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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Xtanspel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Araujo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xtanspel's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Whitesnake - Here I go again. Rickson Araujo has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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191 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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186 cm
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203 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Xtanspel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rickson Araujo!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Araujo is predictable there
and Xtanspel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Xtanspel.
Xtanspel misses with a wild combination.
Xtanspel throws a jab when Araujo was well out of range.
Xtanspel cracks Araujo with a good jab.
Xtanspel throws a lazy uppercut
and Araujo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Xtanspel lands with a good body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Xtanspel darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Xtanspel misses the shot to the body.
Xtanspel lands with a hook. Araujo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xtanspel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Araujo ducks under a wild hook from Xtanspel.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Araujo.
Xtanspel throws the left hand but Araujo avoids the punch easily.
Xtanspel looks to land a body kick but Araujo moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xtanspel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Araujo is out of range.
Xtanspel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Xtanspel drops Araujo with a beautiful combination! Araujo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Xtanspel is looking for the KO!
Araujo is rocked!
Xtanspel throws a lazy right hand but Araujo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Araujo is still on wobbly legs! Can Xtanspel finish him?
Xtanspel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Araujo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Xtanspel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Araujo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Xtanspel misses with an uppercut
and Araujo counters with a left and a right that stings Xtanspel.
Araujo seems to have recovered his senses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xtanspel throws a hook but Araujo blocks it.
Xtanspel throws an off balance right hand
and Araujo counters with a low kick, right behind Xtanspel 's knee.
Xtanspel misses with a left hand
and Araujo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Araujo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A lazy body kick from Araujo
and Araujo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Xtanspel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Araujo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xtanspel throws a poor cross that misses
and Araujo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Xtanspel thinking.
Xtanspel is breathing heavily.
Xtanspel misses the shot to the body.
Araujo defending well as Xtanspel loads up on a big left hand.
Nice cross by Xtanspel.
Araujo scores with a jab.
It looks like Frank Xtanspel has been cut.
Araujo tries a low kick but Xtanspel avoids it.
Araujo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Araujo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Xtanspel throws out a powerful jab.
Araujo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Araujo scores with a nice strike.
Araujo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Araujo misses with a combination
and Xtanspel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Araujo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Araujo.
Xtanspel scores with a jab to the head.
Araujo takes a swing at Xtanspel's ribcage but misses.
Araujo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Xtanspel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Xtanspel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Araujo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Xtanspel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Araujo throws out a loose jab but Xtanspel uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Araujo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Xtanspel misses with a lunging right hand
and Araujo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Xtanspel throws a series of strikes that have Araujo backpedaling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Xtanspel lands.
A combination from Xtanspel does no damage.
Araujo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Xtanspel punishes Araujo's body with a nice straight punch.
Xtanspel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Araujo throws a combination that misses
and Xtanspel counters with a three punch combo that has Araujo backing up. Araujo nods at Xtanspel to acknowledge the strikes.
Xtanspel throws a jab when Araujo was well out of range.
Xtanspel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Araujo.
Xtanspel looks to score with a jab to the body but Araujo is just out of range.
Araujo throws a leg kick
and Xtanspel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Araujo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Xtanspel drops Araujo with a big left hand! Araujo is injured, injured bad! Xtanspel jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Xtanspel!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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