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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rampage Rampage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Opan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ken Opan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rampage Rampage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Opan!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rampage misses with a two punch combination.
Rampage throws a series of punches but Opan moves out of range.
Opan fails to land the takedown.
Rampage misses with a double jab
and Opan counters with a two punch combo.
Rampage throws a series of punches but Opan moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Rampage. No joy for Opan on that attempt.
Opan instigates a clinch.
Rampage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Opan gets tackled into the cage by Rampage. Rampage maintains the clinch.
Rampage tries to stall but Opan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Opan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rampage Rampage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Opan.
Rampage avoids a wild elbow strike from Opan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rampage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rampage misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Rampage. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Rampage. Those never looked like landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rampage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No joy there for Opan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Opan tries to clinch there but Rampage circles away.
Opan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Opan throws a sloppy head kick and Rampage moves out of range easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rampage!
Rampage tries to clinch up but Opan circles away and keeps his distance.
Rampage closes the distance and pushes Opan back into the cage.
Rampage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rampage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Opan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rampage sprawls well. Rampage wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Opan gets slowly back to his feet.
Rampage throws a nice looking combination but Opan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Opan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rampage pinned against the cage. Rampage gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Opan looks gassed!
Opan swats away the attempt to clinch by Rampage.
Rampage misses with a wild combination.
Opan keeps the fight on the outside.
Rampage is looking to clinch but Opan is avoiding it.
Opan avoids the head kick by Rampage.
Opan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Opan looks for the body kick but Rampage saw that one coming.
Rampage moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rampage manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rampage lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rampage has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Opan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Opan tries to circle away but Rampage has him pinned against the cage.
Rampage breaks the clinch.
Rampage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rampage tries to clinch but Opan moves out of range.
Opan ducks under a wild hook from Rampage.
Rampage misses with a hook
and Opan moves into the clinch.
Rampage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rampage closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rampage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Opan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rampage sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Opan somewhat.
Rampage throws a right and a left that both miss.
Opan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rampage as he jumps to the side.
Rampage wants to clinch.
A nice combination there by Rampage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rampage is looking to clinch.
Opan slips a jab and a cross from Rampage.
Rampage lands with a nice combination. Opan backs away looking to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rampage Rampage dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rampage tries to close the distance and clinch but Opan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Opan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rampage tries to close the distance and clinch but Opan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Opan throws a leg kick but Rampage checks it.
Opan moves into range and clinches up with Rampage.
Opan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rampage tries to pull guard but Opan holds him up against the cage and eventually Rampage drops back down to his feet.
Rampage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Opan is trying desperately to land a takedown but Rampage is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Opan.
Rampage moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sloppy strikes from Rampage. Those never looked like landing.
Rampage throws a nice looking combination but Opan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rampage lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Opan circles away quickly and effectively.
Rampage stuffs the takedown attempt from Opan. Opan gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rampage drops Opan with a beautiful combination! Opan stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rampage is looking for the KO!
Opan is rocked!
It looks like Ken Opan has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rampage is looking to land body kicks.
Opan is still on wobbly legs! Can Rampage finish him?
Opan is breathing heavily.
Rampage instigates a clinch.
Opan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Opan seems to have recovered his senses.
Rampage Rampage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Opan.
Rampage blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rampage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rampage Rampage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rampage tries to clinch up but Opan circles away and keeps his distance.
Rampage fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Opan, pushing him back against the cage.
Opan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rampage's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Rampage scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rampage breaks the clinch.
Rampage tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rampage!
Opan looks for a takedown but Rampage sprawls well.
Some wild striking there from Rampage.
Rampage is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Opan can do to turn this around?
Rampage is looking to clinch.
Rampage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Opan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Opan dodges the punch combination from Rampage.
Rampage tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Opan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rampage looks for a takedown but Opan sprawls well.
Rampage misses with a double jab.
Rampage misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rampage throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Opan counters with a one-two to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rampage!
Rampage throws a series of punches but Opan avoids them all with ease.
Opan shoots in for a takedown but Rampage shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rampage darts in and clinches Opan up against the cage.
Rampage breaks from the clinch.
Rampage doesn't manage to clinch there - Opan circles away.
Opan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rampage swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rampage fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rampage moves into range and clinches up with Opan.
Rampage goes for a takedown in the clinch but Opan prevents it.
Rampage is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rampage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rampage forces Opan back against the cage and clinches.
Opan avoids the elbow strike from Rampage, against the cage.
Opan tries to stall but Rampage uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rampage is pressed up against the cage. Opan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rampage down to the mat. Rampage avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rampage tries to bum rush Opan with a series of wild strikes but Opan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rampage shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Opan eats them both and turns towards Rampage to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rampage misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rampage gets a clinch.
Rampage manages to break the clinch.
Rampage lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rampage Rampage dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ken Opan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Rampage misses with a double jab.
Rampage tries to clinch up but Opan circles away and keeps his distance.
Rampage throws a right and a left that Opan avoids nicely.
Rampage goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rampage tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rampage Rampage is winning the standup battle so far.
Rampage keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rampage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rampage is looking to clinch but Opan is avoiding it.
Opan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Opan tries to clinch up.
Opan shoots in and drives through. Rampage sprawls well.
Rampage stuffs the takedown.
Rampage Rampage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Opan.
Nice takedown defense from Opan. No joy for Rampage on that attempt.
Rampage moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rampage controlling the action here for a moment.
Opan jumps guard but Rampage stands there with Opan around his waist. Opan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rampage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rampage rushes Opan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rampage manages to break the clinch.
Rampage tries to clinch up.
Rampage throws a series of punches but Opan avoids them all with ease.
Rampage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opan shoots for a double leg takedown but Rampage sprawls well. He's pushed Opan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Opan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Rampage. Those never looked like landing.
A big right from Rampage misses.
Rampage tries to close the distance and clinch but Opan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Opan swats away the attempt to clinch by Rampage.
Rampage moves to clinch but Opan breaks away
and Opan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rampage tries to clinch there but Opan circles away.
Rampage misses with the combination.
Opan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Opan throws a front kick aimed at Rampage's knee but Rampage avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Opan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rampage tries to clinch but Opan moves away
and Opan moves into the clinch.
Rampage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Opan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Opan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rampage pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Opan back to the cage. Rampage follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rampage Rampage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rampage throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rampage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rampage instigates a clinch.
Rampage displaying some good clinch control by pressing Opan up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rampage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Opan stuffs the takedown attempt from Rampage. Rampage gets slowly back to his feet.
Opan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Opan has Rampage up against the cage in a clinch.
Rampage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rampage lands a jab-cross combination.
Rampage doesn't manage to clinch there - Opan circles away.
Ken Opan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rampage Rampage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rampage tries to clinch
and Opan counters with a left and a right that stings Rampage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rampage Rampage showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rampage has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rampage Rampage!
In his post fight interview, Rampage Rampage started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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hype
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