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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rube Lukas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zap Rowsdower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rube Lukas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 cm
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235 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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200 cm
22
255 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Determined |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rube Lukas! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zap Rowsdower! The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rowsdower shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Lukas is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rowsdower tries to control but Lukas wriggling away. Lukas really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lukas sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. Still in half guard, Rowsdower seems content to control. Rowsdower prevents Lukas from improving his position. Rowsdower scoring with strikes to the body and head. Lukas wants to improve his position but Rowsdower is controlling well.
Rowsdower tries to pass to full mount but Lukas defends it. Rowsdower wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lukas keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rowsdower lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Lukas tries to kick Rowsdower off but Rowsdower keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Rowsdower is tying to control. Lukas wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Rowsdower drops an elbow to the side of Lukas's head. Rowsdower landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Lukas is trying to get back to full guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Lukas is breathing heavily. Rowsdower scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Rowsdower is looking to take a break and control but Lukas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Rowsdower lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Rowsdower not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rowsdower lands a nice short elbow. Lukas tries to kick Rowsdower off but Rowsdower keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Rowsdower looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Rowsdower takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Rowsdower escapes and gets back to his feet. Lukas with a lazy takedown attempt and Rowsdower counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lukas! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Rowsdower wants to control the pace but Lukas is squirming around nicely. Lukas tries to reverse the position but Rowsdower maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rowsdower with shots to the head and body - Lukas looks very uncomfortable down there. Lukas tries to get back to half guard but can't. Rowsdower landing strikes from the mount and Lukas is in trouble! Rowsdower landing strikes from the mount. Rowsdower lands a big shot there that rocks Lukas but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rowsdower prevents Lukas from getting the reversal. Rowsdower is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lukas has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Lukas is trying to escape the mount.
Lukas gets back to half guard. Lukas looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rowsdower landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Rowsdower works his way into full mount! Rowsdower landing strikes from the mount. Rowsdower is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Lukas is surviving well by controlling Rowsdower's body position as best he can. Rowsdower misses with a head shot. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Rowsdower working the ground and pound effectively.
Rowsdower with shots to the head and body - Lukas looks very uncomfortable down there. Rowsdower has control of Lukas's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Lukas regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zap Rowsdower dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rowsdower bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Rowsdower controlling the position. Rowsdower wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lukas keeps working. Lukas takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Rowsdower in side control lands a decent elbow. Lukas gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Rowsdower is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lukas can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Rowsdower! Lukas is hurt baaadly! Rowsdower is firing away with more strikes - Lukas is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Zap Rowsdower!
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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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