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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Galvan (ranked 3451 p4p, 3023 weight class) and Blak Rvck (ranked 0 p4p, 128 weight class). Thomas Galvan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas Galvan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Blak Rvck!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galvan doesn't manage to clinch there - Rvck circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Galvan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Galvan.
A head kick misses from Rvck.
Rvck is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Galvan.
Galvan misses with an uppercut. Rvck saw that one coming.
Galvan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rvck paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Galvan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rvck bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Galvan's head backwards.
Galvan misses with a right hand
and Rvck counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thomas Galvan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rvck ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rvck throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Galvan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Galvan misses with a double jab.
Galvan just misses with a punch to the body.
Rvck looks to land a combination but Galvan avoids it well.
Rvck lands a jab to Galvan's midsection.
Rvck looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice uppercut lands for Rvck. That snapped Galvan's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rvck stuns Galvan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rvck throws a solid leg kick but Galvan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rvck.
Galvan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Galvan takes a swing at Rvck's ribcage but misses.
Galvan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rvck has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rvck misses with a few strikes there.
Rvck misses with the combination.
Galvan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've been told by Galvan's head coaches at Ishikawa MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Galvan blocks the body kick.
Galvan is looking to counter the offense by Rvck and move into the clinch.
Rvck swings for the body but Galvan moves out of range.
Rvck throws a series of punches but Galvan avoids them all with ease.
Galvan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rvck.
Galvan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rvck manages to avoid it.
Rvck misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Galvan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rvck manages to circle out of the way.
Galvan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Galvan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rvck.
Rvck misses with a wild combination.
Rvck throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Galvan.
Galvan clinches up with Rvck and pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rvck blocks an elbow strike from Galvan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galvan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Galvan.
Galvan lands a nice uppercut.
Rvck wants to break free but Galvan has control.
Rvck is trying to break the clinch but Galvan has him pressed against the cage.
Rvck is trying to force a seperation but Galvan has the dominant position.
Rvck wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Galvan has him pressed against the cage.
Rvck tries to break the clinch but Galvan is controlling the position.
Galvan lands a nice elbow.
Rvck blocks a body shot from Galvan.
Rvck is trying to break the clinch but Galvan is controlling him.
Galvan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rvck's face.
It looks like Blak Rvck has been cut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Galvan obliges.
Rvck is trying to push Galvan away but Galvan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rvck working hard to break the clinch.
Rvck breaks from the clinch.
Galvan lands an overhand right.
Galvan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Galvan lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galvan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rvck.
Galvan is looking to clinch.
Galvan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rvck manages to avoid it.
Galvan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rvck swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rvck throws a right and a left that both miss.
Galvan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Galvan lands a body shot.
Galvan misses with a left hand
and Rvck counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Galvan tries to clinch up.
Galvan doesn't manage to clinch there - Rvck circles away.
Rvck misses with a looping left.
Some wild striking there from Galvan.
Galvan cracks Rvck with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rvck throws a jab but it's blocked by Galvan.
Galvan blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galvan misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Rvck counter with a right hand.
Rvck scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Galvan pushes Rvck up against the cage in a clinch.
Rvck tries to circle away but Galvan has him pinned against the cage.
Galvan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rvck wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Galvan has him pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Galvan.
Rvck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Galvan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Galvan misses with a punch to the body.
Rvck is trying to break the clinch but Galvan is controlling him.
Rvck tries to break free but Galvan pushes him back against the cage.
Rvck tries to break the clinch but Galvan is controlling the position.
Rvck is looking to break free of the clinch but Galvan has double underhooks.
Galvan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Galvan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Galvan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rvck blocks it with crossed arms.
Rvck tries to circle away but Galvan has him pinned against the cage.
Rvck tries to break free but Galvan pushes him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Galvan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blak Rvck's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rvck feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Galvans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rvck misses with a straight right.
Rvck gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A punch combination from Galvan misses.
Galvan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Galvan drives through and clinches with Rvck against the cage.
Galvan digs a right hand underneath Rvck's ribcage. Rvck let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rvck has had enough of the clinch but Galvan keeps him there for the moment.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rvck dodges an elbow strike from Galvan.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Galvan.
Rvck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Galvan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rvck tries a body shot but Galvan blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Galvan.
Rvck blocks an elbow strike from Galvan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Galvan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Galvan has Rvck pressed against the cage, preventing Rvck from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Galvan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rvck can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galvan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Galvan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Galvan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Galvan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rvck blocks an elbow strike.
Galvan throws an elbow but it misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rvck in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Galvan scores with a shot to the side of Rvck's head.
Rvck wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Galvan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Galvan misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Galvan.
Galvan keeps control of Rvck as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rvck on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rvck is looking to break free of the clinch but Galvan has double underhooks.
