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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frances Gibbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genjuro Kibagami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Genjuro Kibagami was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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140 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frances Gibbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Genjuro Kibagami!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Kibagami. Those never looked like landing.
Gibbs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gibbs drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gibbs works over Kibagami with some ground and pound from guard.
Kibagami has his feet on Gibbs's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Kibagami avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Kibagami. Those never looked like landing.
Gibbs tries to clinch but Kibagami moves out of range.
Kibagami misses with a wild combination.
Kibagami swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gibbs counters with a one-two to the body.
Kibagami lands a two punch combo.
Gibbs avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kibagami swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kibagami looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kibagami misses with a double jab.
Gibbs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kibagami paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kibagami throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kibagami lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gibbs circles away quickly and effectively.
Kibagami misses with a series of wild punches.
Gibbs could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kibagami throws a series of punches but Gibbs avoids them all with ease.
Genjuro Kibagami seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kibagami misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kibagami misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kibagami looks winded!
Kibagami scores with a one two! Gibbs had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kibagami misses with a double jab.
Kibagami throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gibbs clinches with his opponent.
Gibbs effectively controlling the action here.
Gibbs fails to pull guard.
Gibbs tightens his grip and picks Kibagami up, before dumping him to the ground. Kibagami manages to land in guard.
Gibbs working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gibbs with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs postures up and lands a big shot to Kibagami's brow.
Gibbs postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kibagami is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kibagami has momentary wrist control but Gibbs slips an elbow through the middle.
Gibbs stops Kibagami from standing up.
Gibbs scoring with some ground and pound.
Gibbs is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gibbs won't allow Kibagami to get back to his feet.
Gibbs postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gibbs makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kibagami is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kibagami is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Gibbs dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs tries for a kimura but Kibagami is defending well.
Kibagami taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kibagami is trying to buck Gibbs off.
Gibbs looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gibbs prevents Kibagami from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kibagami is looking to get back to his feet here but Gibbs is keeping cool and he's managed to take Kibagami's back.
Kibagami is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Gibbs. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Kibagami is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Gibbs looking to break Kibagami's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Kibagami remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Gibbs will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kibagami controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Gibbs connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Kibagami to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kibagami is trying to stand back up.
Gibbs scores with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frances Gibbs dominated that round.
That's time! Gibbs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gibbs connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kibagami misses with the combination.
Gibbs has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kibagami gets tackled into the cage by Gibbs. Gibbs maintains the clinch.
Kibagami tries to circle away but Gibbs has him pinned against the cage.
Kibagami is trying to break free.
Gibbs fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kibagami wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gibbs is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kibagami to keep the fight standing.
Kibagami pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kibagami misses with a series of wild punches.
Kibagami will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kibagami throws a right hand that Gibbs ducks under and follows up with a left that Gibbs also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibbs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kibagami.
Kibagami is breathing heavily.
Kibagami looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gibbs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gibbs shoots in for a takedown but Kibagami shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frances Gibbs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kibagami misses with a series of wild punches.
Kibagami throws a series of punches but Gibbs moves out of range.
Gibbs goes for a double leg but Kibagami avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kibagami continues to drive forward.
Kibagami has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gibbs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gibbs tries to clinch up.
Kibagami misses with a few strikes there.
Gibbs is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kibagami misses with a few strikes there.
Kibagami throws a series of punches but Gibbs moves out of range.
Kibagami throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gibbs counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gibbs slips a jab and a cross from Kibagami.
Frances Gibbs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gibbs tries to clinch but Kibagami moves out of range.
Kibagami throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gibbs is looking to clinch but Kibagami is avoiding it.
Some wild striking there from Kibagami.
A punch combination from Kibagami misses.
Gibbs is looking to clinch but Kibagami is avoiding it.
Gibbs clinches.
Kibagami is trying to push Gibbs away but Gibbs has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gibbs can't get the takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kibagami is trying to break free.
Gibbs tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs has picked Kibagami up - he's going for a ride! Gibbs dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Gibbs is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kibagami sees it coming and defends easily.
Kibagami wants to get back to his feet.
Kibagami is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gibbs scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gibbs is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kibagami scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Gibbs manages to mount him!
Gibbs lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kibagami trying desperately to get to his feet.
Gibbs working for a guillotine from mount but Kibagami is in no mood to give up.
Kibagami bucks up and throws Gibbs to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Kibagami fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Genjuro Kibagami is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gibbs closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kibagami is looking to get back to his feet here but Gibbs is keeping cool and he's managed to take Kibagami's back.
Frances Gibbs overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kibagami is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Frances Gibbs will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Kibagami looks to land a combination but Gibbs avoids it well.
Kibagami tries to bum rush Gibbs with a series of wild strikes but Gibbs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gibbs tries to close the distance and clinch but Kibagami swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gibbs avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kibagami misses with a series of wild punches.
Gibbs tries to clinch but Kibagami is having none of it.
Gibbs tries to clinch but Kibagami moves out of range.
Gibbs moves in looking to clinch but Kibagami pushes him off.
Kibagami lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gibbs backs up against the cage.
Kibagami throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gibbs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kibagami takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibbs slips a jab and a cross from Kibagami.
Kibagami misses with a double jab.
Kibagami slaps away a takedown attempt from Gibbs, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kibagami looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kibagami avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kibagami misses with a few strikes there.
Gibbs drives through with a takedown into Kibagami's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kibagami pushes Gibbs off and gets back to his feet.
Kibagami avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gibbs instigates a clinch.
Gibbs is looking for a takedown.
Kibagami is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs pulls guard effortlessly.
Kibagami trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gibbs's guard.
Gibbs working for a triangle but Kibagami defends it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gibbs wants to sweep here but Kibagami controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kibagami gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kibagami scores with a one two! Gibbs had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Kibagami. Those never looked like landing.
Some wild striking there from Kibagami.
Kibagami throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs shoots in and bounces Kibagami off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gibbs is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kibagami is wriggling around but Gibbs manages to pass to half guard.
Gibbs is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gibbs prevents Kibagami from standing back up.
Gibbs lands strikes from half guard.
Kibagami scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Gibbs manages to mount him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kibagami wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Gibbs is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kibagami can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kibagami somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gibbs tries to clinch there but Kibagami circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kibagami looks to land a combination but Gibbs avoids it well.
Genjuro Kibagami has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frances Gibbs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kibagami throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gibbs holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Frances Gibbs.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gibbs, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frances Gibbs!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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