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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Saiquin Raven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and darcy mcphearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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141 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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160 cm
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135 lbs
1 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Saiquin Raven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, darcy mcphearson!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raven shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Raven showed some decent athleticism there.
Raven trying to mount his opponent but mcphearson defends it.
Raven sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Raven has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
mcphearson wants to get back to his feet.
Raven uses his free foot to push down on mcphearson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for mcphearson.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
mcphearson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Raven controlling the pace for now.
Raven has control of mcphearson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and mcphearson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Raven looking to control and managing it successfully.
mcphearson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
mcphearson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Raven pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
mcphearson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
mcphearson looks gassed!
Raven content just to control the position here.
Raven moves to back control.
Raven trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure mcphearson doesn't escape.
mcphearson looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raven controlling the position well here. mcphearson rolled but Raven kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Saiquin Raven just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
mcphearson shoots and misses
and Raven counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Raven is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Raven's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
mcphearson tries to kick Raven off but Raven keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Raven looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
mcphearson tries to kick Raven off but Raven keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mcphearson is staying active underneath Raven, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
mcphearson is looking to escape.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
mcphearson tries for a takedown but Raven circles away easily
so Raven counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Raven not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Raven trying to control the position from guard on top but mcphearson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
mcphearson wants to stand up but Raven is controlling him.
Raven is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
mcphearson wants to stand up but Raven is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raven controls from within his opponent's guard.
Raven won't allow mcphearson to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
mcphearson shoots and misses
and Raven counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Saiquin Raven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of darcy mcphearson.
mcphearson wants to stand up but Raven is controlling him.
Raven sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed mcphearson's guard.
mcphearson kicks Raven off and gets back to his feet.
Raven shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raven trying to control but mcphearson is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
mcphearson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Raven controls the pace.
mcphearson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saiquin Raven dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
mcphearson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Raven counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for mcphearson!
Raven works his way to his opponent's back.
Saiquin Raven overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
mcphearson is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Raven.
Raven seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down mcphearson for as long as he can get away with.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Saiquin Raven just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Raven looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for mcphearson!
Raven forces the positional change into back control.
mcphearson is breathing heavily.
Raven keeps control of the position easily here as mcphearson tries to buck him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven has both hooks in and is working for a choke. mcphearson is in real trouble here. Raven gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, mcphearson is tapping out! Raven wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Saiquin Raven!
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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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