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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Walpole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Gibson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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270 lbs
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278 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eddie Walpole!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibson takes a swing at Walpole's ribcage but misses.
Walpole looks to score with a jab to the body but Gibson is just out of range.
Gibson misses with a two punch combination.
Gibson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Walpole quickly recovers to half guard.
Walpole is looking for a sweep. Gibson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gibson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Walpole defending well though.
Gibson controlling the action here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Walpole can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gibson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Mark Gibson just wasn't active enough.
Gibson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walpole.
Walpole misses the shot to the body.
Gibson misses with a hook.
Gibson throws a hook to the side of Walpole's head but Walpole sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gibson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gibson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gibson.
Gibson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson cracks Walpole with a big elbow.
Gibson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The ground and pound from Gibson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Walpole is trying to work for a sweep but Gibson has mounted him!
Walpole in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Walpole tries to hold on but Gibson postures up.
Gibson landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson controlling the pace for now.
Walpole really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gibson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gibson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Walpole is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gibson breaks from Walpole's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Gibson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Walpole looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Walpole really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gibson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gibson breaks from Walpole's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Gibson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Gibson with a couple of short strikes.
Gibson lands a heavy elbow.
Walpole is in a horrible position here. Gibson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gibson looking to finish Walpole with some ground and pound. This is bad for Walpole!
Gibson with shots to the head and body - Walpole looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gibson content just to control the position here.
Gibson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Walpole is rocked!
Gibson unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Walpole wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Gibson celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Gibson!
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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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