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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Violent Femme (ranked 148 p4p, 1048 weight class) and Colby Gebhardt (ranked 10 p4p, 84 weight class). Colby Gebhardt acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
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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 32 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Violent Femme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Colby Gebhardt!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Femme swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Femme checks the leg kick.
Femme swings widly with a right hand
and Gebhardt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Femme tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gebhardt was well out of range. Poor timing from Femme.
Femme slips a jab from Gebhardt.
An attempted straight right counter from Femme misses the target.
Gebhardt slips under a jab from Femme.
Gebhardt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gebhardt misses with an uppercut.
Femme tests Gebhardt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Femme misses with an uppercut
and Gebhardt counters with a nice leg kick.
Femme looks to throw the jab but Gebhardt is out of range.
Nice cross by Femme.
Femme works Gebhardt's body with a nice hook.
Femme cracks a nice hook into Gebhardt's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gebhardt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Femme with a hook.
Femme takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gebhardt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Femme throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Violent Femme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gebhardt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gebhardt misses with an uppercut. Femme saw that one coming.
Gebhardt throws an overhand right that lands on Femme's shoulder, as Femme tries to avoid the shot.
Femme thuds a left hand into Gebhardt's body.
A slow jab from Femme misses its intended target.
Femme takes a swing at Gebhardt's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Gebhardt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Femme keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Femme misses with a right hand
and Gebhardt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Femme ducks under a wild hook from Gebhardt.
Femme throws a jab when Gebhardt was well out of range.
Gebhardt only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gebhardt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Femme throws out the jab.
Gebhardt misses with a wild body shot.
Femme takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Femme misses with a hook to the body
and Gebhardt counters with a nice uppercut.
Gebhardt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Femme tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gebhardt was well out of range. Poor timing from Femme.
Gebhardt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Femme lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Femme scores with a jab. Gebhardt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Femme lands with an uppercut that bounces Gebhardt off the cage and back into range.
Femme missing with a left hand there. Gebhardt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gebhardt connects with a body shot.
Femme fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Femme misses with a straight right.
Femme takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gebhardt scores with a jab to the head.
Gebhardt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Femme misses with a wild body shot.
Gebhardt moves out of range as Femme strikes.
Femme throws out a powerful jab.
Femme scores with a nice strike.
Femme throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gebhardt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Femme lands with a cross.
Femme misses the shot to the body.
Femme with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Femme bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Femme throws out a loose jab but Gebhardt uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Femme catches Gebhardt right on the button with a cross.
A big right from Femme misses.
Femme drops his hands momentarily and Gebhardt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Femme connects with a body shot that sends Gebhardt's belly button to the back.
Femme throws a body punch but Gebhardt moves out of range.
Gebhardt moves away from the strike by Femme.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Femme.
Femme looks to score with a jab to the body but Gebhardt is just out of range.
Femme swings widly with a right hand
and Gebhardt counters with a low kick, right behind Femme 's knee.
Gebhardt tries a head kick but it misses.
Femme throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gebhardt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gebhardt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Femme misses with a looping left.
Femme scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gebhardt throws a big shot that misses.
Gebhardt is looking to slow Femme down with leg kicks.
A big left from Gebhardt misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Femme misses the target.
Femme throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gebhardt misses with a hook.
Gebhardt moves out of range as Femme strikes.
Femme swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Colby Gebhardt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Femme wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Femme uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gebhardt.
An attempted straight right counter from Femme misses the target.
Femme misses with a body punch
and Gebhardt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Femme throws a hook but Gebhardt blocks it.
Femme misses with a hook
and Gebhardt counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gebhardt moves out of range of the strikes.
Gebhardt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Femme.
Femme throws a hook but Gebhardt avoids it easily.
A left lands for Femme.
Nice shot by Gebhardt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gebhardt misses with a hook. Femme ducked under it nicely.
Gebhardt slips a jab from Femme.
Gebhardt staying out of range there.
It seemed like Gebhardt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gebhardt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Violent Femme dominated that round.
That's time! Femme's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Good exchange - Gebhardt coming out on top.
A swing and a miss from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Femme shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gebhardt sprawls well. Gebhardt wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Femme gets slowly back to his feet.
Gebhardt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Femme.
Femme throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Femme throws a looping overhand right but Gebhardt ducks down to avoid it.
Femme throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gebhardt missing with a left hand there. Femme was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Violent Femme is winning the standup battle so far.
Femme fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Femme throws the left hand but Gebhardt avoids the punch easily.
Gebhardt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gebhardt ducks under a wild hook from Femme.
Gebhardt misses with a body shot.
Gebhardt lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Femme missing with a left hand there. Gebhardt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Femme throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gebhardt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gebhardt digs a good body shot into Femme's ribs.
A slow jab from Femme misses its intended target.
Gebhardt looks to land a right hand but Femme moved out of range.
Femme throws a jab but it's blocked by Gebhardt.
Femme throws a body punch but Gebhardt moves out of range.
Femme swings widly with a right hand
letting Gebhardt counter with a right hand.
Gebhardt stuns Femme with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Femme misses the target.
Femme throws a lazy right hand but Gebhardt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Femme moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gebhardt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gebhardt tests Femme's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Femme moves away from the strike by Gebhardt.
Gebhardt connects with a right hand. Femme shakes it off.
