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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Legato Knives (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Light Rain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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290 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Legato Knives!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Light Rain!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rain throws a sloppy head kick and Knives moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rain.
Knives throws a big shot that misses.
Knives connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Light Rain has been cut.
Knives throws a head kick that misses.
Rain ducks under a wild hook from Knives.
A telegraphed right hand from Knives misses the target.
Knives doesn't manage to clinch there - Rain circles away.
Rain gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Knives.
Knives tries to clinch up.
Rain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rain drops Knives with a beautiful combination! Knives stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rain is looking for the KO!
It looks like Legato Knives has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knives bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knives paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rain throws a head kick but Knives moves out of range.
Rain throws a head kick but Knives moves out of range.
Knives looks to score with a jab to the body but Rain is just out of range.
A jab from Knives finds it's way through Rain's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Knives.
Knives connects with a body shot that sends Rain's belly button to the back.
Rain scores with a push kick.
Rain looks gassed!
Rain misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Rain.
A lazy body kick from Knives
and Rain makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Knives tries to clinch up.
Knives avoids the head kick by Rain.
Rain throws a sloppy head kick and Knives moves out of range easily.
Knives connects with a single shot there.
That has opened up Light Rain's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice combination there by Knives.
The cut above Light Rain's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Knives instigates a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Knives.
Knives scores with a hook to the body.
Knives tries to break free but Rain pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain has Knives pressed against the cage, preventing Knives from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knives creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rain throws an elbow but misses.
Rain tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knives avoids it.
Knives makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knives is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rain misses with a knee strike.
Knives scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Knives.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knives creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knives lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knives works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Knives is working Rain over against the cage.
Knives lands a body shot.
Rain is trying to break the clinch but Knives has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Knives.
Knives scores with a hook to the body.
Knives stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rain is trying to break the clinch but Knives is controlling him.
Knives throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rains head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knives avoiding damage.
A short right from Knives on the inside.
Knives stalling against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Knives.
Knives tries to circle away but Rain has him pinned against the cage.
Rain tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Knives smiles and moves away.
Rain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Knives misses the target.
Knives rushes Rain and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rain working hard to break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Knives digs a right hand into Rain's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rain's gas tank.
Knives scores with a hook to the body.
Rain tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Knives smiles and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain darts in trying to clinch
and Knives makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A left lands for Knives.
Knives rushes Rain and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rain just misses with a elbow thrown towards Knives's brow.
A short right from Knives.
Rain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rain takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Knives throws a body punch but Rain moves out of range.
A big left from Knives misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knives swinging wildly here.
Rain throws a head kick that misses.
Rain turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Legato Knives dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rain lands with a kick to the temple. Knives shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rain blocks the body kick.
Rain gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A good leg kick by Rain.
Knives with a nice cross.
Rain swats away the attempt to clinch by Knives.
Rain fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knives.
Rain lands with an overhand left.
Rain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knives lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rain circles away quickly and effectively.
Rain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Knives. Those never looked like landing.
Rain thows a body kick. Knives tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain throws a nice head kick!
Knives fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rain looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Knives has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rain.
A telegraphed right hand from Knives misses the target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rain, right into the meat.
Rain misses with a few strikes there.
Rain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knives.
Legato Knives is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knives lands a jab-cross combination.
Rain throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rain misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Rain.
Rain takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rain misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knives throws a head kick but Rain moves out of range.
Knives fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rain manages to avoid it.
Rain throws a head kick that Knives semi-blocks.
Rain throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knives. Rain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rain tries to clinch there but Knives circles away.
Knives misses with a few strikes there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rain looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rain can't break the clinch.
Good body shot from Knives.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Knives managing to block the knees to the body from Rain.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Knives.
Knives cracks Rain with a nice body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Knives.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Knives.
Knives lands with a short shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Knives's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knives stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rain throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Knives blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knives tries to break free but Rain pushes him back against the cage.
Knives on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knives works on Rain's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Knives.
Rain wants to break free but Knives has control.
A right hook to the body lands for Knives.
Knives lands a right hand.
Knives cracks Rain with a nice body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Rain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knives lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Knives.
Nice body punch from Knives - that landed with a thud.
Knives cracks Rain with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Knives lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knives throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rains head.
Knives lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knives pushes Rain back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Knives.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knives.
Rain jumps guard but Knives stands there with Rain around his waist. Rain gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Knives lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knives works on Rain's body with a couple of short punches.
Knives lands an uppercut.
Rain working hard to break the clinch.
Rain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knives lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knives.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knives.
Knives dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knives.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Light Rain will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Knives's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rain throws a head kick that misses.
Knives scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheers as Knives lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rain doesn't seem phased though.
Knives throws a right and a left that Rain avoids nicely.
Knives darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Knives staying out of range there.
Knives has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knives lands a right hand.
Rain throws an elbow but it misses.
A body shot lands from Knives.
Knives blocks an elbow strike from Rain.
Rain jumps guard but Knives stands there with Rain around his waist. Rain gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Knives has Rain pressed against the cage, preventing Rain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knives lands a left hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Knives.
A left hand lands to the body for Knives.
Knives cracks Rain with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Knives.
Knives blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knives is trying to push Rain away but Rain has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knives is leaning against Rain and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knives is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Knives lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rain.
Knives lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rain.
Knives pushes Rain back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Knives.
Knives lands with a right to the head.
Knives lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rain backwards.
Knives has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rain misses with an elbow strike.
Knives managing to block the knees to the body from Rain.
Knives cracks Rain with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nice body punch from Knives.
Knives lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rain.
Knives lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rain or not.
Knives is trying to break the clinch but Rain is controlling him.
Rain is trying to push Knives away but Knives has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knives lands a body shot in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Knives takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Knives lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rain backwards.
Rain pushes off an throws an elbow but Knives leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Knives scores with a hook to the body.
Knives blocks the elbow strike.
Knives lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knives presses Rain against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knives presses Rain against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knives throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knives working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rain is trying to break the clinch but Knives has him pressed against the cage.
Rain is trying to push Knives away but Knives has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knives lands a shot to the body.
Knives is working Rain over against the cage.
Knives stalling the fight.
Knives misses with a punch to the body.
Rain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Knives.
Knives tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rain's elbow.
Knives pushes Rain back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knives tries to throw a body punch but Rain avoids it by throwing Knives back against the cage.
Knives wants to stall.
Rain is stalling here.
Rain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knives scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Knives connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rain's hands.
Rain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rain!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Knives wants to clinch.
Knives avoids the head kick by Rain.
Rain throws an overhand right that lands on Knives's shoulder, as Knives tries to avoid the shot.
Knives moves in looking to clinch but Rain pushes him off.
Rain throws a head kick but Knives moves out of range.
Knives lands with a hook. Rain tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Knives throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knives throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body kick from Rain.
Rain tries a low kick but Knives avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Legato Knives showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Knives has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Legato Knives!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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