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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thaddeus Meza (ranked 4230 p4p, 5351 weight class) and Johnny Gambino (ranked 405 p4p, 455 weight class). Thaddeus Meza could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Johnny Gambino's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thaddeus Meza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Gambino!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meza tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gambino counters with a head kick. That will keep Meza thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A head kick misses from Meza.
Meza moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromGambino.
Meza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gambino moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Meza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gambino manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gambino replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Meza blocks it well.
Meza throws a right hand that Gambino ducks under and follows up with a left that Gambino also avoids with ease.
Gambino throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gambino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gambino is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meza darts in looking for a takedown but Gambino gets double underhooks and turns Meza into the cage.
And Gambino responds with a good body kick, but Meza manages to step out the way in time.
Gambino working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gambino avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meza is looking for a takedown.
Meza tries to stall but Gambino uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short left from Gambino.
Gambino avoids a wild elbow strike from Meza.
A short right from Gambino on the inside.
Meza blocks an uppercut.
Gambino scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Meza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gambino has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gambino pushes Meza back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meza will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thaddeus Meza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gambino slaps away a takedown attempt from Meza, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gambino is trying to counter with his kicks.
Meza misses with a head kick.
Gambino raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Meza closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Meza lands in his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meza wants to control from the top but Gambino keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gambino scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Meza misses with a takedown
and Gambino counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Meza with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gambino counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Meza with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gambino counters with a head kick.
Meza shoots and misses
and Gambino counters with a head kick.
Meza throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gambino shapes to counter with a head kick.
Gambino circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gambino counters with a body kick that stops Meza in his tracks momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meza darts in looking for a takedown but Gambino gets double underhooks and turns Meza into the cage.
Meza moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromGambino.
Gambino scores with a shoulder strike.
Gambino lands a nice uppercut.
Gambino is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gambino lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Gambino.
Gambino gets underhooks to prevent Meza's takedown attempt.
Gambino softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Gambino dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Meza misses with a takedown attempt
and Gambino counters with a big head kick but Meza shrugs it off.
Meza shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gambino counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gambino lands a high kick!
Meza tries for a takedown but Gambino circles away easily
and Gambino counters with a three punch combo that has Meza backing up. Meza nods at Gambino to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thaddeus Meza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meza fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meza doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gambino counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meza.
Gambino throws a fast counter high kick but Meza manages to duck under it in time.
Gambino has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Meza doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gambino counters with a head kick.
Meza with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gambino counters with a head kick.
Meza looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gambino avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Meza.
Meza is looking to take a break and control but Gambino is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Meza thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meza misses with a head shot. Gambino uses the momentum to regain guard.
Gambino working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Meza.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Meza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Meza won't allow Gambino to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thaddeus Meza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meza has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gambino moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Meza doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gambino counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Meza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gambino looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Meza tries for a takedown but Gambino circles away easily
and Gambino counters with a head kick.
Johnny Gambino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Meza misses with a double jab
and Gambino counters with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meza shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gambino as he avoids it easily.
Gambino steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
No luck for Meza with that takedown attempt.
Meza shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gambino counters with a good, hard body kick but Meza shrugs it off.
Meza tries for a takedown but Gambino circles away easily
and Gambino counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gambino slips a jab and a cross from Meza.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Gambino showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Meza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gambino throws a head kick that Meza semi-blocks.
Meza with a poor takedown
and Gambino counters with a head kick. That will keep Meza thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Meza with a poor takedown
and Gambino counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Meza is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Meza has his takedown stuffed
and Gambino counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thaddeus Meza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meza tries to clinch
and Gambino counters with a flying knee. Nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gambino circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gambino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meza swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gambino counters with a head kick. That will keep Meza thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Meza fails with the takedown
and Gambino counters with a head kick. That will keep Meza thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Meza has his takedown stuffed
and Gambino counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Meza is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Johnny Gambino seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Meza tries to clinch up.
Gambino raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Meza throws a sloppy body shot
and Gambino counters with a body kick that stops Meza in his tracks momentarily.
Meza closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gambino circles away.
Gambino lands a head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meza has his takedown stuffed
and Gambino counters with a good low kick that Meza was not able to check.
Meza gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gambino counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Meza is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gambino slaps away a takedown attempt from Meza, before circling back to the center of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meza misses with a takedown
and Gambino counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Meza is defended easily by Gambino.
Gambino replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Meza blocks it well.
Meza shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gambino pinned against the cage. Gambino gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gambino steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Meza gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gambino counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Meza misses with a kick to the body
and Gambino counters with a solid body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meza throws a combination that misses
and Gambino counters with a big head kick but Meza shrugs it off.
Meza fails with the takedown
and Gambino counters with a head kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Meza crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gambino - the referee stops the clock and Meza gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gambino. Meza manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gambino throws a head kick that half lands.
Meza shoots in but Gambino avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gambino raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Meza shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gambino counters with a good, hard body kick but Meza shrugs it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Gambino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gambino winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Gambino!
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RATING
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