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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Omar Raharu (ranked 1395 p4p, 2127 weight class) and Dean Gaines (ranked 166 p4p, 247 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Omar Raharu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dean Gaines!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaines fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Raharu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gaines moves out of range of the strikes.
Gaines chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Raharu can pounce on him.
Raharu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gaines counters with a one-two to the body.
Raharu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Raharu lands a jab to the head.
Raharu connects with a body shot.
Raharu tries to clinch up.
Good standup being displayed there by Gaines as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaines on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gaines scores with a body shot.
Gaines tests Raharu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Raharu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gaines throws a poor cross that misses
and Raharu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gaines tries to throw a body punch but Raharu avoids it by throwing Gaines back against the cage.
A short right from Raharu on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Raharu.
Raharu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raharu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raharu tries to throw a body punch but Gaines avoids it by throwing Raharu back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gaines.
Gaines swings wildly with an uppercut but Raharu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raharu swings wildly with an uppercut but Gaines uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raharu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gaines backwards.
Raharu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gaines.
Raharu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Raharu.
Raharu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gaines scores with a shoulder strike.
Raharu looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Gaines lands a left hand.
Raharu can't find room to land a body shot as Gaines controls the action.
Gaines lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaines lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raharu lands a nice uppercut.
Gaines wants to break free but Raharu has control.
Raharu has a couple of punches blocked by Gaines.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gaines creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raharu.
Raharu can't find room to land a body shot as Gaines controls the action.
Gaines wants to break free but Raharu has control.
Gaines struggles to land a body shot inside as Raharu controls his hands.
Raharu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gaines pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Raharu throws a jab but it's blocked by Gaines.
Raharu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gaines looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Omar Raharu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaines bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Raharu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gaines.
Gaines scores with a jab to the body.
Gaines waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raharu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raharu moves into the clinch.
Gaines wants to break free but Raharu has control.
Raharu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gaines's efforts to push away.
Raharu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raharu throws a head punch that misses.
Gaines blocks an uppercut.
Gaines looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Raharu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raharu misses with some punches.
Raharu is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gaines is defending well.
Gaines tries to circle away but Raharu has him pinned against the cage.
Raharu keeps control of Gaines as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Raharu pushes Gaines back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Raharu swings wildly with an uppercut but Gaines uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raharu throws a punch but it's blocked by Gaines.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raharu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gaines blocking some punches.
Raharu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gainess head.
Gaines wants to get back to striking at distance but Raharu won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raharu.
Raharu prevents a body shot from Gaines.
Gaines prevents a body shot from Raharu.
A head punch on the inside from Raharu fails to land.
A body shot lands from Raharu.
Gaines makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gaines's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Raharu throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gaines was covering up waiting for the punch and Raharu finishes the takedown easily into 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!
Gaines is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gaines avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gaines is looking to sweep but instead, Raharu has passed into half guard.
Gaines tries to get to full guard but Raharu has control of the leg.
Gaines trying to control but Raharu postures up.
Raharu is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gaines wants to get back to his feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Well, if Raharu is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gaines wants to improve his position but Raharu is controlling well.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gaines wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Raharu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gaines.
Raharu seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Raharu slips under a jab.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Raharu tries to clinch but Gaines is having none of it.
Raharu is looking to wear down Gaines with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Raharu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gaines unleashes a big counter combination but Raharu bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Raharu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Raharu looks to score with a jab to the body but Gaines is just out of range.
Gaines keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gaines misses with a left hand
and Raharu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Raharu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Raharu can't find room to land a body shot as Gaines controls the action.
Raharu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Raharu is looking to control Gaines's arms but Gaines gets an underhook and turns him. Now Raharu has his back to the cage.
Raharu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raharu cracks Gaines with a nice body shot.
Raharu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gaines backwards.
Raharu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raharu tries a body shot but Gaines blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Raharu.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Raharu fails to land.
Gaines is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Raharu blocks a body shot from Gaines.
Gaines tries to break free but Raharu pushes him back against the cage.
Raharu has a couple of punches blocked by Gaines.
Gaines is trying to force a seperation but Raharu has the dominant position.
Gaines manages to break the clinch.
Raharu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gaines manages to avoid it.
Raharu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaines takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Raharu cracks Gaines with a good jab.
Raharu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Raharu.
Raharu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gaines momentarily.
Raharu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gaines's hands.
Nice jab there from Raharu.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Raharu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gaines.
Raharu tries to counter by clinching up but Gaines breaks away and moves out of range.
Raharu misses with a hook.
Gaines wants to counter with a clinch but Raharu pushes him away.
Gaines thows a left - swing and a miss!
Raharu swings for the body but Gaines moves out of range.
Gaines throws a nice looking combination but Raharu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gaines tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Raharu pushes Gaines up against the cage in a clinch.
Gaines working hard to break the clinch.
Raharu lands a nice shot to the body.
Raharu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gaines breaks the clinch.
Gaines misses the jab.
Raharu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A slow jab from Raharu misses its intended target.
Gaines misses with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Raharu dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gaines throws the left hand but Raharu avoids the punch easily.
Raharu seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Raharu moves to clinch but Gaines breaks away
and Gaines makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Raharu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Raharu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gaines, pushing him back against the cage.
Raharu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gaines digs a right hand underneath Raharu's ribcage. Raharu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Raharu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gaines.
Gaines breaks from the clinch.
