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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amos Pepson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Wibowo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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265 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Amos Pepson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fabio Wibowo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pepson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wibowo moves away.
Wibowo blocks the body kick.
Wibowo staying out of range there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wibowo is defended easily by Pepson.
Pepson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Wibowo shoots for a takedown but Pepson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wibowo shoots in but Pepson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Amos Pepson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabio Wibowo.
Pepson fails to land with a series of punches.
Wibowo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pepson wants to improve his position but Wibowo is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pepson is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wibowo is trying to control. Pepson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pepson is trying to maintain the position but Wibowo is very close to passing his half guard.
Wibowo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pepson defending well though.
Wibowo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pepson is trying to get back to full guard.
Pepson is not content to let Wibowo control the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Wibowo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pepson's head.
Pepson is staying active underneath Wibowo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wibowo shoots in looking for a takedown. Pepson tries to sprawl out of it but Wibowo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pepson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wibowo tries for a takedown but Pepson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pepson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Wibowo on his heels. He'll look to pass Wibowo's guard now, I'm sure.
Wibowo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pepson manages to get himself to full guard.
Wibowo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pepson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wibowo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pepson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pepson's back!
Wibowo somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Wibowo is hanging on to Pepson's back as he tries to escape.
Wibowo misses with an elbow to the head.
Pepson tries to break free.
Pepson is breathing heavily.
Wibowo throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Pepson is trying to break free.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Wibowo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wibowo throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Wibowo biding his time, controlling Pepson.
Wibowo is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Pepson is defending well though. Wibowo let's go of the attempt for now.
You can see the frustration on Pepson's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wibowo punches the canvas rather than the man.
Wibowo is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Wibowo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Wibowo struggling to land strikes to the head as Pepson covers up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fabio Wibowo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wibowo shoots in looking for a takedown but Pepson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wibowo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pepson gets a double leg takedown into Wibowo's guard.
Pepson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pepson preventing the sweep.
Pepson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wibowo keeping moving, preventing Pepson from controlling successfully.
Wibowo throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wibowo wants to sweep but no luck.
Pepson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fabio Wibowo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wibowo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wibowo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wibowo keeping moving, preventing Pepson from controlling successfully.
Wibowo controls Pepson momentarily but Pepson frees himself.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pepson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wibowo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wibowo working away.
Wibowo throwing strikes but Pepson manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wibowo is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pepson advances to mount.
Pepson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wibowo is working to get back to half guard.
Pepson is landing with some decent strikes but Wibowo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wibowo tries to hold on but Pepson pushes him away.
The referee warns Wibowo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wibowo is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pepson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wibowo throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Pepson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wibowo is looking to get to half guard.
Pepson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wibowo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wibowo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wibowo postures up in Pepson's guard and throws a big left but Pepson blocks it.
Pepson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pepson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wibowo's guard.
Pepson trying to control the position from guard on top but Wibowo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amos Pepson dominated that second round.
That's time! Pepson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Wibowo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wibowo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pepson tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Wibowo easily slips into full mount!
Wibowo trying to control but Pepson is having none of it.
Wibowo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wibowo punishing his opponent with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wibowo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wibowo prevents Pepson from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wibowo trying to control but Pepson is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wibowo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wibowo throwing strikes here but Pepson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Wibowo working the ground and pound effectively.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wibowo controlling the position easily from mount.
Pepson blocking the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wibowo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pepson is looking to escape.
Wibowo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wibowo looking to ground and pound but Pepson is blocking nicely.
Pepson is working to get back to half guard.
Wibowo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pepson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wibowo controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wibowo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Wibowo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Amos Pepson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pepson wants to hold on but Wibowo pushes him away.
Wibowo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wibowo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pepson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pepson tries to get out of the position.
Wibowo unloading with bombs!
Fabio Wibowo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wibowo lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wibowo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pepson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wibowo controlling from the full mount.
Wibowo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The referee warns Pepson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wibowo with shots to the head and body - Pepson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Pepson is rocked!
Wibowo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pepson looks a forlorn figure.
Oh Pepson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pepson has left one of his arms exposed and Wibowo doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Pepson screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fabio Wibowo!
A very excited looking Fabio Wibowo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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