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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cuba Gooding (ranked 2768 p4p, 1723 weight class) and Taekn Arrms (ranked 245 p4p, 168 weight class). Gooding comes to the cage accompanied by Everything is Right (ft. Devilish Trio) - Skeler. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cuba Gooding!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Taekn Arrms!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Arrms fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Arrms drives through with a takedown into Gooding's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arrms stopping the sweep attempt from Gooding.
Gooding keeping moving, preventing Arrms from controlling successfully.
Gooding knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Arrms on the ground.
Gooding is trying to keep Arrms in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrms wants to control from the top but Gooding keeps moving.
Arrms being controlled here momentarily.
Gooding being controlled here, momentarily.
Gooding looking to hit a scissor sweep but Arrms is one step ahead there.
Arrms throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two 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.
Arrms postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gooding controlling Arrms's posture.
Gooding wants to sweep here but Arrms controlling him for the moment.
Arrms working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gooding's head.
Gooding tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Arrms distracts Gooding with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Arrms trying to control the position from guard on top but Gooding is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arrms pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gooding is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gooding has control of Arrms's left arm, preventing Arrms from doing any damage.
Arrms throwing strikes from guard but Gooding blocks nicely.
Gooding on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gooding tries to get out of the position.
Arrms pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gooding is keeping the position for now.
Arrms missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Arrms scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Arrms throwing strikes but missing.
Gooding working a defensive guard here.
Gooding pulls Arrms in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gooding not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Arrms looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Arrms has his takedown stuffed
and Gooding counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Taekn Arrms dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Arrms tries for a takedown but Gooding circles away easily
letting Gooding counter with a right hand.
Arrms dives in and grabs Gooding's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gooding pushes down on Arrms's head and hops out.
Arrms looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gooding keeping control of the position.
Arrms sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gooding defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gooding avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Arrms.
Gooding controlling the position for now.
Gooding is defending against the submission attempts here by Arrms.
Arrms has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Arrms is working for a submission of some sort.
Arrms is thwarting Gooding's attempts to control the position.
Arrms has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Arrms working over Gooding with some ground and pound. Gooding looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Arrms throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Gooding to regain full guard.
Arrms trying to control the position from guard on top but Gooding is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arrms stopping the sweep attempt from Gooding.
Arrms passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arrms wants to control but Gooding is keeping him busy.
A control attempt from Gooding but he's now mounted!
Gooding is in all sorts of trouble here.
Arrms sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Arrms landing shots from mount.
Gooding is in a horrible position here. Arrms smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Arrms working his ground and pound in the gym.
Gooding takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Arrms landing strikes, looking to finish!
Arrms sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arrms throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Gooding is looking to get to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Arrms there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gooding holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Arrms tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
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!
Arrms with a couple of short strikes.
Arrms cracks Gooding with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Taekn Arrms has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gooding is in a horrible position here. Arrms smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arrms quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Arrms but it's paid off an Gooding is forced to tap! Nice work by Arrms.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Taekn Arrms!
In his post fight interview, Taekn Arrms started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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