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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Gavin (ranked 743 p4p, 603 weight class) and Abduwali Hassan (ranked 70 p4p, 52 weight class). Tommy Gavin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Gavin
vs
Hassan

168 cm
35
145
23 - 13 - 1

170 cm
30
154
20 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Gavin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abduwali Hassan!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hassan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tommy Gavin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gavin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hassan.
Gavin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gavin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gavin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hassan moves away.
Gavin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hassan staying out of range there.
Gavin wants to land a leg kick but Hassan is out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hassan cracks Gavin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gavin throws an off balance right hand
and Hassan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gavin moves out of range of the body kick from Hassan.
Hassan looks to score with a jab to the body but Gavin is just out of range.
Hassan staying out of range there.
Gavin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hassan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gavin moves out of range as Hassan strikes.
Gavin throws a leg kick but Hassan moved away.
Gavin swings widly with a right hand
and Hassan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gavin takes a swing at Hassan's ribcage but misses.
Hassan throws a body punch but Gavin moves out of range.
Gavin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gavin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hassan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gavin.
Gavin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hassan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gavin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hassan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hassan throws the kick towards the body but Gavin avoids it.
A jab from Gavin finds it's way through Hassan's defenses.
Nice body punch from Hassan.
Gavin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hassan is out of range.
Gavin just misses with a punch to the body.
Gavin avoids the body shot from Hassan.
Gavin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hassan sizes up Gavin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hassan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A punch lands to the side of Hassan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gavin scoring well with a low kick there.
Gavin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hassan wants to land a leg kick but Gavin is out of range.
Gavin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
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 jab from Gavin misses.
Hassan throws a body shot but no joy.
Gavin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
An inside leg kick from Hassan misses.
Hassan misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Hassan. That snapped Gavin's head back.
A bone on bone clash there as Gavin blocks the leg kick.
Gavin throws a front kick aimed at Hassan's knee but Hassan avoids it well.
Hassan throws a low kick but Gavin moves out of range easily.
Hassan needs to keep his hands up - Gavin had a free shot at his head there.
Hassan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hassan throws a hook but Gavin blocks it.
Hassan just misses with a punch to the body.
Gavin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hassan just manages to avoid it.
Hassan ducks under a wild hook from Gavin.
Hassan thinks about the counter body kick.
Gavin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hassan was well out of range. Poor timing from Gavin.
Gavin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gavin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hassan.
Gavin lands a nice shot to the body.
Gavin looks to land a combination but Hassan avoids it well.
Hassan counters with a body kick.
Gavin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gavin thows a leg kick but Hassan checks it
and Hassan counters with a stiff right hand.
Gavin throws a hook but Hassan blocks it.
Gavin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Hassan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hassan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A low kick lands for Gavin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gavin with a nice cross.
Hassan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gavin to score with a decent uppercut.
Hassan moves away from the strike by Gavin.
Hassan throws a sloppy head kick and Gavin moves out of range easily.
Gavin is looking to counter punch.
Gavin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hassan.
Gavin looks to throw the jab but Hassan is out of range.
It seemed like Hassan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gavin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hassan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gavin with a body shot.
Gavin misses the shot to the body.
Hassan only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gavin connects with a leg kick.
Gavin throws a chopping leg kick but Hassan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A nice leg kick from Gavin, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hassan ducks under a wild hook from Gavin.
Hassan misses with a hook. Gavin ducked under it nicely.
Gavin throws a looping overhand right but Hassan ducks down to avoid it.
Hassan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gavin missing with a left hand there. Hassan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gavin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hassan throws out a counter right but Gavin avoids it with no problem.
Hassan throws a solid leg kick but Gavin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hassan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hassan throws a looping overhand right but Gavin ducks down to avoid it.
Hassan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gavin.
Gavin checks the leg kick.
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!
Gavin misses with a low kick.
Hassan throws out a counter right but Gavin avoids it with no problem.
Hassan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gavin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hassan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gavin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Gavin.
Hassan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hassan throws a jab but it's blocked by Gavin.
Hassan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head kick by Gavin misses
and Hassan counters with a nice uppercut.
Hassan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gavin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hassan finds it's way round the side to connect with Gavin's head.
Gavin lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gavin moves out of range of the body kick.
Hassan looks to score with a jab to the body but Gavin is just out of range.
Gavin misses with a low kick as Hassan jumps back.
Gavin blocks a head kick by Hassan.
Gavin feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hassan missing with a left hand there. Gavin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tommy Gavin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hassan 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gavin. Hassan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hassan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gavin throws the left hand but Hassan avoids the punch easily.
Gavin staying out of range there.
Hassan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Gavin misses its intended target.
Hassan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hassan lands with a good body shot.
Gavin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gavin swings for the body but Hassan moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Hassan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gavin misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hassan looks to score with a jab to the body but Gavin is just out of range.
Gavin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hassan just manages to avoid it.
Gavin scoring well with a low kick there.
Tommy Gavin is winning the standup battle so far.
Gavin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hassan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hassan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gavin.
Hassan checks the leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hassan throws out a loose jab but Gavin uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hassan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gavin walks into a straight right hand from Hassan.
Gavin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gavin walks into a straight right hand from Hassan.
Gavin jabs at Hassan's body.
Hassan avoids the body shot from Gavin.
Hassan throws out a counter right but Gavin avoids it with no problem.
Gavin checks a leg kick.
Gavin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hassan.
Donk. Gavin catches Hassan right on the button with a cross.
Gavin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hassan.
Gavin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hassan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hassan! But no joy.
Gavin swings for the body but Hassan moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Hassan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gavin dips to his left and cracks Hassan with an uppercut!
