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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ice Cube (ranked 5154 p4p, 40 weight class) and Brandon Waldrop (ranked 4995 p4p, 160 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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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Ice Cube!
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, Brandon Waldrop!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cube thuds his shin into the meat of Waldrop's side.
Waldrop throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Cube to counter with a crisp jab.
Cube with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cube scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Waldrop throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Cube to counter with a crisp jab.
Waldrop is looking to clinch.
Cube lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Waldrop tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That kick from Cube tenderised Waldrop's leg. Waldrop is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waldrop tries to close the distance and clinch but Cube swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cube thinks about countering with a body kick.
Waldrop falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cube counters with a good, hard body kick but Waldrop shrugs it off.
Waldrop looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waldrop ducks right into an uppercut from Cube.
Cube lets loose with a powerful body kick. Waldrop will feel that in the morning.
Cube lands a high kick to the side of Waldrop's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Cube dives into guard, looking to finish.
It looks like Brandon Waldrop has been cut.
Cube controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cube continues to stall.
Cube wants to stand but Waldrop has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Waldrop has his foot on Cube's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cube works his way back into a safe position though.
Cube has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Waldrop is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cube gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Waldrop on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Waldrop shoots in and drives through. Cube sprawls well.
Cube is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cube scores with a spinning back kick!
Waldrop takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Waldrop has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Waldrop there as he acknowledges the shot.
Waldrop takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cube thumps Waldrop with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waldrop moves to clinch but Cube breaks away
and Cube connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ice Cube is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cube lands a jab to the nose.
Cube connects with a high kick.
Cube lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cube lands a high kick to the side of Waldrop's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Cube dives into guard, looking to finish.
Waldrop is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cube won't allow Waldrop to sweep him here.
Waldrop is still in real trouble! Can Cube finish him?
Cube tries to stand but Waldrop is controlling from the bottom.
Waldrop seems to have recovered his senses.
Cube is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cube has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waldrop wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cube wants to get up but he can't break Waldrop's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Waldrop is on top in guard.
Waldrop throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cube being controlled here, momentarily.
Waldrop pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cube is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ice Cube dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Waldrop's cut.
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.
Waldrop stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cube.
Cube moves out of range as Waldrop throws a body kick.
Waldrop misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Waldrop shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cube defends it nicely.
Cube is looking for a counter combo.
Cube is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Waldrop can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cube connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cube feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Waldrop's calf.
Waldrop looks for a takedown but Cube sprawls well.
Ice Cube has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Waldrop.
Waldrop is breathing heavily.
Waldrop tries for a takedown but Cube sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Waldrop chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cube can pounce on him.
Waldrop throws a sloppy head kick
and Cube finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ice Cube is winning the standup battle so far.
Cube lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Waldrop backs up against the cage.
Cube connects with a leg kick. Waldrop looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cube chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cube dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cube sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Waldrop to the ground! Cube dives into full mount looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cube trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cube controlling from mount.
Cube tries to control but Waldrop wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cube controlling the position easily from mount.
Waldrop manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Waldrop is looking to improve his position.
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.
Waldrop wants to control but Cube is keeping busy.
Cube wants to stand up but Waldrop is controlling the position.
Cube is thwarting Waldrop's attempts to control the position.
Waldrop is trying to stand up here but Cube is controlling him well.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Waldrop shoots in but Cube avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ice Cube dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Waldrop's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Waldrop takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick by Waldrop misses
and Cube counters with a nice low kick that buckles Waldrop's knee momentarily.
Waldrop closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Waldrop lands in his opponent's guard.
Waldrop controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ice Cube overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waldrop wants to get up but he can't break Cube's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Waldrop being controlled here momentarily.
Waldrop takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Waldrop stays in close to Cube's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waldrop passes into half guard.
Cube trying to control but Waldrop postures up.
Waldrop is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Waldrop is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cube is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Waldrop scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cube won't allow Waldrop to pass to mount.
Waldrop decides to stand up.
Waldrop shoots for a double leg takedown but Cube sprawls well. He's pushed Waldrop's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cube half committed to a counter leg kick.
Waldrop tries for a takedown but Cube circles away easily
and Cube counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cube lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Waldrop with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cube counters with a left and a right that stings Waldrop.
Ice Cube has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Waldrop.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Waldrop crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cube - the referee stops the clock and Waldrop gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cube. Waldrop manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Waldrop has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cube.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cube.
Waldrop tries for a takedown but Cube circles away easily
and Waldrop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cube scores with a crisp jab that stopped Waldrop in his tracks.
Cube takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cube thumps Waldrop with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Cube.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Waldrop will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cube fakes the leg kick and cracks Waldrop in the body.
Cube goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cube throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Waldrop drops his hands momentarily and Cube takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cube throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cube connects with an inside leg kick.
Brandon Waldrop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ice Cube is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head kick by Waldrop misses
and Cube counters with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ice Cube showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cube, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ice Cube!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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