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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Danny Raptor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fou Rthihovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rthihovsky has chosen That Smell - Lynyrd Skynyrd as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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144 lbs
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135 lbs
16 - 5 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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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
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Raptor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Fou Rthihovsky!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rthihovsky throws out a loose jab but Raptor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raptor fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rthihovsky fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Raptor closes the distance and clinches up with Rthihovsky, looking for a takedown. Raptor pushes Rthihovsky against the cage but Rthihovsky circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Raptor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Raptor connects with a looping right hand.
Raptor throws a looping overhand right but Rthihovsky ducks down to avoid it.
Raptor staying out of range there.
Raptor drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Raptor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Raptor postures up in Rthihovsky's guard and throws a big left but Rthihovsky blocks it.
Raptor is fighting to break Rthihovsky's control of his arms but Rthihovsky is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raptor content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
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!
Rthihovsky is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raptor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rthihovsky works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rthihovsky avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Raptor trying to control the position from guard on top but Rthihovsky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raptor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rthihovsky swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rthihovsky keeping moving, preventing Raptor from controlling successfully.
Raptor throwing strikes but missing.
Raptor is looking to work some ground and pound but Rthihovsky has wrist control.
Rthihovsky manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raptor is looking to get to half guard.
Raptor manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Raptor is trying is best to control the position here.
Raptor tries to roll over but Rthihovsky keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raptor is staying active underneath Rthihovsky, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Raptor is looking for a sweep. Rthihovsky is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rthihovsky not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Raptor manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Raptor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rthihovsky is staying active underneath Raptor, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Raptor winds up and cracks Rthihovsky with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Raptor works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raptor throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Raptor misses with a head shot.
Rthihovsky is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raptor with shots to the head and body - Rthihovsky looks very uncomfortable down there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rthihovsky slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Rthihovsky is looking to improve his position.
Raptor is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rthihovsky has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rthihovsky wants to control but Raptor is keeping busy.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Raptor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Raptor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rthihovsky defending well though.
Raptor looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rthihovsky with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Raptor is keen to just control but Rthihovsky is a slippery customer.
Raptor is controlling the pace.
Raptor is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Raptor wants to take a breather but Rthihovsky is having none of it.
Raptor 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.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rthihovsky blocking the ground and pound attempt from Raptor.
Rthihovsky wants to control but Raptor is keeping busy.
Raptor is pressing down on Rthihovsky's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rthihovsky is holding on for now.
Raptor is trying to control. Rthihovsky wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rthihovsky tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Raptor has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Raptor postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rthihovsky looks a forlorn figure.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Raptor unloading with bombs!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Raptor cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Raptor punching from mount but Rthihovsky doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Raptor looking to ground and pound but Rthihovsky is blocking nicely.
Raptor working the ground and pound effectively.
Raptor cracks Rthihovsky with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Raptor is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rthihovsky can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rthihovsky is rocked!
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!
Rthihovsky bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Rthihovsky must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Raptor has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Raptor trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Raptor lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rthihovsky!
Raptor with a couple of short strikes.
Raptor landing strikes from the mount and Rthihovsky is in trouble!
Raptor goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Rthihovsky is on top in guard.
Rthihovsky pushing down on Raptor's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Raptor tries to roll over but Rthihovsky keeps him under control.
Raptor manages to get to full guard.
Raptor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rthihovsky's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rthihovsky is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Raptor trying to control the position from guard on top but Rthihovsky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Raptor dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Raptor shoots for a double leg takedown but Rthihovsky sprawls well. He's pushed Raptor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Raptor tries for a takedown but Rthihovsky sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Danny Raptor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raptor shoots in looking for a takedown but Rthihovsky manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Raptor's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Raptor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Raptor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Raptor fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rthihovsky darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rthihovsky shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rthihovsky showed some decent athleticism there.
Rthihovsky tries to pass to full mount but Raptor defends it.
Rthihovsky controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raptor wants to control but Rthihovsky is keeping busy.
Raptor is trying to get back to full guard.
Rthihovsky wants to pass the guard but Raptor is defending well.
Danny Raptor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Raptor is staying active underneath Rthihovsky, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raptor wants to improve his position but Rthihovsky is controlling well.
Raptor is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rthihovsky pulls his head out easily.
Rthihovsky is thwarting Raptor's attempts to control the position.
Raptor tries to roll over but Rthihovsky keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rthihovsky is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Raptor!
Rthihovsky prevents Raptor from getting the reversal.
