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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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285 lbs
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305 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Dangerous knees
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Stewart !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dean Gibson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stewart lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stewart throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dean Gibson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stewart tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Stewart tenderised Gibson's leg. Gibson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gibson avoids the head kick by Stewart .
Gibson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stewart lands a head kick. Gibson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good work by Gibson as he checks the leg kick.
Stewart swats away the attempt to clinch by Gibson.
Gibson blocks a head kick by Stewart .
Gibson misses with a jab to the body
and Stewart counters with a nice leg kick.
Gibson tries to clinch but Stewart is having none of it.
Gibson swings for the body but Stewart moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson instigates a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gibson as Stewart tries to tie him up.
Stewart dodges an elbow strike from Gibson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gibson.
Stewart lands a nice uppercut.
Stewart avoiding damage as Gibson throws knees to the body.
Gibson throws an elbow but it misses.
Gibson misses with an elbow over the top.
Stewart blocks an elbow strike.
Gibson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stewart is trying to break the clinch but Gibson is controlling him.
Stewart throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gibson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stewart blocks the elbow strike.
Gibson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stewart avoids the elbow strike from Gibson, against the cage.
Stewart avoids a wild elbow strike from Gibson.
Gibson prevents a body shot from Stewart .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stewart blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stewart looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stewart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gibson throws an elbow but misses.
Stewart lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gibson.
Stewart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gibson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stewart 's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Gibson.
Stewart avoids the elbow strike from Gibson, against the cage.
Gibson lands a nice elbow.
Gibson trying to land knees to the body.
Gibson blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stewart .
Stewart avoids a wild elbow strike from Gibson.
Gibson pushes off an throws an elbow but Stewart leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stewart is looking to break free of the clinch but Gibson has double underhooks.
Stewart tries to work over Gibson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gibson leaning against his opponent.
Gibson misses with an elbow strike.
Stewart managing to block the knees to the body from Gibson.
Stewart takes an elbow to the temple.
Gibson throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stewart avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Stewart fails to land.
Gibson throws an elbow but it misses.
Gibson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gibson.
Stewart has had enough of the clinch but Gibson keeps him there for the moment.
Stewart letting Gibson take a breather here.
Stewart has Gibson pushed against the cage.
Gibson blocks an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gibson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stewart .
Gibson lands a good knee to the midsection. Stewart won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stewart misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bob Stewart will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gibson is looking to clinch but Stewart is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gibson. Stewart does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gibson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stewart fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gibson checks it well.
Gibson throws a leg kick that misses.
Gibson avoids the head kick by Stewart .
Gibson darts in and clinches Stewart up against the cage.
Gibson throws an elbow that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gibson lands an elbow just above Stewart 's eye.
It looks like Bob Stewart has been cut.
Stewart avoids the elbow strike from Gibson, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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 looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stewart avoiding damage as Gibson throws knees to the body.
Dean Gibson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gibson pushes off an throws an elbow but Stewart leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gibson trying to land knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Gibson.
Stewart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gibson throws an elbow but it misses.
Gibson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gibson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stewart 's face.
Gibson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stewart 's defenses.
Gibson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stewart is defending well for now.
Gibson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stewart is defending well for now.
Stewart misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stewart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gibson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gibson throws an elbow but it misses.
Gibson throws an elbow but it misses.
Stewart takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stewart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gibson avoiding damage.
Stewart blocks an elbow strike from Gibson.
Gibson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stewart avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart swings wildly with an uppercut but Gibson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gibson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stewart tries to break the clinch but Gibson is controlling the position.
Stewart gets through Gibson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stewart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stewart misses with a low kick.
Gibson takes the fight into the clinch.
Gibson trying to land knees to the body.
Gibson lands an elbow that stopped Stewart in his tracks for a moment.
Gibson blocks an uppercut.
Gibson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stewart managing to block the knees to the body from Gibson.
Stewart managing to block the knees to the body from Gibson.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gibson throws an elbow but misses.
Gibson misses with an elbow over the top.
Gibson throws an elbow that misses.
Gibson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stewart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gibson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gibson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stewart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gibson wants to land a leg kick but Stewart is out of range.
Stewart fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gibson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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 Bob Stewart 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Stewart tries to land a leg kick but Gibson saw it coming and moves away.
Stewart misses with a body kick.
Gibson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stewart avoids the body shot from Gibson.
Bob Stewart is winning the standup battle so far.
Gibson fails with an attempt to clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stewart checks a leg kick.
Gibson throws a lazy right hand but Stewart sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gibson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stewart .
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stewart .
Stewart throws a leg kick but Gibson checks it.
Gibson tries to clinch
and Stewart counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gibson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stewart is able to avoid easily.
Gibson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stewart throws a wild body kick that Gibson sees coming a mile off.
Gibson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gibson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stewart throws a leg kick but Gibson checks it.
Gibson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gibson is looking to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stewart .
Gibson throws a hook but Stewart avoids it easily.
Stewart throws a head kick that misses.
Stewart slips a straight right by Gibson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart throws a leg kick which misses Gibson's front leg but catches the back leg as Gibson tries to avoid it.
Gibson misses with a lunging right hand
and Stewart makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stewart moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stewart thuds his shin into the meat of Gibson's side.
Stewart throws the kick towards the body but Gibson avoids it.
Stewart is looking to land body kicks.
Stewart is looking to slow Gibson down with leg kicks.
Gibson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stewart plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Stewart here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Gibson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Stewart thuds his shin into the meat of Gibson's side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Stewart .
Stewart tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gibson is able to avoid easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stewart . That's going to slow Gibson down.
Stewart chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stewart misses with a kick to the body.
Gibson wants to clinch.
Gibson takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stewart lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart lands with a slapping head kick.
Gibson tries to clinch but Stewart moves out of range.
Gibson throws a big shot that misses.
Stewart throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Stewart blocks a leg kick.
Stewart scores with a leg kick.
Stewart looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stewart connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stewart throws a body kick that misses.
Stewart connects with a high kick.
Stewart cracks the inside of Gibson's front leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Stewart showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stewart has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dean Gibson!
Dean 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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