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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Killer Karl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Killer Karl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dean Gibson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karl looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Karl avoids a kick to the body.
Gibson pushes Karl up against the cage in a clinch.
Karl is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gibson pushes off an throws an elbow but Karl leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gibson tries to land knees in the clinch but Karl avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karl.
Gibson tries to land knees in the clinch but Karl avoids the damage to the body.
Karl lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Karl blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Karl has Gibson pressed against the cage.
Gibson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Karl.
Gibson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gibson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gibson misses with a knee strike.
Gibson lands an elbow just above Karl 's eye.
Karl throws a punch but it's blocked by Gibson.
Gibson blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Karl wants to stall.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gibson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karl is defending well for now.
Gibson tries a knee to the head but Karl blocks it.
A short left from Karl.
Gibson misses with a knee to the head.
Karl on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Karl is trying to maintain a safe position but Gibson gets an underhook and turns Karl into the cage.
Karl swings wildly with an uppercut but Gibson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karl lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gibson backwards.
Karl dodges an elbow strike from Gibson.
Karl tries to throw a body punch but Gibson avoids it by throwing Karl back against the cage.
Karl takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gibson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Karl is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gibson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Karl lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gibson missing with knees to the body.
Gibson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Gibson.
Karl managing to block the knees to the body from Gibson.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gibson obliges.
Karl blocks an elbow strike from Gibson.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gibson obliges.
Gibson landing knees to the body.
Gibson lands an elbow inside.
Gibson misses with a body punch.
Karl takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Killer Karl has been cut.
Karl misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gibson misses with an elbow strike.
Gibson missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson trying to land knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gibson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A body shot lands from Karl.
Gibson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Karl lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Karl takes an elbow to the temple.
Gibson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gibson crunches a lovely knee into Karl's ribcage.
Gibson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gibson landing knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gibson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gibson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Karl avoids a wild elbow strike from Gibson.
Karl misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gibson obliges.
Gibson lands an elbow just above Karl 's eye.
Karl blocks an elbow strike from Gibson.
Gibson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gibson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Karl being controlled against the cage.
Gibson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karl blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gibson tries to throw a body punch but Karl avoids it by throwing Gibson back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karl fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karl taking a breather.
Gibson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gibson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Karl avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Gibson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Killer Karl's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gibson looks to land a body kick but Karl moved away.
Gibson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gibson moves out of range as Karl throws a body kick.
Karl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gibson.
Karl misses with a head kick.
Karl checks a leg kick nicely.
Gibson tries to clinch but Karl moves out of range.
Gibson moves out of range of the body kick.
Karl throws a head kick that misses.
Killer Karl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karl. Gibson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karl. Gibson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karl throws a leg kick but Gibson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gibson throws a push kick but Karl slaps the foot to one side.
Karl misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson has closed the distance and engaged Karl in a clinch.
Gibson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gibson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Karl.
Karl is trying to maintain a safe position but Gibson gets an underhook and turns Karl into the cage.
Gibson effectively controlling the action here.
Karl misses with a punch on the inside.
Karl throws a punch but it's blocked by Gibson.
Gibson misses with a knee strike.
Gibson trying to land knees to the body.
Karl avoids the elbow strike from Gibson, against the cage.
Karl misses with some punches.
Karl misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson throws a punch but it's blocked by Karl.
Karl misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gibson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gibson'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.
Gibson blocking some punches.
Gibson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Karl lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gibson backwards.
Dean Gibson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Karl goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karl tries a body shot but Gibson blocks it.
Karl tries to work over Gibson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gibson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gibson misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karl dodges an elbow strike from Gibson.
A hook to the body from Karl.
Gibson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gibson lands a damaging elbow.
Gibson misses with an elbow over the top.
Karl has a couple of punches blocked by Gibson.
Karl taking a breather.
Gibson tries a body shot but Karl blocks it.
Karl takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gibson throws an elbow but misses.
Karl is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gibson is keeping busy.
Gibson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Karl misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gibson.
Karl on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gibson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karl has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Karl'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.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gibson lands an elbow that stopped Karl in his tracks for a moment.
Gibson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gibson working Karl over with knees to the body.
Gibson tries to land knees in the clinch but Karl avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gibson throws a punch but it's blocked by Karl.
Gibson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gibson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gibson tries to land knees in the clinch but Karl avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Gibson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Killer Karl's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Karl throws a half hearted mid kick.
Karl keeps the fight on the outside.
Gibson throws a body kick that misses.
Gibson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Karl counters with a solid body kick.
Karl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karl looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Karl fakes the leg kick and cracks Gibson in the body.
Gibson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karl.
Gibson blocks the body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gibson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Karl has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Karl and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gibson misses with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gibson is looking to land body kicks.
A head kick misses from Karl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson misses with an uppercut. Karl saw that one coming.
A clash of legs there as Karl blocks the low kick.
Karl avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Karl.
Gibson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gibson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Karl.
Karl pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karl gets tackled into the cage by Gibson. Gibson maintains the clinch.
Karl managing to block the knees to the body from Gibson.
Karl looking to slow down the pace here.
Karl leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson lands an elbow inside.
Karl struggles to land a body shot inside as Gibson controls his hands.
Nice elbow from Gibson.
Karl doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Karl fails to land.
Gibson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gibson lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gibson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gibson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gibson lands an elbow inside that Karl shrugs off.
Gibson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karl blocks an uppercut.
Gibson lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karl takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gibson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gibson lands a nice knee to the body.
Gibson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Karl avoids it.
Gibson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Karl avoids it.
Gibson lands an elbow inside that Karl shrugs off.
Gibson trying to land knees to the body.
Gibson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gibson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Karl's face.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gibson throws an elbow but misses.
Karl is looking to control Gibson's arms but Gibson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Karl has his back to the cage.
Gibson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Karl's face.
Knees to the body from Gibson.
Karl managing to block the knees to the body from Gibson.
Gibson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Karl lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gibson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Karl lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karl avoids a wild elbow strike from Gibson.
Karl taking a breather.
Gibson missing with knees to the body.
Gibson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karl blocks it with crossed arms.
Karl on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Gibson fails to land.
Karl stalling in the clinch but Gibson improves position.
Karl's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Karl on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Karl managing to block the knees to the body from Gibson.
Karl misses with some punches.
Gibson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karl can't find room to land a body shot as Gibson controls the action.
Karl misses with a short punch on the inside.
Killer Karl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gibson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Karl avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dean Gibson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gibson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight for Dean Gibson!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Dean Gibson!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Dean Gibson!
Dean Gibson wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Dean Gibson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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