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Event:
KAMIKAZE 80: House of Pain
Date: Feb 16, 2018 |
#R1##TD#
Sutphin drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sutphin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gendozo looking to control.
#SUB2#
Gendozo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB2#
Gendozo pushes a forearm under Sutphin's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Sutphin is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Leoncio Gendozo!
Leoncio Gendozo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
KAMIKAZE 38: Tornado
Date: Jul 21, 2017 |
#R1#
Gendozo avoids a punch combination nicely.
#TD2#
Gracie Jr feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.#SUB#
Gendozo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gracie Jr not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gendozo keeping moving, preventing Gracie Jr from controlling successfully.
Gracie Jr postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gracie Jr wants to stand but Gendozo is controlling his posture from full guard. #SUB#
Gracie Jr avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie Jr landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gendozo keeping moving, preventing Gracie Jr from controlling successfully. #T1##SUB#
Gendozo working for a triangle but Gracie Jr defends it easily.
Gendozo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#SUB2#
Gracie Jr drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie Jr jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gracie Jr working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gendozo's head.
Gracie Jr is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie Jr wants to control from the top but Gendozo keeps moving. #SUB#
Gracie Jr avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SUB#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gendozo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gracie Jr gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T2#
Gendozo controls Gracie Jr momentarily but Gracie Jr frees himself.
Gracie Jr wants to control from the top but Gendozo keeps moving.
Gracie Jr is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Gendozo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gracie Jr cracks Gendozo with a solid left hand.
Gracie Jr is pushing down on Gendozo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gendozo is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie Jr has managed to sneak the leg through.#SUB2#
Gracie Jr is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#SUB2#
Gendozo makes his way to full guard, as Gracie Jr worked for a kimura.
#T3##SUB#
Gendozo is looking for a triangle but Gracie Jr pushes his legs off easily.
#SUB#
Gendozo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gracie Jr is aware though and is defending well.
Gendozo is breathing heavily.
Gendozo controlling the position.
Gracie Jr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gracie Jr slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #SUB#
Gendozo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gracie Jr can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gracie Jr is pushing down on Gendozo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gendozo is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie Jr has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gendozo is looking to improve his position.
Gracie Jr lands with a punch from half guard.
Gendozo has hold of Gracie Jr's hands but Gracie Jr slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#T4##SUB2#
Gracie Jr wants to work for an arm triangle but Gendozo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gendozo wants to improve his position but Gracie Jr is controlling well.
Gracie Jr lands strikes from half guard.
Gracie Jr seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gracie Jr is looking to advance position but Gendozo won't allow it.
Gracie Jr is nestled in close to Gendozo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gendozo is looking for a sweep. Gracie Jr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie Jr looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gracie Jr lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie Jr is stalling here. Gendozo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Gracie Jr seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Gendozo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie Jr wants to control but Gendozo postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Gracie Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Gendozo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie Jr slips under a jab from Gendozo.
Gracie Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gendozo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie Jr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A swing and a miss from Gendozo.
Gracie Jr loads up on a big right hand but Gendozo slips the punch.
Gendozo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #CUT2#
It looks like Leoncio Gendozo has been cut.
Gracie Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gendozo finds it's way round the side to connect with Gracie Jr's head.
Gracie Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gendozo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gracie Jr scrambles back to his feet.
Gracie Jr misses with a hook.
Gracie Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gendozo throws a head kick that half lands.
#CUT#
It looks like Xavier Gracie Jr has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gendozo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie Jr shoots in but no luck this time.
Gracie Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Gendozo's shoulder, as Gendozo tries to avoid the shot. #CL#
Gendozo moves into range and clinches up with Gracie Jr.#T1#
Gendozo wants to take the fight to the mat but Gracie Jr manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.#BC#
Gendozo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gracie Jr connects with a jab.
Gracie Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Gendozo moves out of range easily.
Gracie Jr throws a shot from downtown. Gendozo moves away and avoids it.
Xavier Gracie Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gendozo moves away from the strike by Gracie Jr. #TD#
Gendozo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gracie Jr is trying to maintain the position but Gendozo is very close to passing his half guard.
Gendozo drops an elbow to the side of Gracie Jr's head.
Gendozo tries to pass to full mount but Gracie Jr defends it.
Gracie Jr tries to get to full guard but Gendozo has control of the leg. #T2#
Gracie Jr pushes Gendozo off looking to stand but Gendozo dives back in and keeps control.
Gracie Jr misses with some strikes from the bottom.
#SUB2#
Gracie Jr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gendozo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gendozo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gracie Jr?
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!
Gendozo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gendozo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gracie Jr is looking to escape.
Gendozo can't control as he wanted to and Gracie Jr manages to get the fight back to his half guard. #T3#
Gendozo working Gracie Jr over with strikes.
