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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biff Raper (ranked 235 p4p, 417 weight class) and Mark Kerr (ranked 40 p4p, 60 weight class). Biff Raper is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 24 - 11 - 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 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Kerr!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Raper has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Memento Mori in the buildup to the fight.
Raper throws a leg kick
and Kerr counters with a one-two to the body.
Raper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Raper fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Raper lands a really nice looking cross but Kerr seems unphased.
Raper swings for the body but Kerr moves out of range.
Nice cross by Kerr.
Kerr takes a kick to the side of the head.
Raper changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kerr lands with a straight right. Raper didn't see that one coming.
Raper loads up on a big right hand but Kerr slips the punch.
Raper misses with a few strikes there.
Raper with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kerr to score with a decent uppercut.
Kerr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Danga de danga de dang - Kerr scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raper missing with a left hand there. Kerr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kerr takes one on the button.
Raper lands a big head kick that sends Kerr tumbling to the mat! Raper takes a step backwards and waves Kerr back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Mark Kerr has been cut.
Kerr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kerr steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Raper.
Raper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kerr.
Kerr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Raper throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
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 shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Raper throws a low kick, looking for Kerr's leg but Kerr calmly moves out of range.
Raper goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Raper digs a good hook to Kerr's body.
Kerr misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raper throws a hook to the side of Kerr's head but Kerr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice side step and Kerr releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Raper throws a lazy uppercut
and Kerr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Raper throws a lazy uppercut
and Kerr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kerr manages to avoid it.
Kerr lands a right hook to the body.
Kerr swinging wildly here.
Raper misses with a left hand
letting Kerr counter with a right hand.
Raper lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Raper misses the jab.
Raper listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Raper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kerr has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr moves out of range of the strikes.
Raper lands a leg kick that knocks Kerr off balance momentarily.
Raper lands an overhand right.
Kerr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A combination from Raper does no damage.
Raper fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kerr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kerr avoids the body shot from Raper.
Raper cracks Kerr with an open hand slap.
Nice straight punches there by Raper. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Raper.
Raper swings for the body but Kerr moves out of range.
Raper attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kerr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Raper. That's going to slow Kerr down.
Kerr throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kerr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raper fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kerr just manages to avoid it.
Kerr throws a shot from downtown. Raper moves away and avoids it.
Kerr is trying hard to land a takedown here. Raper sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A big left from Raper misses.
Raper smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A low kick from Raper misses
and Kerr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kerr misses with a straight left.
Good standup being displayed there by Kerr as he connects with a hook.
Biff Raper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kerr tries to clinch there but Raper circles away.
Raper with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the liver by Kerr. Beautiful body shot.
Raper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kerr throws a looping overhand right but Raper ducks down to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Biff Raper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Kerr's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Raper throws a lazy uppercut
and Kerr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kerr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Raper looks to score with a jab to the body but Kerr is just out of range.
Biff Raper is winning the standup battle so far.
Kerr clinches.
Kerr lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kerr.
Kerr gets through Raper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Raper lands with a light punch inside.
Raper working aggressively here.
Kerr is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Raper gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kerr blocks an uppercut.
Kerr scores with a shoulder strike.
Raper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kerr wants a takedown.
Kerr misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr blocks an uppercut.
Kerr misses with some punches.
Raper misses with a punch on the inside.
Raper misses with the head strike.
Kerr is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Raper is defending well.
Biff Raper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Kerr.
Kerr tries for a takedown but Raper manages to get underhooks.
Raper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kerr backwards.
Kerr prevents a body shot from Raper.
Kerr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raper gets underhooks to prevent Kerr's takedown attempt.
Raper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kerr misses with the head strike.
Kerr can't find room to land a body shot as Raper controls the action.
Kerr wants a takedown but no success here.
Raper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kerr can do to turn this around?
Kerr misses with some punches.
A short right from Raper on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kerr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raper.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Raper backwards.
Kerr lands a nice shot to the body.
Biff Raper has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raper stops a takedown attempt from Kerr.
Kerr drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Raper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raper blocks a body shot from Kerr.
Kerr prevents a body shot from Raper.
A short right from Raper.
Kerr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kerr lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short left from Kerr.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kerr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Raper misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Raper throws a punch but it's blocked by Kerr.
Raper misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Raper.
Raper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raper staying out of range there.
Good leg kick by Raper.
Raper staying out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Kerr.
Kerr shoots in and gets a takedown into Raper's guard.
Kerr trying to move into half guard but instead Raper has managed to sweep!
Raper is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Raper wants to pass the guard but Kerr is keeping the position.
Raper content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Raper is one step ahead there.
Kerr is trying to keep Raper in close.
Kerr is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Raper is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kerr looking for a sweep. Not yet Kerr, not yet.
Raper not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
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 cut man is working on Mark Kerr'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. This is the final round!
Raper takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kerr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kerr just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Raper.
Raper throws a jab when Kerr was well out of range.
Raper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kerr moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Raper.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Raper.
Kerr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Raper connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kerr scrambles back to his feet.
Kerr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Raper.
Raper looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raper staying out of range there.
Raper swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kerr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kerr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Raper counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kerr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Raper throws a shot from downtown. Kerr moves away and avoids it.
Raper scores with a nice strike.
A jab from Kerr finds it's way through Raper's defenses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Raper.
Nice shot by Raper.
Kerr dodges the punch combination from Raper.
Kerr drops his hands momentarily and Raper takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mark Kerr 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.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kerr checks a leg kick.
Raper takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raper tries a head kick but it misses.
Raper throws a head kick that misses.
Raper's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Raper duly obliges.
Kerr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kerr misses the shot to the body.
Kerr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kerr misses with a few strikes there.
Raper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kerr misses with an uppercut. Raper saw that one coming.
A quick step to the side and Raper tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raper throws a head kick that half lands.
Kerr throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raper swats away the attempt to clinch by Kerr.
Kerr walks into a jab.
Jab by Kerr.
Kerr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kerr scores with a hook.
Raper misses with a right hand
and Kerr counters with a nice body shot.
Kerr drops Raper with a nice combination! Kerr dives into Raper's guard, looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kerr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kerr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kerr scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerr throws a big elbow that misses.
Kerr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kerr throws a strike but Raper rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kerr working a defensive guard here.
Raper looking to sit in guard and control but Kerr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kerr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Raper works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Raper trying to control the position.
Kerr trying to control the position from guard on top but Raper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kerr throws a big right hand that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Biff Raper.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Raper, 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Biff Raper!
During a confident post fight interview, Biff Raper thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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