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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Napoleon Randolph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kane Enable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent |
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Napoleon Randolph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kane Enable!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Enable tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Randolph swivels and escapes.
Nice takedown defense from Enable. No joy for Randolph on that attempt.
Enable wants to counter with a clinch but Randolph pushes him away.
Randolph clinches with his opponent.
Randolph breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Enable shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Randolph but Randolph pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Randolph looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Enable gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Randolph dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Randolph breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Enable closes the distance and clinches.
Randolph lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Randolph trying to land knees to the body.
Randolph breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enable closes the distance and clinches.
Enable tries to pull guard but Randolph holds him up against the cage and eventually Enable drops back down to his feet.
Napoleon Randolph has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kane Enable.
Randolph's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Randolph gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Randolph escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Enable forces Randolph back against the cage and clinches.
Nice elbow from Randolph.
Randolph breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Enable shoots in for a double leg but Randolph sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Enable tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Enable looks for a takedown but Randolph sprawls well.
Enable misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randolph has Enable up against the cage in a clinch.
Randolph escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Enable tries for a takedown but Randolph circles away easily
and Randolph counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Randolph has Enable up against the cage in a clinch.
Enable tries a knee to the head but Randolph blocks it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Randolph takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Randolph breaks the clinch.
Enable darts in and clinches Randolph up against the cage.
Enable tries to score a body lock takedown but Randolph shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randolph managing to block the knees to the body from Enable.
Randolph stalls.
Randolph breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Randolph decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Randolph sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Enable wants to get back to full guard but Randolph has passed into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Enable takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Randolph is putting a hurting on Enable here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randolph in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Randolph in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Randolph cracks Enable with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Randolph is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Enable will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Randolph has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Enable looks to move to half guard but instead Randolph has passed into mount! Damn!
Randolph postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Enable looks a forlorn figure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Randolph controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Napoleon Randolph dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Randolph displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Enable.
Enable misses with a takedown
and Randolph counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Enable is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kane Enable seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Randolph moves into the clinch successfully.
Enable fails to pull guard.
Napoleon Randolph has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kane Enable.
Randolph pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Enable shoots in and drives through. Randolph sprawls well.
Enable throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Randolph.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Enable keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Enable gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Randolph is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enable tries to pull guard but Randolph won't allow it.
Randolph is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Enable can do to turn this around?
Randolph breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Enable changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Randolph tries to avoid it but Enable manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Randolph to the ground. Randolph escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Napoleon Randolph is winning the standup battle so far.
Randolph has taken the fight to the clinch.
Randolph breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Randolph gets a clinch.
Randolph manages to break the clinch.
Enable clinches.
Randolph pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Enable fails with the takedown.
Randolph keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Enable is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randolph defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Enable.
Randolph closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Come on Randolph - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Randolph lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Randolph's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Randolph closes the distance and pushes Enable back into the cage.
Randolph is pressed up against the cage. Enable has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Randolph down to the mat. Randolph avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Enable gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Enable tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Randolph smiles and moves away.
Enable stuffs the takedown.
Enable shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Randolph sprawls well. Randolph wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Enable gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randolph clinches up against the cage.
Randolph escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Randolph forces Enable back against the cage and clinches.
Randolph lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Randolph really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Enable tries to pull guard but Randolph holds him up against the cage and eventually Enable drops back down to his feet.
Randolph drags the fight down to the ground.
Enable being controlled here momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randolph continues to stall.
Randolph will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Enable drops back, looking for a kneebar! Randolph looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Randolph looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Randolph!
Enable is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Enable takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Napoleon Randolph dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Randolph closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Randolph is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Napoleon Randolph has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Randolph manages to break the clinch.
Randolph gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Enable counters with a left and a right that stings Randolph.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Randolph.
Enable dives in for a single leg takedown but Randolph sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Randolph stuffs the takedown.
Napoleon Randolph has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kane Enable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Enable will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Randolph has Enable up against the cage in a clinch.
Enable takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randolph breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Randolph shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Enable to counter with a crisp jab.
Randolph clinches up against the cage.
Randolph blocks a body shot from Enable.
Randolph's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Randolph forces Enable back against the cage and clinches.
Enable tries to pull guard but Randolph holds him up against the cage and eventually Enable drops back down to his feet.
Enable has had enough of the clinch but Randolph keeps him there for the moment.
Randolph's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Enable lands with a right hand.
Randolph clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Randolph.
Randolph breaks the clinch.
Enable tries a head kick but it misses.
Enable tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Randolph swivels and escapes.
Randolph looks for a takedown but Enable sprawls well.
Randolph fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Enable, pushing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Enable jumps guard but Randolph stands there with Enable around his waist. Enable gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Randolph escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Enable is defended easily by Randolph.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randolph moves away from the strike by Enable.
Randolph gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Randolph gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Randolph manages to break the clinch.
Randolph gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Randolph breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Enable defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Randolph.
Randolph blocks a leg kick.
Randolph has closed the distance and engaged Enable in a clinch.
Randolph breaks the clinch.
Enable shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Randolph as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enable misses with a head kick.
It appears Randolph was looking to counter with a kick there.
Enable tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Randolph moves into the clinch.
Randolph manages to break the clinch.
Randolph drives through and clinches with Enable against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Randolph effectively controlling the action here.
Randolph comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Randolph breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Randolph rushes Enable and presses him up against the cage.
Kane Enable has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Napoleon Randolph is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Randolph manages to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Napoleon Randolph showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Randolph 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Napoleon Randolph!
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energy
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