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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julius Africanus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raviel Mutoh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raviel Mutoh will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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288 lbs
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225 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julius Africanus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raviel Mutoh!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mutoh has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Africanus.
Mutoh fails with a takedown attempt.
Mutoh gets caught flat footed, as Africanus shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Africanus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Africanus working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mutoh is trying to keep Africanus in close.
Africanus 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.
Mutoh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Africanus is one step ahead there.
Mutoh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mutoh working a defensive guard here.
Africanus lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Africanus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Africanus postures up.
Mutoh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Africanus.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Africanus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Africanus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Africanus is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Africanus lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Africanus landing some decent shots from guard.
Mutoh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutoh pulls Africanus in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Africanus sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mutoh's guard.
Mutoh is trying to maintain the position but Africanus is very close to passing his half guard.
Africanus scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Africanus thows a huge punch but Mutoh dodges it nicely.
Africanus is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mutoh defends it well.
Mutoh on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mutoh wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutoh tries to get to full guard but Africanus has control of the leg.
Mutoh moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Africanus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Africanus distracts Mutoh with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Africanus is looking to advance position but Mutoh has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Africanus is trying desperately to improve position.
Africanus gets back to half guard.
Africanus is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Africanus moves into full guard.
Africanus keeping moving, preventing Mutoh from controlling successfully.
Mutoh avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Africanus is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mutoh is aware though and is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mutoh trying to control the position from guard on top but Africanus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Africanus dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mutoh moves in looking to clinch but Africanus pushes him off.
Africanus drives through with a takedown into Mutoh's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Africanus might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mutoh throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Mutoh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Africanus throwing strikes but missing.
Mutoh is trying to control the position but Africanus postures up.
Julius Africanus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mutoh wants to sweep here but Africanus controlling him for the moment.
Africanus lands a couple of digs.
Mutoh looking for a guillotine here but Africanus defends easily.
Africanus throws a big right hand that misses.
Africanus really is a fat lump.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Africanus landing with the ground and pound.
Africanus keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mutoh's head.
Africanus connects with a couple of short punches.
Africanus landing with the ground and pound.
Mutoh is rocked!
Africanus works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mutoh is still in real trouble! Can Africanus finish him?
Nice strikes from Africanus there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Africanus is looking for a kimura but Mutoh is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Africanus to get the leverage.
Africanus working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mutoh scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Africanus manages to mount him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutoh takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Africanus's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julius Africanus!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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