Gaines swats away the attempt to clinch by Raharu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaines slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Raharu misses with a low kick.
Raharu tests Gaines's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaines lands with an overhand left.
A swing and a miss from Raharu.
Raharu cracks Gaines with an open hand slap.
Raharu clobbers Gaines with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gaines misses with a straight left.
Raharu wants to clinch up but Gaines keeps it at a distance.
Gaines misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Raharu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Raharu has a couple of punches blocked by Gaines.
A shot in the inside from Raharu.
Gaines wants to break the clinch but can't.
Raharu struggles to land a body shot inside as Gaines controls his hands.
Raharu misses with some punches.
Raharu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gaines is trying to push Raharu away but Raharu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Raharu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gaines can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raharu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gaines tries to work over Raharu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gaines lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raharu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raharu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gaines's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Raharu.
Raharu misses with a punch on the inside.
Raharu misses with a body punch.
Raharu has Gaines pressed against the cage, preventing Gaines from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gaines blocks a body shot from Raharu.
A short right from Raharu on the inside.
Raharu misses with some punches.
Gaines has had enough of the clinch but Raharu keeps him there for the moment.
Raharu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Raharu tries a body shot but Gaines blocks it.
Raharu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gaines manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Raharu.
Raharu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gaines.
Raharu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Raharu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Raharu misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Raharu misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gaines! But no joy.
Raharu throws a right hand that misses
and Gaines counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gaines throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raharu instigates a clinch.
Raharu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gaines blocks an uppercut.
Gaines breaks from the clinch.
Raharu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Raharu misses the body punch
and Gaines counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Raharu scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaines missing with a left hand there. Raharu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raharu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gaines manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gaines on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raharu misses with a few strikes there.
Raharu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raharu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raharu staying out of range there.
Raharu is looking to counter the offense by Gaines and move into the clinch.
Gaines swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Raharu.
Raharu tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gaines counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Raharu tries to clinch up but Gaines circles away and keeps his distance.
Raharu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raharu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gaines paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Raharu misses with a body shot.
Dean Gaines seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gaines throws out a loose jab but Raharu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raharu scores with a sloppy right hand. Gaines should have avoided that one.
Gaines's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Raharu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gaines scrambles back to his feet.
Raharu looks to score with a jab to the body but Gaines is just out of range.
Gaines let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A jab lands there for Raharu.
Raharu throws an overhand right that lands on Gaines's shoulder, as Gaines tries to avoid the shot.
Gaines is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Raharu with a body shot.
Raharu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gaines manages to avoid it.
Gaines thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Gaines.
Raharu is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gaines.
Raharu swings widly with a right hand
and Gaines counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gaines uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Raharu has time to react.
Gaines slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gaines just misses with a punch to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gaines scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raharu misses with a straight left.
Gaines dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gaines slips under a jab.
Gaines scores with a three punch combo!
Raharu is rocked!
Raharu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jab, jab by Raharu - just one landing.
Raharu looks to land a right hand but Gaines moved out of range.
Raharu throws a right and a left that Gaines avoids nicely.
Raharu forces Gaines back against the cage and clinches.
Raharu misses with a body punch.
Gaines working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Raharu lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Raharu.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Raharu lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Raharu.
A short left from Gaines.
A right handed body shot lands from Gaines.
Raharu has a couple of punches blocked by Gaines.
Omar Raharu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Raharu tries to work over Gaines's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Gaines scores with a nice short uppercut.
Raharu tries a body shot but Gaines blocks it.
Gaines pushes Raharu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Raharu misses with some punches.
Raharu takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raharu.
Raharu misses with a punch on the inside.
Raharu misses with a punch on the inside.
Gaines blocks an uppercut.
Gaines working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gaines blocking some punches.
Raharu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gaines's elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaines is trying to break the clinch but Raharu is controlling him.
Raharu misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Gaines's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raharu.
Gaines tries to circle away but Raharu has him pinned against the cage.
Raharu tries a body shot but Gaines blocks it.
Raharu tries a body shot but Gaines blocks it.
Gaines manages to break the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Raharu.
Gaines misses with a looping right.
Gaines throws a body punch but Raharu moves out of range.
A jab from Gaines does it's job there.
Raharu digs a good hook to Gaines's body.
Raharu's corner calls for a 1-2. Raharu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Raharu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raharu tries to clinch but Gaines moves out of range.
Gaines looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Raharu looks to land a left hand but Gaines moved out of range nicely.
Gaines fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Raharu on the side of the head.
Raharu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gaines throws out the jab.
Gaines lands with an overhand left.
Raharu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gaines.
Raharu lunges at Gaines with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gaines's hand.
Gaines avoids the body shot from Raharu.
A big right from Raharu misses.
Gaines defending well as Raharu loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Gaines was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Raharu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gaines connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Raharu scrambles back to his feet.
Oh Raharu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Raharu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gaines has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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 Omar Raharu will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Raharu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Raharu seems to have got his legs back now.
Raharu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gaines throws a shot to the body.
Gaines lunges at Raharu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Raharu's hand.
Raharu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Raharu throws a sloppy body shot
and Gaines counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gaines misses with a left hand
and Raharu counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raharu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gaines stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gaines wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Raharu misses with a body punch.
Gaines breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Raharu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gaines connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Raharu scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaines lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Raharu goes down and covers up as Gaines starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dean Gaines!
Dean Gaines decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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