Xavier Gracie Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie Jr is trying to stand back up but Gendozo is controlling him
Gendozo stalling. #SUB2#
Gracie Jr actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie Jr is looking for a sweep. Gendozo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB#
Gendozo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#SUB2#
Gracie Jr looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie Jr is trying to control but Gendozo passes into side control!
#SUB#
Gendozo goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Gracie Jr rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gendozo's guard! Nice work there by Gracie Jr!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gendozo is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Gendozo trying to move into half guard but instead Gracie Jr has managed to sweep!#REVB#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leoncio Gendozo dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
#R3#
Gracie Jr misses with a straight right.
Gracie Jr misses with a hook
letting Gendozo counter with a right hand.
Gendozo throws out a loose jab but Gracie Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie Jr ducks under a wild hook from Gendozo.
It seemed like Gracie Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gendozo throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie Jr's shoulder, as Gracie Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie Jr lands with a hook. Gendozo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gracie Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gracie Jr throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Gendozo to counter with a crisp jab.
Gracie Jr sizes up Gendozo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gracie Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Gendozo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gendozo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie Jr misses with a double jab
and Gendozo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gendozo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gendozo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gracie Jr momentarily.
#ROC#
Gracie Jr is rocked!
Gendozo connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Gracie Jr out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leoncio Gendozo!
A relieved looking Leoncio Gendozo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
KAMIKAZE 29: Goodnight
Date: Jun 18, 2017 |
#R1#
Gendozo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
#CUT#
It looks like Xavier Gracie Jr has been cut.
Gracie Jr throws a hook but Gendozo avoids it easily.
Gracie Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gendozo counters with a stiff right hand.
Gracie Jr dips to his left and cracks Gendozo with an uppercut!#CUT2#
It looks like Leoncio Gendozo has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Gendozo misses the target. #CL#
Gendozo moves into the clinch.#BC#
Gendozo breaks from the clinch.
Gracie Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Gendozo misses. #KD2#
Gracie Jr moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Gendozo goes down! Can Gracie Jr finish him!?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gendozo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie Jr is one step ahead there.
Gracie Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Gendozo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie Jr showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T1#
Gracie Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Gendozo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie Jr cracks Gendozo with a solid left hand.
Gendozo is trying to keep Gracie Jr in close.
Gendozo keeping moving, preventing Gracie Jr from controlling successfully.
Gendozo is trying to keep Gracie Jr in close.
Gendozo throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Gracie Jr lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gendozo is trying to keep Gracie Jr in close.
Gendozo looking for a sweep. Not yet Gendozo, not yet. #SUB#
Gendozo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#T2#
Gracie Jr landing with the ground and pound.
Gracie Jr chips away with some ground and pound.#SUB#
Gracie Jr got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gendozo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gracie Jr has managed to get both his arms back between Gendozo's legs - danger averted.
Gracie Jr working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SU2#
Gracie Jr gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Gracie Jr ducks under a wild hook from Gendozo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gendozo.
Gendozo is breathing heavily.#CL#
Gendozo moves into the clinch successfully.
Gendozo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gendozo tries a body shot but Gracie Jr blocks it.
#TD#
Gendozo has hold of one of Gracie Jr's legs. Gracie Jr is fighting the takedown attempt but Gendozo gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB2#
Gracie Jr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#T3#
Gendozo stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie Jr.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie Jr keeping moving, preventing Gendozo from controlling successfully.
Gracie Jr throws a couple of heel strikes.
Gracie Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gendozo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #SUB2#
Gracie Jr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gendozo is aware though and is defending well.#SUB2#
Gendozo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gendozo has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie Jr's legs - danger averted.#SUB2#
Gracie Jr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB2#
Gracie Jr is looking for a triangle but Gendozo pushes his legs off easily.
#T4##SUB2#
Gendozo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gracie Jr keeping moving, preventing Gendozo from controlling successfully.
Gracie Jr has a closed guard, preventing Gendozo from standing up.
Gendozo trying to control but Gracie Jr is working from the bottom.
Gendozo is working Gracie Jr over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Gracie Jr dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Gracie Jr looks to land a left hand but Gendozo moved out of range nicely.
Gracie Jr throws a big shot that misses.#TD#
Gendozo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gracie Jr!
Gracie Jr gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Gendozo is looking for a kimura here.
#SUB2#
Gracie Jr looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie Jr flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Gracie Jr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gendozo lands a nice short elbow.#T1##SUB2#
Gracie Jr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gendozo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gracie Jr!
Gendozo working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gendozo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gendozo avoids the attempt from Gracie Jr to control.
Gendozo scoring with strikes but Gracie Jr is staying in there.
Gendozo controlling from the full mount.
Gendozo tries to control but Gracie Jr wriggling away. #T2#
Gendozo cracks Gracie Jr with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gracie Jr is looking to get to half guard.
