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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shane Raffington (ranked 202 p4p, 404 weight class) and Arjan Bhullar (ranked 22 p4p, 53 weight class). Raffington's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Logan Lucky. Bhullar has chosen Daniel Cormier - All About That Cake as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shane Raffington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arjan Bhullar!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bhullar scores with a hook.
Bhullar shoots in and drives through. Raffington sprawls well.
Bhullar jabs Raffington to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Raffington looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bhullar lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Raffington backs up against the cage.
Bhullar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bhullar throws a looping overhand right but Raffington ducks down to avoid it.
Bhullar looks to score with a jab to the body but Raffington is just out of range.
Bhullar throws an off balance right hand
and Raffington connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bhullar lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raffington pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bhullar is out of range and Raffington settles back down.
Raffington gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bhullar to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Raffington wants to stand but Bhullar is controlling the position.
Raffington pulls Bhullar in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raffington has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bhullar looking to pass the guard.
Bhullar won't allow Raffington to sweep him here.
Bhullar trying to control but Raffington is working from the bottom.
Raffington is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Raffington wants to sweep here but Bhullar controlling him for the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bhullar moves out of range of the body kick from Raffington.
Bhullar works Raffington's body with a nice hook.
Bhullar lands a jab to Raffington's midsection.
Nice body punch from Bhullar.
Bhullar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bhullar defending well as Raffington loads up on a big left hand.
Raffington tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bhullar. Raffington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raffington takes one to the side of the head.
Bhullar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bhullar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bhullar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Raffington is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bhullar.
Bhullar digs a good body shot into Raffington's ribs.
Shane Raffington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bhullar misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raffington scores with a leg kick.
Raffington throws an overhand right that lands on Bhullar's shoulder, as Bhullar tries to avoid the shot.
Bhullar has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Raffington moves into the clinch.
Bhullar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raffington working aggressively here.
Raffington working aggressively here.
Raffington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Raffington creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Raffington misses with the head strike.
Raffington has a couple of punches blocked by Bhullar.
Raffington pushes Bhullar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raffington.
Raffington misses with a punch on the inside.
Bhullar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Raffington throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bhullar takes a swing at Raffington's ribcage but misses.
Raffington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raffington fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bhullar is out of range.
Bhullar throws a hook to the side of Raffington's head but Raffington sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raffington misses with a leg kick
letting Bhullar counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bhullar throws a jab when Raffington was well out of range.
Raffington throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bhullar.
Raffington's corner calls for a 1-2. Raffington obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A big left from Raffington misses.
Bhullar swings for the body but Raffington moves out of range.
Bhullar just misses with a punch to the body.
Bhullar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bhullar scores with a shot to the body.
Bhullar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Raffington under the eye.
Raffington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bhullar misses with an uppercut. Raffington saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arjan Bhullar will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Raffington connects with a body shot.
Bhullar looks to score with a jab to the body but Raffington is just out of range.
Raffington throws the left hand but Bhullar avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Bhullar misses.
Raffington slips a jab and a cross from Bhullar.
Raffington appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bhullar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Raffington rather than just go for the knockout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Raffington.
Raffington feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bhullars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bhullar throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Raffington to counter with a crisp jab.
Bhullar looks to throw the jab but Raffington is out of range.
Bhullar scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Raffington looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Raffington lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bhullar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raffington.
Raffington bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bhullar's head backwards.
Raffington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bhullar manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhullar takes one to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick from Raffington, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bhullar takes a swing at Raffington's ribcage but misses.
Bhullar takes a swing at Raffington's ribcage but misses.
Raffington connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bhullar lands a jab.
Bhullar throws a body shot but no joy.
Bhullar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raffington.
A telegraphed right hand from Bhullar misses the target.
Bhullar misses with a shot to the body
and Raffington counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Raffington.
Bhullar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raffington.
Bhullar let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Raffington misses with a low kick.
Raffington misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bhullar throws out a counter right but Raffington avoids it with no problem.
Raffington throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bhullar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bhullar is rocked!
Raffington throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bhullar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Raffington can pounce on him.
Raffington misses with a body punch
and Bhullar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bhullar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raffington.
Bhullar scores with a jab. Raffington acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A big right from Raffington misses.
Bhullar is looking for the big counter here.
Raffington throws a lazy right hand but Bhullar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Raffington takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bhullar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raffington.
Raffington with the inside leg kick.
Bhullar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raffington takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Raffington throws a front kick aimed at Bhullar's knee but Bhullar avoids it well.
Bhullar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bhullar misses with a wild body shot.
Raffington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bhullar.
Raffington ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Raffington looks for the body kick but Bhullar saw that one coming.
Bhullar lands with a right hand.
Bhullar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Raffington throws a lazy uppercut
and Bhullar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raffington throws a leg kick but Bhullar sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bhullar let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bhullar misses with a hook.
Raffington scores with a sloppy right hand. Bhullar should have avoided that one.
Raffington chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bhullar goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raffington takes one to the side of the head.
Raffington attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bhullar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Raffington counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bhullar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arjan Bhullar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bhullar digs a good body shot into Raffington's ribs.
Raffington lands with an overhand left.
A big right from Bhullar misses.
A jab from Raffington does it's job there.
Bhullar is still on wobbly legs! Can Raffington finish him?
Raffington bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bhullar seems to have recovered his senses.
Bhullar is breathing heavily.
Raffington cracks Bhullar with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Bhullar tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Raffington pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Bhullar is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Raffington!
Shane Raffington was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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