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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rav Kapur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Baby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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262 lbs
3 - 5 - 1 |
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285 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Rav Kapur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Big Baby!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kapur throws a head kick but Baby moves out of range.
Baby is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Baby wants to clinch.
Baby has closed the distance and engaged Kapur in a clinch.
Kapur breaks from the clinch.
Baby attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kapur shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Baby pinned against the cage. Baby gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Baby tries to clinch up but Kapur circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baby throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kapur.
Kapur showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baby.
Baby fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kapur, pushing him back against the cage.
Kapur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kapur tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kapur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Baby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baby throws a series of punches but Kapur avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Danga de danga de dang - Baby scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Rav Kapur has been cut.
Baby rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kapur moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kapur wants to clinch
and Baby moves into the clinch.
Baby holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Baby utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Baby jumps guard and drags Kapur to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kapur could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Baby has his foot on Kapur's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kapur works his way back into a safe position though.
Baby looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kapur has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kapur in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kapur with a flurry of punches that miss.
Baby working for a triangle but Kapur defends it easily.
Baby avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Baby is looking for a triangle but Kapur pushes his legs off easily.
Baby looks gassed!
Baby utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Baby is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kapur working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Baby avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kapur working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kapur makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Baby throws a right and a left that Kapur avoids nicely.
Baby throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baby looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Baby dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rav Kapur's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kapur closes the distance but Baby moves to the side
and Baby counters by clinching up.
Kapur pushes Baby back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baby changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kapur fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Baby tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kapur counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Baby thinking.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kapur is defended easily by Baby.
Baby is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baby clinches with his opponent.
Kapur taking a breather.
Baby's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kapur tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Baby counters by clinching up.
Kapur connects with a nasty looking knee right to Baby's face.
Kapur misses with an elbow over the top.
Kapur pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kapur connects with a knee to the head.
Baby can't get the takedown.
Kapur tries a knee to the head but Baby blocks it.
Baby tries to break the clinch but Kapur is controlling the position.
Kapur prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rav Kapur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Baby.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kapur lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Big Baby has been cut.
Baby tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kapur just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kapur with a knee to the head.
Kapur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kapur pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baby wants to clinch up but Kapur keeps it at a distance.
Kapur looks to clinch
and Baby counters by moving into the clinch.
Baby has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kapur avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kapur tries to land a knee to the head but Baby blocks with his arms.
Kapur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Baby is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kapur pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kapur throws a knee to the head but misses.
Baby goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kapur prevents it.
Baby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Kapur.
Baby drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kapur pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kapur is trying hard to land a takedown here. Baby sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Baby does no damage.
A head kick by Baby misses
and Kapur counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Baby throws his legs up looking for a submission but Kapur uses it to pass to side control.
Baby can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kapur in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Baby is trying to improve his position.
Baby wants to control but Kapur postures up.
Baby is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kapur is controlling him well.
Kapur looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Baby is avoiding damage well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baby is trying to buck Kapur off.
Kapur is chipping away with strikes.
Kapur wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baby keeps working.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Baby misses with a leg kick
and Kapur counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rav Kapur dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!
Baby circles away from the clinch attempt
and Baby counters with an outside leg kick.
Baby gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Baby.
Baby tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kapur just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kapur is struggling to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baby jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kapur walks away with a smile on his face. Baby gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Baby tries to close the distance and clinch but Kapur swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Baby.
Baby rushes Kapur and presses him up against the cage.
Baby blocking some punches.
Baby goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kapur prevents it.
Rav Kapur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Baby.
Baby is trying to drag Kapur to the mat but Kapur just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kapur misses with a knee strike.
Kapur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Baby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baby misses with a combination
letting Kapur counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baby tries to clinch up
and Kapur counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Baby!
Kapur is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Baby can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Baby regains half guard.
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!
Kapur missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kapur throwing shots but Baby is blocking nicely.
Baby is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kapur's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kapur's back!
Kapur tries to escape but Baby has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Baby is looking to control Kapur but Kapur is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Kapur is trying to get back to his feet but Baby has full control of the position and if anything, Kapur has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Baby looking to break Kapur's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Kapur remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Baby will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Baby has his opponent's back but Kapur is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Baby.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kapur tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Baby counters with a left and a right that stings Kapur.
Baby fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baby circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baby rushes Kapur and presses him up against the cage.
A short right from Kapur on the inside.
Kapur tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Baby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baby has managed to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rav Kapur.
I think Kapur has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rav Kapur!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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