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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between rock solid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Le Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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245 lbs
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274 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 Amsterdam, rock solid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Le Banner!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Le Banner or perhaps it was just good defense by solid which made him look bad.
solid shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Le Banner counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Le Banner wants to control but solid is keeping him busy.
Le Banner is taking a breather. solid says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Le Banner is working for a kimura but solid is defending it quite comfortably.
solid is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Le Banner's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Le Banner's back!
solid struggling to keep hold of the position.
solid looking for the choke from the back.
solid working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
solid is looking for the choke from the back position but Le Banner is controlling his hands well.
solid tightening his grip on Le Banner, looking for the choke.
Le Banner tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Banner wants to control but solid is having none of it.
Le Banner is looking to improve his position but solid isn't that keen on the idea.
solid with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Le Banner wants to hold on but solid pushes him away.
Le Banner is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
solid wants to finish this one by submission but Le Banner is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from solid.
solid looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
solid is breathing heavily.
Le Banner wants to hold on but solid pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
solid is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Le Banner is surviving well by controlling solid's body position as best he can.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
solid is going olschool here, as he tries to force Le Banner to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Le Banner shrugs it off.
Le Banner tries to hold on but solid pushes him away.
solid working for a guillotine from mount but Le Banner is in no mood to give up.
Le Banner tries to hold on but solid postures up.
solid jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Le Banner is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Le Banner and solid has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Le Banner is trying to control solid's posture but solid avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Banner might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control solid kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Despite being in the dominant position, Steve Le Banner just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Le Banner darts in and clinches solid up against the cage.
Le Banner gets control of solid's arms and successfully pulls guard. Le Banner will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Le Banner is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
solid pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Le Banner is keeping the position for now.
solid is in close to Le Banner's body, working some short punches and elbows.
solid drops back looking for a leg! Le Banner is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Le Banner manages to kick solid off! solid jumps back into Le Banner's guard.
solid drops back looking for a leg! Le Banner is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Le Banner manages to kick solid off! solid jumps back into Le Banner's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
solid is fighting to break Le Banner's control of his arms but Le Banner is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
solid thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
solid pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Le Banner is keeping the position for now.
solid thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
solid drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Le Banner dives on top into guard.
Le Banner is looking to work some ground and pound but solid has wrist control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Le Banner trying to control the position from guard on top but solid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
rock solid dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Le Banner has his takedown stuffed
and solid counters with a single leg into guard. Le Banner didn't expect that.
solid drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and solid jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
solid trying to control but Le Banner is working from the bottom.
solid is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
solid trying to control the position from guard on top but Le Banner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
rock solid overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Le Banner keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
solid looking to pass the guard.
solid decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Le Banner, up you get!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Banner rushes solid and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Le Banner prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
solid can't break the clinch.
Le Banner prevents a takedown attempt there.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting solid here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Le Banner successfully pulls guard.
solid postures up.
solid looking to pass the guard.
solid keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Le Banner's head.
solid has gone for a leg lock! Le Banner slips out almost immediately though and dives into solid's guard.
solid is looking for a triangle but Le Banner pushes his legs off easily.
solid working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Le Banner doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Le Banner manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
solid looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
solid throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Le Banner throwing strikes but missing.
solid has his foot on Le Banner's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Le Banner works his way back into a safe position though.
solid is looking for a triangle but Le Banner pushes his legs off easily.
Le Banner is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Le Banner moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Banner goes for a takedown attempt but solid pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
solid shoots and misses
and Le Banner counters with a left and a right that stings solid.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for rock solid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
solid has his takedown stuffed
and Le Banner counters with a one-two to the body.
solid tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Le Banner counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
solid actively working from the bottom here.
solid works his way to full guard. Good work.
Le Banner trying to control but solid is working from the bottom.
solid looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
solid might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
solid is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
solid looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Le Banner trying to control the position from guard on top but solid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
solid has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Le Banner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
solid throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Le Banner escapes and throws solid's legs to the side, diving into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
rock solid dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Le Banner moves into the clinch.
solid prevents a takedown attempt there.
Le Banner is working for takedown but solid is calmly controlling the position for now.
Le Banner fails to pull guard.
rock solid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Le Banner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Banner pulls guard effortlessly.
solid thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
solid sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Le Banner's guard.
solid is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
solid is trying for a kimura here. Le Banner looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! solid wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). rock solid!
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energy
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hype
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