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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Baba (ranked 1396 p4p, 208 weight class) and John Gibson (ranked 2319 p4p, 292 weight class). Gibson has chosen Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne as his entrance music. John Gibson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dennis Baba's chin.
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215 lbs
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209 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dennis Baba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Gibson!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibson misses with a wild body shot.
Baba tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gibson manages to circle out of the way.
Baba looks to clinch
and Gibson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Baba has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Kegerator - 650$ in the buildup to the fight.
Baba blocks a jab.
Baba scores with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Gibson.
Dennis Baba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gibson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Baba tries to clinch but Gibson is having none of it.
Gibson cracks Baba with an open hand slap.
Gibson connects with the punch.
Gibson cracks a nice hook into Baba's ribs.
Baba tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gibson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Baba misses the shot to the body.
Gibson misses with a hook.
Gibson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gibson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson lands with an uppercut that bounces Baba off the cage and back into range.
Gibson tests Baba's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gibson misses with a hook. Baba ducked under it nicely.
Gibson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Baba's hands.
Baba moves into the clinch successfully.
Baba keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gibson's efforts to push away.
A shot in the inside from Baba.
Baba working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baba.
Baba digs a right hand into Gibson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gibson's gas tank.
Gibson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gibson swings wildly with an uppercut but Baba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baba lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gibson blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baba throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Baba fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baba.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gibson lands with a right to the head.
Gibson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gibson lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Baba.
Baba cracks Gibson with a nice body shot.
Gibson blocks an uppercut.
Baba blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Gibson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Baba scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gibson blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Baba.
Baba stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Baba digs a right hand underneath Gibson's ribcage. Gibson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gibson looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baba misses with some punches.
Gibson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gibson takes a shot to the head.
Baba stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Baba lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gibson backwards.
Gibson is trying to force a seperation but Baba has the dominant position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Baba.
Baba misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baba.
Gibson throws a head punch that misses.
Baba throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gibsons head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baba.
Gibson throws a head punch that misses.
Baba lands a hook that snaps the head of Gibson backwards.
Gibson blocks an uppercut.
Baba lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baba lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baba misses with the head strike.
Baba has a couple of punches blocked by Gibson.
Baba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gibson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Baba.
Gibson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Baba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baba.
Gibson can't find room to land a body shot as Baba controls the action.
Gibson working aggressively here.
Gibson breaks the clinch.
Baba moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Baba dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gibson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baba doesn't manage to clinch there - Gibson circles away.
Gibson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baba.
A countering left hand to the body from Gibson misses.
Gibson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Baba is looking to clinch but Gibson is avoiding it.
Baba looks to clinch
and Gibson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No joy there for Baba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gibson! But no joy.
Baba thuds his right hand into Gibson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baba wants to clinch.
Gibson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gibson misses with a hook.
Baba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gibson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baba tries to clinch but Gibson moves out of range.
Gibson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Baba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gibson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Baba doesn't manage to clinch there - Gibson circles away.
Gibson looks to land a left hand but Baba moved out of range nicely.
Baba is looking to counter the offense by Gibson and move into the clinch.
Baba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baba ducks under a wild hook from Gibson.
Gibson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gibson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Baba tries to clinch but Gibson moves away
and Gibson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Baba displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Baba moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baba is working Gibson over against the cage.
Baba lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baba misses with some punches.
Gibson lands with a right to the head.
Baba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gibson's elbow.
Baba scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Gibson.
Baba lands with a right to the head.
Baba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baba misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gibson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gibson.
Baba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gibson struggles to land a body shot inside as Baba controls his hands.
Baba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gibson's elbow.
Gibson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baba working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gibson prevents a body shot from Baba.
A short uppercut from Gibson.
Baba tries to throw a body punch but Gibson avoids it by throwing Baba back against the cage.
Baba misses with a punch to the body.
Gibson blocks a body shot from Baba.
Baba gets through Gibson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gibson digs a right hand into Baba's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Baba's gas tank.
Gibson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gibson misses with the head strike.
Baba scores with a hook to the body.
Baba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gibson working aggressively here.
Gibson misses with the head strike.
A short right from Baba on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baba pushes Gibson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Baba misses with some punches.
Gibson throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gibson.
Gibson blocks an uppercut.
Gibson is trying to push Baba away but Baba has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gibson scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gibson lands a right hand.
Gibson tries a body shot but Baba blocks it.
Gibson takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baba.
A short right from Gibson.
Baba lands with a right to the head.
Gibson misses with a punch to the body.
Baba misses with the head strike.
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 Dennis Baba will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gibson throws a jab when Baba was well out of range.
Baba wants to clinch but Gibson slips to the side
and Gibson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gibson lands a body shot.
The fighters circling - Gibson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gibson digs a good body shot into Baba's ribs.
Baba misses with a looping left.
Gibson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Gibson swats away the attempt to clinch by Baba.
A little jabbing left from Gibson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gibson misses with a hook.
Baba swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gibson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gibson loads up on a big right hand but Baba slips the punch.
Baba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gibson.
Gibson slips a straight right by Baba.
A little jabbing left from Gibson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Baba stuns Gibson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baba.
Gibson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Baba darts in trying to clinch
and Gibson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baba is looking to clinch but Gibson is avoiding it.
A countering left hand to the body from Gibson misses.
Baba closes the distance and clinches.
Baba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gibson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baba backwards.
Gibson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baba lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gibson tries to stall but Baba uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Baba lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Baba has a couple of punches blocked by Gibson.
Baba working aggressively here.
John Gibson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dennis Baba has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gibson working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Gibson fails to land.
Gibson blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Gibson.
Gibson trying to control the position but instead, Baba has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gibson into the cage.
Baba misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gibson throws a punch but it's blocked by Baba.
Baba misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Baba on the inside.
Baba throws a head punch that misses.
Gibson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Still in the clinch, Gibson scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gibson.
A short right from Gibson.
Baba misses with a punch on the inside.
Baba misses with a punch on the inside.
Gibson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baba working aggressively here.
Baba blocking some punches.
Dennis Baba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gibson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gibson misses with a punch to the body.
Gibson swings wildly with an uppercut but Baba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gibson blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gibson misses with some punches.
Gibson lands a body shot.
Gibson blocks a body shot from Baba.
Baba struggles to land a body shot inside as Gibson controls his hands.
Gibson is pushing Baba up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The referee calls for Gibson to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Gibson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Baba has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dennis Baba!
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energy
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hype
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