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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Prince Simba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Big Show (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Show has chosen The Pack -Bass as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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245 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Prince Simba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Big Show!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simba misses with a series of wild punches.
Show scores with a head kick. Simba tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Show throws a body punch but Simba moves out of range.
Show dodges the punch combination from Simba.
Simba keeps the fight on the outside.
Show thuds his shin into the meat of Simba's side.
Show lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Show avoids a punch combination nicely.
Simba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Simba gets tackled into the cage by Show. Show maintains the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Show breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Simba avoids the head kick by Show.
Show is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Show tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Show.
Show throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Simba shoots in looking for a takedown but Show manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Simba's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Simba lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Show checks a leg kick.
Simba lands an overhand right.
Simba misses with a straight left.
Simba has taken the fight to the clinch.
Show breaks the clinch.
Show forces Simba back against the cage and clinches.
Show escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Show throws a head kick that misses.
Simba looks for a takedown but Show sprawls well.
Simba scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Simba shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Show but Show pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Prince Simba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simba blocks a head kick by Show.
Simba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Show throws a head kick but Simba moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Show avoids the head kick by Simba.
Show throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Simba jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Simba closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Simba wants to clinch up but Show keeps it at a distance.
Show fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Danga de danga de dang - Simba scores with a four punch combination!
Simba looks to clinch
and Show counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Simba is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simba shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Show sprawls well. Show wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Simba gets slowly back to his feet.
Show misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Simba.
Show tries a head kick but it misses.
Show avoids a punch combination nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Simba.
No joy there for Simba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Simba closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Show working aggressively here.
Show tries to score a body lock takedown but Simba shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Show gets underhooks to prevent Simba's takedown attempt.
Show escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice straight punches there by Simba. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Simba.
Simba looks to land a body kick but Show moved away.
Show dodges the punch combination from Simba.
Simba swinging wildly here.
Simba decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Show wants to control but Simba is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simba stands up and beckons Show to join him on the feet.
Show connects with a high kick.
Simba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Show moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Simba tries to clinch but Show is having none of it.
Simba clinches up with Show and pushes him back against the cage.
Show looking to throw knees to the head but Simba is blocking nicely.
Simba looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Simba has had enough of the clinch but Show keeps him there for the moment.
Show pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice sprawl there from Show as Simba shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Big Show dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Show stuffs the takedown attempt from Simba. Simba gets slowly back to his feet.
Show throws a head kick but Simba moves out of range.
Show swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Simba shoots in looking for a takedown. Show tries to sprawl out of it but Simba keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Show manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Show tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Show tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Show.
Simba tries to clinch there but Show circles away.
Show lands a head kick. Simba smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Simba throws a sloppy head kick
and Show counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Simba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Show.
Show misses with an uppercut.
Show throws a head kick but Simba moves out of range.
Simba lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Simba tries to bum rush Show with a series of wild strikes but Show uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simba lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Show misses with a head kick.
Simba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Simba throws a series of punches but Show moves out of range.
Show closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A swing and a miss from Show.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Simba, as that shot connected.
Show gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Simba.
Show throws a hook to the side of Simba's head but Simba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Simba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Show circles away quickly and effectively.
Show lands a head kick. Simba smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Prince Simba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Simba misses.
Show tries to clinch but Simba is having none of it.
Simba clinches up against the cage.
Show's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Simba closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Show quickly recovers to half guard.
Show is trying to stand up here but Simba is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Show is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Show has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Simba is working away from the top position though.
Simba content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Show manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Simba controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Prince Simba just wasn't active enough.
A combination from Simba does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Show swings for the body but Simba moves out of range.
Show showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Simba.
Simba avoids the head kick by Show.
Simba shoots in but Show avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Prince Simba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simba drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Simba stands up and waves to Show to follow him.
Simba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Show.
Simba fails to land with a series of punches.
Show tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Simba's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Simba duly obliges.
Prince Simba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Simba cracks Show with an open hand slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Prince Simba dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Show tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Simba manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Show rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Simba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Simba is looking to score with low kicks.
Simba throws a chopping leg kick but Show manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Simba moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Simba avoids the head kick by Show.
Simba shoots in for a takedown but Show shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Simba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Simba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Simba listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Show showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Simba.
Simba throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Show throws a head kick but Simba moves out of range.
Simba swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Simba fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Simba pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Simba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simba shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Show as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Prince Simba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Show scores with a head kick. Simba tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Show throws a head kick that half lands.
Show misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Simba.
Simba avoids the head kick by Show.
Show throws a head kick that misses.
Show takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Simba connects with a good right hand that stumbles Show. Show circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Simba fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Show checks it well.
Show is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Simba.
Simba avoids the head kick by Show.
Show looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Show moves in looking to clinch but Simba pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Show.
Simba paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Simba connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Show momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Show gets tackled into the cage by Simba. Simba maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Show tries to score a body lock takedown but Simba shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Show fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Show pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Show has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Simba throws a push kick but Show slaps the foot to one side.
Simba misses with a few strikes there.
Show throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Big Show seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Simba tries to bum rush Show with a series of wild strikes but Show uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Simba misses with a few strikes there.
Simba throws a head kick but Show moves out of range.
Show misses with a leg kick.
Simba scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Simba motions for Show to come forward. Simba throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Simba misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Show.
Simba tries to clinch but Show is having none of it.
An inside leg kick lands from Simba.
Show tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Show is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Simba rather than just go for the knockout.
Simba lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Show backs up against the cage.
Simba bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Show's head backwards.
Simba misses with a few strikes there.
Nice jab there from Simba.
Simba displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A right-left combo lands from Simba.
Show throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Simba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Show circles away quickly and effectively.
Simba wants to clinch.
Simba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Simba swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Show throws a sloppy head kick and Simba moves out of range easily.
Simba connects with a good right hand that stumbles Show. Show circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Show throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Simba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Simba lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Simba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Show counters with a big head kick but Simba shrugs it off.
Simba is working the combinations to good effect here.
Show misses with the combination.
Simba misses with a series of wild punches.
Simba will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Show takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Simba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Show.
A punch combination from Simba misses.
Simba scores with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Prince Simba showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Simba 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Prince Simba!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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