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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rayan Brandt (ranked 1550 p4p, 3507 weight class) and Atlas Raita (ranked 219 p4p, 414 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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9 - 5 - 0 |
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2 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rayan Brandt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Atlas Raita!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Francis DeMontford and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raita pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A bone on bone clash there as Brandt blocks the leg kick.
Brandt scores with a hook to the body. Raita takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Raita throws a leg kick that is checked
and Brandt counters with a nice double leg into side control. Raita won't be happy with that.
Raita bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Raita lands an overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raita keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brandt darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Brandt prevents Raita from standing back up.
Brandt looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Brandt stops Raita from getting back to his feet.
Brandt stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raita is trying to stand back up but Brandt is controlling him
Raita is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
We've been hearing that Brandt has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Brandt looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Raita is trying to stand.
Brandt is taking a breather. Raita says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Raita is looking to escape.
Raita is looking to get back to is feet but Brandt passes into side control.
Raita wants to get back to his feet but Brandt drags him back down.
Brandt landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandt trying to control the position but Raita is working away.
Brandt prevents Raita from escaping the position.
Brandt taking a breather here.
Brandt wants to control but Raita is keeping him busy.
Brandt working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Brandt prevents Raita from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandt trying to control the position but Raita is working away.
Raita tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Brandt content just to control the position here.
Raita is trying to stand.
Brandt postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Raita looks a forlorn figure.
Brandt raining down shots from the mount!
Raita is trying to stand.
Brandt controlling from the full mount.
Brandt is landing with some decent strikes but Raita is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Raita trying desperately to get to his feet.
Brandt punishing his opponent with strikes.
Raita is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandt landing strikes from the mount and Raita is in trouble!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raita is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Brandt controlling the position easily from mount.
Raita is trying to stand.
Brandt trying to control but Raita is having none of it.
Brandt lands a big shot there that rocks Raita but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rayan Brandt dominated that round.
That's time! Brandt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brandt shoots in but no luck this time.
Raita tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brandt shoots in for a takedown but Raita shows good takedown defense.
Brandt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raita can do to turn this around?
Brandt scores with a nice head shot.
Raita throws a jab but it's blocked by Brandt.
Raita tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Raita ducks under a wild hook from Brandt.
Brandt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Raita misses with an uppercut. Brandt saw that one coming.
Raita lands a really nice looking cross but Brandt seems unphased.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Raita misses
so Brandt counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Raita wants to stand up but Brandt is controlling him.
Brandt is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Brandt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Raita swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandt is looking to work some ground and pound but Raita has wrist control.
Raita wants to stand up but Brandt is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raita uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Raita swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raita throws a low kick but Brandt moves out of range easily.
Raita misses with a wild body shot.
Raita with a jab.
Raita misses with a straight right.
Raita throws a leg kick
and Brandt decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Raita's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Raita manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brandt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raita breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raita on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brandt misses with a wild body shot.
Brandt scores with a jab.
A head kick misses from Raita.
Brandt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Raita but Raita pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rayan Brandt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raita rushes Brandt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Raita swings wildly with an uppercut but Brandt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raita lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Raita misses with some punches.
Raita tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raita doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raita misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandt has Raita pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Raita manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brandt.
Raita misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brandt has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Raita uses from the top position.
Brandt throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brandt is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brandt makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Raita manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Raita goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brandt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brandt taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Raita creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Raita goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Atlas Raita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raita missing with a left hand there. Brandt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raita fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raita swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Brandt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Atlas Raita is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raita throws a right hand that Brandt ducks under and follows up with a left that Brandt also avoids with ease.
Brandt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raita throws out the jab.
A nice leg kick from Raita, right into the meat of the thigh.
Raita works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Brandt avoids the head kick by Raita.
Brandt tries to counter with a takedown but Raita is quick to defend against it.
Brandt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Raita tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brandt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brandt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Raita to score with a decent uppercut.
Brandt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Atlas Raita 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!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brandt.
Atlas Raita seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Raita throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brandt lands with a straight right. Raita didn't see that one coming.
Raita misses with a low kick.
Brandt ducks right into an uppercut from Raita.
Brandt moves out of range of the leg kick from Raita.
Brandt throws a nice looking combination but Raita bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Raita stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Raita wants it to stay on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raita does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Raita misses the jab.
Raita looks to throw the jab but Brandt is out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brandt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rayan Brandt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raita tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick by Raita misses
and Brandt counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Brandt has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Brandt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brandt is looking to advance position but Raita won't allow it.
Raita is looking to escape.
Brandt is keen to just control but Raita is a slippery customer.
Brandt working the head and body with strikes.
Brandt is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Raita is just riding it out for now. Brandt eventually gives up the hold.
Raita is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raita tries to kick Brandt off in order to stand up. Brandt Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Brandt grinds an elbow into Raita's temple.
Raita wants to get back to his feet.
Brandt controlling the position from side mount.
Raita is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Raita is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raita tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Raita is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Brandt lands a heavy elbow.
Raita wants to get back to his feet.
Brandt controlling the pace for now.
Brandt landing strikes from the mount and Raita is in trouble!
Raita wants to try and get back to his feet.
Brandt landing strikes from the mount.
Rayan Brandt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brandt looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raita trying desperately to get to his feet.
Brandt in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Raita is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Brandt punishing his opponent with strikes.
Brandt has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Raita's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raita is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Raita takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rayan Brandt showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brandt has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rayan Brandt!
After the fight, Rayan Brandt was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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RATING
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