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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Socially Awkward Penguin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Gibbons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penguin comes to the cage accompanied by Why Cant We Be Friends. Socially Awkward Penguin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 cm
26
220 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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192 cm
24
212 lbs
9 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Good knees
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Socially Awkward Penguin! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Duke Gibbons! The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gibbons scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Socially Awkward Penguin has been cut. Gibbons shoots in for a takedown but Penguin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Gibbons gets tackled into the cage by Penguin. Penguin maintains the clinch. Gibbons breaks from the clinch.
Nice cross by Gibbons. Penguin wants to clinch up but Gibbons keeps it at a distance. Penguin closes the distance and clinches. Gibbons tries to pull guard but Penguin won't allow it.
Gibbons drops down looking for an ankle pick but Penguin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Socially Awkward Penguin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duke Gibbons. Gibbons gets tackled into the cage by Penguin. Penguin maintains the clinch. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Penguin tries a knee to the head but Gibbons blocks it.
Gibbons can't break the clinch.
Penguin turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Penguin manages to end up in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. Gibbons is trying to escape and get back to his feet. Penguin throwing shots but missing, from side control. Penguin lands a decent elbow from side control. Gibbons is pushing Penguin's head away, looking to escape. Penguin manages to hold on to the position though. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Penguin in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. Gibbons takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better. Gibbons is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here. Penguin lands some shots froms side control. Gibbons wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done! Penguin lands an elbow. Penguin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots. This has been an exciting period of action! Penguin looks up at the clock and then as Gibbons takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Penguin smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Penguin fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Penguin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Gibbons is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here. Gibbons is not in a great position here, taking some shots. Penguin working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gibbons is rocked! Gibbons is trying to escape and get back to his feet. Penguin scoring with punches from side control. Gibbons is still in real trouble! Can Penguin finish him? Penguin works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. Penguin is chipping away with strikes.
Penguin lands a strong strike to the head of Gibbons. That's dazed him! Penguin looking to finish here. Gibbons is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Penguin lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Socially Awkward Penguin! After winning the bout, Socially Awkward Penguin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
69% |
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