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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Hibbert (ranked 822 p4p, 97 weight class) and Serafim Lupei (ranked 720 p4p, 85 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
15 - 9 - 1 |
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167 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tony Hibbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Serafim Lupei!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lupei takes the fight into the clinch.
Lupei takes a shot to the head.
Hibbert prevents a body shot from Lupei.
Lupei lands a left hand.
Hibbert stalling in the clinch but Lupei improves position.
Lupei scores with a shot to the side of Hibbert's head.
Hibbert looking to stall.
Hibbert misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lupei blocks an uppercut.
Lupei stalling.
Lupei is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hibbert.
Lupei misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hibbert misses with the head strike.
Hibbert tries to throw a body punch but Lupei avoids it by throwing Hibbert back against the cage.
Lupei throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Lupei fails to land.
Lupei lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hibbert backwards.
Lupei lands a shoulder strike.
Lupei lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupei trying to control the position but instead, Hibbert has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lupei into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lupei.
Hibbert effectively controlling the action here.
Hibbert tries a body shot but Lupei blocks it.
Hibbert misses with a punch on the inside.
Hibbert misses with a punch on the inside.
Hibbert goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lupei.
Lupei throws a head punch that misses.
Lupei lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hibbert wants to stall.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lupei tries to throw a body punch but Hibbert avoids it by throwing Lupei back against the cage.
Hibbert lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lupei scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lupei lands with a right to the head.
Lupei has a couple of punches blocked by Hibbert.
Lupei's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lupei lands a nice shot to the body.
Hibbert lands a nice shot to the body.
Hibbert is trying to stall.
Hibbert lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lupei backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Lupei.
Hibbert blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lupei blocking some punches.
Lupei has Hibbert pushed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lupei blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Hibbert.
Lupei tries to work over Hibbert's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lupei blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hibbert misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lupei working aggressively here.
Lupei escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hibbert is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hibbert has managed to clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hibbert.
Hibbert has Lupei pushed against the cage.
Hibbert prevents a body shot from Lupei.
Lupei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hibbert tries a body shot but Lupei blocks it.
Hibbert throws a punch but it's blocked by Lupei.
Lupei fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hibbert letting Lupei take a breather here.
Lupei throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lupei lands a hook that snaps the head of Hibbert backwards.
Lupei's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lupei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hibbert lands with a right to the head.
Lupei scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hibbert blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hibbert as Lupei tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lupei.
A short right from Lupei on the inside.
Lupei is trying to stall.
A short left from Lupei.
Lupei looking to stall.
Lupei swings wildly with an uppercut but Hibbert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lupei blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serafim Lupei dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lupei takes a swing at Hibbert's ribcage but misses.
Hibbert clinches up against the cage.
Lupei scores with a shoulder strike.
Hibbert blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hibbert softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hibbert fails to land.
Hibbert blocking some punches.
Lupei takes a shot to the head.
Lupei blocking some punches.
Hibbert gets through Lupei's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lupei can't find room to land a body shot as Hibbert controls the action.
Serafim Lupei seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hibbert misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Lupei fails to land.
Hibbert lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hibbert lands a hook that snaps the head of Lupei backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hibbert stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hibbert swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hibbert creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lupei stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hibbert pushes Lupei back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lupei displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hibbert up against the cage.
Lupei prevents a body shot from Hibbert.
Lupei pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lupei slips a straight right by Hibbert.
Lupei shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hibbert drops his hands momentarily and Lupei takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hibbert throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hibbert with a hook.
Hibbert misses with a takedown attempt - Lupei sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lupei connects with a solid leg kick.
Hibbert misses with the combination.
That kick from Lupei tenderised Hibbert's leg. Hibbert is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hibbert tries to clinch but Lupei moves out of range.
Lupei takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lupei connects with the punch.
Hibbert takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hibbert on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lupei. Lupei obviously looking to wear him down.
Lupei lands a leg kick that knocks Hibbert off balance momentarily.
Hibbert rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lupei moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lupei moves out of range as Hibbert throws a body kick.
Lupei takes a swing at Hibbert's ribcage but misses.
Lupei looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Serafim Lupei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hibbert waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lupei.
