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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lance Raters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roronoa Zoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lance Raters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roronoa Zoro !
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raters thows a body shot but no joy.
Raters swinging wildly here.
Raters shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Zoro napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Zoro struggling a bit here.
Zoro is looking to reverse the position.
Raters controlling the position from side mount.
Zoro is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raters prevents Zoro from escaping the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Zoro misses with a low kick.
Roronoa Zoro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zoro misses with a low kick.
Raters shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Raters showed some decent athleticism there.
Zoro trying to hold on to Raters's head to control him but Raters postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Raters controlling the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Roronoa Zoro hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Raters scores with a three punch combo!
Nice uppercut lands for Raters. That snapped Zoro 's head back.
Raters misses with a combination
and Zoro counters with a nice body kick.
Lance Raters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raters blocks a jab.
Zoro throws a head kick but Raters moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoro lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Raters looks to throw the jab but Zoro is out of range.
Zoro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raters.
Zoro misses with a hook.
Zoro throws a chopping leg kick but Raters manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Raters moves out of range as Zoro strikes.
Raters misses with a double jab
and Zoro counters with a left to the body.
Raters shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Raters controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Zoro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Roronoa Zoro .
Raters misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raters throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zoro counters with a stiff right hand.
Raters throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Raters with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zoro to score with a decent uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zoro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Raters throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raters avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zoro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raters.
Raters does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Raters finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zoro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Raters fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raters fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zoro manages to avoid it.
Zoro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Raters swinging wildly here.
Zoro slips under a jab from Raters.
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 Lance Raters will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Raters bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Zoro seems a little lost for a moment, as Raters dominates the positioning.
Zoro looking for a sweep but Raters has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Zoro wants to control but Raters is having none of it.
Raters controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoro keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Zoro is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Raters controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Lance Raters wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Raters throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zoro .
Lance Raters is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zoro misses with a leg kick.
Raters throws a lazy right hand but Zoro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Raters shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Zoro napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Raters tries to move to mount but Zoro blocks the move with his legs.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raters controlling from side mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raters working away.
Raters is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Zoro will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lance Raters.
Some wild striking there from Raters.
Zoro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Raters throws a right and a left that Zoro avoids nicely.
Zoro checks a leg kick nicely.
Raters tries to bum rush Zoro with a series of wild strikes but Zoro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Raters fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zoro manages to avoid it.
Raters misses the shot to the body.
Raters closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Raters is thwarting Zoro 's attempts to control the position.
Raters content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Raters dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Raters misses with a few strikes there.
Raters throws a combination that misses
and Zoro counters with a right hand to the body.
Zoro throws a head kick but Raters moves out of range.
Raters bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Raters blocks a head kick by Zoro .
Zoro throws a head kick but Raters moves out of range.
Raters is looking to wear down Zoro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Some bone on bone action there as Raters checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Raters scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Zoro tries to buck Raters off but Raters is having none of it.
Raters happy to just control the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Lance Raters wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Raters swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A big right from Raters misses.
Zoro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raters was well out of range. Poor timing from Zoro .
Raters avoids the body shot from Zoro .
Raters misses with an uppercut
and Zoro finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Zoro looks to throw the jab but Raters is out of range.
Raters throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zoro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raters checks the leg kick nicely there.
Raters throws a series of punches but Zoro avoids them all with ease.
Zoro misses with a straight left.
Raters looks to land a combination but Zoro avoids it well.
Raters throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zoro .
Zoro tries a low kick but Raters avoids it.
No joy there for Raters, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Raters misses with a combination
and Zoro counters with a good low kick that Raters was not able to check.
Raters throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zoro moves out of range as Raters strikes.
Raters checks a low kick from Zoro .
Lance Raters is winning the standup battle so far.
Raters blocks a jab.
Raters misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Raters misses.
Zoro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raters swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zoro scores with a leg kick.
A combination from Zoro does no damage.
Raters uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zoro .
Zoro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zoro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Roronoa Zoro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zoro tries to clinch but Raters is having none of it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zoro checks a leg kick.
Zoro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No joy there for Raters, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Raters connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raters on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Raters throws a nice looking combination but Zoro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A clash of legs there as Raters blocks the low kick.
Zoro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Raters falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zoro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zoro misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raters shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Zoro looks to land a right hand but Raters moved out of range.
Raters misses with a body shot
and Zoro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Raters throws a nice looking combination but Zoro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Raters takes a swing at Zoro 's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raters misses with a double jab.
Raters thuds a left hand into Zoro 's body.
Lance Raters is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A punch combination from Raters misses.
Zoro slips a jab and a cross from Raters.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lance Raters.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Raters, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lance Raters!
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