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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Wesley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wesley comes to the cage accompanied by Wild Thing by Tone-Loc. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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215 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
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180 cm
30
222 lbs
3 - 9 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful |
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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
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Wesley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Gibson!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gibson trying to control the position from guard on top but Wesley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wesley working a defensive guard here.
Gibson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gibson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wesley is keeping the position for now.
Gibson stops Wesley from standing up.
Gibson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gibson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gibson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wesley wants to sweep but no luck.
Gibson advances position into side control!
Wesley tries to improve position but can't.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wesley gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gibson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wesley tries to reverse the position but Gibson maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesley is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Gibson looking to finish Wesley with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wesley!
Gibson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wesley can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gibson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wesley is trying to stand up.
Gibson looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Wesley covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Gibson!
Robert Gibson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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