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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duke Gibbons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leif Nygard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nygard comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dread Zeppelin - Immigrant Song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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192 cm
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212 lbs
16 - 11 - 1 |
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182 cm
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200 lbs
21 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Duke Gibbons! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leif Nygard! The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gibbons ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nygard moves away. Nygard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Nygard lands with a nice body punch. Gibbons lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Leif Nygard has been cut. Gibbons tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Gibbons takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheers as Nygard lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gibbons doesn't seem phased though. Nygard gets in close and instigates a clinch. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Nygard tries to throw a body punch but Gibbons avoids it by throwing Nygard back against the cage. Gibbons blocks an elbow strike from Nygard.
Gibbons breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gibbons is defended easily by Nygard. Nygard lands with an overhand left. Gibbons looks for the body kick but Nygard saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gibbons bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nygard's head. Nygard misses with a wild combination.
Gibbons misses with a looping left. Nygard connects with a crisp jab. A head kick misses from Nygard. Leif Nygard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. A shot to the body from Gibbons misses and Nygard counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Gibbons gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nygard. Nygard scores with a three punch combo!
Gibbons lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Nygard misses with a body kick. Nygard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gibbons throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nygard. Gibbons doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nygard!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nygard misses with a low kick.
Nygard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gibbons. Nice cross by Nygard. Gibbons misses with the combination.
Gibbons fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Gibbons misses with a kick to the body.
Nygard throws an overhand right that lands on Gibbons's shoulder, as Gibbons tries to avoid the shot. Gibbons takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Gibbons takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nygard misses with a wild combination.
Nygard tries to clinch there but Gibbons circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nygard misses with a right hand and Gibbons counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nygard thinking. An inside leg kick lands from Nygard. Gibbons is looking to wear down Nygard with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Nygard digs a good hook to Gibbons's body.
Nygard moves out of range as Gibbons strikes. Nygard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gibbons's head backwards. Gibbons throws a series of punches but Nygard avoids them all with ease. Nygard is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gibbons had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Nygard tries a head kick but it misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nygard.
Gibbons tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Nygard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nygard throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Nygard sizes up Gibbons with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A nice inside leg kick there by Nygard. That's going to slow Gibbons down. Gibbons bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nygard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Nygard lands with an uppercut that bounces Gibbons off the cage and back into range. Gibbons throws a shot from downtown. Nygard moves away and avoids it. Nygard stuffs the takedown attempt from Gibbons. Gibbons gets slowly back to his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duke Gibbons. That's going to take a lot out of him. Gibbons is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nygard sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Nygard connects with a jab. Nygard throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Nice shot by Nygard. Nygard steps in with a hook that catches Gibbons right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Nygard follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Gibbons looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leif Nygard! A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Leif Nygard made sure he mentioned Syndicate Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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