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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jobert Sucaldito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janno Gibbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gibbs comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Apocalypse Please kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Jobert Sucaldito has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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190 lbs
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185 cm
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200 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jobert Sucaldito! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Janno Gibbs! The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gibbs is defended easily by Sucaldito. Sucaldito scores with a jab. Gibbs acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Gibbs throws a solid leg kick but Sucaldito takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gibbs. Gibbs throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sucaldito tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gibbs is in Sucaldito's guard. Gibbs throwing strikes but missing. Sucaldito seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Sucaldito wants to sweep here but Gibbs controlling him for the moment. Sucaldito trying to strike off his back.
Gibbs content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Sucaldito is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gibbs is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Gibbs has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gibbs throwing strikes but missing. Sucaldito avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Sucaldito working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gibbs. Gibbs throws a big right hand that misses. Gibbs working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Gibbs throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Gibbs with a flurry of punches that miss. Gibbs is looking to work some ground and pound but Sucaldito has wrist control. Gibbs in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Gibbs throws a big right hand that misses. Gibbs has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Sucaldito preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Gibbs in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Gibbs throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Gibbs makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gibbs scoring with punches to the head and body. Gibbs throws a big right hand that misses. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Gibbs in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Gibbs throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Gibbs throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sucaldito works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Sucaldito working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gibbs. Gibbs throwing strikes but missing. Gibbs throws a strike but Sucaldito rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Gibbs is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Sucaldito wants to stand but Gibbs has a closed guard, so he can't escape. Sucaldito missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Gibbs is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sucaldito is aware though and is defending well. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sucaldito throws a big elbow that misses. Gibbs working for a triangle but Sucaldito defends it easily.
Sucaldito wants to pass the guard but Gibbs is keeping the position. Gibbs is looking for a triangle but Sucaldito pushes his legs off easily.
Gibbs working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sucaldito doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sucaldito manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Gibbs has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sucaldito can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Sucaldito wants to get up but he can't break Gibbs's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. Gibbs looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sucaldito accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Gibbs throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sucaldito trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Sucaldito tries to stand but Gibbs is controlling from the bottom. Sucaldito throws a big right hand that misses. Gibbs is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sucaldito defends well. Gibbs throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sucaldito accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Gibbs looking for a guillotine here but Sucaldito defends easily.
Sucaldito got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gibbs has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sucaldito has managed to get both his arms back between Gibbs's legs - danger averted. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Sucaldito in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Sucaldito avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janno Gibbs dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gibbs with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sucaldito will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sucaldito misses with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Sucaldito misses and Gibbs counters with a thumping low kick. Sucaldito goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Gibbs shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sucaldito defends it nicely. A jab from Sucaldito does it's job there.
Gibbs is rocked! Jobert Sucaldito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sucaldito connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Gibbs covering up! Sucaldito comes in with a big uppercut and Gibbs goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jobert Sucaldito!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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