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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gumbo Rice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cory Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Gumbo Rice has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gumbo Rice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cory Brooks!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rice rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brooks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rice paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rice has closed the distance and engaged Brooks in a clinch.
Brooks with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brooks misses with a knee strike.
Brooks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rice wants to break free but Brooks has control.
Rice wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brooks connects with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Brooks.
Brooks tries to land a knee to the head but Rice blocks with his arms.
Brooks prevents Rice from breaking the clinch.
Rice tries to break the clinch but Brooks is controlling the position.
Rice takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brooks drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rice gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rice working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rice wants to get back to striking at distance but Brooks won't allow it.
Rice is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Brooks tries to land a knee to the head but Rice blocks with his arms.
Rice wants to break free but Brooks has control.
Rice has a couple of punches blocked by Brooks.
Brooks keeps control of Rice as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brooks.
Brooks tries to pull guard but Rice won't allow it.
Brooks prevents Rice from breaking the clinch.
Brooks prevents a body shot from Rice.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rice.
Brooks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A knee to the head by Brooks.
Brooks tries to land a knee to the head but Rice blocks with his arms.
Rice wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brooks lands an elbow that stopped Rice in his tracks for a moment.
Rice gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brooks.
Gumbo Rice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cory Brooks.
Brooks with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brooks looks gassed!
Brooks is pressed up against the cage. Rice has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brooks down to the mat. Brooks avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
No joy there for Rice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rice throws a series of punches but Brooks avoids them all with ease.
Brooks wants to clinch but Rice slips to the side
and Rice counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brooks thinking.
Some wild striking there from Rice.
Brooks darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Brooks in particular looking to stall.
Brooks really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rice. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rice tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Rice trying to control here.
Rice is looking for a sweep. Brooks is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rice is working hard here to advance position.
Brooks trying to control from half guard but Rice is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rice wants to get back to full guard but Brooks has mounted him!
Brooks content just to control the position here.
Rice is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rice is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Rice working to try and regain half guard.
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.
Brooks trying to control but Rice is having none of it.
Rice keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gumbo Rice dominated that round.
That's time! Rice's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Horrible takedown by Rice or perhaps it was just good defense by Brooks which made him look bad.
Brooks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rice.
Brooks is looking to clinch but Rice is avoiding it.
Gumbo Rice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rice throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cory Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brooks has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rice connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rice rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brooks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brooks 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.
Rice avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brooks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rice paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brooks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brooks can't get the takedown.
Brooks tries to land a knee to the head but Rice blocks with his arms.
Rice takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brooks with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brooks keeps control of Rice as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brooks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brooks is trying to stall.
Rice wants to break free but Brooks has control.
Brooks keeps control of Rice as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rice is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brooks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brooks tries to clinch
and Rice counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brooks moves away.
Nice defenses there by Brooks.
Rice takes a swing at Brooks's ribcage but misses.
Brooks tries to clinch but Rice is having none of it.
Rice fails with a takedown attempt.
Rice misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brooks moves away.
Rice looks to clinch
and Brooks moves into the clinch.
Brooks drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rice gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rice is trying to break the clinch but Brooks has him pressed against the cage.
Rice wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brooks using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rice wants to get back to striking at distance but Brooks won't allow it.
Brooks goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rice prevents it.
Gumbo Rice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cory Brooks.
Rice is trying to break free.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Rice here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Brooks landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brooks misses with a knee strike.
Brooks scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Brooks.
Brooks breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks stalling against the cage.
Brooks prevents Rice from breaking the clinch.
Brooks stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rice working aggressively here.
Brooks with a knee to the head.
Rice is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brooks pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Brooks using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brooks controlling the action here for a moment.
Rice is trying to stall.
Brooks throws a head punch that misses.
Rice wants to get back to striking at distance but Brooks won't allow it.
Brooks misses with a knee strike.
Rice is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brooks pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Brooks misses with a knee strike.
Brooks misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Brooks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rice has had enough of the clinch but Brooks keeps him there for the moment.
Brooks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brooks prevents Rice from breaking the clinch.
Brooks leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rice avoids the elbow strike from Brooks, against the cage.
Brooks blocks an uppercut.
Brooks connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rice's face.
Brooks lands a knee to the head.
Rice keeps control of Brooks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brooks scores with a knee to the head.
Rice takes an elbow to the temple.
Brooks connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rice's face.
Brooks breaks from the clinch.
Brooks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brooks looking to throw knees to the head but Rice is blocking nicely.
Brooks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rice has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Brooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gumbo Rice will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Brooks moves in looking to clinch but Rice pushes him off.
Brooks avoids the body shot from Rice.
Brooks moves away from the strike by Rice.
Rice throws a big shot that misses.
Rice shoots in for a takedown but Brooks shows good takedown defense.
Brooks staying out of range there.
Brooks has closed the distance and engaged Rice in a clinch.
Brooks tries to work over Rice's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brooks scores with a knee to the head.
Rice wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brooks has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Brooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks lands a knee to the head.
Brooks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rice wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brooks connects with a knee to the head.
Rice is working for takedown but Brooks is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rice wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rice wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rice has had enough of the clinch but Brooks keeps him there for the moment.
Rice tries a body shot but Brooks blocks it.
Rice takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rice is working Brooks over against the cage.
Rice is looking to break free of the clinch but Brooks has double underhooks.
Rice throws a head punch that misses.
Brooks connects with a knee to the head.
Brooks lands a damaging elbow.
Rice working aggressively here.
Rice is looking to control Brooks's arms but Brooks gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rice has his back to the cage.
Rice tries to break the clinch but Brooks is controlling the position.
Rice is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rice takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brooks connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rice's face.
Brooks tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rice has had enough of the clinch but Brooks keeps him there for the moment.
Rice takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rice is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brooks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brooks prevents Rice from breaking the clinch.
Brooks lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brooks tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rice swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brooks scores with a knee to the head.
Brooks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brooks lands an elbow inside.
Rice tries to break the clinch but Brooks is controlling the position.
Brooks gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rice manages to get to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rice is on top in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brooks can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rice trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rice postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks wants to stand and escape but Rice is having none of it.
Rice with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rice is looking to work some ground and pound but Brooks has wrist control.
Rice lands a couple of digs.
Rice works over Brooks with some ground and pound from guard.
Rice throwing strikes but missing.
Brooks utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brooks avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rice trying to control but Brooks is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rice throwing strikes but missing.
Rice throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rice passes Brooks's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rice passes to full mount!
The referee warns Brooks that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cory Brooks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rice lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gumbo Rice showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rice, 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gumbo Rice!
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FIGHT
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