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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bas Severn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bas Severn has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bob Sapp's chin.
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Good wrestling
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Bob Sapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bas Severn!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Severn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Severn has closed the distance and engaged Sapp in a clinch.
Severn manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sapp tightens his grip and picks Severn up, before dumping him to the ground. Severn manages to land in guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Severn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sapp's guard.
Severn throwing strikes from guard but Sapp blocks nicely.
Severn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sapp being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sapp preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Severn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sapp works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Severn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sapp is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Severn throws an elbow that misses. Sapp uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Severn's guard. Nice move by Sapp!
Sapp loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Severn controls Sapp momentarily but Sapp frees himself.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sapp accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Severn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sapp postures up in Severn's guard and throws a big left but Severn blocks it.
Sapp trying to control but Severn is working from the bottom.
We've been hearing that Sapp has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Severn wants to sweep here but Sapp controlling him for the moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Severn throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Severn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Severn slips a jab from Sapp.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Severn.
Severn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sapp.
Severn tried to score with a low kick but Sapp checks it.
Severn ducks right into an uppercut from Sapp.
Severn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sapp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Severn moves out of range of the strikes.
Severn lands a high kick!
Severn scoring well with a low kick there.
Severn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Severn throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Severn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Severn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sapp throws out a loose jab but Severn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Severn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sapp.
Severn feints and then cracks Sapp's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sapp down.
Sapp tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sapp throws an off balance right hand
and Severn counters with a flying knee that drops Sapp! Severn dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bas Severn!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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