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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adelbert Gainsborough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Daigle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gainsborough comes to the cage accompanied by Dope - Debonaire. Daigle has chosen Molesta Ewenement - Wszystko wporzo as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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199 cm
27
270 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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199 cm
36
259 lbs
27 - 19 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adelbert Gainsborough! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
27 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Luke Daigle! The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gainsborough avoids the body shot from Daigle.
Gainsborough scores with a shot to the body.
Gainsborough throws a big shot that misses. Daigle scoring well with a low kick there.
Gainsborough feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Daigle's calf. Daigle checks a low kick from Gainsborough. Gainsborough avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Daigle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gainsborough at a distance.
Gainsborough feints a jab promting Daigle to slip. Gainsborough then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Daigle slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Gainsborough shoots in but no luck this time. Daigle was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Gainsborough fails to land with a series of punches.
Daigle throws a leg kick but Gainsborough sees it coming and checks it nicely. Gainsborough throws a leg kick but Daigle sees it coming and checks it nicely. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. An inside leg kick lands from Gainsborough. Gainsborough throws out a loose jab but Daigle uses good head movement to avoid it. Daigle connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gainsborough takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Daigle is looking to clinch but Gainsborough is avoiding it.
Daigle misses with a wild body shot. Gainsborough lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. A decent looking body kick lands there for Gainsborough. A big left from Gainsborough misses. Daigle avoids the head kick by Gainsborough.
Gainsborough looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Gainsborough delivers a nice body kick. Daigle lands with a good body shot. Gainsborough looks to throw the jab but Daigle is out of range. Gainsborough throws a sloppy body shot
and Daigle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Daigle throws a nice outside leg kick. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Gainsborough falls off balance throwing a combination
and Daigle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gainsborough uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Daigle has time to react. Adelbert Gainsborough seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Gainsborough throws an overhand right that lands on Daigle's shoulder, as Daigle tries to avoid the shot. Crunch! Daigle slams his shin into Gainsborough's torso. Daigle lands with a nice body punch. Gainsborough has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tenement of Conviction in the buildup to the fight. Daigle connects with a leg kick. Gainsborough looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Gainsborough cracks Daigle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Daigle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gainsborough has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Gainsborough throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Daigle. Gainsborough uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daigle.
Gainsborough tries to grapple but his opponent circles enabling Daigle to counter with a crisp jab. A head kick misses from Gainsborough. Gainsborough moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDaigle. Daigle misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The fight moves into the clinch position. Gainsborough lands a hook to the side of the head. Gainsborough struggles to land a body shot inside as Daigle controls his hands.
Daigle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gainsborough's efforts to push away. Gainsborough fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daigle keeps control of Gainsborough as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Gainsborough is working Daigle over against the cage. Gainsborough tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Daigle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Gainsborough misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Daigle misses with some punches.
Gainsborough blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Gainsborough. Gainsborough tries to land knees in the clinch but Daigle avoids the damage to the body. Daigle keeps control of Gainsborough as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. A head punch on the inside from Daigle fails to land. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daigle. Daigle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gainsborough blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daigle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gainsborough is trying to break the clinch but Daigle has him pressed against the cage. Gainsborough tries to throw a body punch but Daigle avoids it by throwing Gainsborough back against the cage. Gainsborough lands a right hand. Gainsborough wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Daigle has him pressed against the cage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Gainsborough. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Daigle prevents a body shot from Gainsborough. Daigle throws a punch but it's blocked by Gainsborough. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gainsborough creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Daigle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Daigle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Gainsborough fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daigle tries to work over Gainsborough's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Daigle. 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 Adelbert Gainsborough 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.
A slapping leg kick lands for Daigle.
Daigle blocks the body kick.
Gainsborough checks a leg kick nicely. Daigle avoids a kick to the body.
Gainsborough connects with a solid leg kick. Daigle is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Gainsborough misses with a right hand letting Daigle counter with a right hand. Gainsborough avoids the head kick by Daigle.
Gainsborough misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Daigle! But no joy. Gainsborough connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gainsborough tries to land a leg kick but Daigle saw it coming and moves away.
Daigle tries a quick counter leg kick but Gainsborough is wise to it. A jab lands there for Daigle. Gainsborough connects with a body shot that sends Daigle's belly button to the back. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Daigle moves out of range of the body kick. Daigle connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gainsborough momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Daigle gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Daigle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gainsborough has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Daigle checks a leg kick. Gainsborough scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Look low, kick high! Gainsborough uses the oldest trick in the book to send Daigle tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Gainsborough is absolutely delighted - when Daigle wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Adelbert Gainsborough! Adelbert Gainsborough took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, LOPS 160q $149 for their support in the buildup to the fight. Luke Daigle was interviewed post fight and said 'I WANT REMATCH!!!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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