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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Goldberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gouge Velouria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gouge Velouria struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Gouge Velouria will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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215 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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213 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Goldberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gouge Velouria!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Goldberg.
Goldberg shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Velouria has an active guard here but Goldberg has managed to pass into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Goldberg connects with a nice short shot to Velouria's temple.
Goldberg prevents Velouria from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg is pressing down on Velouria's thigh, looking to free his foot. Velouria is holding on for now.
Goldberg working the head and body with strikes.
Goldberg winds up and cracks Velouria with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Goldberg is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Velouria looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg winds up and cracks Velouria with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Goldberg lands with a punch from half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Goldberg lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Goldberg sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Velouria defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goldberg throwing shots but Velouria is blocking nicely.
Goldberg lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velouria keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Goldberg.
Goldberg moves into full mount! Velouria won't be happy about that!
Goldberg landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velouria is in a horrible position here. Goldberg smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Goldberg 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.
Goldberg putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Goldberg cracks Velouria with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Goldberg dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Goldberg shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Velouria but Velouria pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Goldberg will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Velouria with a lazy takedown attempt
and Goldberg counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Velouria!
Goldberg in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Velouria in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Goldberg with shots to the head and body - Velouria looks very uncomfortable down there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg with good strikes from the mount here!
Goldberg pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Goldberg in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Goldberg lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Goldberg lands with some strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg scoring with strikes but Velouria is staying in there.
Goldberg breaks from Velouria's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Goldberg lands a big elbow.
Velouria is wriggling around trying to escape.
Velouria is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velouria in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Goldberg postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Velouria looks a forlorn figure.
Velouria in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Goldberg in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Velouria is looking to get to half guard.
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.
Goldberg looking to finish Velouria with some ground and pound. This is bad for Velouria!
Goldberg scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Velouria?
Goldberg landing strikes, looking to finish!
Velouria wants to control but Goldberg is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Goldberg dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Goldberg looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Velouria is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Goldberg keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Velouria's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Goldberg postures up in Velouria's guard and throws a big left but Velouria blocks it.
Goldberg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Goldberg connects with a couple of short punches.
Goldberg lands a couple of digs.
Goldberg slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velouria trying to control here.
Velouria is trying to get back to full guard.
Velouria really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Goldberg. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Goldberg lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg lands strikes from half guard.
Goldberg working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Velouria on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Goldberg looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Velouria with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Goldberg passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Velouria!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Goldberg cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Goldberg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Goldberg, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Bill Goldberg!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Bill Goldberg!
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Bill Goldberg!
Bill Goldberg wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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