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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jarod Gibbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davante Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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278 lbs
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222 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jarod Gibbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Davante Adams!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ben Watson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams clinches with his opponent.
Adams tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gibbs slows down the pace here.
Adams can't get the takedown.
Adams tries to break the clinch but Gibbs is controlling the position.
Gibbs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gibbs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams letting Gibbs take a breather here.
Gibbs leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gibbs works on Adams's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams working hard to break the clinch.
Adams can't find room to land a body shot as Gibbs controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Adams struggles to land a body shot inside as Gibbs controls his hands.
Gibbs lands a takedown into guard.
Adams is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Gibbs dives into side control.
Adams is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gibbs connects with a decent elbow.
Adams is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Gibbs works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Gibbs controlling the position from side mount.
Gibbs cracks Adams with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Gibbs taking a breather here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gibbs lands an elbow.
Gibbs cracks Adams with a big elbow.
Gibbs in side control, throwing shots but Adams defends.
Gibbs could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gibbs staying calm.
Gibbs's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Gibbs cracks Adams with a big elbow.
Gibbs landing strikes.
A lull in the action here as Gibbs stalls from top position.
Adams on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gibbs landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Gibbs scoring with punches from side control.
Gibbs working the head with strikes.
Adams being controlled for a moment.
Gibbs seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Adams for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs working the ground and pound.
Check out the look on Gibbs's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Gibbs lands some shots froms side control.
Gibbs happy to just control the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gibbs looks up at the clock and then as Adams takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gibbs smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Gibbs cracks Adams with an elbow. That is naaassty.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarod Gibbs dominated that round.
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.
Gibbs lands a slapping body shot.
Adams lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gibbs moves into the clinch.
Adams can't get the takedown.
Gibbs tries to land knees in the clinch but Adams avoids the damage to the body.
Adams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gibbs digs a right hand underneath Adams's ribcage. Adams let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gibbs trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Adams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Gibbs.
Gibbs pulls Adams into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gibbs is on top in guard.
Gibbs postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gibbs stops Adams from standing up.
Adams is breathing heavily.
Gibbs 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.
Adams looking for a sweep. Not yet Adams, not yet.
Gibbs controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gibbs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gibbs controlling from the top position.
Jarod Gibbs overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gibbs continues to stall.
Gibbs is in close to Adams's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gibbs lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gibbs has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gibbs's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gibbs is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gibbs is looking to work some ground and pound but Adams has wrist control.
Adams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gibbs works over Adams with some ground and pound from guard.
Gibbs landing with the ground and pound.
Gibbs makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gibbs chips away with some ground and pound.
Gibbs makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gibbs is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gibbs lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gibbs stands up over Adams, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gibbs content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gibbs lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gibbs is in close to Adams's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gibbs lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gibbs controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gibbs postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarod Gibbs dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Adams has Gibbs up against the cage in a clinch.
Gibbs tries to land knees in the clinch but Adams avoids the damage to the body.
Gibbs lands a good knee to the midsection. Adams won't want to take too many of those.
Gibbs tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Adams has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gibbs avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Adams jumps guard but Gibbs turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gibbs dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gibbs has Adams pressed against the cage, preventing Adams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gibbs stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Gibbs.
Gibbs leaning his opponent against the cage.
Come on Gibbs - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gibbs working Adams over with knees to the body.
Gibbs successfully pulls guard.
Adams got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gibbs has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Adams has managed to get both his arms back between Gibbs's legs - danger averted.
Adams must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Gibbs manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Adams manages to get himself to full guard.
Gibbs is in close to Adams's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Adams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gibbs postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gibbs scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gibbs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adams can do to turn this around?
Gibbs chips away with some ground and pound.
Gibbs showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gibbs working some strikes from top position.
Adams looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gibbs stays in close to Adams's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gibbs landing with the ground and pound.
Gibbs 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.
Gibbs scoring with some ground and pound.
Gibbs is in close to Adams's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gibbs lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gibbs slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
More hug and hope from Gibbs.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gibbs has gone for a leg lock! Adams slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gibbs's guard.
Gibbs punching to the body, from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gibbs bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Adams's guard.
Davante Adams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jarod Gibbs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Adams being controlled here, momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jarod Gibbs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gibbs, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jarod Gibbs!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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