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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Latish Festin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Goldberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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160 lbs
1 - 11 - 0 |
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Latish Festin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bill Goldberg!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Festin throws a series of punches but Goldberg avoids them all with ease.
Festin throws a chopping leg kick but Goldberg manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Festin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Goldberg shoots in for a takedown but Festin shows good takedown defense.
Festin fails with the takedown
and Goldberg counters with a shoot takedown. Festin fights it but they end up in guard.
Festin is looking to stand up but Goldberg isn't so interested in that idea.
Goldberg preventing the sweep.
Festin has momentary wrist control but Goldberg slips an elbow through the middle.
Goldberg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Festin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Goldberg throwing strikes from guard but Festin blocks nicely.
Goldberg postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg wants to control from the top but Festin keeps moving.
Festin trying to control the position here.
Festin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Goldberg has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Festin is adopting a defensive guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Festin slaps away a takedown attempt from Goldberg, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two 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.
Goldberg shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Festin is trying to defend but Goldberg finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Goldberg trying to control the pace.
Goldberg looks gassed!
Goldberg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Festin keeps working.
Festin wants to get back to full guard.
Festin is staying active underneath Goldberg, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Festin has hold of Goldberg's hands but Goldberg slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Festin is looking for a sweep. Goldberg is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Goldberg takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Festin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Goldberg slips a nice elbow through Festin's hands, connecting with Festin's forehead.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Festin is looking to improve his position.
Goldberg wants to take a breather but Festin is having none of it.
Goldberg controlling the action here.
Goldberg is nestled in close to Festin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Festin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Goldberg's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Goldberg's back!
Festin is trying to stick to Goldberg's back but Goldberg is turning into Festin. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Festin's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Goldberg.
Goldberg lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Goldberg landing some decent shots from guard.
Goldberg pushes down on Festin's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
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.
Goldberg lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Goldberg working Festin over with strikes.
Goldberg looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Goldberg dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Festin shoots and misses
and Goldberg counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Goldberg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Goldberg throwing strikes but missing.
Goldberg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Festin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Goldberg landing some decent shots from guard.
Goldberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Festin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bill Goldberg has got the better of the ground game so far.
Goldberg with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Festin wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Goldberg shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Festin is trying to defend but Goldberg finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Goldberg throwing shots but Festin is blocking nicely.
Goldberg thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Festin's head.
Festin wants to control but Goldberg is keeping busy.
Goldberg scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Festin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Festin trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg stalling.
Ground and pound from Goldberg.
Festin is looking to improve his position.
Goldberg looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Festin has hold of Goldberg's hands but Goldberg slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Festin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Festin throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Festin taking some punishment here, with Goldberg in his half guard.
Festin wants to get back to full guard.
Festin is looking to control Goldberg's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Festin avoid being mounted?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Goldberg lands a nice short elbow.
Festin wants to control but Goldberg is keeping busy.
Goldberg is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Goldberg winds up and cracks Festin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Goldberg content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Goldberg working over Festin with some ground and pound. Festin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Festin has hold of Goldberg's hands but Goldberg slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Festin is trying to stand back up but Goldberg is controlling him
Goldberg looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Festin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Goldberg scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Festin kicks Goldberg off and gets back to his feet.
Latish Festin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Festin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goldberg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Goldberg shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Festin is trying to defend but Goldberg finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Goldberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Goldberg swats away the attempt to clinch by Festin.
Goldberg fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Festin tries to clinch up but Goldberg circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Festin tries to score with a low kick but Goldberg moves his leg out of the way.
Festin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Goldberg counters with a single leg into guard. Festin didn't expect that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Goldberg working some strikes from top position.
Goldberg postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Goldberg wants to control from the top but Festin keeps moving.
Festin wants to sweep here but Goldberg controlling him for the moment.
Goldberg controls from within his opponent's guard.
Festin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Goldberg on the ground.
Festin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bill Goldberg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Festin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Goldberg passes 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 Festin's temple.
Festin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Goldberg controlling the action here.
Festin trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Festin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Goldberg keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
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.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bill Goldberg.
Goldberg shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Goldberg showed some decent athleticism there.
Festin is looking to improve his position.
Still in half guard, Goldberg seems content to control.
Latish Festin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Goldberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Goldberg winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Goldberg!
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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
64% |
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