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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ike Ibeabuchi (ranked 1412 p4p, 132 weight class) and Reginald Forbes (ranked 3079 p4p, 277 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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244 lbs
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188 cm
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257 lbs
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ike Ibeabuchi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Reginald Forbes!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forbes misses with a straight right.
Ibeabuchi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ibeabuchi works Forbes's body with a nice hook.
Forbes throws the left hand but Ibeabuchi avoids the punch easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Ibeabuchi misses its target.
Forbes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ibeabuchi was well out of range. Poor timing from Forbes.
Ibeabuchi fails to land with a series of punches.
Ibeabuchi misses the jab.
Forbes wants to counter with a clinch but Ibeabuchi pushes him away.
Reginald Forbes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ibeabuchi misses with a hook
letting Forbes counter with a right hand.
It looks like Ike Ibeabuchi has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forbes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ibeabuchi.
Forbes misses with a wild combination.
Ibeabuchi connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibeabuchi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ibeabuchi swings widly with a right hand
and Forbes counters with a straight right hand.
Ibeabuchi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Just Scrap MMA and BJJ in the buildup to the fight.
A jab from Forbes finds it's way through Ibeabuchi's defenses.
Ibeabuchi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Forbes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ibeabuchi.
Ibeabuchi lands a body shot.
Forbes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Forbes instigates a clinch.
Ibeabuchi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Forbes struggles to land a body shot inside as Ibeabuchi controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forbes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Forbes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ibeabuchi backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Forbes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Forbes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Forbes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Forbes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Forbes misses with some punches.
Forbes throws a punch but it's blocked by Ibeabuchi.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ibeabuchi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Forbes backwards.
Ibeabuchi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ibeabuchi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Forbes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Forbes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ibeabuchi wants to get back to striking at distance but Forbes won't allow it.
Ibeabuchi is trying to break free.
Nice body punch from Ibeabuchi.
Ibeabuchi tries to work over Forbes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forbes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Forbes pushes Ibeabuchi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Forbes misses with some punches.
Forbes misses with a punch to the body.
Forbes swings wildly with an uppercut but Ibeabuchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ibeabuchi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ibeabuchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Forbes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Forbes looks to throw the jab but Ibeabuchi is out of range.
Forbes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Forbes throws a right hand that misses
and Ibeabuchi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Forbes. That snapped Ibeabuchi's head back.
Ike Ibeabuchi's cut is getting worse.
Ibeabuchi walks into a stiff left hand from Forbes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Forbes just misses with a punch to the body.
Forbes looks to score with a jab to the body but Ibeabuchi is just out of range.
Forbes tests Ibeabuchi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ike Ibeabuchi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Forbes loads up on a big right hand but Ibeabuchi slips the punch.
Forbes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Forbes looks to land a left hand but Ibeabuchi moved out of range nicely.
Forbes clinches up with Ibeabuchi and pushes him back against the cage.
Ibeabuchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Forbes tries a body shot but Ibeabuchi blocks it.
Forbes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ibeabuchi.
Forbes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ibeabuchi blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reginald Forbes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ike Ibeabuchi's cut.
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 looping hook to the body misses from Forbes. Ibeabuchi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Forbes looks to score with a jab to the body but Ibeabuchi is just out of range.
Ibeabuchi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Forbes throws a body shot but no joy.
Forbes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ibeabuchi moves away.
Ibeabuchi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Forbes scores with a shot to the body.
Ibeabuchi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Forbes.
A swing and a miss from Forbes.
Ibeabuchi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reginald Forbes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forbes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Forbes there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Reginald Forbes has been cut.
Forbes pushes Ibeabuchi up against the cage in a clinch.
Forbes works on Ibeabuchi's body with a couple of short punches.
Forbes throws a punch but it's blocked by Ibeabuchi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forbes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ibeabuchi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Forbes scores with a hook to the body. Ibeabuchi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Forbes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Forbes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ibeabuchi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ibeabuchi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Forbes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Forbes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ibeabuchi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Forbes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ibeabuchi.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Forbes! But no joy.
Forbes lands with a straight right. Ibeabuchi didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibeabuchi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Forbes swings for the body but Ibeabuchi moves out of range.
Forbes misses with an uppercut. Ibeabuchi saw that one coming.
Forbes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ibeabuchi tries to bum rush Forbes with a series of wild strikes but Forbes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ibeabuchi throws a shot from downtown. Forbes moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Forbes misses its intended target.
Ibeabuchi cracks Forbes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Forbes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ibeabuchi counters with a nice body shot.
Ibeabuchi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Forbes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Forbes misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibeabuchi lands a nice looking body shot.
Ibeabuchi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Forbes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ibeabuchi.