Galvan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rvck backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Galvan.
Rvck wants to break free but Galvan has control.
Rvck is trying to break the clinch but Galvan has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rvck.
Galvan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rvck wants to get back to striking at distance but Galvan won't allow it.
Galvan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rvck is breathing heavily.
Rvck tries to break free but Galvan pushes him back against the cage.
Galvan throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Galvan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Galvan.
Rvck manages to break the clinch.
Galvan looks to land a combination. Rvck sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
No joy there for Galvan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Galvan takes a jab right on the kisser.
A slow jab from Galvan misses its intended target.
Galvan is looking to clinch.
Galvan closes the distance and clinches.
Rvck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rvck trying to control the position but instead, Galvan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rvck into the cage.
Galvan tries to throw a body punch but Rvck avoids it by throwing Galvan back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rvck.
Galvan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rvck working hard to break the clinch.
Galvan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Galvan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Galvan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rvck working hard to break the clinch.
Galvan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rvck backwards.
Galvan keeps control of Rvck as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rvck wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Galvan has him pressed against the cage.
Galvan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Galvan looking to throw knees to the head but Rvck is blocking nicely.
Galvan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Galvan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Galvan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rvck's efforts to push away.
Rvck wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galvan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rvck has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rvck takes a knee right on the jaw!
Galvan tries a body shot but Rvck blocks it.
Rvck is trying to force a seperation but Galvan has the dominant position.
Rvck looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rvck tries to break the clinch but Galvan is controlling the position.
Rvck is looking to break free of the clinch but Galvan has double underhooks.
Galvan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Galvan stalling in the clinch.
Rvck working hard to break the clinch.
Rvck can't break the clinch.
Good body shot from Galvan.
Galvan scores with a shot to the side of Rvck's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Galvan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rvck's defenses.
Rvck is trying to break the clinch but Galvan is controlling him.
Galvan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rvck backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Galvan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Blak Rvck's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Galvan walks into a jab.
Blak Rvck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Galvan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rvck manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rvck. Galvan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas Galvan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Galvan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rvck tries to land a leg kick but Galvan saw it coming and moves away.
Rvck scores with a punch to the head.
Galvan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rvck paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rvck swats away the attempt to clinch by Galvan.
Rvck swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Galvan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rvck looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Galvan connects with a body shot that sends Rvck's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galvan tries to close the distance and clinch but Rvck swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice shot lands for Rvck.
Rvck throws a leg kick that misses.
Galvan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rvck slips a jab and a cross from Galvan.
Rvck throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rvck just misses with a punch to the body.
Galvan tries to clinch there but Rvck circles away.
Galvan cracks Rvck with an open hand slap.
Rvck connects with a right hand. Galvan shakes it off.
Rvck misses with an uppercut.
Galvan rushes Rvck and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rvck pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Galvan moves out of range of the body kick from Rvck.
Galvan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Galvan wants to clinch but Rvck slips to the side
and Rvck counters with a series of strikes. Galvan will be more careful next time no doubt.
A combination from Rvck does no damage.
Rvck on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rvck misses with a looping left.
Galvan wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galvan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
Galvan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rvck throws a right and a left that Galvan avoids nicely.
Rvck swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Galvan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rvck wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rvck can't break the clinch.
Thomas Galvan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Galvan tries to land a knee to the head but Rvck blocks with his arms.
Galvan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rvcks head.
A frustrated look appears on Rvck's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rvck is looking to break free of the clinch but Galvan has double underhooks.
Galvan working Rvck over with knees to the body.
Rvck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Galvan pushes Rvck back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rvck wants to break free but Galvan has control.
Galvan lands an elbow that stopped Rvck in his tracks for a moment.
Rvck tries to circle away but Galvan has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galvan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rvck up against the cage.
Galvan landing knees to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rvck is trying to break free.
Galvan lands an uppercut.
Galvan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rvck is trying to break free.
Rvck tries to break free but Galvan pushes him back against the cage.
Rvck tries to break the clinch but Galvan is controlling the position.
Galvan tries to land a knee to the head but Rvck blocks with his arms.
Galvan keeps control of Rvck as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Galvan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rvck is trying to break free.
Galvan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rvck wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Galvan has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rvck is trying to break the clinch but Galvan is controlling him.
Galvan has Rvck pressed against the cage, preventing Rvck from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Galvan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Galvan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Galvan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rvck is defending well for now.
Galvan misses with some punches.
Rvck lands a left hand.
Galvan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rvck is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Galvan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Galvan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through 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!
Galvan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Galvan misses with a knee to the head.
Galvan lands an elbow inside that Rvck shrugs off.
Rvck wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Galvan has him pressed against the cage.
Rvck is trying to push Galvan away but Galvan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thomas Galvan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Galvan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Galvan, 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Galvan!
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