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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Gibiatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vo Nguyen Giap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giap has chosen Beach Party Vietnam as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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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
8 - 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
20 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vo Nguyen Giap!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibiatti throws a sloppy head kick and Giap moves out of range easily.
Gibiatti walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Giap tries to clinch but Gibiatti moves out of range.
Giap closes the distance and clinches.
Gibiatti misses with a body punch.
Gibiatti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gibiatti utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gibiatti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Giap backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Still in the clinch, Giap scores with a nice short uppercut.
Giap told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Giap's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gibiatti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gibiatti lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giap throws a head punch that misses.
Giap working aggressively here.
Giap has a couple of punches blocked by Gibiatti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibiatti tries to land knees in the clinch but Giap avoids the damage to the body.
Gibiatti goes for a takedown in the clinch but Giap prevents it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Giap.
Giap lands a shot to the body.
Giap throws a head punch that misses.
Gibiatti lands a knee to the head.
Giap wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gibiatti misses with some punches.
Gibiatti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gibiatti misses with a punch to the body.
Gibiatti tries for a takedown but Giap manages to get underhooks.
Gibiatti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Giap lands with a short shot to the head.
Giap misses with the head strike.
Giap creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gibiatti's defenses.
Giap pushes off an throws an elbow but Gibiatti leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gibiatti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Giap scores with a shot to the side of Gibiatti's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Gibiatti.
Gibiatti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gibiatti tries a body shot but Giap blocks it.
The referee calls for Giap to work.
Gibiatti tries to land a knee to the head but Giap blocks with his arms.
Giap tries to land a knee to the head but Gibiatti blocks with his arms.
Giap blocking some punches.
Giap slowing the pace effectively.
A left hand lands to the body for Gibiatti.
Giap gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gibiatti.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Gibiatti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gibiatti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Giap is pressed up against the cage. Gibiatti has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Giap down to the mat. Giap avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Giap checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Giap cracks Gibiatti with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gibiatti is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gibiatti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Giap rushes Gibiatti and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gibiatti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gibiatti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gibiatti can't get the takedown.
A short right from Giap.
Giap taking a breather.
Giap seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Giap has a couple of punches blocked by Gibiatti.
Gibiatti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gibiatti is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Giap taking a breather.
Giap softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gibiatti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Giap misses with a punch on the inside.
Gibiatti lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibiatti lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giap lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gibiatti has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Giap is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gibiatti keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Giap's efforts to push away.
Giap throws an elbow but it misses.
Gibiatti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gibiatti lands an uppercut.
Gibiatti tries to throw a body punch but Giap avoids it by throwing Gibiatti back against the cage.
Gibiatti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Giap misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Giap throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gibiatti has hold of one of Giap's legs. Giap is fighting the takedown attempt but Gibiatti gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gibiatti accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gibiatti might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gibiatti is looking to work some ground and pound but Giap has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Frank Gibiatti will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Giap swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gibiatti circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gibiatti counters with a right hand to the body.
Giap tries to clinch but Gibiatti moves out of range.
Gibiatti shoots in looking for a takedown but Giap manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gibiatti's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Giap looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good standup being displayed there by Gibiatti as he connects with a hook.
Gibiatti shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Giap manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Giap utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gibiatti throwing strikes from guard but Giap blocks nicely.
Giap pulls Gibiatti in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibiatti throwing strikes but missing.
Gibiatti postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gibiatti lands a couple of elbows.
Gibiatti is looking to work some ground and pound but Giap has wrist control.
Gibiatti in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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.
Giap lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Gibiatti looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giap wanted to stand there but Gibiatti had control of the position.
Giap gets to his feet. Gibiatti looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Gibiatti thumps Giap with a low kick.
Giap is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gibiatti misses with a takedown attempt - Giap sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Giap fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giap closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gibiatti counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Giap is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Giap fails with an attempt to clinch.
Giap is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Gibiatti.
Giap instigates a clinch.
Gibiatti dodges an elbow strike from Giap.
Giap digs a right hand into Gibiatti's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gibiatti's gas tank.
Gibiatti can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Gibiatti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Giap lands a right hand.
Gibiatti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Giap misses with a punch on the inside.
Gibiatti misses with a punch to the body.
Gibiatti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Giap.
Frank Gibiatti has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gibiatti looking for a takedown.
Gibiatti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Giap backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibiatti takes a knee right on the jaw!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gibiatti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gibiatti with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Giap - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Giap lands with a light punch inside.
Gibiatti prevents a body shot from Giap.
Gibiatti looking to slow down the pace here.
Giap taking a breather.
Giap is pushing Gibiatti up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gibiatti avoids the elbow strike from Giap, against the cage.
Giap lands an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giap throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Giap.
Gibiatti misses with a punch on the inside.
Giap lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vo Nguyen Giap showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Giap fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gibiatti keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gibiatti is defended easily by Giap.
Gibiatti throws a jab but it's blocked by Giap.
Giap tries to clinch there but Gibiatti circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Giap looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Giap throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Giap closes the distance but Gibiatti moves to the side
and Gibiatti counters with a nice body shot.
Gibiatti bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Giap defending against the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibiatti thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Giap keeps Gibiatti under control for a moment.
Giap is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
We've been hearing that Gibiatti has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Gibiatti misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Gibiatti tries to score with some ground and pound. Giap controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Giap is trying to control Gibiatti's posture but Gibiatti avoids it.
Gibiatti throwing strikes but Giap manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giap has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Giap looks to score with a jab to the body but Gibiatti is just out of range.
Gibiatti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Giap tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Giap takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gibiatti throws a jab but it's blocked by Giap.
Giap is looking to clinch but Gibiatti is avoiding it.
Giap wants to clinch up but Gibiatti keeps it at a distance.
Giap keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giap tries to clinch
and Gibiatti counters with a nice body kick.
Gibiatti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gibiatti has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gibiatti there as he acknowledges the shot.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gibiatti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Giap wants to clinch.
Gibiatti throws a push kick but Giap slaps the foot to one side.
Giap closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gibiatti counters with a takedown into side control.
Gibiatti in side control, throwing shots but Giap defends.
Gibiatti cracks Giap with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Gibiatti wants to control but Giap is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Giap is pushing Gibiatti's head away, looking to escape. Gibiatti manages to hold on to the position though.
Gibiatti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Giap keeps working.
Gibiatti creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Giap sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Gibiatti scoring with punches from side control.
Gibiatti trying to control the action but Giap is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gibiatti misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Gibiatti showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gibiatti has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Gibiatti!
Frank Gibiatti decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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