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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hiroshima Nagasaki (ranked 3221 p4p, 386 weight class) and John Gibson (ranked 3435 p4p, 403 weight class). Nagasaki comes to the cage accompanied by Ground Zero (MOP). Gibson has chosen Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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209 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Hiroshima Nagasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Gibson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibson misses with a straight right.
Nagasaki slips under a jab from Gibson.
Nagasaki tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Gibson to counter with a crisp jab.
Nagasaki lunges at Gibson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gibson's hand.
Gibson misses with a wild body shot.
Gibson stuns Nagasaki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nagasaki misses with a looping left.
Nagasaki misses with a left hand
and Gibson counters with a straight right hand.
Gibson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nagasaki instigates a clinch.
Nagasaki working aggressively here.
Nagasaki definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nagasaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Gibson controls his hands.
Nagasaki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nagasaki prevents a body shot from Gibson.
Nagasaki wants to get back to striking at distance but Gibson won't allow it.
Nagasaki working aggressively here.
Nagasaki breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson misses the jab.
Nagasaki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nagasaki lands a big head kick that sends Gibson tumbling to the mat! Nagasaki takes a step backwards and waves Gibson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Gibson is rocked!
Nagasaki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A swing and a miss from Nagasaki.
Gibson throws out a counter right but Nagasaki avoids it with no problem.
Nagasaki misses with a leg kick.
Nagasaki throws a head kick but Gibson moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nagasaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Gibson is just out of range.
Gibson cracks Nagasaki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nagasaki misses with a lunging right hand
and Gibson counters with a stiff right hand.
Gibson misses with a straight right.
Nagasaki with a nice cross.
Gibson missing with a left hand there. Nagasaki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nagasaki throws a hook to the side of Gibson's head but Gibson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Gibson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gibson cracks Nagasaki with an open hand slap.
Gibson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gibson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gibson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nagasaki closes the distance and clinches.
Nagasaki is trying to break the clinch but Gibson is controlling him.
Good body shot from Gibson.
Gibson misses with the head strike.
Gibson throws a punch but it's blocked by Nagasaki.
Gibson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nagasaki lands a shoulder strike.
Nagasaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gibson digs a right hand underneath Nagasaki's ribcage. Nagasaki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nagasaki.
Nagasaki blocks an uppercut.
Nagasaki throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gibson tries to throw a body punch but Nagasaki avoids it by throwing Gibson back against the cage.
Nagasaki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gibson.
Gibson is trying to break free.
Gibson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nagasaki prevents a body shot from Gibson.
Nagasaki can't break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Gibson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gibson.
Nagasaki lands with a left to the head.
Gibson has Nagasaki pressed against the cage.
Nagasaki lands with a light punch inside.
Nagasaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nagasaki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nagasaki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A swing and a miss from Gibson.
Nagasaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gibson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab, jab by Gibson - just one landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Nagasaki.
It looked like Nagasaki was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gibson.
A jab from Gibson misses.
Gibson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A bone on bone clash there as Gibson blocks the leg kick.
Nagasaki takes the fight into the clinch.
Nagasaki misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gibson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nagasaki being controlled against the cage.
Gibson scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hiroshima Nagasaki will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nagasaki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gibson avoids the head kick by Nagasaki.
A little jabbing left from Gibson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A low kick from Nagasaki is predictable there
letting Gibson counter with a right hand.
Nagasaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Gibson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gibson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Nagasaki throws a sloppy head kick
and Gibson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gibson throws a big shot that misses.
Nagasaki lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nagasaki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
John Gibson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gibson cracks Nagasaki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Gibson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nagasaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Gibson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gibson misses with an uppercut.
Gibson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nagasaki.
Good exchange - Nagasaki coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson missing with a left hand there. Nagasaki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nagasaki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gibson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gibson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Gibson tries to get set, Nagasaki tries to push him back and clinch up but Gibson manages to avoid the attempt.
A shot to the body from Nagasaki misses
and Gibson counters with a nice uppercut.
Gibson misses with an uppercut. Nagasaki saw that one coming.
Nagasaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch lands to the side of Gibson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nagasaki and Gibson are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Nagasaki throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Gibson into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Nagasaki knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hiroshima Nagasaki!
A relieved looking Hiroshima Nagasaki thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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pop
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