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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iku Roe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and iwanna box (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 cm
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205 lbs
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185 cm
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199 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iku Roe! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, iwanna box! The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! box tries to bum rush Roe with a series of wild strikes but Roe uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Roe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around box's waist but box gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Roe off to one side. box misses with a few strikes there.
Roe shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Roe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Roe showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Roe is in close to box's body, working some short punches and elbows. Roe lands a couple of decent looking shots. Roe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Roe drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Roe jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Roe looking to control the position here, rather than advance. box really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Roe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Roe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of box's head. box has his feet on Roe's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. Roe ducks under a wild hook from box. Roe scores with a takedown into box's guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Roe stands up over box, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Roe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. box is looking to stand up but Roe isn't so interested in that idea. Roe 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. Roe scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Roe is in close to box's body, working some short punches and elbows. Roe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Roe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Roe landing with the ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. box throws a looping overhand right but Roe ducks down to avoid it. box fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roe doesn't manage to clinch there - box circles away.
box misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Roe shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in box's guard. Roe landing with the ground and pound. Roe cracks box with a solid left hand. Roe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Roe controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Roe landing with the ground and pound. Roe chips away with some ground and pound. Roe lands a couple of digs. Roe lands a couple of elbows. box wants to stand but Roe is controlling the position. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Roe works over box with some ground and pound from guard. Roe chips away with some ground and pound. Roe connects with a couple of short punches. Roe scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Roe's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Roe is working box over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Roe stands up over box, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Roe closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming box to the mat! box manages to get full guard. Roe is breathing heavily. box keeping moving, preventing Roe from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Roe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Roe lands a couple of elbows. Roe won't allow box to get back to his feet. Roe trying to control but box is working from the bottom. Roe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of box's head. Roe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Roe chips away with some ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Roe shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Roe distracts box with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Roe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Roe works over box with some ground and pound from guard. Roe scoring with punches to the head and body. Roe lands a couple of elbows. Roe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Roe works over box with some ground and pound from guard. Roe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Roe. box misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
iwanna box is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Roe fails with a takedown attempt from distance. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iku Roe. That's going to take a lot out of him. Roe is on the wrong end of a nice combination from box.
It looks like Iku Roe has been cut. A left lands for box. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! box connects with a nice looking jab.
Roe misses with a wild body shot. Roe looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Roe scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Roe is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! box is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Iku Roe!
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energy
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hype
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