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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Preston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogue Wave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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260 lbs
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250 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lucas Preston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rogue Wave!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wave decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Preston works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wave would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Preston looking for a guillotine here but Wave defends easily.
Preston looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Preston working a defensive guard here.
Wave trying to control the position from guard on top but Preston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Preston escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wave gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Preston has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wave can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wave trying to control but Preston is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wave looking to pass the guard.
Preston is trying to keep Wave in close.
Preston wants to sweep but no luck.
Wave drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wave jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wave looks gassed!
Preston is trying to keep Wave in close.
Wave trying to control but Preston is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wave fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
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.
Preston scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Preston keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Preston thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wave's head.
Wave is looking for a sweep. Preston is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Preston passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Wave!
Preston misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Wave tries to reverse the position but Preston maintains control.
Wave defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Preston.
Wave is desperately trying to improve his position but Preston has a good base and remains in mount.
Preston unloads with some shots from mount but Wave bucks and avoids them well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston is working for a guillotine from mount but Wave frees his head quite easily.
Preston can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wave is looking to escape.
Preston looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Wave tries to hold on but Preston postures up.
Preston looking to control but Wave is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Preston goes for an armbar but Wave turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Wave.
Preston manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wave is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Preston is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Wave can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Preston working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Wave regains half guard.
Wave has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Preston is working away from the top position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Preston is keen to just control but Wave is a slippery customer.
Preston works his way into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Preston dominated that round.
That's time! Preston's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Preston shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Wave's guard.
Preston looking to pass the guard.
Wave working a defensive guard here.
Preston stands and throws Wave's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Preston works to advance to full mount. Wave defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Preston stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Preston darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Preston stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Wave to get to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston tries a head kick but it misses.
Preston swats away the attempt to clinch by Wave.
Preston closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Preston working over Wave with some ground and pound. Wave looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Preston controlling the action here.
Preston wants to control but Wave is keeping him busy.
Preston looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wave has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Preston is working away from the top position though.
Preston wants to pass the guard but Wave is defending well.
Preston is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Preston throwing shots but Wave is blocking nicely.
Wave flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Preston trying to control from half guard but Wave is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wave misses with a takedown attempt
and Preston counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wave trying to control here.
Preston blocks the strikes from Wave.
Preston passes to full mount!
Preston looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Preston trying to control but Wave is having none of it.
Preston looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preston looking for a guillotine from mount but Wave is having none of it.
Preston wants to control the pace but Wave is squirming around nicely.
Wave is desperately trying to improve his position but Preston has a good base and remains in mount.
Lucas Preston overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Preston working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Preston is going olschool here, as he tries to force Wave to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Wave shrugs it off.
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 applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wave is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A nice elbow there by Preston.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Preston dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Preston.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Preston thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wave tries to buck Preston off but Preston is having none of it.
The referee asks Preston politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Preston prefers to stall for the moment though.
Preston thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wave can't do much from the bottom here.
Preston decides to stand back up. Preston steps back and let's Wave get back to his feet.
Preston shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wave is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Preston jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Wave manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Wave is trying to improve his position.
Wave is not content to let Preston control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wave tries to improve position but can't.
Preston controlling the position.
Preston working away.
Preston is staying tight to Wave's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Wave is looking for a sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wave with a lazy takedown attempt
and Preston counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Wave!
Preston working for a guillotine from mount but Wave is in no mood to give up.
Wave is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wave is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Preston controlling the position easily from mount.
Wave is trying to escape the mount.
Preston working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Preston cracks Wave with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Preston avoids the attempt from Wave to control.
Preston with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Wave is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preston looking to control but Wave is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Preston is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Wave can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Wave is trying desperately to improve position.
Preston is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Wave has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Preston wants to finish this one by submission but Wave is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Preston.
Rogue Wave has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lucas Preston is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Preston jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Wave manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Preston showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Preston 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:25
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Preston!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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