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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Royal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Raters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Royal's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Becoming The Bull. Lance Raters is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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216 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
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205 lbs
1 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sammy Royal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lance Raters!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raters throws a series of punches but Royal moves out of range.
Royal shoots in for a takedown but Raters shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Royal shoots in but Raters avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Royal is looking to clinch but Raters is avoiding it.
Royal swings for the body but Raters moves out of range.
Raters lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Sammy Royal has been cut.
Royal tries to score a power double leg takedown but Raters sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Royal somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sammy Royal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Royal throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Royal throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Royal is looking to clinch.
A combination from Royal does no damage.
Raters closes the distance and clinches up with Royal, looking for a takedown. Raters pushes Royal against the cage but Royal circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Raters clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raters is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Royal gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Royal could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Royal ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Royal no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Raters is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Raters landing with the ground and pound.
Raters throws a big right hand that misses.
Royal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Royal trying to keep a closed guard but Raters is proving a slippery customer.
Royal looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Raters throws a big right hand that misses.
Raters in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Raters missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Raters in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Raters scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Royal is breathing heavily.
Raters landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royal blocking the ground and pound attempt from Raters.
Royal on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Raters working Royal over with strikes.
Raters not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Raters lands with a punch from half guard.
Royal wants to get back to his feet.
Royal blocking the ground and pound attempt from Raters.
Royal blocking the ground and pound attempt from Raters.
Royal is trying to maintain the position but Raters is very close to passing his half guard.
Royal wants to get back to his feet.
Royal taking some punishment here, with Raters in his half guard.
Royal looking for submissions off his back.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Raters clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royal is trying to break the clinch but Raters has him pressed against the cage.
Royal gets underhooks to prevent Raters's takedown attempt.
Royal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Raters has him pressed against the cage.
Royal is looking to break free of the clinch but Raters has double underhooks.
Raters avoiding damage as Royal throws knees to the body.
Raters goes for a takedown in the clinch but Royal prevents it.
Raters lands a takedown into guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Raters landing with the ground and pound.
Raters throwing strikes from guard but Royal blocks nicely.
Royal is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Raters is working Royal over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raters is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Raters working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Royal utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raters lands a couple of elbows.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Royal shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Raters counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Raters.
Raters scoring with some ground and pound.
Raters trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Royal is looking for a triangle but Raters pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Royal is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raters stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Royal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Raters dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sammy Royal's cut.
That's time! Royal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Raters is trying hard to land a takedown here. Royal sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Raters shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Royal is trying to defend but Raters finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Royal trying to control but Raters postures up.
Royal is trying to stand.
Raters looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Royal with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Raters throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Raters has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Royal looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Royal looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Raters.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Raters is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Royal dives in and grabs Raters's left leg, looking for a takedown. Raters pushes down on Royal's head and hops out.
Raters scores with a kick to the midsection.
Raters closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Royal did well to prevent Raters getting side control.
Raters is thwarting Royal's attempts to control the position.
Raters lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Royal moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raters in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Raters pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Royal is keeping the position for now.
Lance Raters has got the better of the ground game so far.
Raters trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Raters with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Royal wants to sweep here but Raters controlling him for the moment.
Raters distracts Royal with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Royal wants to stand up but Raters is controlling him.
Raters avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Raters lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royal chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Royal has his takedown stuffed
and Raters counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Raters.
Raters lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Raters sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Royal defending well though.
Royal tries to roll over but Raters keeps him under control.
Raters lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Raters lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are battling for position here. Royal manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Raters lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royal throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Royal trying to control the position.
Raters scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Royal is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Raters's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Raters keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Royal's head.
Royal trying to control the position.
Royal wants to get back to his feet but Raters is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Royal looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Raters showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sammy Royal's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A good leg kick by Raters.
Royal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good standup being displayed there by Royal as he connects with a hook.
Royal shoots and misses
and Raters connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raters throws a combination that misses
and Royal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Raters.
Royal blocks a head kick by Raters.
Royal closes the distance but Raters moves to the side
and Raters counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Raters is looking to work some ground and pound but Royal has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raters throws and elbow that misses. Royal uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Raters's guard. Nice move by Royal!
Raters striking off his back.
Royal is working Raters over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Royal tries to free his leg and advance position but Raters is retaining full guard.
Raters throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Royal wanted to stand there but Raters had control of the position.
Royal trying to control but Raters is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Raters tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Royal swivels and escapes.
Royal shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Raters counters with a single leg into guard. Royal didn't expect that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raters working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Raters throwing strikes from guard but Royal blocks nicely.
Royal is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Raters throws a big right hand that misses.
Royal is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Royal trying to strike off his back.
Royal is looking to stand up but Raters isn't so interested in that idea.
Royal trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Royal shoots in but Raters avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sammy Royal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royal gets caught flat footed, as Raters shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Raters lands a couple of elbows.
Raters got a little sloppy there for a moment and Royal has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Raters has managed to get both his arms back between Royal's legs - danger averted.
Raters working some strikes from top position.
Royal is looking to sinch up a triangle. Raters throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Royal's body to avoid the submission. Royal has instead reached around Raters's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Royal arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sammy Royal!
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energy
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hype
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