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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Howes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Bouvier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bouvier is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Chris Daughtry - There and Back Again. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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188 cm
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220 lbs
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191 cm
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267 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruce Howes! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rocky Bouvier! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Howes scores a takedown into full mount! Bouvier looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight! Howes working for a guillotine from mount but Bouvier is in no mood to give up. Howes looking to control and managing it successfully. Howes lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Howes unloading with bombs!
Bouvier is rocked! Howes fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bouvier is still in real trouble! Can Howes finish him? The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Howes jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Bouvier manages to avoid the submission attempt. Howes tries to stand but Bouvier is controlling his head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Howes is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bouvier is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Howes tries to move into full mount but can't pass Bouvier's legs. Howes in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. Howes postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Howes working the ground and pound but Bouvier is defending the strikes. Bouvier seems to have recovered his senses.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Bouvier closes this distance looking for a takedown but Howes circles away. Nice sprawl there from Bouvier as Howes shoots in. Howes is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Bouvier throws a series of punches but Howes moves out of range. Bouvier slips a jab and a cross from Howes.
Howes gets a takedown into half guard. Bouvier looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Howes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bouvier does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Howes is pressing down on Bouvier's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bouvier is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Howes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bouvier with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Howes passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bouvier! Howes looking to control and managing it successfully. Howes lands a big shot there that rocks Bouvier but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Howes prevents Bouvier from getting the reversal. Howes with good strikes from the mount here! Howes has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bouvier's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Howes lands with some strikes. Howes landing shots from mount. Howes controlling his opponent. Howes fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This has been an exciting period of action! Howes lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bouvier hang on? Howes wants to control the action but instead Bouvier gets a body lock and reverses into Howes's guard! Nice work! Howes is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Bouvier rolls with it to try and escape but Howes cranks on the arm and Bouvier is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bruce Howes!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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