
Dover scores with a shoulder strike.
Fighter blocks an uppercut.
Dover misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dover blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Dover scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fighter.
Fighter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dover fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter swings wildly with an uppercut but Dover uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fighter working aggressively here.
Fighter avoiding damage as Dover throws knees to the body.
Fighter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dover creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dover lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fighter taking a breather.
Fighter misses with a punch to the body.
Dover throws a head punch that misses. #T4#
Dover gets through Fighter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Fighter.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dover trying to land knees to the body.
Fighter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dover misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dover has Fighter pressed against the cage, preventing Fighter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dover has a couple of punches blocked by Fighter.
Dover lands with a left to the head.
Fighter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dover cracks Fighter with a nice body shot.
Fighter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Dover.
Fighter throws a punch but it's blocked by Dover.
Dover swings wildly with an uppercut but Fighter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fighter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fighter.
Dover stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Micheal Dover 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#
Fighter misses with a hook.
Dover is looking to counter the offense by Fighter and move into the clinch.#CL#
Dover fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fighter, pushing him back against the cage.
Dover misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fighter.
Dover prevents a body shot from Fighter.
Fighter misses with a body punch.
Fighter looking to slow down the pace here.
Dover scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fighter prevents a body shot from Dover.
Fighter throws a head punch that misses.
Dover lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dover has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Dover misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fighter.
Dover lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Fighter fails to land.
Fighter cracks Dover with a nice body shot.
Fighter misses with the head strike.
Dover struggles to land a body shot inside as Fighter controls his hands.
Dover makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dover is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fighter can do to turn this around?
Dover scores with a nice hook to the head.#T1#
Fighter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fighter tries to throw a body punch but Dover avoids it by throwing Fighter back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dover.
A short left from Dover.
Dover lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fighter backwards.
Fighter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fighter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dover misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fighter.
Fighter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dover scores with a shot to the side of Fighter's head.
Fighter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dover lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dover.
Dover throws a punch but it's blocked by Fighter.
Fighter tries to work over Dover's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dover blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fighter.
Dover fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dover swings wildly with an uppercut but Fighter uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
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!
Fighter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dover trying to land knees to the body.
Dover keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fighter's efforts to push away.
Fighter misses with a body punch.
Dover misses with the head strike.
Dover lands a shoulder strike.
Dover lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dover throws a punch but it's blocked by Fighter.
Fighter looking to slow down the pace here.
Fighter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dover lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Fighter.
Fighter misses with a punch to the body.
Dover throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fighters head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dover lands with a light punch inside. #T3#
Fighter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice left hand lands by Dover.
Dover blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dover has a couple of punches blocked by Fighter.
Fighter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dover scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fighter blocking some punches.
Dover lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fighter backwards.
Dover blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dover tries to land knees in the clinch but Fighter avoids the damage to the body.
Fighter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dover misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fighter.
Fighter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dover throws a head punch that misses.
Fighter is trying to break the clinch but Dover has him pressed against the cage.
Fighter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fighter trying to control the position but instead, Dover has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fighter into the cage.
Dover tries to land knees in the clinch but Fighter avoids the damage to the body. #T4#
Dover scores with a shot to the side of Fighter's head.
Dover softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fighter avoiding damage as Dover throws knees to the body.
Dover lands an uppercut.
Dover misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fighter.
Dover misses with a body punch.
Fighter tries to throw a body punch but Dover avoids it by throwing Fighter back against the cage.
Dover throws a head punch that misses.
Dover misses with some punches.
Fighter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dover tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fighter tries to circle away but Dover has him pinned against the cage.
Fighter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dover's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Dover fails to land.
Dover misses with some punches.
Dover makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fighter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Micheal Dover dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Fighter throws a looping overhand right but Dover ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Dover wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dover is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fighter.
It seemed like Fighter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fighter misses with a lunging right hand
and Dover counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dover shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fighter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dover tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fighter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fighter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fighter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Micheal Dover is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fighter. Dover does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dover ducks under a wild hook from Fighter.
Dover tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Fighter manages to circle out of the way.
Dover takes a swing at Fighter's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fighter might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fighter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Fighter misses its intended target.
Dover is looking to clinch but Fighter is avoiding it.
Fighter with a nice cross.#ROC2#
Dover is rocked!#T1#
Dover tries to get into range but Fighter steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Dover! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Fighter scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Que Fighter!
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