Gavin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hassan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hassan looks to land a right hand but Gavin moved out of range.
Hassan ducks under a wild hook from Gavin.
Good shot there by Hassan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavin loads up on a big right hand but Hassan slips the punch.
Hassan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hassan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gavin.
Gavin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gavin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gavin is looking to land body kicks.
Gavin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gavin works Hassan's body with a nice hook.
Hassan misses with a leg kick
and Gavin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gavin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hassan takes a step back to recover.
Gavin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gavin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gavin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hassan.
Gavin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gavin slips a straight right by Hassan.
Hassan tries a head kick but it misses.
Gavin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gavin blocks a leg kick.
Hassan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gavin's head.
Gavin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin throws an overhand right that lands on Hassan's shoulder, as Hassan tries to avoid the shot.
Gavin lands a glancing blow to the side of Hassan's head.
Hassan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hassan looks to land a right hand but Gavin moved out of range.
Gavin throws a body kick that misses.
Gavin misses with an uppercut. Hassan saw that one coming.
Some bone on bone action there as Gavin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gavin feints and then cracks Hassan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hassan down.
Gavin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Decent striking displayed by Hassan there.
Gavin throws a leg kick but Hassan moved away.
Gavin with a jab.
Gavin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gavin throws the left hand but Hassan avoids the punch easily.
Gavin avoids the head kick by Hassan.
Hassan with a jab.
Gavin tried to score with a low kick but Hassan checks it.
Hassan misses with a hook. Gavin ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gavin takes a jab right on the kisser.
A slow jab from Hassan misses its intended target.
Gavin throwing a counter right hand but Hassan manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Hassan misses its intended target.
Gavin throws a shot to the body.
Hassan misses with a hook.
Good shot there by Gavin.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gavin.
Gavin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hassan.
Gavin connects with a nice looking jab.
Gavin throws a hook but Hassan avoids it easily.
Hassan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gavin just misses with a punch to the body.
Hassan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gavin. That did some damage!
Hassan misses with a leg kick
and Gavin counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hassan. That's going to slow Gavin down.
Gavin throws a body punch but Hassan moves out of range.
Gavin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hassan.
Hassan throws a body punch but Gavin moves out of range.
Gavin sizes up Hassan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Gavin dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hassan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gavin has time to react.
Hassan slips a straight right by Gavin.
Hassan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hassan misses with a hook. Gavin ducked under it nicely.
Gavin throwing a counter right hand but Hassan manages to avoid it.
Hassan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gavin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gavin lands with an uppercut that bounces Hassan off the cage and back into range.
Hassan lands with a nice body punch.
Gavin throws a body shot but no joy.
Hassan lands with an uppercut that bounces Gavin off the cage and back into range.
Hassan throws a hook but Gavin blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Gavin.
Hassan throws a leg kick but Gavin checks it.
Gavin misses with a two punch combination.
Hassan connects with a solid leg kick.
Hassan connects with a body shot that sends Gavin's belly button to the back.
Gavin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hassan moves away from the strike by Gavin.
Gavin cracks Hassan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gavin misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Hassan.
Gavin looks to score with a jab to the body but Hassan is just out of range.
Gavin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hassan throws out the jab.
Hassan scores with a nice strike.
Hassan throws the left hand but Gavin avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Gavin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hassan misses the jab.
Gavin just misses with a punch to the body.
Hassan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gavin.
Gavin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gavin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hassan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gavin.
Hassan throws a looping overhand right but Gavin ducks down to avoid it.
Gavin half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gavin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gavin throws a body shot but no joy.
Gavin cracks Hassan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gavin misses with a looping left.
Hassan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gavin.
Hassan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gavin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abduwali Hassan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tommy Gavin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavin finds nothing but air with that leg kick 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!
Gavin dips to his left and cracks Hassan with an uppercut!
Hassan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gavin.
Gavin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hassan checks it well.
Hassan checks a low kick from Gavin.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hassan.
Gavin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hassan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gavin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gavin 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.
Gavin blocks a jab.
Gavin ducks right into an uppercut from Hassan.
Hassan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gavin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gavin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab from Gavin misses.
Hassan misses with a looping right.
Hassan lands with a good body shot.
Hassan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Hassan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin throws a shot from downtown. Hassan moves away and avoids it.
Hassan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gavin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hassan scrambles back to his feet.
Hassan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gavin's sensitive parts.
Hassan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gavin to score with a decent uppercut.
Hassan misses with a wild body shot.
Gavin throwing a counter right hand but Hassan manages to avoid it.
Hassan slips under a jab from Gavin.
Hassan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hassan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hassan avoids the body shot from Gavin.
Gavin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hassan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gavin slips a jab from Hassan.
Gavin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gavin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hassan misses with a straight right.
Hassan throws a jab but it's blocked by Gavin.
Gavin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gavin lands a nice hook to Hassan's body. Hassan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gavin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hassan.
Hassan throws a leg kick but Gavin checks it.
Gavin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hassan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hassan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That kick from Hassan tenderised Gavin's leg. Gavin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gavin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hassan if he has to take too many more of those.
Gavin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hassan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gavin defending well as Hassan loads up on a big left hand.
Gavin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hassan.
Gavin takes a swing at Hassan's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Hassan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hassan with a nice cross.
Gavin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hassan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gavin manages to avoid it.
Gavin throws a hook to the side of Hassan's head but Hassan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hassan looks to land a right hand but Gavin moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hassan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hassan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hassan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gavin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hassan. That did some damage!
Hassan thows a left - swing and a miss!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tommy Gavin.
Well Gavin 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Gavin!
A less than humble Tommy Gavin misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
In defeat, Abduwali Hassan stepped up to the mic, saying 'Back to the gym...'.