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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biff Raper (ranked 300 p4p, 153 weight class) and Heavy Rain (ranked 47 p4p, 24 weight class). Rain has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Heavy Rain has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Biff Raper's chin.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
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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 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Biff Raper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Heavy Rain!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raper misses with a wild body shot.
Raper throws a lazy uppercut
and Rain counters with a straight right hand.
Raper on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Raper misses with an uppercut. Rain saw that one coming.
Raper takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Raper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Raper throws a leg kick but Rain checks it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rain darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Raper throws a lazy right hand but Rain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Rain does no damage.
Rain is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Raper throws an off balance right hand
and Rain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rain throws a counter combo.
A big right from Raper misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Rain does no damage.
Rain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raper manages to avoid it.
Raper throwing a counter right hand but Rain manages to avoid it.
Raper throws a right hand that misses
and Rain counters with a straight right hand.
Raper scores with a shot to the body.
Raper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rain moves away.
Raper has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The fighters circling - Raper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rain throws a head kick but Raper moves out of range.
Raper turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good work by Rain as he checks the leg kick.
Raper loads up on a big right hand but Rain slips the punch.
Rain throws a shot to the body.
Raper throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raper throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rain's corner calls for a 1-2. Rain obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rain throws a leg kick
and Raper counters with a straight right hand.
Raper thows a leg kick but Rain checks it
and Rain counters with a nice uppercut.
Raper throws a leg kick but Rain checks it.
Raper swings for the body but Rain moves out of range.
Raper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rain throws out the jab.
Raper buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rain throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rain throws a body shot but no joy.
Raper throws a shot from downtown. Rain moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Raper finds it's target.
Raper with a nice calf kick.
Rain has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Raper throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rain counters with a nice kick to the body.
Raper misses with a hook.
Raper throws a shot to the body.
Rain looks to land a combination but Raper avoids it well.
Raper ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rain has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A telegraphed right hand from Raper misses the target.
Rain unleashes a big counter combination but Raper bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Raper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Raper throws a shot to the body.
Raper throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raper blocks the body kick.
Rain closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rain misses with an uppercut.
Rain jabs Raper to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rain scores with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Raper.
Rain lands with a thumping leg kick.
Raper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rain.
Raper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rain.
Raper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rain moves away from the strike by Raper.
Rain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Biff Raper will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Raper swings for the body but Rain moves out of range.
Rain shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A swing and a miss from Rain.
Raper misses with a double jab.
Raper throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rain counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Raper thinking.
Raper staying out of range there.
Rain just misses with a punch to the body.
Raper takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Raper misses.
Raper is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Rain's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Raper misses with a hook.
Rain looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rain looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Raper thumps Rain with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Rain misses.
Raper looks to score with a jab to the body but Rain is just out of range.
Rain throws a head kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Raper. That's going to slow Rain down.
Nice body punch from Rain.
Rain with the inside leg kick.
Rain misses with an attempted mid kick.
Raper throwing a counter right hand but Rain manages to avoid it.
Rain slips under a jab.
Raper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rain counters with a low kick, right behind Raper 's knee.
Rain feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rapers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A looping hook to the body misses from Raper. Rain does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A little feinted left hand from Raper on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rain swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Heavy Rain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raper misses with an uppercut.
Raper misses with a lunging right hand
and Rain counters with a nice leg kick.
Raper throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rain.
Raper throws the left hand but Rain avoids the punch easily.
Raper misses with a wild body shot.
Raper misses with an uppercut. Rain saw that one coming.
Raper throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rain counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rain looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Raper throws a right hand that Rain ducks under and follows up with a left that Rain also avoids with ease.
Biff Raper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raper connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Raper changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Raper throws a right hand that misses
and Rain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Raper throws a body punch but Rain moves out of range.
Raper moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Raper throws the left hand but Rain avoids the punch easily.
Rain tries a quick counter leg kick but Raper is wise to it.
Raper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rain moves away.
Rain connects with a solid leg kick.
Rain takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raper scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A clash of legs there as Rain blocks the low kick.
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!
Raper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rain.
Raper misses the jab.
Donk. Rain catches Raper right on the button with a cross.
Rain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rain smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Raper takes one on the button.
Rain comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rain takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Raper thows a body kick. Rain tries to catch it but that hurt him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Biff Raper will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rain throws a jab but it's blocked by Raper.
Raper misses with a hook.
Raper lands with a cross.
Raper throws a quick inside leg kick.
Crunch! Rain slams his shin into Raper's torso.
Raper throws a lazy right hand but Rain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rain dodges the punch combination from Raper.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rain! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rain checks a leg kick.
Raper throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Raper swings for the body but Rain moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raper doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Raper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Rain.
Rain is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Raper dodges the punch combination from Rain.
Rain keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rain looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Rain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rain comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Raper misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rain counters with a stiff right hand.
Raper scores with a one two! Rain had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Heavy Rain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Biff Raper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raper needs to keep his hands up - Rain had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rain throws a big shot that misses.
Raper swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Raper misses with a head kick.
Rain follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Rain blocks the leg kick.
Raper fakes the leg kick and cracks Rain in the body.
Rain lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Raper takes a swing at Rain's ribcage but misses.
Raper fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rain checks it well.
Raper misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Rain on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Raper fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rain is out of range.
Raper takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rain sends Raper crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Rain is motioning to the referee to let Raper up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Rain finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rain moves away from the strike by Raper.
Rain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raper just misses with a punch to the body.
Rain lands a left and a right that send Raper crashing to the mat, dazed. Rain thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Raper is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raper changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Raper lands a leg kick that knocks Rain off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain blocks a jab.
Rain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raper throws out the jab.
Rain ducks under a wild hook from Raper.
Rain throws a sloppy head kick and Raper moves out of range easily.
Raper lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rain at a distance.
Rain throws a leg kick
and Raper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raper slips a jab from Rain.
Rain throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Raper lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rain has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rain and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rain lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Rain's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raper moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heavy Rain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Raper has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Biff Raper!
Our winner, Biff Raper, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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