Gebhardt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Femme.
Femme bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Femme swings widly with a right hand
and Gebhardt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gebhardt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Femme looks to land a left hand but Gebhardt moved out of range nicely.
Gebhardt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Femme.
Femme throws a body punch but Gebhardt moves out of range.
Femme throws out a powerful jab.
Femme steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gebhardt.
Femme throws a lazy uppercut
and Gebhardt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab, jab by Femme - just one landing.
Femme stuns Gebhardt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gebhardt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Femme.
Femme scores with a hook to the body. Gebhardt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Femme throws a jab when Gebhardt was well out of range.
Femme slips a straight right by Gebhardt.
Femme is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gebhardt.
Gebhardt throws a leg kick that misses.
Gebhardt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gebhardt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gebhardt misses with a low kick.
Femme was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gebhardt moves away from the strike by Femme.
Femme staying out of range there.
Femme scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Femme waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gebhardt.
Femme throws a jab when Gebhardt was well out of range.
Femme takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gebhardt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Femme is rocked!
Gebhardt throws a lazy right hand but Femme sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Femme. Gebhardt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Femme uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gebhardt.
Femme misses with a hook.
Nice sprawl there from Gebhardt as Femme shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Violent Femme. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slow jab from Femme misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Femme misses its intended target.
Gebhardt misses with a hook.
Gebhardt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Femme sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Femme swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gebhardt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Femme ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gebhardt moves away.
A shot to the body from Femme misses
enabling Gebhardt to counter with a crisp jab.
Gebhardt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gebhardt slips a straight right by Femme.
Femme tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gebhardt was well out of range. Poor timing from Femme.
Gebhardt avoids the body shot from Femme.
Gebhardt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A cross from Femme lands.
Femme scores with a decent looking hook.
Gebhardt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A countering left hand to the body from Gebhardt misses.
Femme misses with a hook
and Femme takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gebhardt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Femme.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Femme throws a body punch but Gebhardt moves out of range.
Gebhardt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Femme cracks Gebhardt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gebhardt misses with a straight left.
Gebhardt missing with a left hand there. Femme was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Colby Gebhardt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Femme bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Femme slows the pace down.
Gebhardt tries to escape but Femme is in control.
Gebhardt throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Gebhardt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Femme throws the left hand but Gebhardt avoids the punch easily.
Gebhardt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Femme slips under a jab from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Femme throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gebhardt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Gebhardt releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gebhardt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gebhardt slips a straight right by Femme.
Gebhardt only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Femme blocks a head kick by Gebhardt.
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!
Femme throws a hook to the side of Gebhardt's head but Gebhardt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gebhardt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gebhardt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Femme.
Femme throws out a powerful jab.
A jab from Femme misses.
Gebhardt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Femme.
Gebhardt throws a lazy right hand but Femme sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Femme throws a body punch but Gebhardt moves out of range.
Femme just misses with a punch to the body.
Gebhardt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Femme throws a jab but it's blocked by Gebhardt.
Femme lands a head shot.
Femme misses with a left hand
and Gebhardt counters with a nice uppercut.
Gebhardt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Femme checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Femme misses with an uppercut
and Gebhardt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Femme jabs Gebhardt right on the nose. Gebhardt blinks but takes it well.
Gebhardt defending well as Femme loads up on a big left hand.
Gebhardt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Femme throws an overhand right that lands on Gebhardt's shoulder, as Gebhardt tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Femme misses with a wild body shot.
Gebhardt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gebhardt throws out a counter right but Femme avoids it with no problem.
Gebhardt misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Femme misses its intended target.
Femme connects with a body shot that sends Gebhardt's belly button to the back.
Femme rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gebhardt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Femme thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gebhardt is trying to counter with his kicks.
Femme has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gebhardt finds it's way round the side to connect with Femme's head.
Femme swings widly with a right hand
and Gebhardt counters with a stiff right hand.
Gebhardt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gebhardt blocking some punches.
Gebhardt tries to throw a body punch but Femme avoids it by throwing Gebhardt back against the cage.
Gebhardt gets through Femme's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gebhardt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
I was talking to Femme's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gebhardt struggles to land a body shot inside as Femme controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Femme.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Femme creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Femme blocks an uppercut.
Femme swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Femme.
Gebhardt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Femme backwards.
Gebhardt blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Gebhardt.
Femme lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gebhardt swings wildly with an uppercut but Femme uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Femme throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gebhardt misses with the head strike.
Gebhardt misses with a body punch.
Femme blocks a body shot from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt cracks Femme with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Femme misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Femme.
Femme blocks a body shot from Gebhardt.
Femme prevents a body shot from Gebhardt.
Femme takes a shot 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!
Femme breaks from the clinch.
Femme misses with an uppercut
enabling Gebhardt to counter with a crisp jab.
Gebhardt looks to land a left hand but Femme moved out of range nicely.
Femme throws a body shot but no joy.
Gebhardt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gebhardt misses with a hook. Femme ducked under it nicely.
Femme appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Femme. Gebhardt does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Gebhardt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gebhardt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Femme scores with the left hand. Gebhardt knows he should have avoided that one.
Femme slips under a jab.
Femme works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A big left from Gebhardt misses.
Femme thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Colby Gebhardt.
I think Gebhardt 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Colby Gebhardt!
Colby Gebhardt 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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