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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rah Rah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Schaffner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schaffner has chosen Lost Highway as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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163 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rah Rah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Schaffner!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Schaffner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rah was well out of range. Poor timing from Schaffner.
Schaffner throws a chopping leg kick but Rah manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rah throws a head kick but Schaffner moves out of range.
Schaffner 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.
Schaffner keeps the fight on the outside.
Rah lands a head kick!
Rah fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Schaffner checks it well.
Rah moves out of range of the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rah.
Rah connects with a high kick.
Rah tries to clinch up but Schaffner circles away and keeps his distance.
Rah fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Schaffner.
Schaffner takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Schaffner blocks a head kick by Rah.
Schaffner clobbers Rah with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schaffner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schaffner.
Rah throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rah doesn't manage to clinch there - Schaffner circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rah is looking to clinch.
Rah throws a leg kick which misses Schaffner's front leg but catches the back leg as Schaffner tries to avoid it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Schaffner crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rah - the referee stops the clock and Schaffner gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rah. Schaffner manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rah connects with a solid leg kick.
Rah scores with a head kick.
Schaffner misses with a wild combination.
Rah turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Schaffner looks gassed!
Rah scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rah.
Rah scores with a spinning back kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rah misses with a head kick.
Rah Rah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schaffner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rah doesn't manage to clinch there - Schaffner circles away.
Rah looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rah throws a push kick but Schaffner slaps the foot to one side.
Rah moves in looking to clinch but Schaffner pushes him off.
Rah clinches up with Schaffner and pushes him back against the ropes.
Rah unloads a knee to the mid-section. Schaffner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rah throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rah misses with a knee strike.
Rah lands an elbow that stopped Schaffner in his tracks for a moment.
Rah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Schaffner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Schaffner avoids a wild elbow strike from Rah.
Rah creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Schaffner tries to break the clinch but Rah is controlling the position.
Rah connects with a nasty looking knee right to Schaffner's face.
Rah lands a nice elbow.
Rah gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Schaffner is looking to break free of the clinch but Rah has double underhooks.
Rah lands an elbow just above Schaffner 's eye.
Rah throws an elbow that misses.
Rah throws an elbow that misses.
Schaffner avoids a wild elbow strike from Rah.
Schaffner wants to break free but Rah has control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rah creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Schaffner's defenses.
Schaffner can't break the clinch.
Schaffner is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rah creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rah Rah dominated that round.
That's time! Rah's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rah goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rah throws a head kick that misses.
Schaffner's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rah throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Schaffner's head.
Rah feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Schaffner's calf.
Schaffner lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rah is looking to clinch but Schaffner is avoiding it.
Rah throws a nice inside leg kick.
Schaffner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rah dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Schaffner. That did some damage!
Rah throws a head kick that Schaffner semi-blocks.
Schaffner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rah feints and then cracks Schaffner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Schaffner down.
Rah looks for the body kick but Schaffner saw that one coming.
Richard Schaffner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body kick there by Rah.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rah throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Crunch! Rah slams his shin into Schaffner's torso.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rah, right into the meat.
Schaffner is breathing heavily.
Rah lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rah has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schaffner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Schaffner takes an elbow to the temple.
Rah connects with a knee to the head.
Rah pushes off an throws an elbow but Schaffner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Rah with a knee to the head.
Rah keeps control of Schaffner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rah throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rah lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Schaffner takes an elbow to the temple.
Schaffner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rah lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rah throws an elbow that misses.
Rah creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Schaffner's defenses.
Schaffner takes an elbow to the temple.
Rah lands an elbow inside that Schaffner shrugs off.
Rah landing knees to the body.
Schaffner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Schaffner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Rah throws an elbow but misses.
Schaffner has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rah.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Rah throws an elbow but misses.
Rah with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rah lands an elbow inside that Schaffner shrugs off.
Rah missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Rah.
Rah tries to land knees in the clinch but Schaffner avoids the damage to the body.
Rah lands a nice knee to the body.
Rah prevents Schaffner from breaking the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schaffner. Rah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rah is looking to clinch.
Rah wants to clinch up but Schaffner keeps it at a distance.
Rah explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rah rushes Schaffner and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Rah scores a nice knee to the body.
Schaffner takes an elbow to the temple.
Rah lands an elbow that stopped Schaffner in his tracks for a moment.
Rah unloads a knee to the mid-section. Schaffner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rah lands a knee to the head.
Rah creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A frustrated look appears on Schaffner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Schaffner avoids the elbow strike from Rah, against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rah.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rah Rah dominated that second 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.
Rah lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rah lands with a kick to the temple. Schaffner shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Schaffner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schaffner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rah scores with a nice body kick.
Rah lets loose with a powerful body kick. Schaffner will feel that in the morning.
Schaffner throws a hook but Rah blocks it.
Rah misses with a head kick.
