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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yin Tao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aadyn Gibbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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170 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
World class MT
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yin Tao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aadyn Gibbs!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibbs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gibbs gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gibbs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tao avoids it.
Tao holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tao managing to block the knees to the body from Gibbs.
Gibbs with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gibbs trying to land knees to the body.
Gibbs misses with an elbow over the top.
Tao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gibbs backwards.
Gibbs throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tao blocks it with crossed arms.
Gibbs missing with knees to the body.
Gibbs tries to land knees in the clinch but Tao avoids the damage to the body.
Gibbs with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tao lands a nice uppercut.
Tao lands with a left to the head.
Tao lands a nice uppercut.
Gibbs's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gibbs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tao is defending well for now.
Gibbs trying to control the position but instead, Tao has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gibbs into the cage.
Gibbs misses with a knee strike.
Tao avoiding damage as Gibbs throws knees to the body.
Tao works on Gibbs's body with a couple of short punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gibbs just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tao's brow.
Gibbs takes a shot to the head.
Gibbs tries to stall but Tao uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gibbs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That kick from Tao tenderised Gibbs's leg. Gibbs is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gibbs looks gassed!
Tao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao keeps Gibbs at a distance using the push kick.
Gibbs tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tao throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tao connects with a high kick.
Gibbs is rocked!
It looks like Aadyn Gibbs has been cut.
Tao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gibbs.
Gibbs tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A thudding body kick lands there by Tao!
That kick from Tao tenderised Gibbs's leg. Gibbs is trying to keep his angry face on.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tao.
Tao scoring well with a low kick there.
Tao digs a good hook to Gibbs's body.
Aadyn Gibbs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gibbs tries to close the distance and clinch but Tao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tao moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tao stuns Gibbs with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tao throws a head kick that misses.
Tao lands with a kick to the temple. Gibbs shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gibbs takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gibbs takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tao lands a leg kick that knocks Gibbs off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tao throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gibbs is still on wobbly legs! Can Tao finish him?
Tao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gibbs takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gibbs seems to have recovered his senses.
Gibbs's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tao lands with a nice body kick.
Tao throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tao throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tao.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tao. That's going to slow Gibbs down.
Tao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gibbs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tao.
Gibbs has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tao finds it's way round the side to connect with Gibbs's head.
Tao lands a nice looking body shot.
Yin Tao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tao scores with a body shot.
Gibbs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tao comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tao is looking to wear down Gibbs with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gibbs at a distance.
Gibbs steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tao. That one must have hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gibbs's calf.
Tao throws a shot to the body.
Tao thuds a left hand into Gibbs's body.
Tao jabs Gibbs to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tao goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tao lands with a kick to the temple. Gibbs shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tao. That's going to slow Gibbs down.
Tao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tao cracks Gibbs with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gibbs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gibbs on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A good leg kick by Tao.
Gibbs avoids the head kick by Tao.
Gibbs tries a head kick but it misses.
Gibbs tries to clinch up but Tao circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao throws a head kick that half lands.
Tao stuns Gibbs with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tao throws a head kick that half lands.
Tao scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gibbs in his tracks.
Gibbs tries to clinch there but Tao circles away.
Tao lands with a slapping head kick.
Tao tries to land a front kick but Gibbs steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gibbs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gibbs takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gibbs tries to clinch up but Tao circles away and keeps his distance.
Gibbs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gibbs wants to clinch up but Tao keeps it at a distance.
Gibbs is looking to clinch but Tao is avoiding it.
Tao lands with a nice body kick.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tao - that will leave a mark!
A head kick misses from Tao.
Gibbs takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yin Tao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aadyn Gibbs's cut.
That's time! Tao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Both fighters circling a little - Tao finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tao looks for the body kick but Gibbs saw that one coming.
Tao is looking to score with low kicks.
Gibbs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gibbs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yin Tao is winning the standup battle so far.
Gibbs tries to close the distance and clinch but Tao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aadyn Gibbs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gibbs is looking to clinch but Tao is avoiding it.
Tao cracks a nice hook into Gibbs's ribs.
Gibbs tries to close the distance and clinch but Tao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gibbs fails to land with a series of punches.
Tao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gibbs can do to turn this around?
Gibbs is looking to clinch.
Gibbs tries to clinch but Tao is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gibbs is looking to clinch but Tao is avoiding it.
Tao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gibbs's calf.
Gibbs shoots for a double leg takedown but Tao sprawls well. He's pushed Gibbs's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tao feints and then cracks Gibbs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gibbs down.
