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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Omar Raharu (ranked 824 p4p, 2512 weight class) and Dexter Roussel (ranked 105 p4p, 288 weight class). Roussel comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Manau - J'ai laissé là bas kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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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 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Omar Raharu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dexter Roussel!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roussel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raharu moves away.
Roussel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Raharu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Roussel scrambles back to his feet.
Raharu throws a poor cross that misses
and Roussel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've been told by Raharu's head coaches at Team Grunt that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Roussel looks to land a right hand but Raharu moved out of range.
Roussel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raharu lands a nice shot that snaps Roussel's head back.
Raharu lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Roussel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roussel walks into a stiff left hand from Raharu.
Raharu throws a leg kick which misses Roussel's front leg but catches the back leg as Roussel tries to avoid it.
Roussel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raharu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roussel.
A big right from Raharu misses.
Raharu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Roussel checks it well.
Roussel misses with a hook.
Roussel takes a swing at Raharu's ribcage but misses.
Omar Raharu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raharu slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raharu misses the shot to the body.
Raharu looks to throw the jab but Roussel is out of range.
Roussel moves out of range of the strikes.
Roussel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Raharu. Raharu obviously looking to wear him down.
Roussel takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Roussel lands with a cross.
Raharu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Raharu lands a jab-cross combination.
Roussel misses with a wild body shot.
Raharu with a hook.
Roussel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raharu.
Roussel throws the left hand but Raharu avoids the punch easily.
Good leg kick by Raharu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raharu lands with a cross.
Roussel just misses with a punch to the body.
Raharu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roussel misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Raharu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Roussel scores with a body shot.
Roussel connects with the punch.
Roussel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roussel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Raharu avoids the body shot from Roussel.
It appears Raharu was looking to counter with a kick there.
Raharu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Raharu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Raharu moves out of range of the strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Raharu.
Roussel misses with an uppercut
and Raharu counters with an inside leg kick.
Roussel swings for the body but Raharu moves out of range.
Raharu is looking for a counter combo.
Roussel throws a big shot that misses.
Roussel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Roussel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raharu.
Roussel looks to land a left hand but Raharu moved out of range nicely.
Raharu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Roussel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roussel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raharu was well out of range. Poor timing from Roussel.
Roussel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Raharu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Roussel scrambles back to his feet.
Raharu scores with a nice strike.
Raharu takes a swing at Roussel's ribcage but misses.
Raharu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Roussel's sensitive parts.
A chopping leg kick lands by Raharu.
Roussel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raharu manages to avoid it.
Roussel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raharu slips a straight right by Roussel.
Raharu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roussel.
Roussel ducks under a wild hook from Raharu.
Roussel misses with an uppercut. Raharu saw that one coming.
Roussel is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Raharu.
A nice leg kick from Raharu, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Raharu, as that shot connected.
Raharu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roussel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raharu misses with a looping left.
Raharu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Roussel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Roussel avoids the body shot from Raharu.
Roussel misses with a hook. Raharu ducked under it nicely.
Raharu misses with a wild body shot.
Roussel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raharu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roussel.
Raharu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice cross by Roussel.
Roussel misses with a hook
and Raharu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roussel lands with a nice body punch.
Raharu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Raharu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Roussel takes a step back to recover.
Raharu moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Raharu dominated that round.
That's time! Raharu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Roussel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Raharu.
Roussel throws out a loose jab but Raharu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roussel misses with a hook
and Raharu counters with a nice leg kick.
Omar Raharu is winning the standup battle so far.
Roussel slips a straight right by Raharu.
Roussel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Raharu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Raharu cracks Roussel with an open hand slap.
Raharu avoids the body shot from Roussel.
Raharu lands a jab.
Raharu sizes up Roussel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Raharu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roussel can do to turn this around?
A jab from Roussel misses.
Raharu dips to his left and cracks Roussel with an uppercut!
Raharu misses with a kick to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Roussel might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Raharu has got the better of the exchanges.
Roussel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roussel defending well as Raharu loads up on a big left hand.
A countering left hand to the body from Roussel misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roussel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Roussel defending well as Raharu loads up on a big left hand.
Roussel appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Raharu jabs Roussel right on the nose. Roussel blinks but takes it well.
Roussel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Raharu lands with an overhand left.
Raharu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Raharu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Roussel's sensitive parts.
Raharu lands a lovely overhand right.
