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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vituiks Meni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Gibbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonny Gibbs looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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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
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vituiks Meni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonny Gibbs!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meni misses with a wild combination.
Gibbs shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Meni as he avoids it easily.
Gibbs avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Meni.
Gibbs closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gibbs lands in his opponent's guard.
Gibbs stops Meni from standing up.
Gibbs stands up over Meni, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gibbs is pushing down on Meni's leg trying to pass to half guard. Meni is fighting to maintain full guard but Gibbs has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gibbs is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gibbs has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Meni is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gibbs scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gibbs looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gibbs looks gassed!
Meni is trying to stand up here but Gibbs is controlling him well.
Gibbs scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gibbs lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gibbs not doing much here.
Gibbs prevents Meni from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibbs scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gibbs lands strikes from half guard.
Gibbs stops Meni from getting back to his feet.
Gibbs is nestled in close to Meni, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gibbs winds up and cracks Meni with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gibbs seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Meni does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Meni throws a right hand that Gibbs ducks under and follows up with a left that Gibbs also avoids with ease.
Meni throws a right and a left that both miss.
Meni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Meni misses with a two punch combination.
Gibbs shoots in for a takedown but Meni shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Meni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gibbs.
Meni misses with a wild combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Meni working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gibbs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Meni backwards.
Gibbs lands an uppercut.
Meni has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gibbs lands a hook that snaps the head of Meni backwards.
Gibbs lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gibbs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gibbs instigates a clinch.
Gibbs makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gibbs cracks Meni with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Gibbs - that landed with a thud.
Gibbs scores with a shoulder strike.
Meni wants to break free but Gibbs has control.
A right handed body shot lands from Gibbs.
Gibbs lands a left hand.
Gibbs creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Meni's defenses.
Meni is trying to force a seperation but Gibbs has the dominant position.
Gibbs scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gibbs lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Meni working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Meni's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gibbs lands with a right to the head.
Gibbs lands with a light punch inside.
Gibbs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Meni working hard to break the clinch.
Meni's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Gibbs on the inside.
Meni is trying to break free.
Meni working hard to break the clinch.
Gibbs lands a body punch in the clinch.
Meni is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gibbs lands an uppercut.
Gibbs keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Meni's efforts to push away.
Gibbs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gibbs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gibbs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gibbs shoots in for a takedown but Meni shows good takedown defense.
Vituiks Meni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Gibbs.
Meni throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gibbs holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Meni wants to break free but Gibbs has control.
Gibbs lands with a left to the head.
A short body shot lands from Gibbs as the two fighters clinch.
Gibbs lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Meni is trying to break free.
Meni tries to circle away but Gibbs has him pinned against the cage.
Gibbs lands a nice elbow.
Meni has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gibbs lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gibbs.
Gibbs tries for a takedown. No joy.
Meni tries to circle away but Gibbs has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Meni's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Meni is trying to break free.
Meni is trying to force a seperation but Gibbs has the dominant position.
Gibbs lands a left hand.
Gibbs scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gibbs lands a body punch in the clinch.
Meni can't break the clinch.
Gibbs makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gibbs.
Gibbs works on Meni's body with a couple of short punches.
A shot in the inside from Gibbs.
A frustrated look appears on Meni's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Meni wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gibbs has him pressed against the cage.
Meni is looking to break free of the clinch but Gibbs has double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gibbs.
Gibbs lands a left hand that snaps the head of Meni backwards.
Gibbs lands a good knee to the midsection. Meni won't want to take too many of those.
Gibbs lands a shoulder strike.
Gibbs gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Gibbs lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gibbs is working Meni over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gibbs lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gibbs's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gibbs working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Gibbs dominated that round.
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.
Gibbs has Meni up against the cage in a clinch.
Gibbs is trying to break the clinch but Meni has him pressed against the cage.
Meni prevents Gibbs from breaking the clinch.
Meni is trying to break the clinch but Gibbs is controlling him.
Meni working hard to break the clinch.
Meni wants to get back to striking at distance but Gibbs won't allow it.
Gibbs lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Gibbs.
Gibbs throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Meni working hard to break the clinch.
A short left from Gibbs.
A short uppercut from Gibbs.
Meni tries to break free but Gibbs pushes him back against the cage.
Meni has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gibbs lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gibbs lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gibbs lands a right hand that snaps the head of Meni backwards.
Nice body punch from Gibbs - that landed with a thud.
Meni is trying to break the clinch but Gibbs has him pressed against the cage.
Gibbs lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gibbs lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Gibbs.
Gibbs scores with a shoulder strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Meni has had enough of the clinch but Gibbs keeps him there for the moment.
A body shot lands from Gibbs.
Gibbs lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meni is trying to break free.
A shot in the inside from Gibbs.
Meni is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from Gibbs.
Gibbs scores with a shoulder strike.
Gibbs presses Meni against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Meni tries to break the clinch but Gibbs is controlling the position.
Gibbs lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Meni or not.
Meni wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gibbs has him pressed against the cage.
