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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Gumption (ranked 49 p4p, 4 weight class) and Brandon Vee (ranked 287 p4p, 13 weight class). Vee has chosen Da Mystery of Chessboxin by Wu-Tang Clan as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Brandon Vee enters the cage!
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249 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bubba Gumption!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon Vee!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gumption avoids a kick to the body.
Vee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gumption takes one on the button.
Gumption uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vee.
Gumption walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vee throws out a counter right but Gumption avoids it with no problem.
Gumption jabs Vee right on the nose. Vee blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Brandon Vee has been cut.
Gumption slips under a jab from Vee.
Gumption half committed to a counter leg kick.
Vee defending well as Gumption loads up on a big left hand.
Gumption takes a swing at Vee's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gumption.
Nice shot by Vee.
Vee tries to land a leg kick but Gumption saw it coming and moves away.
Gumption blocks a jab.
Gumption just misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vee misses with an uppercut
and Gumption counters with an inside leg kick.
Vee scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gumption swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vee moves into the clinch.
Vee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vee digs a right hand into Gumption's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gumption's gas tank.
Gumption lands an uppercut.
Gumption lands a nice uppercut.
Gumption blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vee blocks a body shot from Gumption.
Gumption breaks the clinch.
Gumption missing with a left hand there. Vee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vee tries to clinch but Gumption is having none of it.
Vee wants to clinch.
A cross from Vee lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gumption scores with a nice strike.
Gumption has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gumption swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gumption misses with a body punch
and Vee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vee tests Gumption's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gumption moves out of range as Vee strikes.
Gumption is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Vee is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gumption had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gumption loads up on a big right hand but Vee slips the punch.
Gumption takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gumption swinging wildly here.
Gumption throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vee might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Vee slips under a jab from Gumption.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gumption.
Vee throws out a leg kick but Gumption moves out of range and Vee only half commits.
Vee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gumption checks it well.
Vee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A right-left combo lands from Gumption.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vee.
Gumption throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vee lands with a shot to the body.
Vee tries to clinch up but Gumption circles away and keeps his distance.
Vee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brandon Vee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vee misses with a series of wild punches.
Gumption appears to be looking for a big counter.
Vee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gumption uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vee.
Vee looks to land a left hand but Gumption moved out of range nicely.
A low kick from Gumption is predictable there
and Vee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gumption.
Gumption tried to counter with a leg kick but Vee avoided it.
A shot to the body from Vee misses
and Gumption counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vee misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gumption on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vee rushes Gumption and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gumption throws a punch but it's blocked by Vee.
Gumption blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gumption escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vee misses with a body shot
enabling Gumption to counter with a crisp jab.
Vee doesn't manage to clinch there - Gumption circles away.
Gumption throws a leg kick
and Vee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vee throws a sloppy body shot
and Gumption makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gumption avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gumption appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gumption throws a right hand that misses
and Vee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gumption throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gumption throws a low kick but Vee avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vee.
Gumption walks into a left hand.
Vee avoids the body shot from Gumption.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brandon Vee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brandon Vee's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gumption displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vee throws out the jab.
Vee throws a body punch but Gumption moves out of range.
Vee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gumption swings for the body but Vee moves out of range.
Vee lands a slapping body shot.
Gumption throws a wild body kick that Vee sees coming a mile off.
Vee cracks Gumption with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gumption was well out of range. Poor timing from Vee.
Gumption appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Vee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gumption doesn't seem bothered though.
Gumption with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vee to score with a decent uppercut.
Vee instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Vee fails to land.
Vee misses with a punch to the body.
Gumption lands a knee to the body.
Gumption lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gumption can't find room to land a body shot as Vee controls the action.
Vee cracks Gumption with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vee can't find room to land a body shot as Gumption controls the action.
Gumption digs a right hand into Vee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vee's gas tank.
Vee is breathing heavily.
Gumption blocks a body shot from Vee.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gumption.
A short left from Gumption.
Gumption creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vee's defenses.
Gumption works on Vee's body with a couple of short punches.
Gumption pushes Vee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gumption lands an uppercut.
Gumption lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gumption pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gumption turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gumption. Vee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gumption throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vee avoids the body shot from Gumption.
Vee moves out of range as Gumption strikes.
Vee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gumption.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brandon Vee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vee throws a lazy right hand but Gumption sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vee swings for the body but Gumption moves out of range.
Vee lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vee moves out of range as Gumption throws a body kick.
Vee moves into the clinch successfully.
Vee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Vee.
Vee tries to throw a body punch but Gumption avoids it by throwing Vee back against the cage.
