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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antoine Randall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Jaques Laroque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randall kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is You Don't Know-50 Cent, Eminem. Laroque has chosen Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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270 lbs
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237 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antoine Randall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jean Jaques Laroque!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randall throws a head kick that misses.
Randall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Laroque moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Randall throws a right and a left that Laroque avoids nicely.
Randall throws a right hand that Laroque ducks under and follows up with a left that Laroque also avoids with ease.
Laroque drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laroque trying to control but Randall is working from the bottom.
Laroque lands a couple of elbows.
Laroque passes into half guard.
Laroque thows a huge punch but Randall dodges it nicely.
Randall is refusing to be controlled, as Laroque sits in half guard.
Randall wants to get back to his feet.
Randall moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Laroque throwing strikes from guard but Randall blocks nicely.
Laroque wants to pass the guard but Randall is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laroque is looking to work some ground and pound but Randall has wrist control.
Laroque advances position into side control!
Randall avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Laroque.
Laroque wants to lay and pray for a moment but Randall keeps working.
Laroque staying calm.
Laroque landing strikes.
Laroque trying to control the position but Randall is working away.
Randall is trying to improve his position.
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.
Randall is working to avoid the ground and pound but Laroque connects with a decent elbow.
Laroque creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Laroque lands a few punches from side control.
Laroque working the head and body with strikes.
Randall is working to avoid the ground and pound but Laroque connects with a decent elbow.
Laroque creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Randall struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Randall is breathing heavily.
Randall takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Laroque lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Randall down.
You can see the frustration on Randall's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Laroque tries for a kimura but Randall is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laroque working the ground and pound from side control.
Laroque lands some shots froms side control.
Randall struggling a bit here.
Laroque landing strikes.
Randall gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Randall takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Laroque with the ground and pound from mount.
Laroque landing punches.
Laroque with shots to the head and body - Randall looks very uncomfortable down there.
Laroque working for a guillotine from mount but Randall is in no mood to give up.
Randall tries to hold on but Laroque postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laroque 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.
Randall gets back to half guard.
Laroque wants to lay and pray for a moment but Randall keeps working.
Randall wants to get back to his feet.
Laroque thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Laroque trying to control from half guard but Randall is working away.
Laroque thows a huge punch but Randall dodges it nicely.
Laroque uses his free foot to push down on Randall's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Randall.
Laroque working for a submission but Randall is keeping him at bay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Jaques Laroque dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Laroque shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Randall's guard.
Laroque thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Laroque works over Randall with some ground and pound from guard.
Laroque wants to control from the top but Randall keeps moving.
Randall wants to get back to his feet but Laroque is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Randall preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Laroque is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Randall keeping moving, preventing Laroque from controlling successfully.
Randall preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Laroque slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jean Jaques Laroque has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randall being controlled for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laroque working away.
Laroque grinds an elbow into Randall's temple.
Laroque lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Randall tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Laroque. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Laroque takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Laroque raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Laroque cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Randall taking shots to the head.
Laroque lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laroque trying to control but Randall is having none of it.
Randall is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Laroque has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Laroque cracks Randall with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Randall is trying desperately to improve position.
Laroque postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Randall looks a forlorn figure.
Randall is looking to get to half guard.
Laroque is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Randall can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laroque wants to control the pace but Randall is squirming around nicely.
Randall flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Laroque avoids the attempt from Randall to control.
Randall is trying desperately to improve position.
Randall wants to control but Laroque is having none of it.
Randall is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Randall gets back to half guard.
That's four 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.
Laroque trying to control from half guard but Randall is working away.
Randall is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Randall wants to control but Laroque is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Laroque prevents Randall from standing back up.
Randall is looking to improve his position.
Laroque works his way into side control.
Randall is looking to regain half guard here but Laroque keeps moving and retains side control.
Randall is working hard here to advance position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Laroque showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Randall.
Randall misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Jaques Laroque showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Randall misses with a double jab.
Randall sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Laroque to the ground! Randall dives into full mount looking to finish!
Laroque is rocked!
It looks like Jean Jaques Laroque has been cut.
Randall will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Randall working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Laroque is still in real trouble! Can Randall finish him?
Laroque looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Laroque preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Randall.
Randall is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Laroque has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Randall. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Randall controlling from the back.
Laroque takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Randall lands shots from the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Randall lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Randall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laroque takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Randall connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Laroque to escape the position.
Randall has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Laroque is defending well but eventually Randall manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Laroque has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Antoine Randall!
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hype
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