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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Viking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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225 cm
25
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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150 cm
18
300 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brock Viking! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rich Gold! The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gold drives through with a takedown into guard. Gold postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Gold must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Gold trying to control but Viking is working from the bottom. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Gold in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Viking tries to land a sweep but no joy. Gold throwing strikes from guard but Viking blocks nicely. Gold postures up and lands a big shot to Viking's brow. Gold with a flurry of punches that miss. Viking on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Viking tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gold throws and elbow that misses. Viking uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gold's guard. Nice move by Viking! Viking forces his way into half guard. Gold is refusing to be controlled, as Viking sits in half guard. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Viking lands a nice short elbow. Gold is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Gold is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Viking scores with a couple of nice shots. Viking drops an elbow to the side of Gold's head.
It looks like Rich Gold has been cut. Viking sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gold defending well though. Viking will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gold is looking to improve his position.
Viking throwing shots but Gold is blocking nicely. Viking thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gold's head. Viking thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gold's head. Viking scoring with strikes to the body and head. Gold is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Viking working over Gold with some ground and pound. Gold looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gold is looking to control Viking's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gold avoid being mounted? Viking is trying to control. Gold wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Gold is looking for a sweep. Viking is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Viking tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gold knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Viking sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gold defending well though. Viking 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Gold scores with a takedown into Viking's guard. Gold throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gold throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Gold trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Gold tries to free his leg and advance position but Viking is retaining full guard. Gold postures up in Viking's guard and throws a big left but Viking blocks it. Viking working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gold. Gold trying to control but Viking is working from the bottom. Gold lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Viking is breathing heavily. Gold postures up in Viking's guard and throws a big left but Viking blocks it. Gold throws a strike but Viking rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Gold is trying to keep Viking in close.
Gold 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. Gold throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. Viking pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gold is keeping the position for now. Viking trying to control but Gold is working from the bottom.
That's six 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. Gold is trying to control the position but Viking postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Viking shoots in but doesn't get the takedown so Gold counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Viking utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Viking working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gold. Viking trying to control the position.
Gold throws a strike but Viking rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Viking throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Gold not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Viking with a flurry of punches that miss. Gold looking to hit a scissor sweep but Viking is one step ahead there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Gold shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Viking's guard. Viking keeping moving, preventing Gold from controlling successfully. Gold really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Viking. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Viking not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gold throwing strikes from guard but Viking blocks nicely.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Gold throws a big right hand that misses. Gold throws a big right hand that misses. Gold wants to control from the top but Viking keeps moving. Viking has momentary wrist control but Gold slips an elbow through the middle. Gold throws a strike but Viking rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Gold wants to stand but Viking is controlling the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Viking postures up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Gold pulls Viking in to control the position. Gold looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Viking controls from within his opponent's guard. Viking postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rich Gold will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Rich Gold's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Gold shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gold was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Gold in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Viking is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Viking in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Gold connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rich Gold has got the better of the ground game so far. Gold dominating with strikes here. Gold trying to control but Viking is having none of it. Gold fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Viking taking shots to the head. The referee warns Viking that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gold has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Viking's face.
Gold pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Gold lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Viking! Gold sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Viking and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rich Gold!
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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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