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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prolly Rain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fisher comes to the cage accompanied by Must Be The Money. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 cm
25
287 lbs
11 - 10 - 1 |
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190 cm
26
240 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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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
11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Steve Fisher! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Prolly Rain! The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Fisher tries to clinch there but Rain circles away.
Fisher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rain shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fisher defends it nicely. Fisher shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Fisher wants to pass the guard but Rain is keeping the position. Fisher is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Fisher in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Fisher trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rain's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rain had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fisher defends it easily. Fisher throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Fisher looking to sit in guard and control but Rain gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Fisher wants to sweep but no luck. Rain thows a big elbow that misses. Fisher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Rain scoring with punches to the head and body. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Rain distracts Fisher with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Rain trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Fisher is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Rain is pressing down on Fisher's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Fisher is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Fisher slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Fisher is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rain is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Fisher misses with the ground and pound. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rain tries to bench press Fisher off him but Fisher keeps the position. Fisher landing strikes. Fisher stands up. Rain drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fisher tries to clinch but Rain is having none of it. Rain stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fisher. Rain fails with the takedown and Fisher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Rain walks into a straight right hand from Fisher. Rain misses with a takedown and Fisher counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Fisher dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fisher works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Rain takes one to the chin there. A momentary lapse in concentration from Rain enables Fisher to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Rain manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Rain working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fisher doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fisher manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Fisher landing some decent shots from guard. Fisher trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Rain manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round. Fisher looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rain is one step ahead there. Rain loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Rain in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Rain is looking to work some ground and pound but Fisher has wrist control. Fisher is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Rain trying to control but Fisher is working from the bottom. Fisher working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rain doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rain manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
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. Rain stopping the sweep attempt from Fisher. Rain must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Rain throwing strikes from guard but Fisher blocks nicely. Rain avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rain drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rain jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Rain chips away with some ground and pound. Rain throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fisher works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Fisher controls Rain momentarily but Rain frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rain is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Rain thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Rain scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Fisher utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Fisher had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rain defends it easily. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Rain thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Fisher wants to stand up but Rain is controlling him. Fisher looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fisher escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rain gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Rain working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Rain trying to control the position from guard on top but Fisher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Rain distracts Fisher with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Rain working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fisher's head. Rain is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Rain postures up in Fisher's guard and throws a big left but Fisher blocks it. Rain wants to control from the top but Fisher keeps moving. Rain cracks Fisher with a solid left hand. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Fisher dominated that second round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rain misses with a takedown and Fisher counters by clinching up. Fisher has a couple of punches blocked by Rain.
Fisher lands an elbow that stopped Rain in his tracks for a moment. Fisher goes for a takedown attempt but Rain pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rain shoots in but doesn't get the takedown so Fisher counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Steve Fisher overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Fisher missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fisher lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Fisher working some strikes from top position. Rain is looking for a triangle here but Fisher uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Rain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Fisher is working Rain over with some ground and pound from side control. Fisher tries to move into full mount but can't pass Rain's legs. Rain on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fisher has knee on belly and moves into mount. Fisher fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Rain is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rain taking shots to the head. Fisher postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Rain bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Fisher and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Fisher!
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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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