Vee tries to throw a body punch but Gumption avoids it by throwing Vee back against the cage.
Gumption misses with some punches.
Gumption lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gumption misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gumption breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gumption avoids the body shot from Vee.
Gumption misses with a straight right.
Gumption throws a lazy right hand but Vee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vee misses with a lunging right hand
and Gumption counters with a nice uppercut.
Vee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vee cracks Gumption with a good jab.
Gumption ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vee moves away.
Vee scores with a jab to the head.
Gumption misses with a low kick as Vee jumps back.
Vee looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vee lands with an overhand left.
Gumption takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vee drives through and clinches with Gumption against the cage.
A short left from Gumption.
Gumption lands with a left to the head.
Gumption pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gumption throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vee lands a nice hook to Gumption's body. Gumption takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gumption looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Vee as he connects with a hook.
Vee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vee misses with a lunging right hand
and Gumption cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gumption keeps the fight on the outside.
Vee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Gumption misses the target.
Gumption walks into a straight right hand from Vee.
Vee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gumption.
Gumption takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vee misses with a body shot.
Gumption takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vee connects with a right hand. Gumption shakes it off.
Vee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vee closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brandon Vee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Brandon Vee's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Vee has Gumption up against the cage in a clinch.
Vee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Gumption fails to land.
Vee misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Vee fails to land.
Vee tries a body shot but Gumption blocks it.
Vee tries a body shot but Gumption blocks it.
Gumption breaks from the clinch.
Gumption checks a leg kick.
Gumption connects with a leg kick. Vee looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vee throws a low kick but Gumption avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Gumption on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vee wants to clinch up but Gumption keeps it at a distance.
Vee digs a good body shot into Gumption's ribs.
Vee blocks the body kick.
Vee is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gumption with a body shot.
Gumption misses with a hook to the body
and Vee counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Vee - just one landing.
Vee pushes Gumption up against the cage in a clinch.
Gumption scores with a hook to the body.
Vee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vee tries to throw a body punch but Gumption avoids it by throwing Vee back against the cage.
Gumption lands with a left to the head.
Gumption tries to throw a body punch but Vee avoids it by throwing Gumption back against the cage.
Gumption misses with a punch on the inside.
Vee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vee lands an uppercut.
Gumption escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some bone on bone action there as Vee checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vee throws a shot to the body.
Vee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gumption's calf.
Vee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gumption misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Gumption.
Gumption throws a wild body kick that Vee sees coming a mile off.
Gumption avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gumption connects with a nice looking jab.
Gumption connects with a solid leg kick.
Vee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vee throws a body shot but no joy.
Bubba Gumption has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gumption misses with a hook.
Good exchange - Vee coming out on top.
Gumption takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vee misses with a lunging right hand
and Gumption counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vee's knee momentarily.
Vee moves in looking to clinch but Gumption pushes him off.
Gumption takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vee misses with a looping right.
Gumption thinks about countering with a body kick.
Vee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gumption. Gumption circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vee misses with a jab to the body
and Gumption counters with a good low kick that Vee was not able to check.
Gumption scores with a jab to the head.
Vee thuds a left hand into Gumption's body.
Vee checks a leg kick.
Vee throws a looping overhand right but Gumption ducks down to avoid it.
Gumption is looking to counter punch.
Gumption throws a jab but it's blocked by Vee.
Vee closes the distance and pushes Gumption back into the cage.
Gumption tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gumption lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gumption swings wildly with an uppercut but Vee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vee scores with a hook to the body.
Gumption throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vee tries a body shot but Gumption blocks it.
Gumption working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vee tries a body shot but Gumption blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Vee.
Gumption blocking some punches.
Gumption has a couple of punches blocked by Vee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vee working aggressively here.
Gumption misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gumption creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vee tries to throw a body punch but Gumption avoids it by throwing Vee back against the cage.
Vee swings wildly with an uppercut but Gumption uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bubba Gumption has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short body shot lands from Vee as the two fighters clinch.
Vee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gumption's elbow.
Vee misses with a punch to the body.
Vee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gumption's elbow.
Gumption leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gumption has a couple of punches blocked by Vee.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Vee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vee has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Vee!
Post fight, Brandon Vee took to the microphone: 'You are looking at one of the most dangerous weapons on earth, a black man who don't give a shit. And no one can stop me. Can you dig it? CAN YOU DIG IT!?'.
The defeated Bubba Gumption had this to say: 'My shrimp have failed me. Time to move on to lobster?'.
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RATING
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