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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Goldberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Laid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goldberg comes to the cage accompanied by GOLDBERG. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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289 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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
16 - 7 - 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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Laid!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldberg closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Laid did well to prevent Goldberg getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laid keeping control of the position.
Goldberg seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Laid wants to control but Goldberg is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Goldberg looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Goldberg scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Goldberg working Laid over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laid is trying to get back to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goldberg working Laid over with strikes.
Laid is trying to maintain the position but Goldberg is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg wants to control but Laid is keeping him busy.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Laid is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Goldberg is thwarting Laid's attempts to control the position.
Laid has his hands clasped together around Goldberg's back. He's all about the action.
Bill Goldberg has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Goldberg lands a high kick!
It looks like Mike Laid has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goldberg closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Laid quickly recovers to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laid is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Goldberg pulls his head out easily.
Goldberg trying to control the action but Laid is working from the bottom.
Laid 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!
Goldberg fending off the submission attempt from Laid.
Goldberg turns into Laid and is now in his guard.
Goldberg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Laid is keeping the position for now.
Laid wants to control the position but Goldberg says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laid is trying to control but can't.
Goldberg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Laid keeps working.
Laid trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Laid is in all sorts of trouble here.
Goldberg can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Laid is looking to escape.
Goldberg working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Goldberg looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Laid can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goldberg controlling from mount.
Goldberg is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Goldberg tries to control but Laid wriggling away.
Goldberg controlling from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laid tries to hold on but Goldberg pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Goldberg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Laid's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Laid gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Goldberg to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Goldberg postures up.
Goldberg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Laid is keeping the position for now.
Laid throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Goldberg showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Goldberg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Laid's guard.
Goldberg working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Laid's thigh. Laid counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Laid wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Laid throws his legs up looking for a submission but Goldberg uses it to pass to side control.
Goldberg wants to control but Laid is keeping him busy.
Laid trying to remain calm as Goldberg controls from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Laid tries to improve position but can't.
Laid trying to remain calm as Goldberg controls from the top position.
Goldberg decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Goldberg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laid can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goldberg throws a nice outside leg kick.
Laid is breathing heavily.
Laid misses with a takedown
and Goldberg counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Laid thinking.
Goldberg closes the distance and clinches.
Goldberg manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Laid's guard.
Goldberg slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Goldberg wants to control from the top but Laid keeps moving.
Bill Goldberg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bill Goldberg.
Goldberg shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Goldberg uses his free foot to push down on Laid's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Laid.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg looking to control and managing it successfully.
Goldberg cracks Laid with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That has opened up Mike Laid's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goldberg controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goldberg prevents Laid from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Goldberg dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Laid's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Goldberg cracks Laid with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Goldberg gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Goldberg gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Goldberg wants to pass the guard but Laid is keeping the position.
Laid working a defensive guard but Goldberg passes into half guard.
Goldberg takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Goldberg working Laid over with strikes.
The cut above Mike Laid's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laid is trying to maintain the position but Goldberg is very close to passing his half guard.
Goldberg wants to control but Laid is keeping him busy.
Goldberg perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Laid to get to his feet.
Goldberg instigates a clinch.
Goldberg pulls guard.
Laid connects with a couple of short punches.
Laid throws an elbow that misses. Goldberg uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Laid's guard. Nice move by Goldberg!
Laid trying to control the position.
Goldberg stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A punch combination from Goldberg misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laid drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laid trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Laid is in close to Goldberg's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Laid takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Goldberg seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Laid throwing strikes from guard but Goldberg blocks nicely.
Goldberg is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Laid won't allow Goldberg to get back to his feet.
Laid postures up in Goldberg's guard and throws a big left but Goldberg blocks it.
Laid being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bill Goldberg has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Laid dives in and grabs Goldberg's left leg, looking for a takedown. Goldberg pushes down on Laid's head and hops out.
Goldberg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Goldberg throws a head kick but Laid moves out of range.
Laid fails with the takedown
and Goldberg counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Goldberg seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Laid looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Goldberg puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laid is looking to get back to full guard here but Goldberg has managed to pass to side control instead.
Goldberg trying to control the position but Laid is working away.
Mike Laid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Goldberg remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laid is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Goldberg's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goldberg is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Goldberg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Goldberg has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Goldberg!
Bill Goldberg decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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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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