Raharu throws a hook to the side of Roussel's head but Roussel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roussel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Roussel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raharu.
Raharu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Raharu lands the left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raharu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Roussel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A big right from Roussel misses.
Raharu throws a body punch but Roussel moves out of range.
Raharu scores with a jab. Roussel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raharu misses with a left hand
and Roussel counters with a nice body shot.
Roussel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Raharu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roussel.
Roussel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Raharu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Roussel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Raharu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Raharu scores with a hook to the body. Roussel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Raharu avoids the body shot from Roussel.
Raharu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Roussel at a distance.
Raharu scores with a leg kick.
Raharu lands with a good body shot.
Raharu connects with a single shot there.
Raharu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roussel throws out the jab.
Roussel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big right from Raharu misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raharu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roussel throws out the jab.
Raharu connects with the punch.
Roussel throws a body punch but Raharu moves out of range.
Raharu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Roussel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Roussel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raharu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raharu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Raharu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Raharu lands a jab.
Raharu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Roussel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raharu. Roussel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roussel now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Roussel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raharu scores with a hook to the body. Roussel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Raharu scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raharu throws a jab but it's blocked by Roussel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raharu scoring well with a low kick there.
Raharu lunges at Roussel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Roussel's hand.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Roussel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Roussel misses with a straight left.
Raharu throws out a powerful jab.
Raharu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Roussel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Good exchange - Raharu coming out on top.
Roussel jabs at Raharu's body.
Raharu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roussel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Raharu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raharu lands a jab to the nose.
Raharu ducks under a wild hook from Roussel.
Raharu lands a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Raharu dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Raharu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roussel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Raharu throws the left hand but Roussel avoids the punch easily.
Roussel walks into a jab.
Roussel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raharu cracks Roussel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Roussel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Raharu scores with a jab. Roussel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Raharu throws a hook to the side of Roussel's head but Roussel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roussel drops his hands momentarily and Raharu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Raharu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Roussel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raharu was well out of range. Poor timing from Roussel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roussel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raharu throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Raharu misses its intended target.
Roussel misses with a wild body shot.
Raharu scores with a body shot.
Raharu misses with an uppercut. Roussel saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raharu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab from Raharu finds it's way through Roussel's defenses.
Raharu misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Roussel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Raharu misses with a hook. Roussel ducked under it nicely.
Raharu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Raharu sizes up Roussel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Roussel misses with an uppercut.
Roussel ducks under a wild hook from Raharu.
A little jabbing left from Roussel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Raharu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roussel moves away.
Roussel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Raharu finds it's way round the side to connect with Roussel's head.
Raharu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Raharu connects with the punch.
Roussel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Roussel there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roussel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roussel misses with an uppercut.
Raharu lands with a hook. Roussel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A cross from Raharu lands.
Roussel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice defenses there by Raharu.
Raharu sizes up Roussel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Raharu misses with a looping left.
Raharu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Raharu jabs Roussel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Raharu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Roussels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A chopping leg kick lands by Raharu.
Roussel throws a body shot but no joy.
Raharu clobbers Roussel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Raharu slips a jab from Roussel.
Raharu lands a leg kick that knocks Roussel off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raharu scores with a jab to the head.
Roussel looks to score with a jab to the body but Raharu is just out of range.
Raharu clobbers Roussel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Roussel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Raharu throws out a loose jab but Roussel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raharu throws a leg kick which misses Roussel's front leg but catches the back leg as Roussel tries to avoid it.
Raharu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roussel.
Roussel ducks under a wild hook from Raharu.
Roussel lands a slapping body shot.
Raharu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raharu looks to score with a jab to the body but Roussel is just out of range.
Roussel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raharu scores with a nice right hand.
Raharu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Raharu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Raharu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Roussel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raharu was well out of range. Poor timing from Roussel.
Raharu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Raharu slips a straight right by Roussel.
Raharu throwing a counter right hand but Roussel manages to avoid it.
Roussel blocks a jab.
Raharu scoring well with a low kick there.
Raharu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Omar Raharu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Raharu throws a shot to the body.
Raharu throws a lazy right hand but Roussel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Roussel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Raharu slips under a jab from Roussel.
Raharu lands with a straight right. Roussel didn't see that one coming.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Raharu, as that shot connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roussel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raharu.
Dexter Roussel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roussel misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Omar Raharu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Raharu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omar Raharu!
Omar Raharu bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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