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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willabee Raggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rumble Lord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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24
255 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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176 cm
20
260 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Willabee Raggs !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rumble Lord!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raggs misses with a straight left.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lord.
Lord shoots in but no luck this time.
Raggs connects with a right hand. Lord shakes it off.
Lord rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Raggs decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lord's guard.
Lord has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lord looking for a sweep. Not yet Lord, not yet.
Raggs drops back looking for a leg! Lord is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lord manages to kick Raggs off! Raggs jumps back into Lord's guard.
Raggs throws a big right hand that misses.
Raggs with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
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!
Lord has control of Raggs 's left arm, preventing Raggs from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lord utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Raggs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lord swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Raggs trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Raggs trying to control the position from guard on top but Lord is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lord seems keen to control Raggs 's posture.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Rumble Lord wasn't active enough on the ground.
Lord shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Raggs but Raggs pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Willabee Raggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rumble Lord.
Lord misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raggs looks to throw the jab but Lord is out of range.
Lord misses with a two punch combination.
Lord swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lord fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A swing and a miss from Raggs .
Raggs closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Raggs is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lord doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Raggs .
Raggs prevents Lord from standing back up.
Raggs has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Raggs not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Raggs not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lord tries to roll over but Raggs keeps him under control.
Raggs missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Raggs sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lord defending well though.
Lord has his hands clasped together around Raggs 's back. He's all about the action.
Raggs tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lord knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lord is looking to escape.
Lord is concentrating on defense, preventing Raggs from advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Raggs is stalling here. Lord is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Raggs seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Lord has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Lord working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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Lord working the head and body with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raggs is looking to regain half guard here but Lord keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Raggs 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lord landing strikes.
Raggs takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lord wants to control but Raggs is keeping him busy.
Raggs is trying to control Lord's posture but Lord avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Willabee Raggs will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
No luck for Lord with that takedown attempt.
Lord closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Raggs to the mat! Raggs manages to get full guard.
Rumble Lord has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lord advances position into side control!
Lord creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Raggs takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Raggs struggling a bit here.
Lord landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lord scoring with punches from side control.
Lord cracks Raggs with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Raggs is rocked!
Lord scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Raggs is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Lord can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rumble Lord!
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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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