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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zane Raven (ranked 2607 p4p, 2608 weight class) and Randy The Irritator (ranked 151 p4p, 152 weight class). Raven comes to the cage accompanied by 300 Violin Orchestra - Jorge Quintero. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zane Raven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy The Irritator!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Raven.
The Irritator bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Raven takes a jab right on the kisser.
Raven takes a jab right on the kisser.
Raven shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The Irritator as he avoids it easily.
Raven gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The Irritator lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Irritator stalling.
The Irritator looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The Irritator is pressed up against the cage. Raven has hold of a leg and is looking to drag The Irritator down to the mat. The Irritator avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zane Raven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Irritator feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ravens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Raven swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Irritator looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Raven tries to clinch but The Irritator is having none of it.
The Irritator lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raven fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Irritator was well out of range. Poor timing from Raven.
Raven tries to score a power double leg takedown but The Irritator sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Raven somewhat.
Raven misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Raven fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but The Irritator avoids it really well and circles away.
The Irritator dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Raven walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raven goes for a double leg but The Irritator avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as The Irritator continues to drive forward.
Raven tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Raven's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Raven wants the takedown. The Irritator is fighting it off but Raven persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in The Irritator's guard against the cage.
Raven being controlled here momentarily.
The Irritator preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Raven pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Irritator is keeping the position for now.
The Irritator is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raven is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The Irritator pulls Raven in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raven looking to pass the guard.
The Irritator has his hands on Raven's head, controlling the position.
The Irritator keeping moving, preventing Raven from controlling successfully.
The Irritator working a defensive guard here.
The Irritator keeping moving, preventing Raven from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Raven looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as The Irritator holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The Irritator ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Raven shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Raven was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Raven looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The Irritator is looking for a sweep.
Raven working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The Irritator is trying to control Raven's posture but Raven avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Randy The Irritator dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Raven shoots in but The Irritator avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice body punch from The Irritator.
The Irritator lands a head shot.
The Irritator scores with a hook.
Raven moves in looking to clinch but The Irritator pushes him off.
The Irritator throws out a counter right but Raven avoids it with no problem.
Raven doesn't manage to clinch there - The Irritator circles away.
Nice body punch from The Irritator.
The Irritator slaps away a takedown attempt from Raven, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The Irritator has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Irritator scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Raven ducks right into an uppercut from The Irritator.
The Irritator dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven closes the distance looking to clinch
and The Irritator counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Raven fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but The Irritator avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zane Raven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Irritator throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Raven on the side of the head.
The Irritator digs a good hook to Raven's body.
Raven shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Irritator pinned against the cage. The Irritator gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A shot to the liver by The Irritator. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Irritator lands the left hand.
Randy The Irritator is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raven takes a jab right on the kisser.
Raven takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Irritator avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A shot to the liver by The Irritator. Beautiful body shot.
The Irritator stuffs the takedown.
Raven is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Raven dives in for a single leg takedown but The Irritator sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Still in the clinch, The Irritator scores with a nice short uppercut.
Raven is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables The Irritator to keep the fight standing.
Raven letting The Irritator take a breather here.
The Irritator lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Raven changes levels and goes for a takedown here. The Irritator fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The crowd cheers as The Irritator lands an impressive looking overhand right. Raven doesn't seem phased though.
Nice jab there from The Irritator.
Raven closes the distance and pushes The Irritator back into the cage.
The Irritator is leaning against Raven and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The Irritator breaks the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts The Irritator, as that shot connected.
Raven is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Irritator connects with a single shot there.
Randy The Irritator seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Raven shoots for a takedown but The Irritator saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The Irritator swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Irritator fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Raven clinches up with The Irritator and pushes him back against the cage.
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!
The Irritator manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The Irritator lands an uppercut.
Raven tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. The Irritator smiles and moves away.
The Irritator lands a jab.
The Irritator displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Raven.
Raven darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Raven is looking to take a break and control but The Irritator is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Randy The Irritator showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Raven shoots in for a double leg but The Irritator sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Raven darts in trying to clinch
and The Irritator counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Raven takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The Irritator scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Raven tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. The Irritator manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Raven with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling The Irritator to score with a decent uppercut.
The Irritator defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Raven.
Raven shoots in for a double leg but The Irritator sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The Irritator let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zane Raven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raven fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The Irritator cracks Raven with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Irritator dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Irritator scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Raven is rocked!
The Irritator connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oh Raven is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Irritator scores with a hook.
Raven takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Raven shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with The Irritator but The Irritator pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Irritator dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Irritator bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raven doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good exchange - The Irritator coming out on top.
The Irritator closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Raven! The Irritator dives in looking to finish! Raven is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy The Irritator!
A less than humble Randy The Irritator misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Zane Raven spoke after the fight, saying 'Death is in the air…'.
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