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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Wallace (ranked 6902 p4p, 631 weight class) and Luke Hobbs (ranked 7540 p4p, 679 weight class). Luke Hobbs is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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212 lbs
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190 cm
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gerald Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luke Hobbs!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace clinches up against the cage.
Hobbs is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wallace to keep the fight standing.
Wallace keeps control of Hobbs as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wallace controlling the action here for a moment.
Hobbs tries to pull guard but Wallace forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wallace stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wallace lands with a left to the head.
Hobbs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wallace digs a right hand underneath Hobbs's ribcage. Hobbs let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wallace has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wallace lands an elbow that stopped Hobbs in his tracks for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace breaks from the clinch.
Hobbs bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wallace doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hobbs avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace misses with a looping right.
Hobbs slips a jab and a cross from Wallace.
Hobbs is looking for the big counter here.
Wallace waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hobbs.
Wallace swings widly with a right hand
and Hobbs counters with a two punch combo.
Good exchange - Hobbs coming out on top.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hobbs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hobbs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wallace throws out the jab.
Hobbs moves away from the strike by Wallace.
Hobbs drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Wallace defends it well.
Wallace throws a looping overhand right but Hobbs ducks down to avoid it.
Hobbs lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hobbs avoids the body shot from Wallace.
Wallace closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wallace lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wallace pushes Hobbs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hobbs is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gerald Wallace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Hobbs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hobbs stalling in the clinch but Wallace improves position.
Nice elbow from Wallace.
Wallace cracks Hobbs with a nice body shot.
A short body shot lands from Wallace as the two fighters clinch.
Hobbs looks winded!
Wallace pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wallace pushes Hobbs up against the cage in a clinch.
Wallace is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wallace lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hobbs tries to pull guard but Wallace forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wallace lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Luke Hobbs has been cut.
Wallace gets through Hobbs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wallace has Hobbs pressed against the cage, preventing Hobbs from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hobbs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wallace lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wallace breaks from the clinch.
Wallace throws a body shot but no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Wallace. Those never looked like landing.
Wallace connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hobbs momentarily.
Gerald Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wallace cracks Hobbs with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace clinches.
Wallace working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Wallace breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hobbs takes a swing at Wallace's ribcage but misses.
Wallace has managed to clinch.
Wallace pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hobbs shoots in looking for a takedown but Wallace manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hobbs's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hobbs moves forwards but Wallace connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Hobbs.
Wallace jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Wallace dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luke Hobbs's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hobbs lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hobbs misses with a takedown attempt - Wallace sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wallace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hobbs now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hobbs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hobbs shoots for a takedown but Wallace saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Luke Hobbs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wallace swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Wallace.
Hobbs is breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Wallace.
Wallace lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wallace throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Wallace.
A bit of stalling here from Wallace.
Wallace breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wallace tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wallace gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wallace scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wallace is stalling here.
Wallace lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace has Hobbs pushed against the cage.
Hobbs wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wallace breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hobbs defending well as Wallace loads up on a big left hand.
Hobbs is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wallace scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hobbs takes a swing at Wallace's ribcage but misses.
Wallace forces Hobbs back against the cage and clinches.
Wallace is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hobbs fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gerald Wallace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Hobbs.
Wallace is struggling to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Wallace - that landed with a thud.
Wallace breaks the clinch.
Wallace moves into range and clinches up with Hobbs.
Gerald Wallace has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wallace escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wallace scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wallace misses with a straight right.
Wallace wants to clinch.
And Hobbs tries to counter it with a takedown but Wallace pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hobbs is trying to break the clinch but Wallace has him pressed against the cage.
Wallace creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hobbs's defenses.
Wallace creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hobbs's defenses.
Wallace breaks the clinch.
Wallace misses with an uppercut.
Wallace lands a nice hook to Hobbs's body. Hobbs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hobbs takes one to the chin there.
Wallace lands a nice hook to Hobbs's body. Hobbs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Wallace dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luke Hobbs's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Hobbs with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wallace throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hobbs stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hobbs slips under a jab.
Wallace forces Hobbs back against the cage and clinches.
Wallace works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hobbs fails to pull guard.
Hobbs fails to pull guard.
Wallace breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace throws a hook but Hobbs avoids it easily.
Jab from Wallace.
Wallace throws a jab but it's blocked by Hobbs.
Hobbs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hobbs drops his hands momentarily and Wallace takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wallace scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hobbs is rocked!
Wallace closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wallace lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hobbs is still on wobbly legs! Can Wallace finish him?
Hobbs fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gerald Wallace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Hobbs.
Hobbs is trying to break the clinch but Wallace is controlling him.
Wallace throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hobbs seems to have recovered his senses.
Wallace controlling the action here for a moment.
Nice body punch from Wallace.
Wallace lands a vicious elbow to the side of Hobbs's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Wallace tries to finish him with strikes but Hobbs still seems able to defend himself so Wallace steps back and lets Hobbs get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallace drops Hobbs with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Hobbs! Wallace dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gerald Wallace!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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