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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Gunnarsson (ranked 369 p4p, 511 weight class) and Roberto Fabinho (ranked 54 p4p, 68 weight class). Gunnarsson comes to the cage accompanied by Björk - Army Of Me. Fabinho is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Glowed Up - Kaytranada. 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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29 - 15 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
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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 27 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Gunnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roberto Fabinho!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunnarsson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fabinho is out of range.
The fighters circling - Gunnarsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fabinho avoids the body shot from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson misses with a wild body shot.
Roberto Fabinho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fabinho throws an off balance right hand
and Gunnarsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Gunnarsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Fabinho is just out of range.
Fabinho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gunnarsson moves away.
Fabinho shoots in and bounces Gunnarsson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fabinho avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunnarsson wants to sweep here but Fabinho controlling him for the moment.
Fabinho stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gunnarsson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabinho avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Fabinho working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Gunnarsson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gunnarsson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fabinho trying to control the position from guard on top but Gunnarsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gunnarsson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fabinho stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Gunnarsson throws up his legs and catches Fabinho in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Fabinho tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Gunnarsson! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Gunnar Gunnarsson!
After winning the bout, Gunnar Gunnarsson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Roberto Fabinho was interviewed post fight and said 'Man that was a tough fight. I didn�t take my opponent very seriously leading up to this fight but I�ll keep going. I know I�m the most dangerous in this division and will get that gold eventually'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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