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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hutch Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Lenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mick Lenny acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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175 lbs
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175 cm
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181 lbs
20 - 14 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hutch Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mick Lenny!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibson throws a leg kick but Lenny checks it.
Gibson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lenny counters with a stiff right hand.
Lenny chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lenny chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gibson can pounce on him.
Lenny misses with a few strikes there.
Lenny misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lenny misses with a looping left.
Gibson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lenny connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gibson throws a low kick, looking for Lenny's leg but Lenny calmly moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gibson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lenny, pushing him back against the cage.
Gibson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lenny lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gibson landing knees to the body.
Lenny looks gassed!
Gibson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lenny can't find room to land a body shot as Gibson controls the action.
Gibson missing with knees to the body.
Gibson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lenny lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Lenny.
Lenny on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gibson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lenny is trying to force a seperation but Gibson has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lenny breaks the clinch.
Lenny takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Mick Lenny has been cut.
Gibson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gibson stands and throws Lenny's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gibson tries to advance to mount but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gibson landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gibson with the ground and pound but Lenny regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Lenny keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lenny blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gibson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lenny is defending against the submission attempts here by Gibson.
Gibson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gibson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gibson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lenny avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gibson.
Gibson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lenny avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gibson.
Gibson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lenny defends it well.
Gibson is working for a submission of some sort.
Gibson is trying to control. Lenny wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gibson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gibson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gibson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gibson wants to take a breather but Lenny is having none of it.
Gibson 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.
Gibson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lenny defends it well.
Gibson trying to control from half guard but Lenny is working away.
Gibson is looking for a kimura but Lenny is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gibson to get the leverage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gibson is looking for a kimura but Lenny is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gibson to get the leverage.
Gibson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lenny sees it coming and defends easily.
Lenny tries to get to full guard but Gibson has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hutch Gibson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mick Lenny's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lenny throws a sloppy head kick and Gibson moves out of range easily.
Lenny rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gibson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gibson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gibson misses with a head shot. Lenny uses the momentum to regain guard.
Gibson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lenny looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hutch Gibson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gibson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gibson connects with a couple of short punches.
Lenny keeping moving, preventing Gibson from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gibson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gibson throws a big right hand that misses.
Gibson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lenny dives on top into guard.
Lenny looking to pass the guard.
Lenny trying to control but Gibson is working from the bottom.
Gibson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lenny is one step ahead there.
Gibson looking for a guillotine here but Lenny defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson is looking for a triangle but Lenny pushes his legs off easily.
Gibson is adopting a defensive guard.
Lenny wanted to stand there but Gibson had control of the position.
Gibson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gibson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lenny trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson is looking for a kimura but Lenny is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gibson to get the leverage.
Gibson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lenny's head.
Gibson is working for a submission of some sort.
Lenny is looking for a sweep. Gibson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gibson is taking a breather. Lenny says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gibson trying to pass the guard but Lenny defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lenny is trying to stand.
Gibson is looking to take a break and control but Lenny is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lenny avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gibson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gibson lands with a punch from half guard.
Gibson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lenny with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gibson with the ground and pound but Lenny uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Lenny keeping full guard, as Gibson tries to pass.
Gibson looking to sit in guard and control but Lenny gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hutch Gibson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mick Lenny's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!
Lenny scores with a jab to the body.
Lenny tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lenny avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gibson moves out of range of the strikes.
Hutch Gibson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gibson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lenny.
Gibson slips a jab from Lenny.
Lenny checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gibson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lenny loads up on a big right hand but Gibson slips the punch.
Lenny misses with a hook
and Gibson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hutch Gibson is winning the standup battle so far.
Lenny throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That kick from Gibson tenderised Lenny's leg. Lenny is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gibson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lenny. That did some damage!
Lenny throws a hook to the side of Gibson's head but Gibson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gibson.
Lenny attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lenny throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lenny throws a right and a left that Gibson avoids nicely.
Gibson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lenny takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gibson blocks a low kick nicely.
Gibson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lenny's calf.
Lenny is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gibson.
Gibson lands a leg kick that knocks Lenny off balance momentarily.
Gibson moves to clinch but Lenny breaks away
and Lenny counters with a thumping low kick.
Gibson just misses with a punch to the body.
Gibson closes the distance and clinches.
Lenny is looking to control Gibson's arms but Gibson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lenny has his back to the cage.
Lenny takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gibson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lenny wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gibson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lenny can do to turn this around?
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lenny is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson prevents a body shot from Lenny.
Gibson blocks an elbow strike.
Gibson prevents a body shot from Lenny.
Nice elbow from Gibson.
Lenny can't break the clinch.
Lenny avoiding damage as Gibson throws knees to the body.
Gibson scores with a knee to the head.
Gibson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lenny wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gibson missing with knees to the body.
Gibson lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Mick Lenny's cut even more.
Lenny's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gibson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gibson lands a knee to the head.
Hutch Gibson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lenny tries to circle away but Gibson has him pinned against the cage.
Gibson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lenny scores with a hook to the body.
Mick Lenny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lenny gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gibson.
Gibson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lenny is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lenny tries to circle away but Gibson has him pinned against the cage.
Gibson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gibson lands a nice elbow.
Lenny tries to break the clinch but Gibson is controlling the position.
Gibson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gibson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lenny lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gibson scores with a knee to the head.
Gibson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lenny blocks it with crossed arms.
Lenny swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gibson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gibson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gibson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lenny keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lenny wants to control but Gibson passes into side.
Lenny is trying to get back to half guard.
Gibson wants to control but Lenny is keeping him busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that's the end of the fight!
Hutch Gibson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gibson 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hutch Gibson!
A victorious Hutch Gibson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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RATING
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