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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Hibbert (ranked 583 p4p, 68 weight class) and Vlad Black (ranked 596 p4p, 70 weight class). Vlad Black will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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165 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Good wrestler
World class 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
11 - 5 - 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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vlad Black!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hibbert looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hibbert throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Black to counter with a crisp jab.
Black swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hibbert.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hibbert. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hibbert lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Black with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Black throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hibbert lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Black backs up against the cage.
Hibbert throws a right and a left that Black avoids nicely.
Hibbert scores with a hook to the body. Black takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Black.
Hibbert lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hibbert keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hibbert moves away.
We've been hearing reports that Hibbert has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hibbert misses with a kick to the body.
Black lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hibbert circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hibbert uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Black.
Hibbert pivots, looking for a leg kick but Black is out of range and Hibbert settles back down.
Hibbert fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Black looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Black misses with a straight left.
Black walks into a left hand.
Hibbert tries to bum rush Black with a series of wild strikes but Black uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Black throws a hook to the side of Hibbert's head but Hibbert sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Black blocks the body kick.
Black is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hibbert fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Black.
Black misses with an uppercut.
Black throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Black looks to land a left hand but Hibbert moved out of range nicely.
Hibbert lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hibbert pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hibbert ducks under a wild hook from Black.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hibbert stalks Black and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Black's face. Black staggers backwards, shaken.
Black is rocked!
It looks like Vlad Black has been cut.
Hibbert lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Black is looking to close the distance but Hibbert sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Black crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Black is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Tony Hibbert!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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