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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oroku Saku (ranked 547 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Laws (ranked 3558 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 cm
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245 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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192 cm
27
220 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Good elbows
Powerful |
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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
7 - 3 - 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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rick Laws! The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Saku lands with a nice body kick. Laws misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Saku tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Laws manages to circle out of the way. Saku rushes Laws and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Knees in the clinch landing for Saku.
Saku is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Saku landing knees to the head.
It looks like Rick Laws has been cut. A knee to the head by Saku.
Laws managing to block the knees to the body from Saku.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Saku lands an elbow inside. A knee to the head by Saku.
Saku will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Laws up against the cage. This has been an exciting period of action! Saku tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Laws avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Saku throws an elbow that misses.
Saku misses with a short punch on the inside. Laws takes a knee to the side of the body. Laws looks winded! Saku's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Saku lands a nice knee to the body. Saku unloads a knee to the mid-section. Saku trying to land knees to the body.
Saku lands an elbow inside that Laws shrugs off. Saku misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Saku.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Saku utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Saku lands a damaging elbow. Saku landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Saku tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Saku has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Saku is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Saku lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Saku misses with a knee to the head. Saku trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Saku.
Laws blocks a body shot from Saku. Saku with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Saku tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Laws avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Laws on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saku trying to land knees to the body.
Saku is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laws is defending well for now. Laws managing to block the knees to the body from Saku.
Saku tries a body shot but Laws blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Saku creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Laws managing to block the knees to the body from Saku.
Saku lands an elbow inside. Saku is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laws is defending well for now. Saku lands an elbow that stopped Laws in his tracks for a moment. Saku lands a damaging elbow. Saku is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laws is defending well for now. Laws blocks an elbow strike from Saku.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Saku landing knees to the body.
Saku lands an elbow that stopped Laws in his tracks for a moment. Saku lands a nice elbow.
Laws is rocked! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Saku lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Laws is still on wobbly legs! Can Saku finish him? Saku unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Laws! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Saku is unloading with more strikes now! Laws drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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