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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Phil Sprintin (ranked 738 p4p, 611 weight class) and Zane Raven (ranked 74 p4p, 60 weight class). Sprintin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Disturbed - Bad Man. Raven comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 300 Violin Orchestra - Jorge Quintero kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Zane Raven told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Sprintin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zane Raven!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raven shoots in for a takedown but Sprintin shows good takedown defense.
Sprintin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sprintin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sprintin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Raven showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sprintin.
Good work by Raven as he checks the leg kick.
Sprintin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A cross from Sprintin lands.
A big left from Sprintin misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sprintin. That's going to slow Raven down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sprintin gets caught flat footed, as Raven shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sprintin pulls Raven in close to prevent any damage.
Raven trying to control but Sprintin is working from the bottom.
Sprintin is controlling Raven's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprintin has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Raven with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Raven is in close to Sprintin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Raven is working Sprintin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sprintin is on top in guard.
Sprintin wants to stand but Raven is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sprintin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sprintin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Raven is keeping the position for now.
Raven has his foot on Sprintin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sprintin works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sprintin passes into half guard.
Raven actively working from the bottom here.
Sprintin slows the pace down in half guard.
Raven is trying to maintain the position but Sprintin is very close to passing his half guard.
Sprintin trying to pass the guard but Raven defending well.
Raven is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sprintin tries to pass to full mount but Raven defends it.
Raven is looking to control Sprintin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Raven avoid being mounted?
Sprintin wants to pass the guard but Raven is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raven works his way to full guard. Good work.
Our spies down at at The Purpose Martial Arts Academy inform us that Raven has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Raven is looking for a triangle but Sprintin pushes his legs off easily.
Raven looking for a guillotine here but Sprintin defends easily.
Sprintin is fighting to break Raven's control of his arms but Raven is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sprintin forces his way into half guard.
Sprintin trying to pass the guard but Raven defending well.
Sprintin passes to full mount!
Raven keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Raven has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Sprintin tries to keep control of the position but Raven is staying busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raven is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Sprintin trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Raven doesn't escape.
Sprintin is looking to control Raven but Raven is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Raven tries to escape but Sprintin has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Raven is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Raven just trying to survive but Sprintin is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sprintin slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Sprintin continues to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Sprintin dominated that round.
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.
Raven takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sprintin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raven can do to turn this around?
Sprintin digs a good hook to Raven's body.
Sprintin throws an overhand right that lands on Raven's shoulder, as Raven tries to avoid the shot.
Sprintin misses with a wild body shot.
Raven throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raven decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Raven lands a nice short elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sprintin is trying to control but can't.
Nice strikes from Raven there.
Ground and pound from Raven.
Sprintin tries to get to full guard but Raven has control of the leg.
Raven is looking for a kimura but Sprintin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Raven to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprintin is looking for a sweep. Raven is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sprintin gets full guard.
Raven trying to control the position from guard on top but Sprintin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raven postures up.
Sprintin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Raven drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Raven jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Raven postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Raven missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Raven trying to control the position from guard on top but Sprintin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sprintin wants to get back to his feet but Raven is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Raven distracts Sprintin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sprintin keeping moving, preventing Raven from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sprintin looking for a sweep. Not yet Sprintin, not yet.
Sprintin is pulling down on Raven's head to control his posture.
Sprintin's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Raven slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Raven trying to control the position from guard on top but Sprintin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Raven uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sprintin.
Raven drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sprintin defends it well.
Sprintin misses the jab.
Raven missing with a left hand there. Sprintin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raven changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sprintin cracks Raven with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sprintin misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raven scores with a jab to the head.
Sprintin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sprintin throws a leg kick
and Raven counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sprintin is doing well to control the position and prevent Raven from advancing to side control.
Raven has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sprintin works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sprintin is trying to control the position but Raven postures up.
Sprintin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Raven works over Sprintin with some ground and pound from guard.
Sprintin trying to control the position.
Raven being controlled here momentarily.
Raven postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sprintin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sprintin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Raven is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sprintin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Raven stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sprintin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Raven wants to control from the top but Sprintin keeps moving.
Zane Raven has got the better of the ground game so far.
Raven postures up.
Sprintin wants to sweep but no luck.
Sprintin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sprintin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raven.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Zane Raven will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Raven checks a leg kick.
We've been told by Sprintin's head coaches at Gonzasco Hydropathy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Raven throws a jab but it's blocked by Sprintin.
Sprintin misses with a wild body shot.
Raven misses with a body shot
and Sprintin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Sprintin.
Good leg kick by Sprintin.
Raven throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sprintin scores with a kick to the midsection.
Raven misses with a right hand
and Sprintin counters with a nice uppercut.
Phil Sprintin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sprintin enables Raven to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sprintin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Sprintin 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprintin keeping moving, preventing Raven from controlling successfully.
Sprintin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Raven is controlling him.
Sprintin wants to sweep but no luck.
Sprintin pulls Raven in to control the position.
Raven won't allow Sprintin to get back to his feet.
Raven lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Raven drops back looking for a leg! Sprintin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sprintin manages to kick Raven off! Raven jumps back into Sprintin's guard.
Raven showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Raven lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Raven lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sprintin holds on and takes a little breather.
Sprintin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sprintin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sprintin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sprintin sitting in guard here, content to control.
More hug and hope from Sprintin.
Raven looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sprintin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sprintin trying to control but Raven is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sprintin wants to stand and escape but instead Raven has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Raven scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Raven lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Raven is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sprintin pulls Raven in close to his closed guard and prevents Raven from doing any damage or advancing position.
Raven cracks Sprintin with a solid left hand.
Sprintin looking to control.
Raven throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sprintin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Raven postures up and lands a big shot to Sprintin's brow.
Sprintin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Raven is one step ahead there.
Raven wants to pass the guard but Sprintin is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raven trying to control the position from guard on top but Sprintin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sprintin has control of Raven's left arm, preventing Raven from doing any damage.
Raven throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sprintin is pulling down on Raven's head to control his posture.
Further stalling from Sprintin.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Raven missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Raven throws a big elbow that misses.
Raven preventing the sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zane Raven.
I think Raven has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zane Raven!
During a confident post fight interview, Zane Raven thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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