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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Meyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malcom Gibbons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gibbons is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Forever. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nicolas Meyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Malcom Gibbons!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibbons drives through and clinches with Meyer against the cage.
Meyer prevents the takedown attempt.
Gibbons's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Meyer gets the takedown into side control.
Meyer decides to stand back up. Meyer steps back and let's Gibbons get back to his feet.
Gibbons pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Meyer shoots in but Gibbons avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Meyer shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Meyer showed some decent athleticism there.
Gibbons is trying to stand back up but Meyer is controlling him
Gibbons is defending against the submission attempts here by Meyer.
Meyer prevents Gibbons from standing back up.
Meyer throwing shots but Gibbons is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibbons is refusing to be controlled, as Meyer sits in half guard.
Meyer prevents Gibbons from improving his position.
Gibbons pushes Meyer off and gets back to his feet.
Meyer gets a takedown into half guard.
Meyer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gibbons is trying to stand back up but Meyer is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gibbons looks gassed!
Meyer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gibbons defending well though.
Meyer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gibbons kicks Meyer off and gets back to his feet.
Meyer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Meyer shoots in looking for a takedown. Gibbons tries to sprawl out of it but Meyer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gibbons manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Horrible takedown by Meyer or perhaps it was just good defense by Gibbons which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicolas Meyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer throws a leg kick which misses Gibbons's front leg but catches the back leg as Gibbons tries to avoid it.
Gibbons misses with the combination.
Meyer looks to land a combination. Gibbons sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Meyer clinches up against the cage.
Gibbons wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gibbons breaks from the clinch.
Nicolas Meyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meyer closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Meyer wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gibbons, who protects the arm well.
Gibbons throws Meyer to one side and escapes!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gibbons misses with a double jab
and Meyer counters with a takedown into side control.
Meyer is staying tight to Gibbons's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Meyer trying to control the action but Gibbons is working from the bottom.
Gibbons is trying to get back to his feet.
Meyer remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Meyer wants to control but Gibbons is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibbons tries to escape but Meyer is in control.
Meyer tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Meyer has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gibbons is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Meyer off and has taken his back!
Gibbons scores with strikes from the back.
Gibbons connects with a big shot to the side of Meyer's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meyer is trying to get back to his feet but Gibbons has full control of the position and if anything, Meyer has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Meyer rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Meyer dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Meyer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Meyer drives through with a takedown into guard.
Meyer controls from within his opponent's guard.
Meyer trying to control but Gibbons is working from the bottom.
Meyer drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gibbons manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Meyer has Gibbons in his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Meyer is working an open guard so Gibbons takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibbons throws a right hand that Meyer ducks under and follows up with a left that Meyer also avoids with ease.
No luck for Meyer with that takedown attempt.
Gibbons looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gibbons.
Gibbons throws a combination that misses
so Meyer counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gibbons wants to stand and escape but Meyer is having none of it.
Meyer drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gibbons dives on top into guard.
Meyer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Meyer throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer looking for a sweep. Not yet Meyer, not yet.
Gibbons prevents Meyer from getting back to his feet.
Gibbons trying to control the position from guard on top but Meyer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Meyer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gibbons decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Gibbons forces Meyer back against the cage and clinches.
Meyer looking for a takedown.
Gibbons lands a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meyer throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meyer trying to strike off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gibbons gets to his feet - Meyer follows without any prompting.
Meyer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicolas Meyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gibbons scores with a head kick.
Meyer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Meyer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gibbons's waist but Gibbons gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Meyer off to one side.
Gibbons throws a series of punches but Meyer moves out of range.
Meyer moves out of range as Gibbons throws a body kick.
No luck for Meyer with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer closes the distance but Gibbons moves to the side
and Gibbons counters with a takedown into side control.
Gibbons landing a few strikes.
Meyer can't do much from the bottom here.
Meyer manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gibbons trying to control the action but Meyer is working from the bottom.
Meyer is trying is best to control the position here.
Meyer actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gibbons prevents Meyer from improving his position.
Gibbons looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Malcom Gibbons showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Meyer tries to bum rush Gibbons with a series of wild strikes but Gibbons uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Meyer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gibbons decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Meyer's guard.
Meyer controls Gibbons momentarily but Gibbons frees himself.
Gibbons trying to control the position from guard on top but Meyer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Meyer working for a triangle but Gibbons defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gibbons works over Meyer with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibbons lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Meyer is working an open guard so Gibbons takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Meyer shoots in and bounces Gibbons off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Meyer trying to control the position from guard on top but Gibbons is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Meyer has gone for a leg lock! Gibbons slips out almost immediately though and dives into Meyer's guard.
Malcom Gibbons has got the better of the ground game so far.
Meyer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibbons gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Meyer shoots for a takedown but Gibbons saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Meyer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gibbons counters with a single leg into guard. Meyer didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meyer uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Meyer drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gibbons bucks up and tries to throw Meyer off but instead Meyer has got his back!
Meyer has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibbons looking very determined here, making life difficult for Meyer.
Meyer looking for the choke from the back.
Gibbons manages to escape to his feet.
Meyer scores with a takedown into Gibbons's guard.
Meyer won't allow Gibbons to get back to his feet.
Meyer wants to control from the top but Gibbons keeps moving.
Meyer is looking to work some ground and pound but Gibbons has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibbons keeping moving, preventing Meyer from controlling successfully.
Gibbons pushes Meyer off and scrambles back to his feet.
Meyer with a poor takedown
and Gibbons counters with a three punch combo that has Meyer backing up. Meyer nods at Gibbons to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicolas Meyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gibbons throws a low kick but Meyer avoids it.
Meyer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gibbons counters with a nice double leg into side control. Meyer won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meyer struggling a bit here.
Gibbons decides to stand back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gibbons throws a leg kick that misses.
Meyer moves out of range as Gibbons throws a body kick.
Meyer doesn't manage to clinch there - Gibbons circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malcom Gibbons comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gibbons 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malcom Gibbons!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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