Hibbert throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hibbert throws a right hand that Lupei ducks under and follows up with a left that Lupei also avoids with ease.
Hibbert scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A combination from Hibbert does no damage.
Lupei digs a good body shot into Hibbert's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupei misses with an uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Hibbert. Those never looked like landing.
Lupei throws a body shot but no joy.
Hibbert takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lupei.
Hibbert swings for the body but Lupei moves out of range.
Lupei appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lupei thuds a left hand into Hibbert's body.
Hibbert avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hibbert swats away the attempt to clinch by Lupei.
As Lupei looks to move away, Hibbert throws a big counter combo but Lupei just gets out of the way.
Hibbert takes a swing at Lupei's ribcage but misses.
Hibbert avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hibbert bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tony Hibbert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lupei takes a swing at Hibbert's ribcage but misses.
Hibbert turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lupei throws an overhand right that lands on Hibbert's shoulder, as Hibbert tries to avoid the shot.
Hibbert swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hibbert.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hibbert throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lupei sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lupei dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lupei looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hibbert swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lupei is looking to slow Hibbert down with leg kicks.
Hibbert throws a hook but Lupei avoids it easily.
Lupei scores with a sloppy right hand. Hibbert should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - Hibbert throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hibbert avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hibbert keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hibbert avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hibbert lands with a straight right. Lupei didn't see that one coming.
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 Tony Hibbert will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lupei throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tony Hibbert is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lupei.
Lupei looks to throw a body kick
and Hibbert counters by clinching up.
Hibbert lands a hook that snaps the head of Lupei backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lupei.
Lupei has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lupei lands a hook that snaps the head of Hibbert backwards.
Lupei has Hibbert pressed against the cage.
Hibbert has a couple of punches blocked by Lupei.
Lupei prevents a body shot from Hibbert.
Hibbert is trying to maintain a safe position but Lupei gets an underhook and turns Hibbert into the cage.
Hibbert tries to stall but Lupei uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hibbert manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lupei.
Lupei lands a left hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hibbert is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hibbert is trying to maintain a safe position but Lupei gets an underhook and turns Hibbert into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tony Hibbert.
Hibbert looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice jab there from Hibbert.
Lupei stuns Hibbert with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lupei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lupei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hibbert slips under a jab from Lupei.
Hibbert lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lupei at a distance.
Lupei takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hibbert connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lupei. Lupei circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lupei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hibbert throws an off balance right hand
and Lupei connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A clash of legs there as Lupei blocks the low kick.
Hibbert looks to score with a jab to the body but Lupei is just out of range.
Hibbert misses with a jab, cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hibbert throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lupei.
Lupei lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lupei does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hibbert tries to clinch there but Lupei circles away.
Hibbert moves into the clinch.
Lupei fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lupei.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hibbert as Lupei tries to tie him up.
Lupei trying to stall but Hibbert improves his position.
Lupei working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hibbert.
Lupei blocking some punches.
Hibbert working aggressively here.
Lupei throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lupei.
Lupei letting Hibbert take a breather here.
Lupei avoiding damage.
Lupei lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupei blocks an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lupei lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lupei blocking some punches.
Lupei working aggressively here.
Lupei digs a right hand underneath Hibbert's ribcage. Hibbert let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lupei breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lupei.
Hibbert connects with a right hand. Lupei shakes it off.
Lupei stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lupei avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lupei scores with a three punch combo!
Lupei walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hibbert takes a swing at Lupei's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lupei shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hibbert shoots for a double leg takedown but Lupei sprawls well. He's pushed Hibbert's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lupei darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Serafim Lupei seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hibbert scores with a nice head shot.
A big left from Hibbert misses.
Lupei looks to land a combination but Hibbert avoids it well.
Lupei closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Lupei.
Lupei misses with a body punch.
Lupei lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lupei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lupei struggles to land a body shot inside as Hibbert controls his hands.
Hibbert is trying to maintain a safe position but Lupei gets an underhook and turns Hibbert into the cage.
Hibbert misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Hibbert.
Lupei scores with a shoulder strike.
Lupei working aggressively here.
Lupei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Serafim Lupei comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lupei 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Serafim Lupei!
A victorious Serafim Lupei thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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