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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sigandi Legend (ranked 5297 p4p, 4307 weight class) and Kai Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sigandi Legend!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kai Gibson !
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legend looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Legend misses with a few strikes there.
Legend misses with a double jab.
Legend throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gibson misses with a double jab.
Legend appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gibson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Legend misses with the combination.
Gibson just misses with a punch to the body.
Legend throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Legend takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Legend swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gibson throws out a counter right but Legend avoids it with no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gibson scores with a nice head shot.
Sigandi Legend seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Legend misses with a double jab.
A punch lands to the side of Legend 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gibson rushes Legend and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gibson taking a breather.
Legend is trying to break the clinch but Gibson is controlling him.
Legend can't break the clinch.
Gibson manages to break the clinch.
Gibson thuds his right hand into Legend's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legend keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Legend misses with a two punch combination.
Legend is breathing heavily.
Legend looks to land a combination but Gibson avoids it well.
Legend throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gibson lands a two punch combo.
Gibson throws a low kick, looking for Legend's leg but Legend calmly moves out of range.
Legend takes one on the button.
Gibson cracks Legend with a right hand to the side of the head.
Legend throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gibson .
Legend takes one to the side of the head.
Gibson lands with a straight right. Legend didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gibson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Legend walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gibson scores with a punch to the head.
Legend tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Legend takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gibson lands a jab to the head.
Legend drops his hands momentarily and Gibson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gibson lands with an uppercut that bounces Legend off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson scores with a sloppy right hand. Legend should have avoided that one.
Gibson forces Legend back against the cage and clinches.
Legend is trying to push Gibson away but Gibson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gibson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gibson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A left lands for Gibson .
Legend takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gibson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Legend, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Gibson .
Gibson struggles to land a body shot inside as Legend controls his hands.
Gibson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A cross from Gibson lands.
Gibson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Legend walks into a left hand.
Gibson scores with a hook.
Gibson misses with a two punch combination.
Gibson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gibson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Legend gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Legend momentarily.
Legend looks to land a combination but Gibson avoids it well.
Legend takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gibson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Legend, pushing him back against the cage.
Gibson breaks from the clinch.
Gibson digs a good body shot into Legend's ribs.
Gibson works the jab nicely.
Legend swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Legend looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gibson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gibson lands with an overhand left.
Gibson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gibson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gibson lands a glancing blow to the side of Legend's head.
Gibson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Legend closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Legend throws a series of punches but Gibson moves out of range.
Gibson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Good standup being displayed there by Gibson as he connects with a hook.
Gibson punishes Legend's body with a nice straight punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Gibson as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson works over Legend's head and body with a nice combination.
Gibson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Legend stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gibson throws out a powerful jab.
Gibson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gibson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gibson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Legend stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gibson lands a nice shot to the body.
Gibson lands a body shot.
A cross from Gibson lands.
Legend takes one to the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Gibson .
Gibson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gibson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Legend takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gibson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gibson tests Legend's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Gibson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Legend walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Legend takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Legend lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Gibson sprawling to the canvas. Legend follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Gibson hang on?
Gibson is rocked!
It looks like Kai Gibson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Legend escapes and gets back to his feet.
Gibson is still on wobbly legs! Can Legend finish him?
Legend swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gibson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Legend.
Gibson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab from Gibson misses.
Legend seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gibson . Legend does a little dance to reset his feet.
Legend throws a nice looking combination but Gibson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gibson seems to have recovered his senses.
Gibson cracks Legend with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gibson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gibson avoids a punch combination nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gibson ! But no joy.
Gibson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jab from Gibson .
Gibson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Legend looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gibson tries a low kick but Legend avoids it.
Legend throws a big counter combination but Gibson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gibson clinches up with Legend and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gibson gets a clinch.
Gibson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Legend takes one on the button.
Legend drops his hands momentarily and Gibson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sigandi Legend is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Legend throws a right and a left that both miss.
It seemed like Gibson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gibson moves into the clinch successfully.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gibson lands a right hand.
Gibson is trying to stall.
Legend wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gibson has him pressed against the cage.
