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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stuart Fierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raker Raif (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raker Raif is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stuart Fierce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raker Raif!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raif misses with a looping right.
Raif looks to land a left hand but Fierce moved out of range nicely.
Fierce shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Raif pinned against the cage. Raif gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fierce shoots in looking for a takedown. Raif tries to sprawl out of it but Fierce keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Raif manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Raif lands with a shot to the body.
Raif swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fierce tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raif swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fierce looks to land a right hand but Raif moved out of range.
No joy there for Fierce, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fierce is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fierce slips a straight right by Raif.
Raif connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Stuart Fierce has been cut.
Fierce takes the fight into the clinch.
Raif lands an uppercut.
Raif missing with knees to the body.
Raif softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fierce is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raif lands a shot to the body.
Oh Fierce is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raif works on Fierce's body with a couple of short punches.
Fierce seems to have got his legs back now.
Raif stalling the fight.
Fierce stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Raif looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Raif lands a hook that snaps the head of Fierce backwards.
Fierce fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fierce blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raif tries to break the clinch but Fierce is controlling the position.
Fierce throws a punch but it's blocked by Raif.
Fierce blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fierce tries to work over Raif's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Raif blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fierce misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raif is looking to break free of the clinch but Fierce has double underhooks.
Raif is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fierce is keeping busy.
Raif throws a punch but it's blocked by Fierce.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fierce has Raif pressed against the cage, preventing Raif from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Raif makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fierce throws a head punch that misses.
Raif looking to slow down the pace here.
Fierce misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raif is looking to break free of the clinch but Fierce has double underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fierce swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raif is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Raif taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Fierce doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fierce misses with a punch on the inside.
Raif wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raif throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fierce.
Fierce managing to block the knees to the body from Raif.
Fierce misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fierce misses with some punches.
Raif wants to stall.
Raif misses with an elbow strike.
Raif prevents a body shot from Fierce.
Fierce misses with a body punch.
Raif is looking to control Fierce's arms but Fierce gets an underhook and turns him. Now Raif has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fierce.
Raif is trying to break free.
Fierce is leaning against Raif and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fierce as Raif tries to tie him up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Raif trying to control the position but instead, Fierce has worked for underhooks and has pushed Raif into the cage.
Fierce tries a body shot but Raif blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Fierce fails to land.
Raif swings wildly with an uppercut but Fierce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raif blocks a body shot from Fierce.
Fierce makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fierce stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fierce.
Fierce lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Raif backwards.
Fierce pushes Raif back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fierce misses with the head strike.
Fierce lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raker Raif dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stuart Fierce's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Raif pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raif displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fierce.
Raif misses with an uppercut.
Raif lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fierce backs up against the cage.
Raif fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fierce manages to avoid it.
Fierce rushes Raif and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Raif swings wildly with an uppercut but Fierce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raif blocks an uppercut.
Fierce swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raif pushes Fierce back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fierce works on Raif's body with a couple of short punches.
Raif fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fierce tries a body shot but Raif blocks it.
Raif lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fierce or not.
Raif tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fierce avoids it.
Raif looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raif leaning against his opponent.
Raif throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fierces head.
Fierce swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raif misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Raif.
Raif avoiding damage.
Raif tries to break the clinch but Fierce is controlling the position.
Fierce digs a right hand into Raif's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Raif's gas tank.
Raif is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fierce tries a body shot but Raif blocks it.
A short left from Fierce.
Fierce struggles to land a body shot inside as Raif controls his hands.
The referee is keeping an eye on Raif - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two 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.
Raif blocks a body shot from Fierce.
Fierce lands a left hand that snaps the head of Raif backwards.
Fierce tries to throw a body punch but Raif avoids it by throwing Fierce back against the cage.
Fierce lands with a right to the head.
Fierce struggles to land a body shot inside as Raif controls his hands.
Fierce blocks an uppercut.
Raif blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fierce as Raif tries to tie him up.
Raif throws a head punch that misses.
Raif throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Raif lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fierce backwards.
Raif is pushing Fierce up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fierce lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raif.
Fierce misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raif tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fierce's elbow.
Raif swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fierce working aggressively here.
Raif working hard to break the clinch.
Fierce tries to work over Raif's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raif digs a right hand into Fierce's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fierce's gas tank.
Raif works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Raif is trying to stall.
Raif avoiding damage.
A short body shot lands from Raif as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raif cracks Fierce with a nice body shot.
Fierce has a couple of punches blocked by Raif.
Raif leaning his opponent against the cage.
Raif scores with a shoulder strike.
Fierce misses with a punch on the inside.
Raif stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Raker Raif.
Fierce has managed to clinch.
Fierce working aggressively here.
Raif works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fierce swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raif gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raker Raif showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stuart Fierce's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Fierce keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raif throws a jab but it's blocked by Fierce.
Fierce gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Raif blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fierce misses with a punch on the inside.
Fierce throws a head punch that misses.
Raif is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Raif scores with a nice hook to the head.
Raker Raif seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raif.
Raif is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Fierce.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Fierce.
Raif blocks a body shot from Fierce.
Raif leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fierce misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fierce tries to throw a body punch but Raif avoids it by throwing Fierce back against the cage.
Raif working hard to break the clinch.
Fierce lands a nice shot to the body.
Fierce goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fierce lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Raif looking to slow down the pace here.
Raif stalling against the cage.
Fierce keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Raif's efforts to push away.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Raif.
Raif tries to break free but Fierce pushes him back against the cage.
Raif is trying to maintain a safe position but Fierce gets an underhook and turns Raif into the cage.
Fierce misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fierce misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fierce misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fierce prevents Raif from breaking the clinch.
Raif's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fierce misses with a takedown attempt - Raif sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stuart Fierce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raif jabs at Fierce's body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Raif.
Stuart Fierce's cut is getting worse.
A jab lands there for Raif.
Raif ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Fierce out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Raker Raif!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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