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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tarik Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Waits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waits has chosen What A Waste as his entrance music. Tom Waits has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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183 cm
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193 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tarik Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Waits!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Gibson.
Gibson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Waits makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gibson looks to score with a jab to the body but Waits is just out of range.
A low kick from Gibson is predictable there
and Waits counters with a big head kick but Gibson shrugs it off.
A telegraphed right hand from Gibson misses the target.
Gibson throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Waits has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gibson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
The fighters circling - Waits throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waits tries a head kick but it misses.
Gibson throws a combination that misses
and Waits counters with a body kick that stops Gibson in his tracks momentarily.
Waits lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Tarik Gibson has been cut.
Gibson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Waits rushes Gibson and presses him up against the ropes.
Waits working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Waits can't find room to land a body shot as Gibson controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Waits scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waits landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Waits lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Waits lands an elbow inside.
Gibson looking to slow down the pace here.
Waits working Gibson over with knees to the body.
Waits misses with a punch on the inside.
Gibson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Waits throws a punch but it's blocked by Gibson.
Gibson just leaning against Waits, taking a breather.
A left hand lands to the body for Gibson.
Waits misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Waits tries to throw a body punch but Gibson avoids it by throwing Waits back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waits misses with some punches.
Waits lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tarik Gibson's cut is getting worse.
I was talking to Gibson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gibson prevents a body shot from Waits.
Waits lands a hook that snaps the head of Gibson backwards.
Waits throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Waits trying to land knees to the body.
Gibson is trying to maintain a safe position but Waits gets an underhook and turns Gibson into the ropes.
Waits misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gibson looking to stall.
Gibson blocking some punches.
Gibson avoiding damage as Waits throws knees to the body.
Waits can't find room to land a body shot as Gibson controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Waits.
Gibson trying to stall but Waits improves his position.
Waits lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gibson wants to stall.
Waits misses with a hook from the clinch.
Waits scores a nice knee to the body.
Waits putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gibson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Waits lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Waits tries to work over Gibson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Waits.
Tarik Gibson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Waits lands a nice uppercut.
Waits misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gibson avoiding damage as Waits throws knees to the body.
Gibson wants to stall.
Waits misses with a hook from the clinch.
Waits avoiding damage as Gibson throws knees to the body.
Waits tries a body shot but Gibson blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gibson can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gibson wants to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Waits misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Waits dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tarik Gibson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Waits wants to clinch up but Gibson keeps it at a distance.
Gibson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Waits closes the distance and pushes Gibson back into the ropes.
Waits swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Waits scores with a shot to the side of Gibson's head.
Waits tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gibson blocks a body shot from Waits.
Waits struggles to land a body shot inside as Gibson controls his hands.
Waits misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gibson has Waits pressed against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Waits.
Gibson stalling in the clinch.
Waits lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waits working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tom Waits seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Waits lands a nice elbow.
Gibson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Waits tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gibson's elbow.
Waits lands a right hand.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Waits as Gibson tries to tie him up.
Waits unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gibson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Waits misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Waits.
A short body shot lands from Waits as the two fighters clinch.
Gibson is trying to stall.
Gibson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waits throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Waits can't find room to land a body shot as Gibson controls the action.
Waits can't find room to land a body shot as Gibson controls the action.
Waits fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gibson trying to stall but Waits improves his position.
Waits lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waits lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gibson backwards.
Jeez, Tarik Gibson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Waits digs a right hand into Gibson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gibson's gas tank.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Waits prevents Gibson from breaking the clinch.
Gibson avoiding damage as Waits throws knees to the body.
Waits crunches a lovely knee into Gibson's ribcage.
Waits struggles to land a body shot inside as Gibson controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waits with a knee to the head.
Waits tries a knee to the head but Gibson blocks it.
Waits lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tarik Gibson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tom Waits!
A victorious Tom Waits thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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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
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