Gibbs takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gibbs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gibbs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tao tries a head kick but it misses.
Tao throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tao.
Gibbs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tao can pounce on him.
Nice body kick there by Tao.
Gibbs with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tao to score with a decent uppercut.
Tao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gibbs's sensitive parts.
Tao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tao comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tao throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gibbs on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tao feints and then cracks Gibbs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gibbs down.
Tao scores with a leg kick.
Tao punishes Gibbs's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tao scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gibbs doesn't seem bothered though.
Tao scores with a leg kick.
Gibbs tries to clinch up but Tao circles away and keeps his distance.
Gibbs steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tao. That one must have hurt.
Tao lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gibbs takes a step back to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tao is looking to slow Gibbs down with leg kicks.
Tao with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tao thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gibbs if he has to take too many more of those.
Tao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tao throws a head kick that Gibbs semi-blocks.
Tao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tao is looking to land body kicks.
Gibbs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A low kick from Gibbs misses
and Tao counters with a good, hard body kick but Gibbs shrugs it off.
Tao keeps Gibbs at a distance using the push kick.
Gibbs wants to clinch
and Tao counters with a body kick that stops Gibbs in his tracks momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tao lands a front kick.
Gibbs darts in trying to clinch
and Tao counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gibbs wants to clinch up but Tao keeps it at a distance.
Tao thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gibbs if he has to take too many more of those.
Gibbs takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tao scores with a push kick.
Tao swats away the attempt to clinch by Gibbs.
Tao connects with a high kick.
Tao throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tao thuds a left hand into Gibbs's body.
Gibbs takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tao thuds his shin into the meat of Gibbs's side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick from Tao lands but Gibbs takes it in his stride.
Gibbs closes the distance but Tao moves to the side
and Tao counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Tao jabs at Gibbs's body.
Gibbs tries to clinch but Tao moves away
and Tao counters with a nice body kick.
Gibbs has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tao.
Tao connects with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tao.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tao. That's going to slow Gibbs down.
Gibbs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tao can pounce on him.
Tao thuds his shin into the meat of Gibbs's side.
Gibbs takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gibbs closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tao counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tao lands a slapping body shot.
Tao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tao.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yin Tao dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aadyn Gibbs's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gibbs.
Gibbs tries to clinch up
and Tao counters with a thumping low kick.
Tao just misses with a punch to the body.
Tao throws a wild body kick that Gibbs sees coming a mile off.
Gibbs avoids a kick to the body.
Gibbs tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tao counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tao lands a nice looking body shot.
Tao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gibbs blocks a head kick by Tao.
Tao thuds a left hand into Gibbs's body.
Gibbs tries to clinch
and Tao counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tao lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gibbs crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tao - the referee stops the clock and Gibbs gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tao. Gibbs manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tao pushes Gibbs away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tao throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gibbs gets a clinch.
Tao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tao plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tao ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tao connects with a body shot that sends Gibbs's belly button to the back.
Gibbs throws a lazy head kick
and Tao counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gibbs is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gibbs closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tao counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gibbs is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gibbs on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tao scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gibbs in his tracks.
Gibbs tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tao counters with a body kick.
Gibbs avoids the head kick by Tao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs wants to clinch.
Tao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gibbs's calf.
Tao lands a nice hook to Gibbs's body. Gibbs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tao lands a nice shot to the body.
Tao with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A solid body kick from Tao.
Tao lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gibbs takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tao thumps Gibbs with a low kick.
Tao blocks a head kick by Gibbs.
Gibbs tries to clinch up
and Tao counters with a nice body kick.
Tao scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gibbs takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tao thumps Gibbs with a low kick.
Aadyn Gibbs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs tries to clinch up
and Tao counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gibbs takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tao.
That kick from Tao tenderised Gibbs's leg. Gibbs is trying to keep his angry face on.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tao.
Gibbs takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gibbs has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tao.
Tao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gibbs's calf.
Tao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gibbs darts in trying to clinch
and Gibbs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tao.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Gibbs.
Gibbs fails to land the takedown.
Tao scores with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Tao there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gibbs walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gibbs on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gibbs steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tao. That one must have hurt.
Tao swats away the attempt to clinch by Gibbs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tao.
Tao fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gibbs has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tao cracks the inside of Gibbs's front leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tao connects with a crisp jab.
Tao throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Tao.
Gibbs takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yin Tao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tao has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight for Yin Tao!
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight for Yin Tao!
Judge John Mangel scores the fight for Yin Tao!
Yin Tao wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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RATING
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