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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darnell Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Darnell Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibson tries to score with a low kick but Thompson moves his leg out of the way.
Thompson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Thompson instigates a clinch.
Gibson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thompson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gibson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thompson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gibson's brow.
Thompson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gibson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gibson presses Thompson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from Gibson.
Thompson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gibson's defenses.
Gibson tries to work over Thompson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gibson lands with a left to the head.
Gibson swings wildly with an uppercut but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gibson misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson lands an elbow just above Gibson 's eye.
Nice elbow from Thompson.
Gibson misses with the head strike.
Thompson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thompson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gibson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thompson blocks an uppercut.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gibson avoids it.
Thompson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Thompson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Thompson.
Gibson throws a head punch that misses.
Gibson is trying to break the clinch but Thompson has him pressed against the cage.
Gibson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gibson is trying to force a seperation but Thompson has the dominant position.
Gibson misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gibson up against the cage.
Thompson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gibson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Gibson tries to work over Thompson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thompson lands an elbow inside that Gibson shrugs off.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gibson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thompson.
A short left from Gibson.
Thompson effectively controlling the action here.
Gibson throws a head punch that misses.
Thompson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gibson's efforts to push away.
Gibson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Thompson.
Gibson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thompson blocks a body shot from Gibson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gibson.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Thompson.
Thompson lands an elbow inside that Gibson shrugs off.
Thompson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thompson.
Thompson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gibson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thompson prevents Gibson from breaking the clinch.
Gibson avoids a wild elbow strike from Thompson.
Thompson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gibson up against the cage.
Thompson lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Thompson.
Gibson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gibson working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is struggling to control the position.
Thompson blocks an uppercut.
Gibson swings wildly with an uppercut but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thompson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gibson lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gibson managing to block the knees to the body from Thompson.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thompson.
Gibson avoiding damage as Thompson throws knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gibson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gibson has a couple of punches blocked by Thompson.
Gibson lands with a light punch inside.
Gibson swings wildly with an uppercut but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gibson dodges an elbow strike from Thompson.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gibson avoids it.
Thompson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Thompson dominated that round.
That's time! Gibson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gibson closes the distance and clinches.
Gibson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gibson breaks from the clinch.
Thompson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thompson checks a leg kick.
Gibson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thompson, pushing him back against the cage.
Gibson tries to circle away but Thompson has him pinned against the cage.
Thompson effectively controlling the action here.
Thompson prevents a body shot from Gibson.
Thompson throws an elbow but it misses.
Gibson wants to break free but Thompson has control.
Gibson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gibson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thompson slowing the pace effectively.
Nice elbow from Thompson.
Thompson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Darnell Gibson has been cut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gibson.
Thompson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gibson is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson throws a punch but it's blocked by Thompson.
John Thompson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gibson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thompson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thompson stalls.
Thompson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gibson lands an uppercut.
Thompson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gibson.
Gibson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thompson's elbow.
Thompson lands an elbow that stopped Gibson in his tracks for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Gibson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gibson throws a head punch that misses.
Thompson taking a breather.
Gibson trying to control the position but instead, Thompson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gibson into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thompson lands an elbow just above Gibson 's eye.
Gibson misses with a punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gibson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gibson throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thompson.
A head punch on the inside from Gibson fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gibson avoids a wild elbow strike from Thompson.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gibson throws an elbow but misses.
Thompson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gibson misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gibson is defending well for now.
Gibson blocks an elbow strike from Thompson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson misses with a punch on the inside.
Thompson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thompson blocks an uppercut.
Gibson takes an elbow to the temple.
Thompson taking a breather.
Thompson lands an elbow just above Gibson 's eye.
Thompson is looking to control Gibson's arms but Gibson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thompson has his back to the cage.
Gibson tries to circle away but Thompson has him pinned against the cage.
Gibson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson missing with knees to the body.
Thompson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gibson up against the cage.
Gibson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thompson misses with an elbow strike.
Gibson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gibson blocks the elbow strike.
Gibson dodges an elbow strike from Thompson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gibson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gibson misses with a punch on the inside.
Come on Thompson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gibson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gibson is trying to stall.
Thompson lands an elbow just above Gibson 's eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gibson tries to circle away but Thompson has him pinned against the cage.
Thompson avoiding damage.
Thompson blocks a body shot from Gibson.
Thompson blocks a body shot from Gibson.
Gibson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gibson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thompson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gibson lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Darnell Gibson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Darnell Gibson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Thompson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gibson misses with a looping right.
John Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gibson checks a leg kick.
Thompson moves into the clinch.
Gibson takes an elbow to the temple.
Gibson swings wildly with an uppercut but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gibson scores with a shoulder strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Thompson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gibson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gibson throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gibson takes an elbow to the forehead.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Thompson lands an elbow that stopped Gibson in his tracks for a moment.
Gibson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson dodges an elbow strike from Gibson.
Gibson throws an elbow that misses.
Thompson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thompson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gibson manages to break the clinch.
Gibson looks to land a left hand but Thompson moved out of range nicely.
Gibson checks the leg kick.
Thompson misses with a leg kick.
Thompson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thompson blocks the body kick.
Thompson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thompson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gibson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thompson checks it well.
Gibson backing away here, and Thompson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Gibson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thompson wants to clinch up but Gibson keeps it at a distance.
Gibson throwing a counter right hand but Thompson manages to avoid it.
Thompson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson doesn't manage to clinch there - Gibson circles away.
Thompson moves into the clinch.
Thompson prevents a body shot from Gibson.
Gibson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gibson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson lands a nice elbow.
Thompson lands a damaging elbow.
Thompson prevents a body shot from Gibson.
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gibson tries to work over Thompson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Thompson.
A frustrated look appears on Gibson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thompson lands an elbow that stopped Gibson in his tracks for a moment.
Thompson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gibson is defending well for now.
Thompson taking a breather.
Thompson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gibson is trying to break the clinch but Thompson has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson avoiding damage as Thompson throws knees to the body.
Gibson takes an elbow to the temple.
Thompson is struggling to control the position.
Gibson swings wildly with an uppercut but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thompson is trying to stall.
Thompson looking to slow down the pace here.
Thompson is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Gibson has denied him.
Thompson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gibson lands with a light punch inside.
Thompson prevents Gibson from breaking the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thompson.
Thompson taking a breather.
Gibson working hard to break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Gibson.
Thompson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Gibson.
Gibson avoids the elbow strike from Thompson, against the cage.
Gibson misses with the head strike.
Gibson tries to throw a body punch but Thompson avoids it by throwing Gibson back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Gibson fails to land.
Thompson has Gibson pressed against the cage, preventing Gibson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thompson trying to land knees to the body.
Thompson is struggling to control the position.
Thompson missing with knees to the body.
Thompson tries to stall but Gibson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gibson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gibson has a couple of punches blocked by Thompson.
Gibson throws a head punch that misses.
Nice elbow from Thompson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson lands an elbow just above Gibson 's eye.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Thompson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thompson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Thompson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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