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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Cifaretto (ranked 2361 p4p, 2558 weight class) and Randall Dean (ranked 281 p4p, 302 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Randall Dean enters the cage!
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188 cm 26 211 6 - 6 - 0 |
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184 cm 24 220 9 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling Excellent boxer Very quick |
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Good wrestler World class boxer Good gas tank |
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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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ralph Cifaretto! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Randall Dean! The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Cifaretto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Cifaretto fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Dean throws the left hand but Cifaretto avoids the punch easily. Dean looks to land a left hand but Cifaretto moved out of range nicely. We've been told by Cifaretto's head coaches at Top of Food Chain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Dean lands with a nice body kick. Cifaretto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice body punch from Dean. Dean throws an overhand right that lands on Cifaretto's shoulder, as Cifaretto tries to avoid the shot. Dean scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Dean displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cifaretto. Dean digs a good hook to Cifaretto's body.
Dean misses with a wild body shot. Nice body punch from Dean. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Cifaretto tries for a takedown but Dean circles away easily and Dean counters with a nice uppercut. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralph Cifaretto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cifaretto closes the distance and clinches up with Dean, looking for a takedown. Cifaretto pushes Dean against the cage but Dean circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Dean displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Cifaretto shoots in looking for a takedown but Dean manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cifaretto's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Dean thuds a left hand into Cifaretto's body. Dean throws out a loose jab but Cifaretto uses good head movement to avoid it. A head kick misses from Dean. Dean with a body punch. A glancing blow. Cifaretto tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dean defends well and Cifaretto ends up having to push Dean into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Cifaretto is breathing heavily. Cifaretto tries to score a body lock takedown but Dean shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Dean lands a body punch in the clinch. A short right hand to the side of the head by Dean. Cifaretto is working for takedown but Dean is calmly controlling the position for now. Nice body punch from Dean. Dean leaning his opponent against the cage. This has been an exciting period of action! Dean lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dean lands on the inside with an uppercut. Cifaretto takes a shot to the head. Dean goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dean tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Dean stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Dean lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cifaretto or not. Dean breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cifaretto doesn't succeed with the takedown and Dean counters with a lovely straight right hand! Cifaretto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Oooooh!!! Dean has knocked Cifaretto down with a huge combo! Dean steps away and waves a wobbly Cifaretto back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Cifaretto is rocked! Cifaretto is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Dean doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Cifaretto crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Cifaretto's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Randall Dean! A very excited looking Randall Dean made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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