Legend is trying to break the clinch but Gibson has him pressed against the cage.
Gibson lands with a light punch inside.
Gibson has a couple of punches blocked by Legend.
A shot in the inside from Gibson .
Gibson digs a right hand into Legend's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Legend's gas tank.
Gibson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gibson misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 wants to stall.
Gibson manages to break the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Gibson . That snapped Legend's head back.
Gibson works the jab nicely.
Legend walks into a straight right hand from Gibson .
Gibson misses with a few strikes there.
Gibson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gibson works Legend's body with a nice hook.
Gibson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Legend on the side of the head.
Gibson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gibson lands with a shot to the body.
Gibson connects with a crisp jab.
Gibson scores with a hook to the body. Legend takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice shot by Gibson .
Kai Gibson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for Legend, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson cracks a nice hook into Legend's ribs.
Legend's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gibson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Legend scrambles back to his feet.
Gibson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gibson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jab from Gibson .
Gibson connects with a body shot.
Gibson drives through and clinches with Legend against the cage.
Gibson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Legends head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gibson swings wildly with an uppercut but Legend uses good head movement to avoid it.
Legend blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gibson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab, jab by Gibson - just one landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Legend misses with a series of wild punches.
Gibson lands with an uppercut that bounces Legend off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson thuds a left hand into Legend's body.
Legend dodges the punch combination from Gibson .
Nice jab there from Gibson .
Gibson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Legend stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gibson has closed the distance and engaged Legend in a clinch.
Gibson misses with the head strike.
Legend wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Legend has had enough of the clinch but Gibson keeps him there for the moment.
Gibson stalling in the clinch but Legend improves position.
Gibson trying to control the position but instead, Legend has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gibson into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gibson swings wildly with an uppercut but Legend uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gibson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Gibson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kai Gibson 's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gibson sizes up Legend with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Legend takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Legend lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gibson circles away quickly and effectively.
Gibson scores with a decent looking hook.
Legend looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Legend swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gibson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Legend.
Gibson scores with a sloppy right hand. Legend should have avoided that one.
Gibson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gibson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
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!
Gibson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Legend in his tracks.
Good shot there by Gibson .
Gibson lands with a hook. Legend tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A punch combination from Legend misses.
Legend closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Legend fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gibson lands with a good body shot.
Legend on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Gibson . That snapped Legend's head back.
Gibson punishes Legend's body with a nice straight punch.
Gibson cracks Legend with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gibson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Legend.
Legend gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Legend walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A right-left combo lands from Gibson .
Gibson darts in and clinches Legend up against the cage.
Legend blocks a body shot from Gibson .
Gibson misses with a punch on the inside.
Legend wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gibson has him pressed against the cage.
Gibson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Legend throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gibson counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gibson throws a series of punches but Legend avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheers as Gibson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Legend doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legend on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gibson closes the distance and clinches.
Gibson breaks from the clinch.
Gibson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice shot by Gibson .
Gibson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gibson forces Legend back against the cage and clinches.
Gibson tries a body shot but Legend blocks it.
Gibson 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Legend takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheers as Gibson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Legend doesn't seem phased though.
Gibson cracks Legend with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Legend rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gibson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gibson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gibson tests Legend's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gibson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Legend looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson cracks Legend with a right hand to the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Gibson as he connects with a hook.
Gibson lands with a nice body punch.
Gibson lands a body shot.
Gibson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Legend avoids the body shot from Gibson .
Gibson dips to his left and cracks Legend with an uppercut!
Legend throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gibson .
Gibson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jab by Gibson .
Gibson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gibson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gibson closes the distance and clinches.
Gibson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gibson tries a body shot but Legend blocks it.
Kai Gibson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson tries to work over Legend's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gibson misses with a punch to the body.
Kai Gibson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Legend looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gibson tries a body shot but Legend blocks it.
Gibson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Legend wants to get back to striking at distance but Gibson won't allow it.
Gibson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Gibson does it's job there.
Gibson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Legend misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gibson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sigandi Legend has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gibson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kai Gibson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gibson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kai Gibson !
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