Rah lets loose with a powerful body kick. Schaffner will feel that in the morning.
Schaffner on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rah buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rah connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A head kick misses from Rah.
Rah misses with a body kick.
Schaffner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rah avoids the body shot from Schaffner.
Rah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schaffner can do to turn this around?
Rah throws a head kick that Schaffner semi-blocks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schaffner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Rah.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schaffner misses with a straight left.
Rah feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Schaffner's calf.
Rah lands with a kick to the temple. Schaffner shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rah slips a jab and a cross from Schaffner.
Rah scores with a spinning back kick!
Rah throws a sloppy head kick and Schaffner moves out of range easily.
Rah goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rah throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rah turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Schaffner moves out of range of the body kick from Rah.
Schaffner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rah moves in looking to clinch but Schaffner pushes him off.
An inside leg kick lands from Rah.
Rah Rah is winning the standup battle so far.
Rah moves in looking to clinch but Schaffner pushes him off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rah.
Rah throws a head kick but Schaffner moves out of range.
Rah pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rah goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A solid body kick from Rah.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rah scores with a head kick.
Schaffner tries to keep at a distance but Rah has taken the fight into the clinch.
Schaffner is trying to break free.
Rah lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rah lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Schaffner avoiding damage as Rah throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Rah throws an elbow but misses.
Rah scores with a knee to the head.
Rah tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rah throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rah lands an elbow just above Schaffner 's eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Schaffner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rah keeps control of Schaffner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rah lands a nice knee to the body.
Rah lands an elbow just above Schaffner 's eye.
Schaffner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rah Rah clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Schaffner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rah lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rah fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schaffner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rah.
Good leg kick by Rah there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rah lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Schaffner blocks a head kick by Rah.
Rah scores with a head kick.
Rah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schaffner takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rah lands a high kick!
Rah fakes the leg kick and cracks Schaffner in the body.
Schaffner is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rah rather than just go for the knockout.
Schaffner is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Schaffner takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rah lands with a slapping head kick.
Rah lands a nice leg kick that just misses Schaffner's sensitive parts.
Rah throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Schaffner.
Rah scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rah goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rah throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rah scores with a spinning back kick!
Rah rushes Schaffner and presses him up against the ropes.
Rah throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Schaffner blocks an elbow strike from Rah.
Rah creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Schaffner's defenses.
Schaffner blocks the elbow strike.
Rah unloads a knee to the mid-section. Schaffner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Schaffner lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rah or not.
A knee to the head by Rah.
Rah with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rah throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Schaffner is trying to break the clinch but Rah has him pressed against the ropes.
Rah lands a damaging elbow.
Schaffner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rah lands an elbow that stopped Schaffner in his tracks for a moment.
Rah gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rah throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rah lands an elbow just above Schaffner 's eye.
Rah misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schaffner.
Rah misses with a knee strike.
Rah is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Schaffner is defending well for now.
Rah throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schaffner blocks it with crossed arms.
Schaffner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rah has him pressed against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Rah throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rah.
Rah with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schaffner working hard to break the clinch.
Rah crunches a lovely knee into Schaffner's ribcage.
Rah looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rah utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Schaffner managing to block the knees to the body from Rah.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rah keeps control of Schaffner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Schaffner can't break the clinch.
Schaffner blocks the elbow strike.
Rah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Schaffner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rah Rah had his way with Richard Schaffner in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Schaffner throws a nice looking combination but Rah bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rah throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rah looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Schaffner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rah throws a body kick that misses.
Schaffner looks to score with a jab to the body but Rah is just out of range.
Rah throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rah tries to clinch up but Schaffner circles away and keeps his distance.
A clash of legs there as Schaffner blocks the low kick.
Rah closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rah is looking to slow Schaffner down with leg kicks.
Schaffner is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rah - that will leave a mark!
Rah is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rah wants to clinch.
Schaffner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Richard Schaffner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schaffner takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rah is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rah turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Schaffner walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rah.
Schaffner misses with a body shot.
Rah moves in looking to clinch but Schaffner pushes him off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rah. That's going to slow Schaffner down.
Schaffner throws a jab when Rah was well out of range.
Rah tries a head kick but it misses.
Schaffner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rah.
Rah is looking to clinch but Schaffner is avoiding it.
Rah on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Schaffner avoids the head kick by Rah.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schaffner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rah throws a head kick that half lands.
Rah throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Schaffner thows a body shot but no joy.
Rah is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rah tries to clinch up.
Rah wants to clinch up but Schaffner keeps it at a distance.
Rah lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rah scores with a head kick.
Rah bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Schaffner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Schaffner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rah is looking to clinch but Schaffner is avoiding it.
Rah lands a high kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schaffner keeps the fight on the outside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rah Rah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rah 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 50:43
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 50:43
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 50:43
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rah Rah!
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