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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roydell Gibbons (ranked 583 p4p, 783 weight class) and Zap Pushkin (ranked 74 p4p, 95 weight class). Gibbons's entrance music is HonestKey- Raw Dog. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roydell Gibbons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zap Pushkin!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pushkin misses with a hook
and Gibbons counters with a straight right hand.
Pushkin scores with a hook to the body. Gibbons takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gibbons gets tackled into the cage by Pushkin. Pushkin maintains the clinch.
Pushkin tries to throw a body punch but Gibbons avoids it by throwing Pushkin back against the cage.
Gibbons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pushkin gets through Gibbons's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pushkin blocking some punches.
Gibbons tries to pull guard but Pushkin holds him up against the cage and eventually Gibbons drops back down to his feet.
Gibbons is trying to pull guard but Pushkin has him pressed against the cage.
Pushkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pushkin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gibbons.
Pushkin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Pushkin fails to land.
Gibbons definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pushkin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibbons tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pushkin scores with a shoulder strike.
Gibbons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gibbons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pushkin misses with a punch on the inside.
Gibbons wants to break free but Pushkin has control.
Pushkin lands with a left to the head.
Pushkin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gibbons's elbow.
Pushkin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pushkin misses with a looping right.
Pushkin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pushkin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pushkin scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibbons circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pushkin. That's going to slow Gibbons down.
Pushkin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gibbons takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gibbons gets tackled into the cage by Pushkin. Pushkin maintains the clinch.
Pushkin misses with some punches.
Gibbons has had enough of the clinch but Pushkin keeps him there for the moment.
Pushkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pushkin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gibbons.
Pushkin misses with a punch on the inside.
Pushkin lands a left hand.
Pushkin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gibbons backwards.
Pushkin tries a body shot but Gibbons blocks it.
Pushkin misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibbons blocks an uppercut.
Gibbons is looking to break free of the clinch but Pushkin has double underhooks.
Gibbons can't break the clinch.
Pushkin misses with the head strike.
Gibbons breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Pushkin. That snapped Gibbons's head back.
Zap Pushkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pushkin missing with a left hand there. Gibbons was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gibbons thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pushkin is trying to counter with his kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pushkin.
Pushkin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gibbons scores with a punch to the head.
Pushkin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pushkin scores with a nice head shot.
Pushkin misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Gibbons on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibbons blocks a head kick by Pushkin.
An attempted straight right counter from Gibbons misses the target.
Pushkin misses with a kick to the body.
Gibbons swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick lands there from Pushkin.
Pushkin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pushkin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gibbons.
Pushkin misses with a kick to the body
and Gibbons counters with a nice uppercut.
Pushkin dips to his left and cracks Gibbons with an uppercut!
Gibbons throws a shot from downtown. Pushkin moves away and avoids it.
Pushkin has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Pushkin has closed the distance and engaged Gibbons in a clinch.
Pushkin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pushkin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gibbons moves forwards but Pushkin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pushkin closes the distance and clinches.
Pushkin blocks a body shot from Gibbons.
Pushkin lands a hook that snaps the head of Gibbons backwards.
Pushkin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pushkin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gibbons takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pushkin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pushkin takes the fight into the clinch.
Gibbons blocks a body shot from Pushkin.
Pushkin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pushkin misses with some punches.
Pushkin misses with some punches.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gibbons tries a body shot but Pushkin blocks it.
Gibbons breaks from the clinch.
Pushkin swings for the body but Gibbons moves out of range.
Pushkin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gibbons walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pushkin.
Pushkin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gibbons throwing a counter right hand but Pushkin manages to avoid it.
Gibbons slips a straight right by Pushkin.
Gibbons shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A shot to the liver by Pushkin. Beautiful body shot.
Gibbons moves away from the strike by Pushkin.
Gibbons tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pushkin has managed to clinch.
Gibbons ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gibbons no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Pushkin missing with a left hand there. Gibbons was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pushkin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gibbons had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Pushkin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gibbons.
Pushkin thuds his shin into the meat of Gibbons's side.
Pushkin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pushkin.
It looks like Roydell Gibbons has been cut.
Gibbons misses with a looping right.
Gibbons throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pushkin throws a big counter head kick but Gibbons avoids it with no problem.
Pushkin slips under a jab from Gibbons.
Pushkin looks to land a left hand but Gibbons moved out of range nicely.
Pushkin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pushkin has managed to clinch.
Gibbons blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Pushkin fails to land.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pushkin misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pushkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Gibbons.
Pushkin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gibbons backwards.
Gibbons softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pushkin misses with a body punch.
Pushkin blocks an uppercut.
Gibbons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pushkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Gibbons.
Gibbons has a couple of punches blocked by Pushkin.
Gibbons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gibbons tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pushkin just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roydell Gibbons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pushkin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Pushkin misses.
Gibbons is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Good exchange - Gibbons coming out on top.
Sloppy strikes from Pushkin. Those never looked like landing.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin throws a shot from downtown. Gibbons moves away and avoids it.
Gibbons is looking to counter punch.
Gibbons rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pushkin counters with a nice uppercut.
Pushkin takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Zap Pushkin has been cut.
Pushkin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pushkin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gibbons misses with a looping left.
Pushkin missing with a left hand there. Gibbons was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pushkin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gibbons keeps the fight on the outside.
Pushkin connects with a solid leg kick.
Pushkin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pushkin misses with a double jab
and Gibbons counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zap Pushkin dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Pushkin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gibbons.
