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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Gilbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trummi Hobune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ethan Gilbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Trummi Hobune!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilbert closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gilbert lands in his opponent's guard.
Gilbert stands up and waves to Hobune to follow him.
Hobune avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hobune jabs Gilbert right on the nose. Gilbert blinks but takes it well.
Gilbert shoots in but Hobune avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hobune doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gilbert counters with a single leg into guard. Hobune didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gilbert accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gilbert throws a big right hand that misses.
Gilbert is looking to work some ground and pound but Hobune has wrist control.
Gilbert is looking to work some ground and pound but Hobune has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hobune utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hobune working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gilbert.
Gilbert is in close to Hobune's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gilbert postures up and lands a big shot to Hobune's brow.
Gilbert gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hobune misses the jab.
Gilbert shoots in but Hobune avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gilbert tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hobune swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ethan Gilbert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hobune throws a shot to the body.
Gilbert scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hobune looks gassed!
Hobune wants to get back to his feet.
Gilbert sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hobune is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilbert landing a few strikes.
Gilbert landing a few strikes.
Gilbert throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gilbert in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gilbert fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hobune takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Gilbert working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gilbert throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hobune prevents Gilbert from improving position.
Gilbert fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilbert tries for a kimura but Hobune is defending well.
Gilbert working the ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hobune is trying to buck Gilbert off.
Gilbert lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gilbert lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gilbert connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hobune some visible discomfort.
Hobune takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilbert decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hobune to his feet.
Hobune tries to keep at a distance but Gilbert has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gilbert lands an elbow just above Hobune 's eye.
Gilbert has Hobune pressed against the cage, preventing Hobune from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gilbert jumps guard.
Gilbert manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hobune manages to get himself to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gilbert is looking to work some ground and pound but Hobune has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hobune is working an open guard so Gilbert takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Gilbert shoots in and bounces Hobune off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gilbert chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Gilbert dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gilbert shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hobune keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gilbert bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gilbert with a poor takedown
and Hobune counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ethan Gilbert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hobune pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hobune scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hobune takes a swing at Gilbert's ribcage but misses.
Gilbert circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gilbert counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hobune won't be happy with that.
Hobune is breathing heavily.
Gilbert is trying to ground and pound but Hobune uses the momentary lack of control by Gilbert to regain half guard.
Gilbert missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilbert not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gilbert throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gilbert working the head and body with strikes.
Hobune avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gilbert.
Gilbert working over Hobune with some ground and pound. Hobune looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gilbert sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hobune defending well though.
Gilbert looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gilbert is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gilbert has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gilbert lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gilbert seems to be working for a kimura but Hobune defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilbert throwing shots but Hobune is blocking nicely.
Gilbert thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ethan Gilbert overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gilbert lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gilbert is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gilbert working Hobune over with strikes.
Gilbert winds up and cracks Hobune with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gilbert thows a huge punch but Hobune dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilbert takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gilbert thows a huge punch but Hobune dodges it nicely.
Hobune looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gilbert is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hobune is just riding it out for now. Gilbert eventually gives up the hold.
Gilbert seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gilbert looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilbert working over Hobune with some ground and pound. Hobune looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gilbert throwing shots but Hobune is blocking nicely.
Gilbert scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gilbert working the head and body with strikes.
Hobune avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gilbert.
Gilbert stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Gilbert closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hobune circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gilbert shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hobune pinned against the cage. Hobune gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hobune defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gilbert.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Gilbert dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A shot to the body from Hobune misses
and Gilbert counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gilbert throws a strike but Hobune rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gilbert is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gilbert lands with a punch from half guard.
Gilbert throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gilbert missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hobune takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hobune avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gilbert.
Gilbert thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hobune's head.
Ground and pound from Gilbert.
Gilbert thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hobune taking some punishment here, with Gilbert in his half guard.
Gilbert has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
BOOM! Gilbert connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gilbert breaks from Hobune's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Gilbert landing shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilbert pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gilbert lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hobune is rocked!
It looks like Trummi Hobune has been cut.
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!
Gilbert with the ground and pound from mount.
Hobune is still in real trouble! Can Gilbert finish him?
Gilbert pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
A nice elbow there by Gilbert.
A big strike lands for Gilbert! That's really hurt Hobune and he's turned his back - Gilbert keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Gilbert Jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ethan Gilbert!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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