Gendozo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gendozo prevents Gracie Jr from getting the reversal.
Gracie Jr is breathing heavily.
Gendozo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
A nice elbow there by Gendozo.#ROC#
Gracie Jr is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gendozo postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Gracie Jr badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Gendozo around the waist but Gendozo pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Gendozo is the winner by TKO! Gendozo jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leoncio Gendozo!
After winning the bout, Leoncio Gendozo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
KAMIKAZE 11: TKO
Date: Apr 21, 2017 |
#R1#
Gendozo shoots in but Twborg avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gendozo misses with a straight right.
Twborg cracks Gendozo with a good jab.#CUT2#
It looks like Leoncio Gendozo has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#CL2#
Twborg gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gendozo fails to land.
Nice body punch from Twborg - that landed with a thud.
Gendozo is trying to break the clinch but Twborg is controlling him.
Twborg digs a right hand underneath Gendozo's ribcage. Gendozo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Twborg.
Gendozo is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Twborg.
Twborg lands with a short shot to the head.
Twborg lands a hook to the side of the head.
Twborg lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Twborg.
Twborg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Twborg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Twborg cracks Gendozo with a nice body shot.#KD2#
Twborg drops Gendozo onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Gendozo is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC2#
Gendozo is rocked!#CUT2#
Leoncio Gendozo's cut is getting worse.
Twborg creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Gendozo with a big uppercut! Gendozo tries to clinch up but Twborg pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Gendozo to the mat! Gendozo covers up and Twborg unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Johnny Twborg!
Johnny Twborg is the new heavyweight champion!
Johnny Twborg decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
KAMIKAZE 5: Chaos
Date: Apr 01, 2017 |
#R1#
Gendozo misses with a straight left.
Gendozo moves in looking to clinch but Bordel pushes him off.
Bordel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gendozos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#CUT#
It looks like Leoncio Gendozo has been cut.
Bordel lands a head shot.#CL#
Bordel moves into the clinch.
Bordel wants to take the fight to the mat but Gendozo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gendozo is looking for a takedown.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gendozo has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bordel as Gendozo tries to tie him up.
Gendozo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bordel prevents it.
#TD#
Bordel manages to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bordel wants to get back to his feet but Gendozo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gendozo trying to control the position from guard on top but Bordel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Gendozo looking to pass the guard.
Gendozo stands up over Bordel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gendozo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gendozo stops Bordel from standing up.
Gendozo advances position into side control!
Bordel is looking to regain half guard here but Gendozo keeps moving and retains side control. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gendozo scoring with punches from side control.
Gendozo trying to control the position but Bordel is working away.
Gendozo connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bordel some visible discomfort.
#SU2#
Gendozo stands up and we're back to a striking position. #KD2#
Bordel ducks straight into an uppercut from Gendozo and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Bordel manages to regain guard straight away.
#CUT2#
It looks like Raphael Bordel has been cut.
Bordel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gendozo on the ground.
Bordel is breathing heavily.
Bordel keeping moving, preventing Gendozo from controlling successfully. #T3#
Bordel is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gendozo is controlling him.
Gendozo wants to control from the top but Bordel keeps moving.
Bordel could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#ES#
Bordel scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Bordel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gendozo in his tracks. #T4#
Bordel throws a jab when Gendozo was well out of range.#KD2#
Gendozo waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Bordel. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Bordel to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
#ROC2#
Bordel is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gendozo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Oh Bordel is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gendozo arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Bordel's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Leoncio Gendozo!
After winning the bout, Leoncio Gendozo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
KAMIKAZE 2: Pride & Glory
Date: Mar 17, 2017 |
#R1#
Gendozo throws a sloppy head kick
and Gibson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick by Gendozo misses #CL2#
and Gibson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gibson prevents a takedown attempt there.
#TD#
Gendozo pulls guard.
Gibson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gibson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gendozo's guard.
Gendozo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gibson manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gendozo trying to control but Gibson is working from the bottom.
Gibson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #T1#
Gendozo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gibson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gibson keeping moving, preventing Gendozo from controlling successfully.
Gendozo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gendozo trying to control but Gibson is working from the bottom.
Gendozo tries to free his leg and advance position but Gibson is retaining full guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Gibson darts in and clinches Gendozo up against the cage.
Gendozo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gibson 's efforts to push away.
Gibson prevents Gendozo from breaking the clinch.
Gendozo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gibson .
#T3##TD#
Gendozo has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Gibson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!#SUB#
Gendozo has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Gibson is in real trouble here. Gendozo gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Gibson is tapping out! Gendozo wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Leoncio Gendozo!
After winning the bout, Leoncio Gendozo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Spike Gibson stepped up to the mic, saying 'Whatever he did hard work out there.'.
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