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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duke Gibbons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nakki Makkara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakki Makkara has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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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
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Duke Gibbons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nakki Makkara!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makkara gets a clinch.
Makkara throws a head punch that misses.
Gibbons is looking to break free of the clinch but Makkara has double underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Makkara.
Makkara prevents Gibbons from breaking the clinch.
Makkara leaning his opponent against the cage.
Makkara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Makkara lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gibbons.
Makkara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Makkara misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Makkara.
A short right from Makkara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makkara misses with some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Makkara.
Gibbons looking for a takedown.
Makkara misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Makkara fails to land.
Gibbons breaks from the clinch.
Makkara misses with a hook. Gibbons ducked under it nicely.
Gibbons throws a low kick but it's checked well by Makkara.
Gibbons rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Makkara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Makkara lands with a hook. Gibbons tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Makkara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Horrible takedown by Gibbons or perhaps it was just good defense by Makkara which made him look bad.
Makkara stalks Gibbons and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gibbons's face. Gibbons staggers backwards, shaken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makkara moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makkara looks to land a right hand but Gibbons moved out of range.
Nakki Makkara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makkara slips a straight right by Gibbons.
Makkara throws a hook but Gibbons avoids it easily.
Makkara throws a right and a left that Gibbons avoids nicely.
Makkara throws a shot from downtown. Gibbons moves away and avoids it.
Makkara throws a hook to the side of Gibbons's head but Gibbons sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gibbons pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Makkara back to the cage. Gibbons follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Nakki Makkara has been cut.
Gibbons scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Makkara doesn't seem bothered though.
Makkara scores with a jab to the jaw.
Makkara tries to clinch but Gibbons moves out of range.
Gibbons tries a head kick but it misses.
Makkara takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Makkara throws a shot from downtown. Gibbons moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Makkara.
Nakki Makkara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Makkara stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Makkara wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duke Gibbons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Makkara wants to clinch.
Makkara tries to clinch up.
Makkara closes the distance and clinches.
Gibbons has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Makkara stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gibbons is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gibbons slows down the pace here.
Gibbons is trying to push Makkara away but Makkara has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makkara swings wildly with an uppercut but Gibbons uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Makkara.
Gibbons has had enough of the clinch but Makkara keeps him there for the moment.
Makkara has a couple of punches blocked by Gibbons.
Makkara misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gibbons is trying to force a seperation but Makkara has the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gibbons blocks an uppercut.
Gibbons tries to circle away but Makkara has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nakki Makkara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nakki Makkara's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Makkara is looking to clinch but Gibbons is avoiding it.
Gibbons takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gibbons swats away the attempt to clinch by Makkara.
Duke Gibbons is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Makkara lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gibbons backs up against the cage.
Gibbons slips a straight right by Makkara.
Makkara connects with a body shot that sends Gibbons's belly button to the back.
Makkara drives through and clinches with Gibbons against the cage.
Gibbons blocks a body shot from Makkara.
Makkara keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gibbons's efforts to push away.
Gibbons has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Makkara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gibbons's elbow.
Gibbons looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Makkara keeps control of Gibbons as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makkara misses with the head strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gibbons can't break the clinch.
Makkara stalls.
Gibbons tries to circle away but Makkara has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Makkara.
Makkara misses with a punch to the body.
Gibbons tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Makkara's elbow.
Gibbons blocking some punches.
Gibbons wants to break free but Makkara has control.
Gibbons is trying to break the clinch but Makkara is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibbons breaks the clinch.
Makkara looks to throw the jab but Gibbons is out of range.
Makkara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gibbons.
Gibbons moves away from the strike by Makkara.
Makkara looks to clinch
and Makkara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Makkara throws a one two combo.
Gibbons misses with a body shot.
A combination from Makkara does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makkara throws a hook to the side of Gibbons's head but Gibbons sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gibbons throws a right and a left that both miss.
Makkara throws a right hand that Gibbons ducks under and follows up with a left that Gibbons also avoids with ease.
Nakki Makkara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch combination from Makkara misses.
Makkara throws a jab when Gibbons was well out of range.
Makkara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Makkara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibbons moves forwards but Makkara connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Makkara lands a jab to Gibbons's midsection.
Makkara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gibbons tries to move into range but Makkara moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Makkara gets a clinch.
Gibbons is looking to break free of the clinch but Makkara has double underhooks.
Makkara displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gibbons up against the cage.
Makkara is trying to stall.
Stalling in the clinch from Makkara.
Gibbons can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gibbons as Makkara tries to tie him up.
Makkara's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nakki Makkara.
Makkara works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Makkara moves into range and clinches up with Gibbons.
Makkara lands a shoulder strike.
Makkara wants to stall.
Gibbons tries to circle away but Makkara has him pinned against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Makkara throws a head punch that misses.
Nakki Makkara seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makkara throws a punch but it's blocked by Gibbons.
Gibbons has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nakki Makkara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nakki Makkara's cut.
That's time! Gibbons's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gibbons pushes Makkara up against the cage in a clinch.
Gibbons breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Makkara.
A head kick misses from Gibbons.
Makkara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gibbons slips under a jab from Makkara.
Makkara digs a good body shot into Gibbons's ribs.
Gibbons misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice jab there from Makkara.
Makkara connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Makkara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Makkara is looking to clinch but Gibbons is avoiding it.
Gibbons staying out of range there.
Makkara stuns Gibbons with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibbons swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gibbons looks to throw the jab but Makkara is out of range.
Gibbons showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Makkara.
Makkara works Gibbons's body with a nice hook.
Gibbons clinches up with Makkara and pushes him back against the cage.
Gibbons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Makkara lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gibbons jumps guard but Makkara stands there with Gibbons around his waist. Gibbons gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gibbons wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gibbons escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Makkara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibbons walks into a jab.
Makkara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gibbons bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Makkara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Makkara paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Makkara is looking to clinch but Gibbons is avoiding it.
Gibbons clinches up with Makkara and pushes him back against the cage.
Makkara is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gibbons blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibbons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gibbons stalls.
The referee is keeping an eye on Makkara - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Makkara stops a takedown attempt from Gibbons.
Duke Gibbons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A shot in the inside from Makkara.
Makkara lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Makkara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gibbons is rocked!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Makkara.
Makkara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Makkara.
The crowd are getting on Makkara's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Makkara as Gibbons tries to tie him up.
Makkara tries to work over Gibbons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Makkara leaning against his opponent.
A short uppercut from Makkara.
Nakki Makkara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oh Gibbons is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Makkara lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Gibbons to his knees! Makkara keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nakki Makkara!
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