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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dean Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Mamba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mamba has chosen Here Comes The Hotstepper as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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282 lbs
20 - 4 - 0 |
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270 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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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
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dean Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Mamba!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mamba's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gibson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mamba scrambles back to his feet.
Mamba closes the distance and clinches up with Gibson, looking for a takedown. Mamba pushes Gibson against the cage but Gibson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mamba keeps the fight on the outside.
Mamba takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gibson wants to clinch.
Gibson throws a nice looking combination but Mamba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gibson throws a lazy right hand but Mamba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
No joy there for Gibson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gibson blocks a low kick nicely.
Gibson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gibson doesn't manage to clinch there - Mamba circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamba fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gibson avoids it really well and circles away.
Gibson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gibson controls Mamba momentarily but Mamba frees himself.
Gibson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mamba on the ground.
Gibson has Mamba pulled in close to control his posture.
Mamba postures up and lands a big shot to Gibson's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamba is stalling in the full guard.
Mamba postures up in Gibson's guard and throws a big left but Gibson blocks it.
Mamba controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gibson is looking to clinch.
Gibson is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson misses with a wild body shot.
Gibson throws a body punch but Mamba moves out of range.
Gibson lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Bobby Mamba has been cut.
Gibson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mamba was well out of range. Poor timing from Gibson.
Gibson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gibson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mamba checks it well.
Gibson fails to land with a series of punches.
Gibson gets a clinch.
Gibson misses with a knee strike.
Mamba wants a takedown.
Dean Gibson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Mamba.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamba fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mamba has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Gibson is trying to keep an underhook but Mamba manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Mamba sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gibson defending well though.
Mamba tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gibson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mamba maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Gibson could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Mamba has cracked it and Gibson is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Mamba!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bobby Mamba!
Bobby Mamba decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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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
RATING
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