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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Bale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darby Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: United Booty Foundation. Tony Bale has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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217 lbs
34 - 26 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Bale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darby Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Bale.
Gordon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bale misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bale has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID290K) in the buildup to the fight.
Gordon moves out of range as Bale strikes.
Bale is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Tony Bale has been cut.
Bale throws an overhand right that lands on Gordon's shoulder, as Gordon tries to avoid the shot.
Bale swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gordon cracks the inside of Bale's front leg.
Bale scores with a sloppy right hand. Gordon should have avoided that one.
Gordon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bale's sensitive parts.
Bale connects with a body shot.
Bale fails to land with a series of punches.
Gordon tries a quick counter leg kick but Bale is wise to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bale tries to clinch but Gordon moves out of range.
Bale lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Darby Gordon has been cut.
Gordon pushes Bale up against the cage in a clinch.
Bale misses with a punch on the inside.
Bale is looking to control Gordon's arms but Gordon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bale has his back to the cage.
Gordon prevents Bale from breaking the clinch.
Bale working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bale misses with a punch on the inside.
Gordon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gordon misses with some punches.
Gordon 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon prevents Bale from breaking the clinch.
Gordon has a couple of punches blocked by Bale.
Gordon lands a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Bale.
Gordon lands a nice uppercut.
Bale looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bale gets through Gordon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bale is trying to break free.
Bale is trying to break the clinch but Gordon has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bale fails to land.
Gordon tries a body shot but Bale blocks it.
Bale breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bale doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bale slips under a jab.
Bale misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bale tries to move into range but Gordon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
No joy there for Gordon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bale listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tony Bale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gordon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gordon needs to keep his hands up - Bale had a free shot at his head there.
Bale will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gordon scores with a shot to the side of Bale's head.
Gordon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gordon.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gordon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gordon works on Bale's body with a couple of short punches.
Still in the clinch, Bale scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gordon.
Bale breaks the clinch.
Gordon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bale manages to avoid it.
Gordon checks a low kick from Bale.
Gordon moves into the clinch successfully.
Bale takes a shot to the head.
Gordon throws a head punch that misses.
Gordon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gordon lands an elbow that stopped Bale in his tracks for a moment.
Bale working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon tries a body shot but Bale blocks it.
Bale's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gordon keeps control of Bale as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bale is trying to stall.
Gordon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bale's defenses.
Tony Bale's cut is getting worse.
Bale misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Gordon.
Gordon lands a nice elbow.
Bale blocks an elbow strike from Gordon.
Gordon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gordon pushes Bale back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bale.
Bale misses with a body punch.
Bale fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gordon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bale avoids a wild elbow strike from Gordon.
Bale lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gordon swings wildly with an uppercut but Bale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gordon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tony Bale's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from Gordon as the two fighters clinch.
Bale throws a punch but it's blocked by Gordon.
Gordon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bale backwards.
Bale blocks an uppercut.
Gordon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bale wants to get back to striking at distance but Gordon won't allow it.
Gordon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gordon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gordon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bale misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bale wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bale gets through Gordon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Good body shot from Gordon.
Gordon lands an elbow that stopped Bale in his tracks for a moment.
Jeez, Tony Bale's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gordon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bale's brow.
Nice elbow from Gordon.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tony Bale's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Darby Gordon!
Darby Gordon bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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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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