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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biff Raper (ranked 2129 p4p, 2186 weight class) and Bruno Neves (ranked 56 p4p, 100 weight class). Biff Raper could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bruno Neves's chin.
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193 cm 37 248 35 - 22 - 0 |
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195 cm 34 265 29 - 22 - 0 |
Good wrestling World class boxer KO power |
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Good wrestler Excellent boxer Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 35 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Biff Raper! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 29 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Neves! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Raper uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Neves has time to react.
It looks like Bruno Neves has been cut. Raper scores with the left hand. Neves knows he should have avoided that one. Raper closes the distance and pushes Neves back into the cage. Raper lands a nice uppercut. Neves throws a head punch that misses. Neves has Raper pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Neves pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Raper tumbling to the mat - Neves dives into Raper's guard. Raper utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Raper pushes Neves off and scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action! Neves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Neves lands a jab to the nose. Neves on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Neves on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Neves shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Raper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Neves uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raper. Raper instigates a clinch. A short right hand to the side of the head by Neves. Neves has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Raper after a bit of a struggle. A head punch on the inside from Neves fails to land. Neves has a couple of punches blocked by Raper.
Neves fails to pull guard.
Biff Raper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Neves. Neves misses with a punch on the inside.
Neves blocks a body shot from Raper. Neves gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. Raper manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Raper misses with a punch to the body.
Neves turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Neves manages to end up in side control. Neves wants to control but Raper is keeping him busy. Raper is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Raper is not content to let Neves control the position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Raper is trying to improve his position. An elbow from Neves crashes against the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Neves in the domination position with Raper hanging on. Raper wants to control but Neves postures up. Raper is looking to regain half guard here but Neves keeps moving and retains side control. Raper pushes Neves away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Neves gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control. Raper struggling a bit here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Raper fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Neves lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Raper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raper with the inside leg kick. Raper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Neves manages to avoid it. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Neves on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That has opened up Bruno Neves's cut even more. Neves throws a wild combination but nothing lands. A quick step to the side and Raper tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Raper stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Raper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Raper dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Neves. That did some damage! Neves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raper throws out the jab. This has been an exciting period of action! Good exchange - Raper coming out on top. Neves tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Raper works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The cut above Bruno Neves's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Raper ducks under a wild hook from Neves. Raper tries to close the distance and clinch but Neves swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Neves slips under a jab. 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 Bruno Neves's cut. That's time! Back to the action! Raper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Raper throws a right and a left that both miss. Raper tries to keep at a distance but Neves has taken the fight into the clinch. Raper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raper has a couple of punches blocked by Neves.
Raper lands with a short head shot on the inside. Raper lands a right hand. Raper has a couple of punches blocked by Neves.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raper. Raper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Neves lands an uppercut. Neves lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Raper pushes Neves back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Neves tries to pull guard but Raper forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Raper lands on the inside with an uppercut. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Raper controlling the action here for a moment.
Neves throws a punch but it's blocked by Raper.
That's one minute gone in the round. Neves is trying to pull guard but Raper has him pressed against the cage. Neves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Neves lands a shoulder strike. Raper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Raper tries to throw a body punch but Neves avoids it by throwing Raper back against the cage. Raper lands a shot to the body. A nice right hand lands inside from Raper.
Bruno Neves's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Neves. Neves has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Raper is trying to keep an underhook but Neves manages to get the takedown into half guard. Raper has his hands clasped together around Neves's back. He's all about the action. Raper is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Raper trying to control here.
Neves working Raper over with strikes. Raper tries to get to full guard but Neves has control of the leg. Raper gets full guard. 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! Neves lands a couple of digs. Raper looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Neves trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Raper is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Raper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Neves can do to turn this around? Neves controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Neves trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Neves working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Raper is looking to clinch but Neves is avoiding it.
Neves blocks a leg kick. Raper misses with a low kick. Neves steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Raper. Neves closes the distance and pushes Raper back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neves misses with a hook from the clinch. Raper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Raper - that landed with a thud.
Raper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Neves misses with a short punch on the inside. Raper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Raper lands an uppercut. Neves blocking some punches.
Raper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Neves backwards. A quick uppercut on the inside from Raper.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bruno Neves's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Biff Raper! Biff Raper bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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