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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Logan Xavier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Rimmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xavier's entrance music is xmen song. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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300 lbs
4 - 7 - 0 |
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280 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Dangerous GnP
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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
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Logan Xavier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 11 - 2, fighting out of London, Arnold Rimmer!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rimmer slips under a jab from Xavier.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rimmer is defended easily by Xavier.
Rimmer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Xavier avoids it really well and circles away.
Rimmer closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rimmer lands in his opponent's guard.
Xavier is looking to stand back up but Rimmer counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Xavier.
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. Rimmer connects with a nice short shot to Xavier's temple.
Rimmer scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rimmer drops an elbow to the side of Xavier's head.
Rimmer prevents Xavier from standing back up.
Rimmer is keen to just control but Xavier is a slippery customer.
Ground and pound from Rimmer.
Rimmer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Xavier with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rimmer seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rimmer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Xavier is staying active underneath Rimmer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rimmer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rimmer is looking to take a break and control but Xavier is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Xavier pushes Rimmer off looking to stand but Rimmer dives back in and keeps control.
Rimmer working the head and body with strikes.
Xavier is trying to stand up here but Rimmer is controlling him well.
Rimmer controlling the action here.
Xavier wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rimmer stalling.
Rimmer wants to control but Xavier is keeping him busy.
Rimmer frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rimmer looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Rimmer connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rimmer landing strikes, looking to finish!
Xavier is trying to stand.
Rimmer breaks from Xavier's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Xavier is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Rimmer with a couple of short strikes.
Rimmer scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Xavier is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Rimmer lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rimmer scoring with strikes but Xavier is staying in there.
Rimmer lands a big elbow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rimmer is landing with some decent strikes but Xavier is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rimmer connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rimmer looking to finish with strikes here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rimmer fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Xavier really wants to buck Rimmer off and get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Rimmer.
Xavier on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Xavier tries to get out of the position.
BOOM! Rimmer connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rimmer lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rimmer is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Xavier can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Xavier is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Xavier knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rimmer on the ground.
Rimmer unloading with bombs!
Rimmer unloading with bombs!
Rimmer working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The referee warns Xavier that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rimmer is landing with some decent strikes but Xavier is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Xavier is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Rimmer lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rimmer working for a submission but Xavier is keeping him at bay.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rimmer cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rimmer landing punches.
Rimmer unloading with bombs!
Rimmer throwing strikes here but Xavier is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
BOOM! Rimmer connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Xavier is squirming around, avoiding Rimmer's attempts to control the action.
Rimmer lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Xavier is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Rimmer pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnold Rimmer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rimmer feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rimmer landing some decent shots from guard.
Xavier is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rimmer chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rimmer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Xavier wants to stand up but Rimmer is controlling him.
Xavier trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Arnold Rimmer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rimmer content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rimmer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Xavier's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rimmer chips away with some ground and pound.
Xavier wants to stand but Rimmer is controlling the position.
Rimmer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Xavier's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rimmer lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Xavier leaves Rimmer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rimmer closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Xavier to the mat! Xavier manages to get full guard.
Xavier is looking to stand up but Rimmer isn't so interested in that idea.
Rimmer landing with the ground and pound.
Rimmer distracts Xavier with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rimmer working some strikes from top position.
Rimmer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rimmer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rimmer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Xavier's head.
Rimmer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Xavier works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Xavier throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Xavier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xavier fails to land with a series of punches.
Rimmer punishes Xavier's body with a nice straight punch.
Rimmer fails with a takedown attempt.
Rimmer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Xavier throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rimmer.
Rimmer closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Xavier is trying to stand.
Rimmer is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rimmer working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rimmer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Xavier with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rimmer is nestled in close to Xavier, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rimmer stops Xavier from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xavier pushes Rimmer off but Rimmer dives into side control.
Rimmer lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Xavier down.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rimmer closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Xavier did well to prevent Rimmer getting side control.
Rimmer is trying to control. Xavier wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rimmer is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rimmer stops Xavier from getting back to his feet.
Rimmer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rimmer is nestled in close to Xavier, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rimmer trying to pass the guard but Xavier defending well.
Rimmer lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rimmer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Xavier swivels and escapes.
Logan Xavier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arnold Rimmer.
Xavier misses with the combination.
Logan Xavier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rimmer closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Xavier to the mat! Xavier manages to get full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rimmer is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rimmer with a nice head shot there.
Rimmer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Xavier's head.
Rimmer lands a couple of digs.
Rimmer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rimmer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Xavier preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Xavier is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rimmer looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Xavier taking some punishment here, with Rimmer in his half guard.
Xavier looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nice strikes from Rimmer there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnold Rimmer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rimmer throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Xavier was covering up waiting for the punch and Rimmer finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rimmer lands a couple of elbows.
Rimmer throwing strikes but missing.
Xavier wants to stand but Rimmer is controlling the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rimmer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rimmer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rimmer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rimmer stops Xavier from standing up.
Rimmer slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Rimmer trying to control the position from guard on top but Xavier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rimmer closes the distance and clinches up with Xavier, looking for a takedown. Rimmer pushes Xavier against the cage but Xavier circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xavier throws a looping overhand right but Rimmer ducks down to avoid it.
Rimmer fails with the takedown.
Rimmer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Xavier sprawls well. Xavier wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rimmer gets slowly back to his feet.
Logan Xavier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arnold Rimmer.
Xavier gets caught flat footed, as Rimmer shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Xavier is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rimmer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Xavier wants to get back to his feet but Rimmer passes into half guard.
Rimmer drops an elbow to the side of Xavier's head.
Xavier wants to get back to his feet.
Rimmer is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rimmer working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rimmer stops Xavier from getting back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rimmer bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rimmer lands a decent elbow from side control.
Rimmer in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rimmer connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Xavier some visible discomfort.
Rimmer wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Xavier, who protects the arm well.
Rimmer cracks Xavier with a big right hand but Xavier just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Rimmer landing strikes.
Rimmer prevents Xavier from escaping the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rimmer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Xavier stuffs the takedown attempt from Rimmer. Rimmer gets slowly back to his feet.
Logan Xavier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Logan Xavier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rimmer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Xavier circles away.
Xavier fails to land with a series of punches.
Rimmer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rimmer.
Rimmer connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Xavier some visible discomfort.
Rimmer connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Xavier some visible discomfort.
Xavier is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Rimmer is controlling him well.
Rimmer cracks Xavier with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Rimmer landing strikes.
Xavier is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Rimmer grinds an elbow into Xavier's temple.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Xavier stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Xavier wants it to stay on the feet.
Xavier swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rimmer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Xavier throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Xavier slaps away a takedown attempt from Rimmer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Xavier throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rimmer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rimmer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rimmer wants to control from the top but Xavier keeps moving.
Rimmer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Xavier is looking to stand up but Rimmer isn't so interested in that idea.
Rimmer lands a couple of elbows.
Rimmer passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Xavier is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rimmer asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arnold Rimmer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rimmer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight for Arnold Rimmer!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Arnold Rimmer!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Arnold Rimmer!
Arnold Rimmer wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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pop
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RATING
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