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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brody Gibson (ranked 665 p4p, 896 weight class) and Jay Leaf (ranked 62 p4p, 73 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class 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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brody Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jay Leaf!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibson misses with an uppercut. Leaf saw that one coming.
Gibson tries to bum rush Leaf with a series of wild strikes but Leaf uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leaf feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gibsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Leaf fails to land with a series of punches.
Gibson slips under a jab from Leaf.
Gibson tries to counter with a takedown but Leaf is quick to defend against it.
Gibson misses with a body shot.
Leaf looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gibson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Jay Leaf has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leaf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gibson.
Gibson throws a lazy right hand but Leaf sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gibson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Leaf stuffs the takedown attempt from Gibson. Gibson gets slowly back to his feet.
Gibson has his takedown stuffed
and Leaf counters with a nice right hand that sends Gibson toppling to the canvas! Gibson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Leaf finish him?!
Gibson is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Leaf misses the target.
Gibson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leaf closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Gibson's guard.
Oh Gibson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Leaf connects with a couple of short punches.
Leaf throws an elbow that misses. Gibson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Leaf's guard. Nice move by Gibson!
Gibson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson lands a couple of elbows.
Gibson seems to have got his legs back now.
Leaf is pulling down on Gibson's head to control his posture.
Leaf has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Leaf keeping full guard, as Gibson tries to pass.
Leaf looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Leaf escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gibson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Leaf looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson trying to control but Leaf is working from the bottom.
Leaf keeping full guard, as Gibson tries to pass.
Gibson wants to control from the top but Leaf keeps moving.
Leaf is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gibson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gibson trying to control the position from guard on top but Leaf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leaf trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Gibson wants to control from the top but Leaf keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gibson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leaf.
Leaf throws a jab but it's blocked by Gibson.
Gibson throwing a counter right hand but Leaf manages to avoid it.
Leaf jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leaf uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gibson.
Gibson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leaf.
Leaf avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leaf looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gibson goes for a double leg but Leaf avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Leaf continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brody Gibson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leaf scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gibson gets underhooks to prevent Leaf's takedown attempt.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gibson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gibson lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leaf.
Leaf breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leaf looks to land a left hand but Gibson moved out of range nicely.
Gibson slips a straight right by Leaf.
Gibson tries to counter with a takedown but Leaf is quick to defend against it.
Leaf throws a right hand that Gibson ducks under and follows up with a left that Gibson also avoids with ease.
Decent striking displayed by Gibson there.
Leaf steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gibson.
Leaf looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Leaf is rocked!
Leaf misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Leaf looks to throw the jab but Gibson is out of range.
Gibson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Leaf enables Gibson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Leaf manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Leaf is still in real trouble! Can Gibson finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gibson lands a couple of digs.
Gibson working some strikes from top position.
Gibson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gibson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Leaf is trying to keep Gibson in close.
Leaf can't keep his opponent in guard - Gibson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Leaf has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gibson is working away from the top position though.
Gibson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Leaf is just riding it out for now. Gibson eventually gives up the hold.
Gibson works his way into full mount!
Gibson cracks Leaf with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brody Gibson!
A very excited looking Brody Gibson rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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