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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 2 and Kid Vera. Chooooooooon! I think Rickenbacker v.2 might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Back Stabber!. Vera has chosen You are just a JOKE! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 cm
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180 lbs
26 - 12 - 0 |
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185 cm
31
192 lbs
18 - 18 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gibson Rickenbacker v.2! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kid Vera! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Vera throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rickenbacker v.2's waist but Rickenbacker v.2 gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vera off to one side. The fight stays on the outside here - Rickenbacker v.2 looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Rickenbacker v.2 fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rickenbacker v.2. Vera darts in looking for a takedown but Rickenbacker v.2 gets double underhooks and turns Vera into the cage. Vera tries to throw a body punch but Rickenbacker v.2 avoids it by throwing Vera back against the cage. Rickenbacker v.2 stalling in the clinch.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to land a knee to the head but Vera blocks with his arms.
Rickenbacker v.2 scores with a knee to the head.
Vera tries to circle away but Rickenbacker v.2 has him pinned against the cage. Rickenbacker v.2 with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vera breaks the clinch.
Rickenbacker v.2 buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rickenbacker v.2 gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Rickenbacker v.2 tries a knee to the head but Vera blocks it.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to stall but Vera uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Vera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vera. Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kid Vera. Rickenbacker v.2 shoots and misses and Vera counters with a three punch combo that has Rickenbacker v.2 backing up. Rickenbacker v.2 nods at Vera to acknowledge the strikes. Vera tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rickenbacker v.2 swivels and escapes. Rickenbacker v.2 instigates a clinch. Vera manages to break the clinch.
Vera walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rickenbacker v.2. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Rickenbacker v.2 tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vera swats him away and circles back towards the center. Rickenbacker v.2 throws a wild body kick that Vera sees coming a mile off. Vera shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rickenbacker v.2 pinned against the cage. Rickenbacker v.2 gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Rickenbacker v.2 tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Vera defends well and Rickenbacker v.2 ends up having to push Vera into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rickenbacker v.2 tries to land a knee to the head but Vera blocks with his arms.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Vera tries to break free but Rickenbacker v.2 pushes him back against the cage. Vera lands a shot to the body. Rickenbacker v.2 keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vera's efforts to push away. Rickenbacker v.2 working aggressively here.
Rickenbacker v.2 with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vera as Rickenbacker v.2 tries to tie him up. Rickenbacker v.2 seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Vera is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment. Vera is trying to force a seperation but Rickenbacker v.2 has the dominant position. Vera wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vera breaks the clinch.
Vera fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rickenbacker v.2 avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Vera shoots in looking for a takedown. Rickenbacker v.2 tries to sprawl out of it but Vera keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rickenbacker v.2 manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Rickenbacker v.2 tries to clinch there but Vera circles away.
Horrible takedown by Vera or perhaps it was just good defense by Rickenbacker v.2 which made him look bad. Rickenbacker v.2 tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Nice body kick there by Rickenbacker v.2. Rickenbacker v.2 dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vera. That did some damage! Rickenbacker v.2 stuffs the takedown attempt from Vera. Vera gets slowly back to his feet. Vera looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rickenbacker v.2 darts in trying to clinch and Vera counters with a three punch combo that has Rickenbacker v.2 backing up. Rickenbacker v.2 nods at Vera to acknowledge the strikes. Vera shoots and misses and Rickenbacker v.2 makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Some wild striking there from Rickenbacker v.2.
Rickenbacker v.2 tries to clinch but Vera is having none of it. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Rickenbacker v.2 throws a leg kick which misses Vera's front leg but catches the back leg as Vera tries to avoid it. Rickenbacker v.2 displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vera. Rickenbacker v.2 throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Rickenbacker v.2 swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rickenbacker v.2 moves into the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rickenbacker v.2, right into the meat.
Rickenbacker v.2 moves into range and clinches up with Vera. Rickenbacker v.2 escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rickenbacker v.2 looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
No luck for Vera with that takedown attempt. Vera gets tackled into the cage by Rickenbacker v.2. Rickenbacker v.2 maintains the clinch. Rickenbacker v.2 tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rickenbacker v.2 scores with an uppercut up the middle. Rickenbacker v.2 manages to break the clinch.
Rickenbacker v.2 throws a wild body kick that Vera sees coming a mile off. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vera is defended easily by Rickenbacker v.2. Horrible takedown by Vera or perhaps it was just good defense by Rickenbacker v.2 which made him look bad. Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kid Vera. Vera is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rickenbacker v.2 misses with a two punch combination.
Vera shoots for a double leg takedown but Rickenbacker v.2 sprawls well. He's pushed Vera's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Rickenbacker v.2 tests Vera's chin there with a solid looking shot. An inside leg kick lands from Rickenbacker v.2. Rickenbacker v.2 lands a leg kick that knocks Vera off balance momentarily. Rickenbacker v.2 leaves Vera with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Rickenbacker v.2 clinches. Rickenbacker v.2 is stalling here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Rickenbacker v.2 lands an elbow inside that Vera shrugs off.
It looks like Kid Vera has been cut. Rickenbacker v.2 throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vera blocks it with crossed arms. Rickenbacker v.2 breaks from the clinch.
Vera is trying desperately to land a takedown but Rickenbacker v.2 is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Vera. Vera checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rickenbacker v.2 wants to clinch. Vera tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rickenbacker v.2 swivels and escapes. Rickenbacker v.2 throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Rickenbacker v.2 lands a high kick!
Vera is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rickenbacker v.2 gets in close and instigates a clinch. Vera is still on wobbly legs! Can Rickenbacker v.2 finish him? Rickenbacker v.2 has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Vera - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Rickenbacker v.2, and another! Vera is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Gibson Rickenbacker v.2! Gibson Rickenbacker v.2 was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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