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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Bullet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Raven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas Raven acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Bullet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Raven!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bullet fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Raven, pushing him back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Raven - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bullet has a couple of punches blocked by Raven.
Bullet has a couple of punches blocked by Raven.
Bullet lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Raven misses with a short punch on the inside.
Raven blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bullet prevents Raven from breaking the clinch.
Nice body punch from Bullet - that landed with a thud.
Bullet blocks a body shot from Raven.
Raven tries a body shot but Bullet blocks it.
Raven lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raven.
Raven goes for a takedown attempt but Bullet pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Raven wants to land a leg kick but Bullet is out of range.
Jake Bullet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bullet closes the distance but Raven moves to the side
and Raven counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Raven keeps the fight on the outside.
Raven now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Raven finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Raven tries a low kick but Bullet avoids it.
Bullet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Raven manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bullet fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Raven, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven goes for a takedown attempt but Bullet pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Raven tries a head kick but it misses.
Raven blocks a head kick by Bullet.
Bullet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Raven is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Raven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bullet tries to close the distance and clinch but Raven swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Raven scores with a leg kick.
Raven moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Raven explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Raven has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bullet tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bullet tries to clinch but Raven moves out of range.
Raven avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Raven is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Bullet wants to clinch up but Raven keeps it at a distance.
Raven looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bullet moves in looking to clinch but Raven pushes him off.
Bullet lands a jab to the nose.
Bullet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raven manages to avoid it.
Bullet is looking to clinch but Raven is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raven swings widly with a right hand
enabling Bullet to counter with a crisp jab.
Bullet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bullet tries to clinch there but Raven circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bullet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bullet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Raven paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bullet gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bullet lands an uppercut.
Bullet tries to land a knee to the head but Raven blocks with his arms.
Bullet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bullet blocks a body shot from Raven.
Bullet lands a nice uppercut.
Raven tries for a takedown but Bullet manages to get underhooks.
Our sources have told us that Bullet has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Jake Bullet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Raven.
Bullet scores with a knee to the head.
Raven misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raven blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bullet tries to land a knee to the head but Raven blocks with his arms.
Raven blocks a body shot from Bullet.
Bullet blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bullet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raven doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bullet obliges.
Bullet looking to throw knees to the head but Raven is blocking nicely.
Bullet putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Raven in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Raven blocking some punches.
Bullet lands a knee to the head.
Raven struggles to land a body shot inside as Bullet controls his hands.
Raven lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bullet fails to land.
Bullet prevents a body shot from Raven.
Raven lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bullet.
Bullet lands a right hand that snaps the head of Raven backwards.
A short uppercut from Bullet.
Raven works on Bullet's body with a couple of short punches.
Still in the clinch, Bullet scores with a nice short uppercut.
Raven lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raven struggles to land a body shot inside as Bullet controls his hands.
Bullet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Raven blocks it with crossed arms.
Bullet scores with a shot to the side of Raven's head.
Bullet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Raven has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bullet misses with a knee to the head.
Bullet can't find room to land a body shot as Raven controls the action.
Raven breaks the clinch.
Bullet throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body kick there by Raven.
Bullet is breathing heavily.
Raven looks to land a body kick but Bullet moved away.
Raven fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bullet checks it well.
Bullet fails in his attempt to clinch.
Raven throws a wild body kick that Bullet sees coming a mile off.
Bullet keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raven.
Nice defenses there by Raven.
Raven throws a front kick aimed at Bullet's knee but Bullet avoids it well.
Raven circles away from the clinch attempt
and Raven counters with an outside leg kick.
Bullet moves in looking to clinch but Raven pushes him off.
An inside leg kick lands from Raven.
Bullet checks a low kick from Raven.
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 Jake Bullet will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bullet's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Raven misses with a body kick.
Raven circles away from the clinch attempt.
Raven throws a head kick but Bullet moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Raven.
Bullet tries to close the distance and clinch but Raven swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bullet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Raven raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Raven throws a leg kick which misses Bullet's front leg but catches the back leg as Bullet tries to avoid it.
Bullet lands a really nice looking cross but Raven seems unphased.
Bullet doesn't manage to clinch there - Raven circles away.
Raven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Raven attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Raven throws a head kick but Bullet moves out of range.
Bullet fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raven throws a head kick that misses.
Bullet tries to clinch up but Raven circles away and keeps his distance.
Raven throws a body kick that misses.
Bullet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bullet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bullet moves in looking to clinch but Raven pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullet wants to clinch but Raven slips to the side
and Raven counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bullet tries to clinch but Raven is having none of it.
