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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jarod Gibbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Headland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Headland has chosen Cypress Hill - Can't Get the Best of Me as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Nick Headland has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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278 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jarod Gibbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Headland!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Headland swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gibbs tries to close the distance and clinch but Headland swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Headland is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Headland scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Jarod Gibbs has been cut.
Gibbs avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gibbs clinches with his opponent.
Gibbs misses with an elbow over the top.
Headland wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gibbs has him pressed against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Headland prevents a body shot from Gibbs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibbs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Headland avoids it.
Headland wants to break free but Gibbs has control.
Headland managing to block the knees to the body from Gibbs.
Gibbs trying to land knees to the body.
Headland blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Headland's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gibbs tries to clinch there but Headland circles away.
Headland lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Headland throws out a loose jab but Gibbs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Headland looks to land a combination but Gibbs avoids it well.
Gibbs closes the distance and clinches.
Headland blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gibbs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gibbs displaying some good clinch control by pressing Headland up against the cage.
Gibbs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Headland is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs misses with a body punch.
Headland managing to block the knees to the body from Gibbs.
Headland avoiding damage as Gibbs throws knees to the body.
Headland breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Headland throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gibbs ducks under a wild hook from Headland.
Gibbs fires out a quick counter leg kick but Headland just manages to avoid it.
Headland lands a left and a right that send Gibbs crashing to the mat, dazed. Headland thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Headland throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from Headland. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've been informed that Headland has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Headland tries to bum rush Gibbs with a series of wild strikes but Gibbs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gibbs could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Headland Throws a clean left jab. Headland Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Gibbs's chin! Gibbs crumbles to the ground and Headland follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Headland!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nick Headland!
Nick Headland seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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