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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Hibbert (ranked 799 p4p, 97 weight class) and Daniel Sainty (ranked 2430 p4p, 272 weight class). 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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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Hibbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Sainty!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hibbert cracks Sainty with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sainty is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hibbert throws a lazy right hand but Sainty sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hibbert jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hibbert throws a lazy uppercut
and Sainty counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice shot lands for Hibbert.
Hibbert tries to bum rush Sainty with a series of wild strikes but Sainty uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sainty is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hibbert throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sainty on the side of the head.
Sainty is rocked!
Hibbert jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sainty is still on wobbly legs! Can Hibbert finish him?
Hibbert scores with a one two! Sainty had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hibbert pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sainty dodges the punch combination from Hibbert.
Sainty with the counter takedown but Hibbert avoids it easily.
Hibbert misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sainty thinks about the counter body kick.
Sainty seems to have recovered his senses.
Hibbert looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hibbert looks to land a right hand but Sainty moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sainty shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hibbert as he avoids it easily.
Sainty scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hibbert throws a shot from downtown. Sainty moves away and avoids it.
Sainty has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sainty keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hibbert.
Sainty with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hibbert counters with a nice uppercut.
Sainty displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hibbert throws out the jab.
We've been told by Hibbert's head coaches at Ramirez School Of Excellence that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sainty jabs Hibbert right on the nose. Hibbert blinks but takes it well.
Tony Hibbert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hibbert throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sainty uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hibbert.
A telegraphed right hand from Hibbert misses the target.
Sainty tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hibbert throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Sainty was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sainty avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hibbert misses with a few strikes there.
Sainty throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hibbert seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tony Hibbert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hibbert throws the left hand but Sainty avoids the punch easily.
Hibbert lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sainty at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hibbert throws a combination that misses
and Sainty counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hibbert!
Hibbert manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sainty's best efforts.
Hibbert holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Hibbert tries to get to full guard but Sainty has control of the leg.
Hibbert taking some punishment here, with Sainty in his half guard.
Hibbert is trying to maintain the position but Sainty is very close to passing his half guard.
Hibbert is looking for a sweep. Sainty is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sainty has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sainty tries to pass to full mount but Hibbert defends it.
Hibbert holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Sainty is looking to take a break and control but Hibbert is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hibbert controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Hibbert trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Hibbert tries to lock up and control but Sainty gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sainty is trying to take his opponent's back.
Hibbert has given up his back here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hibbert trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Sainty tries to keep control of the position but Hibbert is staying busy.
Sainty not allowing Hibbert to control his hands.
Hibbert controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad spot.
Sainty doesn't have the hooks in and Hibbert manages to turn into his guard.
Sainty is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sainty keeping full guard, as Hibbert tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Hibbert dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sainty misses with a hook.
Hibbert is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hibbert misses with a series of wild punches.
Sainty appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sainty slips under a jab.
Hibbert misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hibbert is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sainty can do to turn this around?
A jab from Hibbert misses.
Sainty slips a jab from Hibbert.
Hibbert rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hibbert takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hibbert throws an overhand right that lands on Sainty's shoulder, as Sainty tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hibbert scores with a nice strike.
Hibbert misses the jab.
Sainty tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sainty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hibbert moves away.
Sainty misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sainty fails to land the takedown.
Sainty with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hibbert to score with a decent uppercut.
Sainty showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hibbert.
Hibbert ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sainty moves away.
Hibbert misses with a left hand
and Hibbert takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sainty changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hibbert looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hibbert struggling a bit here.
Hibbert gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sainty manages to capitalize on a mistake by Hibbert to take his back!
I really don't envy Hibbert right now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hibbert trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Sainty struggling to keep hold of the position.
Hibbert is in bad spot here.
Sainty gets his hands free as Hibbert looks to control.
Hibbert is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Sainty gets his way!
Hibbert breaks Sainty's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sainty had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hibbert defends it easily.
Sainty is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hibbert is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hibbert showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hibbert throws a big right hand that misses.
Hibbert landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sainty keeping moving, preventing Hibbert from controlling successfully.
Hibbert got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sainty has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hibbert has managed to get both his arms back between Sainty's legs - danger averted.
Sainty has his foot on Hibbert's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hibbert works his way back into a safe position though.
Hibbert throws a big right hand that misses.
Sainty has an active guard here but Hibbert has managed to pass into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sainty looking for subs from the bottom but Hibbert mounts him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Hibbert dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hibbert looks to land a right hand but Sainty moved out of range.
Some wild striking there from Hibbert.
Hibbert swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hibbert throws a big shot that misses.
Hibbert lands a two punch combo.
Hibbert throws a hook but Sainty avoids it easily.
Hibbert throws a hook to the side of Sainty's head but Sainty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hibbert shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sainty eats them both and turns towards Hibbert to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hibbert throws a series of punches but Sainty avoids them all with ease.
Hibbert looks to land a left hand but Sainty moved out of range nicely.
Sainty drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hibbert defends it well.
Tony Hibbert is winning the standup battle so far.
Some wild striking there from Hibbert.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hibbert avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hibbert throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sainty shoots in and drives through. Hibbert sprawls well.
Hibbert tries to counter by clinching up but Sainty breaks away and moves out of range.
Hibbert fails to land with a series of punches.
Sainty feints the counter takedown.
Sainty has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sainty defending well as Hibbert loads up on a big left hand.
Sainty avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sainty is trying to counter with his kicks.
Hibbert throws a looping overhand right but Sainty ducks down to avoid it.
Hibbert swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sainty feints the counter takedown.
Hibbert throws a right hand that misses
and Sainty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hibbert lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hibbert ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sainty moves away.
Sainty changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hibbert misses with a two punch combination.
Sainty sizes up Hibbert with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hibbert misses with a looping left.
Sainty with the counter takedown but Hibbert avoids it easily.
Sainty slips under a jab.
Hibbert scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sainty doesn't seem bothered though.
Sainty avoids the body shot from Hibbert.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hibbert throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sainty avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hibbert throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sainty shoots and misses
and Hibbert counters with a nice uppercut.
Hibbert throws a lazy uppercut
and Sainty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sainty wants to clinch up but Hibbert keeps it at a distance.
Hibbert tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sainty was well out of range. Poor timing from Hibbert.
Hibbert throws a hook to the side of Sainty's head but Sainty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sainty is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tony Hibbert is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sainty walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A combination from Hibbert does no damage.
Hibbert slaps away a takedown attempt from Sainty, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tony Hibbert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Sainty.
Some bone on bone action there as Hibbert checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hibbert misses with a wild body shot.
Hibbert displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sainty throws out the jab.
Hibbert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hibbert blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hibbert throws a shot from downtown. Sainty moves away and avoids it.
Sainty is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sainty ducks under a wild hook from Hibbert.
No joy there for Hibbert, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hibbert will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hibbert just misses with a punch to the body.
Sainty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sainty feints the counter takedown.
Hibbert looks to land a right hand but Sainty moved out of range.
Hibbert throws a nice looking combination but Sainty bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sainty shoots in for a double leg but Hibbert sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hibbert swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sainty throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hibbert's waist but Hibbert gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sainty off to one side.
Daniel Sainty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sainty slips under a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Hibbert showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hibbert, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Hibbert!
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