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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marty Fake (ranked 3004 p4p, 380 weight class) and John Gibson (ranked 2774 p4p, 354 weight class). Fake comes to the cage accompanied by i am the one in ten ub40. Gibson has chosen Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. John Gibson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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210 lbs
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209 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marty Fake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Gibson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fake wants to clinch.
Fake is looking to clinch.
Fake is looking to clinch but Gibson is avoiding it.
Fake moves into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fake just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gibson's brow.
Gibson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fake creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gibson misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fake's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Come on Gibson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fake creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gibson's defenses.
Gibson blocks an elbow strike from Fake.
Fake creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gibson's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Fake.
Gibson misses with some punches.
Gibson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gibson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fake lands a nice elbow.
Fake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gibson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gibson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice elbow from Fake.
Fake scores with a shoulder strike.
Gibson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fake digs a right hand underneath Gibson's ribcage. Gibson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gibson tries to throw a body punch but Fake avoids it by throwing Gibson back against the cage.
Fake blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson lands with a light punch inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fake looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fake.
Fake lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like John Gibson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fake pushes off an throws an elbow but Gibson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gibson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fake comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A hook to the body from Fake.
Fake blocking some punches.
Gibson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gibson tries to circle away but Fake has him pinned against the cage.
Nice elbow from Fake.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gibson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fake lands an elbow just above Gibson 's eye.
Gibson blocks an elbow strike from Fake.
Gibson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fake.
Fake misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gibson.
Fake lands a damaging elbow.
Fake struggles to land a body shot inside as Gibson controls his hands.
Gibson misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Fake.
Gibson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fake has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gibson.
Gibson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson throws a punch but it's blocked by Fake.
Fake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gibson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gibson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gibson throws a looping overhand right but Fake ducks down to avoid it.
Gibson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Fake is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Fake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gibson.
Fake wants to clinch up but Gibson keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gibson! But no joy.
Gibson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fake has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fake tries to clinch but Gibson is having none of it.
Fake fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gibson, pushing him back against the cage.
Fake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Gibson.
Gibson pushes Fake back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gibson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Marty Fake will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Gibson's cut.
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.
Fake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gibson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gibson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gibson tries to keep at a distance but Fake has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gibson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fake backwards.
Fake misses with an elbow strike.
Gibson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gibson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fake's elbow.
Gibson dodges an elbow strike from Fake.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fake throws an elbow but misses.
Fake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fake lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gibson misses with the head strike.
Fake lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Marty Fake has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fake struggles to land a body shot inside as Gibson controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson blocks an elbow strike from Fake.
Gibson cracks Fake with a nice body shot.
Fake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fake misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fake misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gibson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gibson takes a swing at Fake's ribcage but misses.
Fake is looking to clinch but Gibson is avoiding it.
Nice uppercut lands for Gibson. That snapped Fake's head back.
Gibson throws a body shot but no joy.
Fake closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Gibson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Fake.
Gibson looks to land a right hand but Fake moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Fake.
Gibson throws out a loose jab but Fake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gibson looks to land a right hand but Fake moved out of range.
Gibson lands with an uppercut that bounces Fake off the cage and back into range.
Gibson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gibson throws out a loose jab but Fake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fake staying out of range there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fake clinches up against the cage.
Fake can't find room to land a body shot as Gibson controls the action.
Gibson throws a head punch that misses.
Fake is working Gibson over against the cage.
Gibson tries to throw a body punch but Fake avoids it by throwing Gibson back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fake backwards.
Gibson tries to throw a body punch but Fake avoids it by throwing Gibson back against the cage.
Gibson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gibson blocks the elbow strike.
Fake throws an elbow that misses.
Fake lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fake throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fake.
Fake lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee calls for Fake to work.
Fake creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fake misses with an elbow strike.
Gibson tries to circle away but Fake has him pinned against the cage.
Fake pushes Gibson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fake lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fake lands with a short shot to the head.
Fake lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fake creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gibson's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fake just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gibson's brow.
Gibson looking to slow down the pace here.
Gibson dodges an elbow strike from Fake.
Fake creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gibson's defenses.
Fake tries a body shot but Gibson blocks it.
Fake lands a shot to the body.
Gibson misses with some punches.
Gibson struggles to land a body shot inside as Fake controls his hands.
Gibson lands with a right to the head.
Gibson struggles to land a body shot inside as Fake controls his hands.
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 Marty Fake will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Gibson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Fake lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fake with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gibson to score with a decent uppercut.
Gibson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gibson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gibson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jab by Fake.
A big left from Gibson misses.
Fake has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Fake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gibson.
Gibson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little jabbing left from Gibson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gibson 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fake slips under a jab from Gibson.
Fake is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gibson.
Gibson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fake.
Fake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fake moves away.
A big right from Gibson misses.
Fake gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gibson scores with a jab to the body.
Fake wants to clinch.
Gibson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gibson. Fake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body punch from Fake.
Fake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gibson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fake darts in trying to clinch
and Gibson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fake tries to clinch up.
John Gibson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fake moves away.
Fake tries to clinch up
and Gibson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fake tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gibson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fake 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.
Gibson misses with a straight right.
Gibson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gibson misses with a looping right.
Fake seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Fake darts in trying to clinch
and Gibson counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheers as Gibson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fake doesn't seem phased though.
Fake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gibson.
Fake is looking to clinch but Gibson is avoiding it.
It seemed like Gibson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson lands with a nice body punch.
Gibson keeps the fight on the outside.
Gibson throws an overhand right that lands on Fake's shoulder, as Fake tries to avoid the shot.
Gibson scores with a jab. Fake acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fake tries to clinch up but Gibson circles away and keeps his distance.
A swing and a miss from Gibson.
Gibson swats away the attempt to clinch by Fake.
Gibson connects with a nice looking jab.
Fake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fake is looking to clinch but Gibson is avoiding it.
Gibson cracks Fake with a good jab.
Gibson just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gibson.
Fake takes the fight into the clinch.
Marty Fake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gibson takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right from Gibson on the inside.
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 takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Gibson.
Gibson can't find room to land a body shot as Fake controls the action.
Gibson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gibson misses with some punches.
Gibson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gibson lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Gibson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fake 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marty Fake!
A determined Marty Fake didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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hype
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