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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oroku Saku (ranked 3194 p4p, 326 weight class) and Rick Laws (ranked 6427 p4p, 473 weight class). Rick Laws has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Oroku Saku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rick Laws!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Saku.
Saku fakes the leg kick and cracks Laws in the body.
Laws on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Saku. Saku obviously looking to wear him down.
Laws fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Saku avoids it really well and circles away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Laws or perhaps it was just good defense by Saku, which made it look bad.
Laws shoots in but no luck this time.
Oroku Saku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Laws.
Saku chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Saku is looking to slow Laws down with leg kicks.
Laws shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Saku defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Laws is defended easily by Saku.
Saku feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Saku turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saku scores with a leg kick.
Saku tries to clinch there but Laws circles away.
Laws throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Saku's waist but Saku gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Laws off to one side.
Saku appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rick Laws seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saku connects with a solid leg kick.
Saku throws a leg kick which misses Laws's front leg but catches the back leg as Laws tries to avoid it.
Laws takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Laws has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Saku.
Saku definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Saku scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Saku thumps Laws with a low kick.
Laws gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Saku counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laws misses with a takedown
and Saku counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Saku lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saku scores a nice knee to the body.
Laws looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saku lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Rick Laws has been cut.
Saku tries a knee to the head but Laws blocks it.
Saku misses with a knee to the head.
Laws blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laws's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stalling in the clinch from Saku.
Saku gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Saku lands an elbow that stopped Laws in his tracks for a moment.
Laws dodges an elbow strike from Saku.
Saku is pressed up against the cage. Laws has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Saku down to the mat. Saku avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Saku moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Saku moves into range and clinches up with Laws.
Laws on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saku tries to land knees in the clinch but Laws avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saku lands an elbow inside.
Saku misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laws.
Laws blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Saku just misses with a elbow thrown towards Laws's brow.
Saku landing knees to the body.
Saku lands a knee to the body.
Saku landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Saku utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Laws on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saku stalling in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Saku.
Saku gets underhooks to prevent Laws's takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saku lands a nice elbow.
Saku can't find room to land a body shot as Laws controls the action.
Saku lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saku lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Saku lands an elbow just above Laws 's eye.
Saku lands an elbow inside that Laws shrugs off.
Saku missing with knees to the body.
Laws managing to block the knees to the body from Saku.
Saku lands an elbow inside that Laws shrugs off.
A knee to the head by Saku.
Laws is rocked!
Clinched against the cage, Saku lands a big elbow that drops Laws! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Laws is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oroku Saku!
After winning the bout, Oroku Saku thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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