Ibeabuchi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ibeabuchi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Forbes is breathing heavily.
Ibeabuchi swats away the attempt to clinch by Forbes.
Ibeabuchi throws a one two combo.
Ibeabuchi misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibeabuchi lands a left and a right that send Forbes crashing to the mat, dazed. Ibeabuchi thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ibeabuchi lands a head shot.
Forbes is rocked!
Forbes swings for the body but Ibeabuchi moves out of range.
Ibeabuchi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ibeabuchi misses with a two punch combination.
Forbes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Forbes.
Ibeabuchi looking to stall.
Ibeabuchi trying to stall but Forbes improves his position.
Forbes scores with a shoulder strike.
Forbes throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ike Ibeabuchi will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ibeabuchi, as that shot connected.
Ibeabuchi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ibeabuchi ducks under a wild hook from Forbes.
Forbes misses with a lunging right hand
and Ibeabuchi counters with a straight right hand.
Forbes throws a big shot that misses.
Ibeabuchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Forbes manages to avoid it.
Ibeabuchi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibeabuchi misses the body punch
and Forbes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Forbes looks to score with a jab to the body but Ibeabuchi is just out of range.
Ibeabuchi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Forbes misses with a wild body shot.
Ibeabuchi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forbes misses with a body shot
letting Ibeabuchi counter with a right hand.
Forbes misses with a hook to the body
letting Ibeabuchi counter with a right hand.
Forbes misses with a body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Ibeabuchi misses its target.
Forbes throws the left hand but Ibeabuchi avoids the punch easily.
Ibeabuchi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Forbes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ibeabuchi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ibeabuchi avoids the body shot from Forbes.
Ibeabuchi throws a lazy right hand but Forbes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ibeabuchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibeabuchi thuds his right hand into Forbes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Forbes looks to throw the jab but Ibeabuchi is out of range.
Forbes misses with a wild body shot.
Forbes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Forbes throws a body punch but Ibeabuchi moves out of range.
Forbes clinches.
Forbes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Forbes misses with some punches.
Forbes gets through Ibeabuchi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Forbes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Forbes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Forbes misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forbes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Forbes misses with a punch on the inside.
Forbes lands with a light punch inside.
Jeez, Ike Ibeabuchi's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ibeabuchi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ibeabuchi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ibeabuchi scores with a shot to the side of Forbes's head.
Forbes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Forbes lands with a right to the head.
Forbes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Forbes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ibeabuchi blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Ibeabuchi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Forbes.
Forbes throws a head punch that misses.
Forbes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ibeabuchi blocks an uppercut.
Forbes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Forbes.
Forbes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Forbes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ibeabuchi lands a shot to the body.
Forbes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ibeabuchi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ibeabuchi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Forbes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Forbes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ibeabuchi lands a jab to the head.
Forbes just misses with a punch to the body.
Forbes misses with a body shot
and Ibeabuchi counters with a stiff right hand.
No joy there for Forbes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ibeabuchi drops Forbes with a beautiful combination! Forbes stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ibeabuchi is looking for the KO!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ike Ibeabuchi did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ibeabuchi looks to throw the jab but Forbes is out of range.
Forbes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ibeabuchi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Forbes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ibeabuchi rather than just go for the knockout.
Forbes misses with a body shot.
Forbes swings widly with a right hand
enabling Ibeabuchi to counter with a crisp jab.
Ibeabuchi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Forbes misses the jab.
Ibeabuchi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Forbes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forbes misses with a looping left.
Ibeabuchi thuds a left hand into Forbes's body.
Forbes is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Forbes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ibeabuchi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forbes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Forbes misses with a lunging right hand
and Ibeabuchi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ibeabuchi lands a nice looking body shot.
Ibeabuchi throws a jab but it's blocked by Forbes.
Ibeabuchi scores with a hook to the body. Forbes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Forbes avoids the body shot from Ibeabuchi.
Ibeabuchi defending well as Forbes loads up on a big left hand.
Ibeabuchi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ibeabuchi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibeabuchi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Forbes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ibeabuchi scores with a jab to the head.
Ibeabuchi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Ibeabuchi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Forbes.
Oooooh!!! Ibeabuchi has knocked Forbes down with a huge combo! Ibeabuchi steps away and waves a wobbly Forbes back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Forbes is still on wobbly legs! Can Ibeabuchi finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ibeabuchi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Forbes.
Ibeabuchi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Forbes.
Forbes seems to have recovered his senses.
Forbes switches off momentarily and Ibeabuchi cracks him with a monster right hand! Forbes topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Ibeabuchi dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Ibeabuchi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ike Ibeabuchi!
Ike Ibeabuchi retains his heavyweight title!
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