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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Raiser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smaash Destroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Raiser could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Smaash Destroy's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Raiser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Smaash Destroy!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raiser circles away from the clinch attempt.
Raiser changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Destroy tries to avoid it but Raiser manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Destroy to the ground. Destroy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Destroy connects with a body shot.
Raiser misses with a body kick.
Raiser looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Destroy!
Raiser moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Destroy has worked his arm free - good work by Destroy!
Raiser throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Destroy works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Raiser stalling.
Raiser seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raiser is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Destroy defends it well.
Raiser missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Raiser is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Destroy defends it well.
Raiser trying to control from Destroy's half guard. Destroy has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Destroy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Raiser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Raiser postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Destroy is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Raiser, into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raiser working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Destroy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Destroy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Destroy looking to pass the guard.
Destroy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Destroy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Raiser's guard.
Raiser is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Destroy is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raiser trying to control the position here.
Destroy wants to control from the top but Raiser keeps moving.
Raiser throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Donk. Destroy catches Raiser right on the button with a cross.
Destroy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Horrible takedown by Raiser or perhaps it was just good defense by Destroy which made him look bad.
Raiser shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Raiser is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Destroy sees it coming and defends easily.
Destroy looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raiser is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Destroy is refusing to be controlled, as Raiser sits in half guard.
Raiser is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Raiser thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Destroy to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tony Raiser will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Raiser avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Destroy is looking to clinch.
Destroy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice sprawl there from Destroy as Raiser shoots in.
Raiser shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Destroy but Destroy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Destroy tries to close the distance and clinch but Raiser swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Destroy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Raiser misses with a two punch combination.
Raiser shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Destroy defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Raiser. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raiser shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Destroy napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Raiser trying to control the position but Destroy is working away.
Raiser prevents Destroy from escaping the position.
Destroy is breathing heavily.
Raiser trying to control the position but Destroy is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raiser in side control lands a decent elbow.
Destroy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Raiser lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raiser remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Raiser tries for a kimura but Destroy is defending well.
Raiser is trying to get an arm triangle but Destroy is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raiser landing a few strikes.
Destroy is not content to let Raiser control the position.
Raiser is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Destroy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Raiser is trying to get an arm triangle but Destroy is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raiser goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Destroy rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Raiser's guard! Nice work there by Destroy!
Raiser manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Destroy manages to get himself to full guard.
Raiser works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Destroy tries to kick Raiser off but Raiser keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Raiser is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Destroy is just riding it out for now. Raiser eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raiser is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raiser trying to control the action but Destroy is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raiser lands strikes from half guard.
Raiser controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Raiser dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Destroy tries to bum rush Raiser with a series of wild strikes but Raiser uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Raiser shoots in for a takedown but Destroy shows good takedown defense.
Destroy is looking to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Raiser is defended easily by Destroy.
Raiser throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Destroy's waist but Destroy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Raiser off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Raiser. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raiser darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Raiser there.
Raiser takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Destroy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raiser looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Raiser connects with a nice short shot to Destroy's temple.
Raiser lands with a punch from half guard.
Raiser is looking for a kimura but Destroy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Raiser to get the leverage.
Raiser seems to be looking for submissions.
Raiser is working for a kimura but Destroy is defending it quite comfortably.
Destroy trying to control but Raiser postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raiser is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Destroy defends it well.
Raiser seems to be looking for submissions.
Raiser looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Raiser is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tony Raiser overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Raiser throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Raiser avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Destroy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Destroy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Destroy throws a right and a left that Raiser avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Destroy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Destroy wants it to stay on the feet.
Raiser closes the distance and clinches up with Destroy, looking for a takedown. Raiser pushes Destroy against the cage but Destroy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Raiser scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Raiser wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Destroy, who protects the arm well.
Raiser is trying to get an arm triangle but Destroy is defending well.
Raiser is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Destroy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Smaash Destroy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raiser trying to control the position but Destroy is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Raiser showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Raiser, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Raiser!
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energy
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hype
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