Raven pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Raven tries to land a leg kick but Bullet saw it coming and moves away.
Raven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bullet avoids the head kick by Raven.
Raven pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Raven walks into a straight right hand from Bullet.
Bullet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Raven manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Raven feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bullet's calf.
Raven connects with an inside leg kick.
Raven fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bullet to the ground. Raven is now in Bullet's guard.
Raven prevents Bullet from getting back to his feet.
Raven throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullet wants to stand but Raven is controlling the position.
Raven controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bullet avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Raven pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bullet is keeping the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bullet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bullet blocks a head kick by Raven.
Bullet is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullet tries to clinch up but Raven circles away and keeps his distance.
And Raven tries to counter it with a takedown but Bullet pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A head kick misses from Bullet.
Bullet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raven swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Raven.
Raven throws a shot from downtown. Bullet moves away and avoids it.
Bullet moves into the clinch.
Raven trying to stall but Bullet improves his position.
Raven blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bullet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Raven has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Raven misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Raven misses with a low kick.
Bullet swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bullet tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Raven finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Raven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Raven scores with a decent looking hook.
Raven throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bullet's head.
Bullet fails in his attempt to clinch.
Raven tries to land a front kick but Bullet steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bullet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bullet moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raven takes a knee right on the jaw!
Raven misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bullet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Raven blocks an uppercut.
Raven manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bullet tries to work over Raven's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bullet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bullet lands a nice uppercut.
Bullet misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bullet scores a nice knee to the body.
Raven is breathing heavily.
Bullet throws a punch but it's blocked by Raven.
Bullet lands with a short shot to the head.
Bullet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bullet lands a left hand that snaps the head of Raven backwards.
Nice body punch from Bullet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Raven showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bullet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Raven flicks out a counter leg kick but Bullet steps away.
Bullet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raven swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Raven ducks under a wild hook from Bullet.
Raven keeps the fight on the outside.
Raven throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bullet.
Bullet is looking to clinch but Raven is avoiding it.
Raven scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Raven.
Bullet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bullet moves in looking to clinch but Raven pushes him off.
Bullet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bullet missing with a left hand there. Raven was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raven lands the left hand.
Bullet throws an overhand right that lands on Raven's shoulder, as Raven tries to avoid the shot.
Raven is looking to land body kicks.
Bullet is looking to clinch but Raven is avoiding it.
Bullet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullet checks a leg kick.
Raven throws a head kick that misses.
Raven has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Raven swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bullet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raven swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bullet fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bullet fails in his attempt to clinch.
Raven tries to counter with a clinch but Bullet shakes him off and moves away.
Bullet wants to clinch.
Bullet pushes Raven up against the cage in a clinch.
Raven is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bullet using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Bullet.
Bullet misses with a knee to the head.
Jake Bullet has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Raven is trying to break the clinch but Bullet has him pressed against the cage.
Raven doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raven has Bullet pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bullet manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Raven takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bullet working Raven over with knees to the body.
Bullet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raven's elbow.
Raven throws a head punch that misses.
Raven misses with a punch to the body.
Bullet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bullet misses with a knee to the head.
Bullet makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bullet tries a knee to the head but Raven blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bullet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bullet.
Bullet lands a right hand.
Raven is trying to drag Bullet to the mat but Bullet just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Raven dodges an elbow strike from Bullet.
Bullet with a knee to the head.
It looks like Thomas Raven has been cut.
Raven lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raven misses with a punch to the body.
Bullet keeps control of Raven as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Raven goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raven.
Raven throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bullet has a couple of punches blocked by Raven.
Bullet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Raven has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bullet has a couple of punches blocked by Raven.
Raven pushes Bullet back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bullet misses with a knee to the head.
Raven looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Bullet fails to land.
Bullet lands a hook that snaps the head of Raven backwards.
Raven drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jake Bullet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Raven.
Bullet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Raven has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bullet.
Bullet landing knees to the head.
Bullet tries a knee to the head but Raven blocks it.
Bullet lands a body punch.
Bullet lands with a right to the head.
Raven misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bullet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Raven trying to control the position but instead, Bullet has worked for underhooks and has pushed Raven into the cage.
Bullet prevents Raven from breaking the clinch.
Raven goes for a takedown attempt but Bullet pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Raven pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Raven throws a series of punches but Bullet avoids them all with ease.
Bullet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Raven paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bullet clinches up against the cage.
Bullet throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ravens head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Bullet showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bullet 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Bullet!
A relieved looking Jake Bullet thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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