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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Gibiatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Kwaak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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27
155 lbs
9 - 4 - 1 |
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175 cm
32
152 lbs
25 - 17 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Frank Gibiatti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Kwaak!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibiatti throws a big shot that misses.
Gibiatti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kwaak tries to keep at a distance but Gibiatti has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gibiatti.
Gibiatti gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gibiatti throwing shots but Kwaak is blocking nicely.
Kwaak moves into full guard.
Gibiatti missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gibiatti sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kwaak looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibiatti throws an elbow that misses. Kwaak uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gibiatti's guard. Nice move by Kwaak!
Kwaak preventing the sweep.
Kwaak loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gibiatti wants to sweep but no luck.
Gibiatti is pulling down on Kwaak's head. It's preventing any offense from Kwaak, at least for the moment.
Kwaak working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gibiatti's head.
Gibiatti looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibiatti avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kwaak scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gibiatti looking for a sweep. Not yet Gibiatti, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kwaak accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gibiatti working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kwaak.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kwaak postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gibiatti is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibiatti is working hard here to advance position.
Gibiatti is trying to control the position but Kwaak postures up.
Gibiatti is adopting a defensive guard.
Gibiatti has momentary wrist control but Kwaak slips an elbow through the middle.
Kwaak must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kwaak in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kwaak trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kwaak postures up in Gibiatti's guard and throws a big left but Gibiatti blocks it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gibiatti is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibiatti working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gibiatti trying to control the position from guard on top but Kwaak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gibiatti in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gibiatti wants to pass the guard but Kwaak is keeping the position.
Kwaak preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gibiatti trying to control but Kwaak is working from the bottom.
Gibiatti with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Gibiatti dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gibiatti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kwaak.
Gibiatti misses with a wild body shot.
Kwaak checks a leg kick.
Kwaak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gibiatti throws out the jab.
Gibiatti darts in trying to clinch
and Kwaak counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kwaak avoids the head kick by Gibiatti.
Kwaak scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibiatti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kwaak has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gibiatti is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Gibiatti smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kwaak walks into a straight right hand from Gibiatti.
Sam Kwaak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gibiatti shoots in and drives through. Kwaak sprawls well.
Kwaak tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gibiatti throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kwaak was covering up waiting for the punch and Gibiatti finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kwaak keeping moving, preventing Gibiatti from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gibiatti looking to sit in guard and control but Kwaak gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kwaak won't allow Gibiatti to get back to his feet.
Gibiatti working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kwaak.
Gibiatti has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kwaak trying to control the position from guard on top but Gibiatti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gibiatti wants to stand but Kwaak is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kwaak lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gibiatti avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kwaak throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gibiatti works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gibiatti looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gibiatti is on top in guard.
Kwaak avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gibiatti accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibiatti working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gibiatti postures up.
Gibiatti postures up in Kwaak's guard and throws a big left but Kwaak blocks it.
Kwaak working a defensive guard here.
Gibiatti postures up in Kwaak's guard and throws a big left but Kwaak blocks it.
Gibiatti drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kwaak manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gibiatti has Kwaak in his guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kwaak postures up in Gibiatti's guard and throws a big left but Gibiatti blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Gibiatti dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Kwaak gets tackled into the cage by Gibiatti. Gibiatti maintains the clinch.
Kwaak lands an uppercut.
Gibiatti throws a head punch that misses.
Kwaak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gibiatti tries to score a body lock takedown but Kwaak shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gibiatti lands a body shot.
Gibiatti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gibiatti looking to throw knees to the head but Kwaak is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Kwaak.
Kwaak lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gibiatti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kwaak lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gibiatti digs a right hand underneath Kwaak's ribcage. Kwaak let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kwaak as Gibiatti tries to tie him up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibiatti misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Gibiatti fails to land.
Gibiatti drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kwaak tries to break the clinch but Gibiatti is controlling the position.
Kwaak throws a punch but it's blocked by Gibiatti.
Kwaak can't break the clinch.
Gibiatti takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kwaak.
Kwaak is pressed up against the cage. Gibiatti has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kwaak down to the mat. Kwaak avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Gibiatti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gibiatti lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gibiatti misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gibiatti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sam Kwaak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibiatti throws a head kick that misses.
Gibiatti fails with the takedown.
Gibiatti fails to land the takedown.
Kwaak stuffs the takedown attempt from Gibiatti. Gibiatti gets slowly back to his feet.
Kwaak lands a leg kick that knocks Gibiatti off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gibiatti.
Gibiatti fails with a takedown attempt.
Kwaak moves out of range as Gibiatti strikes.
Kwaak cracks Gibiatti with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak moves away from the strike by Gibiatti.
Gibiatti gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gibiatti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gibiatti tries for a takedown but Kwaak sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A jab lands there for Gibiatti.
A head kick by Gibiatti misses
and Kwaak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gibiatti is looking to chop away at Kwaak's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gibiatti misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Gibiatti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gibiatti has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Gibiatti!
Frank Gibiatti 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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RATING
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