Rthihovsky controlling from the full mount.
Raptor can't escape the position.
Raptor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rthihovsky looking to control but Raptor is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Raptor is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raptor tries to hold on but Rthihovsky pushes him away.
Raptor is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Raptor is working hard here to advance position.
Rthihovsky tries to control but Raptor wriggling away.
Rthihovsky working for a guillotine from mount but Raptor is in no mood to give up.
Raptor is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rthihovsky putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Raptor is trying to escape the mount.
Rthihovsky takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Raptor tries to hold on but Rthihovsky pushes him away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rthihovsky postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Raptor looks a forlorn figure.
Raptor manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Raptor is trying to maintain the position but Rthihovsky is very close to passing his half guard.
Rthihovsky is keen to just control but Raptor is a slippery customer.
Raptor trying to hold on to Rthihovsky's head to control him but Rthihovsky postures up.
Raptor is looking to improve his position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Raptor is not content to let Rthihovsky control the position.
Raptor has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rthihovsky is working away from the top position though.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rthihovsky looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rthihovsky throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Raptor to regain full guard.
Raptor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Raptor is trying to control the position but Rthihovsky postures up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Raptor wants to sweep but no luck.
Raptor has his foot on Rthihovsky's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rthihovsky works his way back into a safe position though.
Raptor is looking for a triangle here but Rthihovsky uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Raptor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rthihovsky trying to control the action but Raptor is working from the bottom.
Raptor prevents Rthihovsky from improving position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rthihovsky trying to control the position but Raptor is working away.
Raptor manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Rthihovsky taking some punishment here, with Raptor in his half guard.
Rthihovsky has hold of Raptor's hands but Raptor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raptor is thwarting Rthihovsky's attempts to control the position.
Raptor lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Fou Rthihovsky will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Raptor tries a head kick but it misses.
Rthihovsky displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Raptor.
Rthihovsky throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Raptor tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rthihovsky is in Raptor's guard.
Rthihovsky throwing strikes but missing.
Rthihovsky trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rthihovsky lands a couple of digs.
Raptor will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Raptor seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Raptor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raptor will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rthihovsky stands and throws Raptor's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Raptor tries to buck Rthihovsky off but Rthihovsky is having none of it.
Rthihovsky advances to full mount.
Raptor controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raptor working to try and regain half guard.
Raptor tries to lock up and control but Rthihovsky gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Raptor can't escape the position.
Raptor tries to hold on but Rthihovsky postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raptor slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Raptor trying to control here.
Rthihovsky sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Raptor defending well though.
Raptor is trying to get back to full guard.
Raptor manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raptor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rthihovsky is one step ahead there.
Rthihovsky pushes down on Raptor's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Raptor is looking for a sweep. Rthihovsky is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rthihovsky throwing shots but Raptor is blocking nicely.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Raptor is looking for a sweep. Rthihovsky is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Raptor is looking to get back to full guard here but Rthihovsky has managed to pass to side control instead.
Raptor sneaks back into half guard.
Rthihovsky is looking for submissions but instead, Raptor has regained full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Raptor lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rthihovsky!
Raptor working the ground and pound effectively.
Raptor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rthihovsky is looking to escape.
Raptor avoids the attempt from Rthihovsky to control.
Fou Rthihovsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Raptor working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Raptor looking to control but Rthihovsky is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rthihovsky is desperately trying to improve his position but Raptor has a good base and remains in mount.
Raptor looking to control but Rthihovsky is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rthihovsky sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Raptor looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rthihovsky with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Raptor is trying to control the action in half guard but Rthihovsky is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Raptor prevents Rthihovsky from improving his position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Raptor wants to free his trapped foot but Rthihovsky is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rthihovsky is concentrating on defense, preventing Raptor from advancing position.
Raptor wants to control but Rthihovsky is keeping him busy.
Rthihovsky actively working from the bottom here.
Rthihovsky takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raptor throwing shots but Rthihovsky is blocking nicely.
Rthihovsky looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Raptor is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Rthihovsky!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Raptor landing punches.
Danny Raptor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Raptor lands with some strikes.
Raptor sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rthihovsky tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Raptor pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Raptor pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Raptor is landing with some decent strikes but Rthihovsky is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raptor controlling the position easily from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raptor with shots to the head and body - Rthihovsky looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Raptor showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Raptor has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Danny Raptor!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Danny Raptor!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Danny Raptor!
Danny Raptor wins by unanimous decision!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Danny Raptor made sure he mentioned GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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