Gibbons throws a hook to the side of Pushkin's head but Pushkin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Gibbons misses its intended target.
Gibbons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pushkin manages to avoid it.
Pushkin lands a leg kick that knocks Gibbons off balance momentarily.
Pushkin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gibbons's head.
Pushkin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pushkin loads up on a big right hand but Gibbons slips the punch.
Pushkin defending well as Gibbons loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gibbons moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gibbons doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pushkin misses with an uppercut
and Gibbons counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pushkin is rocked!
Gibbons lands a slapping body shot.
Gibbons is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibbons throws a jab but it's blocked by Pushkin.
Zap Pushkin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gibbons moves out of range as Pushkin throws a body kick.
Gibbons swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Gibbons misses the target.
Pushkin has Gibbons up against the cage in a clinch.
Pushkin lands a body punch.
Pushkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pushkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Gibbons.
Gibbons breaks from the clinch.
A good leg kick by Pushkin.
Gibbons steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pushkin.
Gibbons throwing a counter right hand but Pushkin manages to avoid it.
Pushkin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin tries to clinch but Gibbons moves out of range.
Pushkin throws a jab when Gibbons was well out of range.
Pushkin looks to land a left hand but Gibbons moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Gibbons misses.
Pushkin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gibbons throws a right and a left that Pushkin avoids nicely.
Pushkin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pushkin throws a hook but Gibbons avoids it easily.
Pushkin misses with a leg kick.
Pushkin throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Gibbons throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gibbons thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pushkin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gibbons on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibbons misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Pushkin to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Pushkin misses its intended target.
Pushkin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gibbons throws the left hand but Pushkin avoids the punch easily.
Gibbons pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gibbons slips a jab from Pushkin.
Pushkin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gibbons throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pushkin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pushkin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pushkin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gibbons is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good exchange - Gibbons coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin tries to clinch but Gibbons is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Gibbons misses the target.
Pushkin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gibbons counters with a straight right hand.
Pushkin moves out of range as Gibbons strikes.
Pushkin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gibbons manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pushkin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gibbons stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pushkin misses with an uppercut. Gibbons saw that one coming.
It looked like Gibbons wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pushkin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pushkin swings widly with a right hand
and Gibbons counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pushkin thinking.
Pushkin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pushkin looks to clinch
and Gibbons counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Gibbons. That snapped Pushkin's head back.
Gibbons throws a series of punches but Pushkin moves out of range.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin misses with an uppercut
letting Gibbons counter with a right hand.
Pushkin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pushkin tries to clinch there but Gibbons circles away.
Gibbons moves out of range of the body kick.
Gibbons misses with a hook.
Pushkin misses with a hook. Gibbons ducked under it nicely.
Pushkin tries to clinch but Gibbons is having none of it.
Gibbons throwing a counter right hand but Pushkin manages to avoid it.
Pushkin looks to land a combination but Gibbons avoids it well.
Gibbons uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pushkin.
Pushkin misses with a shot to the body
and Pushkin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pushkin is still on wobbly legs! Can Gibbons finish him?
Pushkin looks for the body kick but Gibbons saw that one coming.
Pushkin seems to have recovered his senses.
Pushkin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gibbons.
Gibbons appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gibbons.
Pushkin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pushkin closes the distance and clinches.
Gibbons working aggressively here.
Gibbons blocks an uppercut.
Pushkin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pushkin misses with some punches.
Pushkin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pushkin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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!
Pushkin lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gibbons.
Gibbons blocks an uppercut.
Gibbons misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gibbons misses with some punches.
Zap Pushkin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gibbons tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pushkin smiles and moves away.
Gibbons circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pushkin clinches up against the cage.
Pushkin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pushkin moves out of range as Gibbons strikes.
Pushkin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gibbons.
Gibbons backing away here, and Pushkin unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Gibbons takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gibbons throws the left hand but Pushkin avoids the punch easily.
Pushkin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gibbons.
Pushkin just misses with a punch to the body.
Pushkin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gibbons throwing a counter right hand but Pushkin manages to avoid it.
Pushkin tries a head kick but it misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin throws a shot from downtown. Gibbons moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Gibbons was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pushkin misses with a wild combination.
Pushkin throws a one two combo.
Pushkin misses with a looping left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gibbons waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pushkin.
Gibbons scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Pushkin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pushkin.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gibbons!
Gibbons missing with a left hand there. Pushkin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin misses with an uppercut.
Pushkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Gibbons misses the target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pushkin.
Pushkin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gibbons counters with a straight right hand.
Gibbons throws a body punch but Pushkin moves out of range.
Pushkin rushes Gibbons and presses him up against the cage.
Pushkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pushkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gibbons is trying to pull guard but Pushkin has him pressed against the cage.
Pushkin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pushkin clinches up with Gibbons and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Pushkin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zap Pushkin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gibbons misses with an uppercut.
Pushkin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pushkin forces Gibbons back against the cage and clinches.
Pushkin misses with some punches.
Pushkin struggles to land a body shot inside as Gibbons controls his hands.
Pushkin pushes Gibbons back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gibbons pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pushkin throws a shot from downtown. Gibbons moves away and avoids it.
Gibbons seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
No joy there for Pushkin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pushkin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gibbons.
Jab by Gibbons.
Gibbons misses with a hook. Pushkin ducked under it nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pushkin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibbons cracks Pushkin with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Pushkin falls to his knees and Gibbons doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roydell Gibbons!
An out of breath Roydell Gibbons thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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