Meni is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Meni is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gibbs.
Meni's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Meni is looking to break free of the clinch but Gibbs has double underhooks.
Gibbs lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gibbs lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Gibbs.
Meni has had enough of the clinch but Gibbs keeps him there for the moment.
Meni is trying to break the clinch but Gibbs has him pressed against the cage.
Gibbs has Meni pressed against the cage, preventing Meni from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Meni has had enough of the clinch but Gibbs keeps him there for the moment.
Meni tries to break the clinch but Gibbs is controlling the position.
Gibbs throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Meni wants to get back to striking at distance but Gibbs won't allow it.
Meni is trying to break the clinch but Gibbs has him pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Gibbs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A frustrated look appears on Meni's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gibbs scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gibbs lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gibbs keeps control of Meni as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gibbs has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Meni regains guard immediately.
Meni wants to stand and escape but Gibbs is having none of it.
Gibbs content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gibbs sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gibbs trying to control but Meni is working from the bottom.
Gibbs connects with a couple of short punches.
Gibbs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Meni keeping moving, preventing Gibbs from controlling successfully.
Meni wants to stand and escape but Gibbs is having none of it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Meni misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs closes the distance and clinches.
Gibbs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meni throws a lazy right hand but Gibbs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gibbs has managed to clinch.
Gibbs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gibbs fails with a takedown attempt.
Meni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Meni gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gibbs with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gibbs is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gibbs stops Meni from standing up.
Gibbs with a nice head shot there.
Gibbs with a nice head shot there.
Meni wants to stand and escape but Gibbs is having none of it.
Gibbs distracts Meni with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meni is wriggling around but Gibbs manages to pass to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Gibbs.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gibbs clinches up with Meni and pushes him back against the cage.
Gibbs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meni misses with a jab, cross combination.
Meni stuffs the takedown attempt from Gibbs. Gibbs gets slowly back to his feet.
Meni will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gibbs fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Meni avoids it really well and circles away.
Vituiks Meni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Gibbs.
Some wild striking there from Meni.
Gibbs fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Meni, pushing him back against the cage.
Meni wants to break the clinch but can't.
Meni has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gibbs lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Meni is trying to break the clinch but Gibbs is controlling him.
Gibbs works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gibbs lands a good knee to the midsection. Meni won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Gibbs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Meni looks to throw the jab but Gibbs is out of range.
Gibbs misses with a takedown attempt - Meni sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Meni looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gibbs staying out of range there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Meni throws a big shot that misses.
Gibbs is looking to clinch but Meni is avoiding it.
A punch combination from Meni misses.
Gibbs moves into range and clinches up with Meni.
Gibbs has picked Meni up - he's going for a ride! Gibbs dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gibbs working Meni over with strikes.
Meni keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gibbs prevents Meni from standing back up.
Gibbs working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Gibbs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ground and pound from Gibbs.
Gibbs lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Meni throws a nice looking combination but Gibbs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gibbs is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Meni's half guard.
Gibbs working Meni over with strikes.
Gibbs prevents Meni from standing back up.
Meni knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gibbs on the ground.
Gibbs lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gibbs seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Meni has hold of Gibbs's hands but Gibbs slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gibbs lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gibbs stops Meni from getting back to his feet.
Gibbs is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Meni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gibbs circles away quickly and effectively.
Meni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Meni, pushing him back against the cage.
Gibbs lands a shoulder strike.
Gibbs pushes Meni back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Meni wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gibbs lands a right hand that snaps the head of Meni backwards.
Gibbs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gibbs clinches up with Meni and pushes him back against the cage.
Gibbs scores with a shoulder strike.
Meni takes a shot to the head.
Meni is trying to break the clinch but Gibbs has him pressed against the cage.
Meni wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gibbs has him pressed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Gibbs.
Meni has had enough of the clinch but Gibbs keeps him there for the moment.
Gibbs lands a knee to the body.
Gibbs wants a takedown.
Meni wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gibbs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meni rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gibbs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Meni throws a nice looking combination but Gibbs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gibbs misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vituiks Meni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Gibbs.
Meni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gibbs.
Gibbs dodges the punch combination from Meni.
Gibbs gets a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs drops an elbow to the side of Meni's head.
Meni is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gibbs scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gibbs working the head and body with strikes.
Gibbs scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gibbs scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gibbs not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ground and pound from Gibbs.
Ground and pound from Gibbs.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Meni fails to land with a series of punches.
Gibbs will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jonny Gibbs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Horrible takedown by Gibbs or perhaps it was just good defense by Meni which made him look bad.
Gibbs shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Meni as he jumps to the side.
Gibbs scores with a takedown into Meni's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gibbs with a nice head shot there.
Gibbs is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gibbs trying to control but Meni is working from the bottom.
Gibbs postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gibbs content to stall in guard here.
Gibbs connects with a couple of short punches.
Vituiks Meni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gibbs wants to pass the guard but Meni is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny Gibbs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gibbs winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Gibbs!
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energy
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hype
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