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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kotetsu Yama (ranked 1645 p4p, 2713 weight class) and Brody Gibson (ranked 148 p4p, 231 weight class). Kotetsu Yama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kotetsu Yama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brody Gibson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibson misses the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Yama. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Yama misses.
Yama misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gibson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Yama has his takedown stuffed
and Gibson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yama connects with a body shot that sends Gibson's belly button to the back.
Yama misses with a wild body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yama.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gibson drops his hands momentarily and Yama takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kotetsu Yama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yama wants to clinch.
Gibson misses with a body shot
and Yama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson scores with a hook.
Gibson misses with an uppercut.
Gibson gets caught flat footed, as Yama shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gibson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yama won't allow Gibson to sweep him here.
Yama missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yama in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gibson keeping moving, preventing Yama from controlling successfully.
Yama tries to free his leg and advance position but Gibson is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Yama defends well.
Yama not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yama chips away with some ground and pound.
Yama scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gibson has Yama pulled in close to control his posture.
Yama is looking to work some ground and pound but Gibson has wrist control.
Yama is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gibson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yama trying to control the position from guard on top but Gibson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gibson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Yama seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gibson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yama wants to control from the top but Gibson keeps moving.
Gibson looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yama.
And Gibson tries to counter it with a takedown but Yama pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gibson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yama throwing a counter right hand but Gibson manages to avoid it.
Gibson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yama.
Gibson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gibson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Yama defends it well.
Yama avoids the body shot from Gibson.
Gibson looks to throw the jab but Yama is out of range.
Gibson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yama throws a body punch but Gibson moves out of range.
Gibson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Yama moves in looking to clinch but Gibson pushes him off.
Gibson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Yama misses the jab.
Yama thuds his right hand into Gibson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gibson.
Yama feinted with a counter takedown.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yama shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gibson sprawls well. Gibson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yama gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kotetsu Yama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yama closes the distance and clinches up with Gibson, looking for a takedown. Yama pushes Gibson against the cage but Gibson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gibson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yama tries to move into range but Gibson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Yama. That snapped Gibson's head back.
Yama's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gibson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yama scrambles back to his feet.
Yama throws a shot from downtown. Gibson moves away and avoids it.
And Gibson tries to counter it with a takedown but Yama pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Yama digs a good body shot into Gibson's ribs.
Yama scores with a sloppy right hand. Gibson should have avoided that one.
Yama fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Gibson misses its intended target.
Yama misses with an uppercut. Gibson saw that one coming.
Yama will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gibson throws a shot from downtown. Yama moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yama lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Yama.
Yama misses with an uppercut. Gibson saw that one coming.
Gibson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Yama on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yama looks to score with a jab to the body but Gibson is just out of range.
Gibson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yama.
Yama throws a shot from downtown. Gibson moves away and avoids it.
And Gibson tries to counter it with a takedown but Yama pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gibson misses with a looping left.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gibson slips under a jab from Yama.
Gibson with the counter takedown but Yama avoids it easily.
Yama with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gibson to score with a decent uppercut.
Gibson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gibson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gibson throws a hook but Yama blocks it.
Yama throws an overhand right that lands on Gibson's shoulder, as Gibson tries to avoid the shot.
Yama uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yama misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Gibson to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Kotetsu Yama has been cut.
Gibson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Gibson.
Gibson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gibson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yama is rocked!
Yama looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Oh Yama is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yama misses the shot to the body.
Yama misses with a lunging right hand
and Gibson counters with a huge left! Yama is in big trouble! He's backing up but Gibson isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Yama from any more damage. A dominating finish by Gibson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brody Gibson!
Brody Gibson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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