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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Searlas Faolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Raider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Searlas Faolan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ricky Raider's chin.
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203 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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185 lbs
10 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Searlas Faolan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricky Raider!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raider has taken the fight to the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Faolan.
It looks like Ricky Raider has been cut.
Raider is trying to force a seperation but Faolan has the dominant position.
Raider pushes off an throws an elbow but Faolan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Faolan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Raider wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Faolan keeps control of Raider as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Faolan keeps control of Raider as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Faolan lands an elbow just above Raider 's eye.
Raider pushes off an throws an elbow but Faolan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Raider breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Faolan is defended easily by Raider.
Raider darts in trying to clinch
and Faolan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Raider won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faolan prevents Raider from escaping the position.
Faolan is chipping away with strikes.
Faolan scoring with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raider is trying to buck Faolan off.
Faolan misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Raider is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Faolan is controlling him well.
Raider is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Raider pushes Faolan away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Faolan gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Raider is being controlled here.
Raider wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Faolan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Raider has escaped the position, nice work there.
Raider avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Faolan.
Faolan taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faolan throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Faolan throws an elbow but Raider slips to the side and avoids it well.
Faolan lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raider taking punishment in the form of punches.
That has opened up Ricky Raider's cut even more.
Raider is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Faolan asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Raider is not content to let Faolan control the position.
Raider is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faolan throws an elbow but Raider slips to the side and avoids it well.
Raider is pushing Faolan's head away, looking to escape. Faolan manages to hold on to the position though.
Faolan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Faolan tries to score with some ground and pound. Raider controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Raider wants to get back to his feet but Faolan drags him back down.
Faolan moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Faolan creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Raider sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Faolan prevents Raider from escaping the position.
Faolan takes a little break here. Raider wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Faolan lands a nice forearm strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faolan scores with a couple of short elbows.
The cut above Ricky Raider's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Faolan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Raider keeps working.
Faolan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Faolan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raider pushes Faolan away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Faolan gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Faolan working the ground and pound but Raider is defending the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
You can see the frustration on Raider's face as Faolan controls the position.
Raider is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Check out the look on Faolan's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Searlas Faolan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Raider's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Faolan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ricky Raider seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faolan closes the distance and clinches up with Raider, looking for a takedown. Faolan pushes Raider against the cage but Raider circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Faolan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Raider sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Searlas Faolan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raider rushes Faolan and presses him up against the cage.
Raider wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Faolan trying to stall but Raider improves his position.
Faolan lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Raider throws an elbow but misses.
Raider is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Raider's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Faolan taking a breather.
Faolan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Raider is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Raider avoiding damage as Faolan throws knees to the body.
Raider blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Raider wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Raider breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raider darts in trying to clinch
and Faolan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Raider won't be happy with that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Raider is pushing Faolan's head away, looking to escape. Faolan manages to hold on to the position though.
Faolan working the ground and pound.
Raider is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Faolan has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Faolan scoring with punches and elbows.
Raider is not content to let Faolan control the position.
Raider explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faolan fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faolan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Raider!
Raider wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Faolan raining down shots from the mount!
Ricky Raider's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ricky Raider's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Searlas Faolan!
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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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