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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gibesi Aymeric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cid Wakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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216 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
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210 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gibesi Aymeric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cid Wakka!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aymeric doesn't manage to clinch there - Wakka circles away.
Aymeric closes the distance but Wakka moves to the side
and Wakka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Gibesi Aymeric has been cut.
Aymeric tries to clinch
and Wakka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aymeric tries to clinch there but Wakka circles away.
Aymeric is looking to clinch.
Aymeric wants to clinch.
Wakka connects with a right hand. Aymeric shakes it off.
Aymeric fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aymeric tries to clinch up but Wakka circles away and keeps his distance.
Aymeric fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wakka swats away the attempt to clinch by Aymeric.
Aymeric moves in looking to clinch but Wakka pushes him off.
Aymeric gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wakka.
Wakka fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aymeric circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aymeric is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gibesi Aymeric is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aymeric looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aymeric moves in looking to clinch but Wakka pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aymeric looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aymeric is looking to clinch but Wakka is avoiding it.
Aymeric tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wakka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wakka's jab looks to have found its range, popping Aymeric under the eye.
Wakka fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aymeric avoids it really well and circles away.
Wakka instigates a clinch.
Aymeric manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aymeric wants to clinch up but Wakka keeps it at a distance.
Aymeric gets a clinch.
Wakka tries to break free but Aymeric pushes him back against the cage.
Wakka tries to break free but Aymeric pushes him back against the cage.
Wakka is trying to break the clinch but Aymeric is controlling him.
Wakka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wakka tries for a takedown but Aymeric manages to get underhooks.
Gibesi Aymeric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cid Wakka.
Wakka is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Aymeric pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Aymeric pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aymeric tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wakka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wakka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aymeric wants to clinch up but Wakka keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wakka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wakka keeps the fight on the outside.
Aymeric moves into the clinch.
Wakka jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aymeric walks away with a smile on his face. Wakka gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Aymeric doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Aymeric fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aymeric fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aymeric's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wakka connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Aymeric scrambles back to his feet.
Aymeric clinches up against the cage.
Aymeric breaks the clinch.
Aymeric wants to clinch up but Wakka keeps it at a distance.
Wakka lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Aymeric is looking to clinch but Wakka is avoiding it.
Aymeric is looking to clinch but Wakka is avoiding it.
Aymeric tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aymeric tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wakka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aymeric moves in looking to clinch but Wakka pushes him off.
Wakka circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wakka counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Aymeric tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wakka holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wakka is trying to break the clinch but Aymeric is controlling him.
Wakka goes for a takedown attempt but Aymeric pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wakka looks gassed!
Aymeric is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aymeric tries to clinch there but Wakka circles away.
Wakka circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wakka counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cid Wakka will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gibesi Aymeric's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Aymeric tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wakka counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Aymeric tries to clinch but Wakka moves out of range.
Gibesi Aymeric is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aymeric wants to clinch.
Aymeric tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wakka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aymeric has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Wakka throws an overhand right that lands on Aymeric's shoulder, as Aymeric tries to avoid the shot.
Wakka tries to keep at a distance but Aymeric has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aymeric.
Aymeric lands a shot to the body.
Aymeric breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aymeric tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wakka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wakka scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Aymeric tries to clinch up but Wakka circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aymeric wants to clinch.
Wakka swinging wildly here.
Aymeric fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aymeric is looking to clinch but Wakka is avoiding it.
Aymeric tries to clinch but Wakka moves out of range.
Aymeric avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gibesi Aymeric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aymeric tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wakka counters with a head kick.
Aymeric fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wakka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aymeric tries to close the distance and clinch but Wakka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aymeric fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wakka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aymeric wants to clinch up but Wakka keeps it at a distance.
Aymeric wants to clinch up but Wakka keeps it at a distance.
Aymeric tries to clinch up but Wakka circles away and keeps his distance.
Aymeric wants to clinch.
Wakka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aymeric tries to clinch there but Wakka circles away.
Aymeric wants to clinch
and Wakka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aymeric tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wakka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wakka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aymeric wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aymeric doesn't manage to clinch there - Wakka circles away.
Aymeric tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wakka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aymeric doesn't manage to clinch there - Wakka circles away.
Cid Wakka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wakka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aymeric fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aymeric fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aymeric doesn't manage to clinch there - Wakka circles away.
Aymeric closes the distance but Wakka moves to the side
and Wakka holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wakka tries to pull guard but Aymeric holds him up against the cage and eventually Wakka drops back down to his feet.
Aymeric lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wakka tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Aymeric smiles and moves away.
Aymeric wants to clinch but Wakka slips to the side
and Wakka moves into the clinch.
Wakka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wakka is breathing heavily.
Wakka is trying to break free.
Aymeric pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aymeric tries to clinch up
and Wakka counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Aymeric tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wakka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aymeric closes the distance but Wakka moves to the side
and Wakka counters with a stiff right hand.
Wakka might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Aymeric is looking to clinch.
Aymeric tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gibesi Aymeric will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gibesi Aymeric's cut.
That's time! Aymeric's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Aymeric fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wakka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aymeric tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wakka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aymeric tries to close the distance and clinch but Wakka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aymeric wants to clinch but Wakka slips to the side
and Wakka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aymeric closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wakka counters with a stiff right hand.
Wakka moves into range and clinches up with Aymeric.
Aymeric breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wakka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aymeric is looking to clinch but Wakka is avoiding it.
Aymeric wants to clinch but Wakka slips to the side
and Wakka counters with a nice uppercut.
Aymeric tries to clinch up.
Aymeric has Wakka up against the cage in a clinch.
Aymeric lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wakka backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wakka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wakka wants to break free but Aymeric has control.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aymeric.
A nice left hand lands by Aymeric.
Aymeric misses with a punch to the body.
Wakka wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aymeric lands a right hand.
Wakka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wakka wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aymeric prevents Wakka from breaking the clinch.
Aymeric doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wakka tries to pull guard but Aymeric holds him up against the cage and eventually Wakka drops back down to his feet.
Aymeric breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aymeric wants to clinch up but Wakka keeps it at a distance.
Aymeric tries to clinch up.
Wakka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wakka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aymeric sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aymeric tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aymeric tries to clinch but Wakka is having none of it.
Aymeric rushes Wakka and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Aymeric as Wakka tries to tie him up.
Wakka is trying to push Aymeric away but Aymeric has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Aymeric scores with a shoulder strike.
Aymeric breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aymeric tries to clinch but Wakka is having none of it.
Wakka swats away the attempt to clinch by Aymeric.
Aymeric wants to clinch up but Wakka keeps it at a distance.
Wakka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aymeric wants to clinch but Wakka slips to the side
letting Wakka counter with a right hand.
Wakka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aymeric clinches up with Wakka and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wakka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wakka tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Aymeric just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wakka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wakka is trying to break the clinch but Aymeric is controlling him.
Wakka is looking to break free of the clinch but Aymeric has double underhooks.
Aymeric lands a body punch in the clinch.
Aymeric gets underhooks to prevent Wakka's takedown attempt.
Gibesi Aymeric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cid Wakka.
A short right from Aymeric on the inside.
Wakka tries to break free but Aymeric pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A hook to the body from Aymeric.
Aymeric makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gibesi Aymeric showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aymeric has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gibesi Aymeric!
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energy
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