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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Gibbs (ranked 5744 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brent King (ranked 5736 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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240 lbs
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266 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brian Gibbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brent King!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King moves into range and clinches up with Gibbs.
Gibbs goes for a takedown in the clinch but King prevents it.
Gibbs is trying to pull guard but King has him pressed against the cage.
King drags the fight down to the ground.
King keeping moving, preventing Gibbs from controlling successfully.
Gibbs would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
King 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.
Gibbs trying to move into half guard but instead King has managed to sweep!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King wants to pass the guard but Gibbs is keeping the position.
Gibbs is trying to control the position from the bottom.
King looking to sit in guard and control but Gibbs gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King keeping moving, preventing Gibbs from controlling successfully.
Gibbs sitting in guard here, content to control.
King is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
King is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gibbs trying to control here.
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.
Gibbs is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because King is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
King is trying to control. Gibbs wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gibbs wants to improve his position but King is controlling well.
Gibbs is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gibbs makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gibbs.
King controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
King trying to move into half guard but instead Gibbs has managed to sweep!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gibbs preventing the sweep.
Gibbs wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
Gibbs pushes down on King's leg and manages to get into half guard.
King is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
King is still trying to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gibbs trying to control from half guard but King is working away.
King missing with punches from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Brian Gibbs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gibbs throws a sloppy head kick
and King counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by King.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
King successfully pulls guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - King has eaten all the pies!
Gibbs wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Gibbs is now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brent King dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gibbs tries to clinch but King is having none of it.
Gibbs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. King manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gibbs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gibbs shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts King as he jumps to the side.
King looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
King defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gibbs.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
King decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King trying to control the action but Gibbs is working from the bottom.
King is working for a kimura but Gibbs is defending it quite comfortably.
King is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibbs is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of King's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take King's back!
King is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Brent King has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gibbs avoiding King 's attempts to control his hands.
King has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gibbs working for a choke but King is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Gibbs is looking for the choke from the back position but King is controlling his hands well.
King tries to escape the position.
Gibbs doesn't have the hooks in and King manages to turn into his guard.
King drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gibbs manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now King has Gibbs in his guard.
Gibbs will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gibbs preventing the sweep.
That's four 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.
Gibbs controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gibbs looking to pass the guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if King can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gibbs postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
King looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
King is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Gibbs dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
A head kick by Gibbs misses
and King counters by clinching up.
Gibbs fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gibbs is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables King to keep the fight standing.
Gibbs is trying to pull guard but King has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Gibbs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King gets a trip takedown into half guard.
King is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gibbs doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time King.
King is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King is trying to control the action in half guard but Gibbs is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King is looking to pass Gibbs's guard but actually Gibbs recovers to full guard.
King trying to control but Gibbs is working from the bottom.
King is fighting to break Gibbs's control of his arms but Gibbs is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
King wants to control from the top but Gibbs keeps moving.
Gibbs has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but King has passed into side control.
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.
King goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Gibbs has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for King but great work by Gibbs.
King is trying to escape the position but Gibbs is controlling the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Gibbs.
Gibbs is looking to take a break and control but King is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
King keeping his opponent close.
King is trying to work for a sweep but Gibbs has mounted him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
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.
Gibbs with good strikes from the mount here!
King is wriggling around trying to escape.
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.
King avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gibbs.
Gibbs sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gibbs putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gibbs wants to control the action but instead King gets a body lock and reverses into Gibbs's guard! Nice work!
King trying to control but Gibbs is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
King looking to pass the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brian Gibbs.
I think Gibbs 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Brian Gibbs!
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight for Brent King!
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Brent King!
Brent King wins by split decision!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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