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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Velasqz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Rampage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velasqz comes to the cage accompanied by The Champ is Here. Cain Velasqz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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207 lbs
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218 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cain Velasqz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Rampage!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rampage misses with a wild body shot.
Velasqz misses with a head kick.
Rampage walks into a jab.
Velasqz avoids the body shot from Rampage.
Velasqz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rampage throws a hook but Velasqz blocks it.
Mike Rampage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rampage digs a good body shot into Velasqz's ribs.
Velasqz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot lands for Velasqz.
Velasqz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rampage.
Rampage rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Velasqz counter with a right hand.
Rampage throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rampage misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed right hand from Velasqz misses the target.
A shot to the liver by Rampage. Beautiful body shot.
Velasqz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Velasqz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasqz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rampage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rampage stuns Velasqz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Velasqz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rampage.
Velasqz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rampage.
Rampage misses with a straight left.
Rampage is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rampage misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rampage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rampage with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rampage swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rampage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rampage throws a body punch but Velasqz moves out of range.
Velasqz cracks Rampage with an open hand slap.
Rampage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Velasqz was well out of range. Poor timing from Rampage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velasqz misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasqz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rampage throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Velasqz counters with a nice body kick.
Velasqz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Velasqz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice shot by Velasqz.
Rampage misses with a left hand
and Velasqz counters with a nice body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Velasqz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big right from Rampage misses.
Velasqz moves out of range as Rampage strikes.
Velasqz blocks a jab.
Rampage misses the jab.
Velasqz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rampage manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Velasqz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rampage walks into a stiff left hand from Velasqz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Velasqz misses.
Rampage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Velasqz manages to avoid it.
Velasqz blocks a jab.
Velasqz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Velasqz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rampage needs to keep his hands up - Velasqz had a free shot at his head there.
Velasqz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rampage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rampage avoids the body shot from Velasqz.
Velasqz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Velasqz misses the shot to the body.
Rampage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Velasqz throws out the jab.
Velasqz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rampage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Velasqz throws out a powerful jab.
Rampage is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Velasqz fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rampage just misses with a punch to the body.
Velasqz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Velasqz looks to throw the jab but Rampage is out of range.
Rampage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rampage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rampage ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rampage closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Velasqz quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Velasqz is looking to improve his position.
Rampage sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Velasqz defending well though.
Velasqz keeping hold of Rampage's head, controlling as best he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Velasqz misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Rampage thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Velasqz's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Velasqz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rampage misses with a low kick.
Velasqz looks to throw the jab but Rampage is out of range.
Rampage looks to throw the jab but Velasqz is out of range.
Rampage throws the left hand but Velasqz avoids the punch easily.
Velasqz takes one to the chin there.
Velasqz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rampage was well out of range. Poor timing from Velasqz.
Velasqz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Velasqz jabs Rampage right on the nose. Rampage blinks but takes it well.
Rampage scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A punch combination from Rampage misses.
Rampage misses with a hook. Velasqz ducked under it nicely.
Velasqz scores with a jab to the body.
Rampage throws a body punch but Velasqz moves out of range.
Rampage looks to score with a jab to the body but Velasqz is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasqz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rampage is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Velasqz rather than just go for the knockout.
Rampage shoots in and gets a takedown into Velasqz's guard.
Velasqz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rampage lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rampage is fighting to break Velasqz's control of his arms but Velasqz is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rampage accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rampage is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rampage pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Velasqz is keeping the position for now.
Rampage working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Velasqz looking for a guillotine here but Rampage defends easily.
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!
Velasqz tries to strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rampage connects with a couple of short punches.
Velasqz doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Rampage passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Velasqz can't do much from the bottom here.
Velasqz is looking to regain half guard here but Rampage keeps moving and retains side control.
Rampage lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Velasqz throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Rampage slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Velasqz.
Rampage scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Velasqz?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasqz wants to control but Rampage is having none of it.
Rampage is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Velasqz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rampage working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rampage landing shots from mount.
Velasqz is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rampage looking to finish Velasqz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Velasqz!
Velasqz is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rampage lands a big elbow - Velasqz is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Velasqz is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mike Rampage!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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