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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Atlas Raita (ranked 1655 p4p, 1920 weight class) and Cassius Fielder (ranked 198 p4p, 224 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Cassius Fielder enters the cage!
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188 cm 28 210 5 - 1 - 0 |
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188 cm 22 217 4 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling Excellent boxer Granite chin |
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Good wrestler Excellent 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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Atlas Raita! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cassius Fielder! The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Fielder throws a right hand that misses
and Raita counters with a body kick. Raita tries to clinch but Fielder moves out of range. Fielder swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Raita avoids the body shot from Fielder.
Fielder lands with a hook. Raita tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Raita fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fielder on the side of the head. Raita tests Fielder's chin there with a solid looking shot. Fielder tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raita has closed the distance and engaged Fielder in a clinch.
Fielder lands a left hand that snaps the head of Raita backwards. Fielder tries a body shot but Raita blocks it.
Fielder has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Fielder is looking to break free of the clinch but Raita has double underhooks. Fielder blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raita is trying to pull guard but Fielder has him pressed against the cage. Raita working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fielder's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Fielder swings widly with a right hand
and Raita counters with a body kick. Raita getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Fielder misses with a hook. Raita ducked under it nicely. Fielder misses with a wild combination.
Fielder swings for the body but Raita moves out of range.
Fielder scores with a jab to the head.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Fielder has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Raita. Fielder looks to score with a jab to the body but Raita is just out of range. Raita fires out a quick counter leg kick but Fielder just manages to avoid it.
Raita lands a big head kick that sends Fielder tumbling to the mat! Raita takes a step backwards and waves Fielder back to his feet - he wants the finish! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Raita thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fielder if he has to take too many more of those.
Fielder misses with a right hand and Raita counters with an inside leg kick. Raita moves to clinch but Fielder breaks away and Fielder counters with a straight right hand. Raita connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Raita fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fielder, pushing him back against the cage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Fielder.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Raita blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fielder lands a body punch in the clinch. Fielder swings wildly with an uppercut but Raita uses good head movement to avoid it. A head punch blocked on the inside by Raita. Raita jumps guard but Fielder turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Raita pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. A chopping leg kick lands by Raita. Fielder takes one to the chin there. Raita scores with a head kick. Fielder tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Fielder looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Raita moves out of range as Fielder strikes. Raita scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Raita looks to land a left hand but Fielder moved out of range nicely. Fielder is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Raita with a body shot. Raita tries to close the distance and clinch but Fielder swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Raita is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Raita wants to clinch up but Fielder keeps it at a distance. Fielder misses with an uppercut
and Raita cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Raita slips a jab and a cross from Fielder.
Raita darts in and clinches Fielder up against the cage. Raita lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Raita prevents Fielder from breaking the clinch. Fielder struggles to land a body shot inside as Raita controls his hands.
Raita blocks an uppercut.
 That's five minutes gone in the round.
Raita breaks the clinch.
Raita moves out of range of the strikes. Fielder looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Fielder keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fielder misses with a straight left. Fielder throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Raita appears to be looking for a big counter. Raita lands an overhand right. Raita ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Fielder throws a lazy uppercut
and Raita counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fielder's knee momentarily. Raita tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fielder paws at him with a jab and circles away. A nice side step and Fielder releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Fielder circles away from the clinch attempt.
 That's six minutes gone in the round. Fielder throws a shot from downtown. Raita moves away and avoids it. Raita appears to be looking for a big counter. Raita moves out of range as Fielder strikes. Raita fails in his attempt to clinch. It seemed like Fielder was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Fielder throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Raita cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Raita looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Raita looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Raita moves out of range as Fielder strikes. Raita fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fielder has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. A slapping body kick lands there for Raita. Raita is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Raita closes the distance but Fielder moves to the side and Fielder counters with a three punch combo that has Raita backing up. Raita nods at Fielder to acknowledge the strikes.
 That's seven minutes gone in the round. Fielder throws a combination that misses and Raita counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. Fielder looks winded! Raita uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fielder.
Raita turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Raita misses with a body kick. Fielder throws a hook but Raita blocks it. Raita throws a big counter combination but Fielder scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Raita lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Raita tries to clinch up and Fielder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Fielder throws an off balance right hand
and Raita counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
 That's eight minutes gone in the round. Fielder rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Raita to counter with a crisp jab. Fielder takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Fielder throws the left hand but Raita avoids the punch easily. Raita tried to counter with a leg kick but Fielder avoided it. Donk. Raita catches Fielder right on the button with a cross. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Raita looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice leg kick from Raita, right into the meat of the thigh.
Raita ducks under a wild hook from Fielder. Fielder moves out of range of the strikes. Fielder throws a hook but Raita blocks it.
 That's nine minutes gone in the round. Raita defending well as Fielder loads up on a big left hand. Raita connects with a body shot. Raita tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fielder swats him away and circles back towards the center. Raita wants to clinch up but Fielder keeps it at a distance. Raita moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Raita instigates a clinch. A hook to the body from Raita.
Fielder wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Raita has him pressed against the cage. Fielder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raita's elbow. Fielder softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Raita manages to break the clinch.
Fielder might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Fielder takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Atlas Raita dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fielder bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Raita scores with a nice strike.
 Fielder is rocked! Atlas Raita is winning the standup battle so far. Raita throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Fielder has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Raita. Fielder dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Raita connects with an inside leg kick. Fielder has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Raita. Raita throws an overhand right that lands on Fielder's shoulder, as Fielder tries to avoid the shot. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position. A head punch blocked on the inside by Fielder. Raita lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Raita is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fielder can do to turn this around?
 That's one minute gone in the round. Raita throws a punch but it's blocked by Fielder. Fielder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raita lands a hook that snaps the head of Fielder backwards. Raita doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fielder's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Raita breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Raita connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fielder momentarily.
Fielder is still on wobbly legs! Can Raita finish him? Raita feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Fielder collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Atlas Raita! Atlas Raita decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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