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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between bob sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beau Bower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). bob sapp has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, bob sapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beau Bower!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from sapp misses.
sapp fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
sapp fails with a takedown attempt.
sapp motions for Bower to come forward. sapp throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bower shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts sapp as he jumps to the side.
Bower scores with a takedown into sapp's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bower tries to free his leg and advance position but sapp is retaining full guard.
sapp tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bower looks gassed!
sapp not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bower wants to control from the top but sapp keeps moving.
Bower showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
sapp seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
sapp lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bower!
sapp content just to control the position here.
Bower is desperately trying to improve his position but sapp has a good base and remains in mount.
sapp looking to control and managing it successfully.
sapp postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bower looks a forlorn figure.
BOOM! sapp connects with a massive shot to the dome!
sapp lands a big shot there that rocks Bower but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
sapp connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
sapp is working for a guillotine from mount but Bower frees his head quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bower is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bower is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bower manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bower moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bower is trying to control the position but sapp postures up.
Bower wants to sweep here but sapp controlling him for the moment.
sapp wants to stand but Bower is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bower tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bower throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Bower lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for sapp!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bower trying to control but sapp is having none of it.
sapp has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bower lands a big elbow.
Bower is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, sapp has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Bower breaks from sapp's wrist control and lands an elbow.
sapp is rocked!
It looks like bob sapp has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bower looking to ground and pound but sapp is blocking nicely.
Oh sapp is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
sapp is working to get back to half guard.
sapp tries to hold on but Bower postures up.
Bower can't control as he wanted to and sapp manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
sapp seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
sapp slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
sapp looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bower is one step ahead there.
sapp is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
sapp moves into full mount! Bower won't be happy about that!
Bower is looking to improve his position but sapp isn't that keen on the idea.
sapp looking to control but Bower is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee warns Bower that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bower regains half guard.
Bower is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beau Bower dominated that round.
The cut man is working on bob sapp's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bower rushes sapp and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bower breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
sapp moves out of range as Bower throws a body kick.
Bower avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
sapp lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Beau Bower has been cut.
Bower gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
sapp scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bower looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bower not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
sapp chips away with some ground and pound.
Beau Bower has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bower keeping moving, preventing sapp from controlling successfully.
Bower wants to stand and escape but sapp is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bower can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bower wants to hit a switch here but sapp passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Bower there!
Bower is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bower bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
sapp looking for a sweep. Not yet sapp, not yet.
sapp has momentary wrist control but Bower slips an elbow through the middle.
Bower pushing down on sapp's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bower seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bower stands up out of the half guard.
sapp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bower looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bower wants to control from the top but sapp keeps moving.
sapp lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bower!
sapp landing punches.
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!
sapp has isolated one of Bower's arms. Bower looking to fight him off but sapp twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). bob sapp!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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