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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Van Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mad Raefon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raefon has chosen Riot - Three Days Grace as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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285 lbs
21 - 18 - 0 |
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196 cm
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283 lbs
24 - 14 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Mikhail Van Kirkland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mad Raefon!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Kirkland scores with a leg kick.
Raefon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Kirkland paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Kirkland fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Raefon to the ground. Van Kirkland is now in Raefon's guard.
Raefon 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.
Van Kirkland postures up in Raefon's guard and throws a big left but Raefon blocks it.
Van Kirkland landing some decent shots from guard.
Raefon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Raefon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Van Kirkland manages to get himself to full guard.
Van Kirkland looking to hit a scissor sweep but Raefon is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raefon with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raefon postures up in Van Kirkland's guard and throws a big left but Van Kirkland blocks it.
Raefon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Raefon throws a big right hand that misses.
Raefon throws an elbow that misses. Van Kirkland uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Raefon's guard. Nice move by Van Kirkland!
Raefon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Raefon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Van Kirkland's guard.
Raefon preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raefon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Van Kirkland tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Van Kirkland trying to keep a closed guard but Raefon is proving a slippery customer.
Raefon postures up in Van Kirkland's guard and throws a big left but Van Kirkland blocks it.
Van Kirkland wants to sweep here but Raefon controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Raefon scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Van Kirkland takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Van Kirkland is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Raefon moves into full guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Van Kirkland slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Kirkland landing strikes.
Check out the look on Van Kirkland's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Raefon is trying to improve his position.
Raefon is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Van Kirkland off and has taken his back!
Van Kirkland avoids the strikes from Raefon.
Van Kirkland covering up well under a series of strikes from Raefon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raefon missing with punches from the back.
Raefon missing with punches from the back.
Van Kirkland is covering up but some of the strikes from Raefon are getting through and doing damage.
It looks like Mikhail Van Kirkland has been cut.
You can see the frustration on Van Kirkland's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Raefon lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Raefon throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Van Kirkland covers up after that shot from Raefon.
Mikhail Van Kirkland's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mikhail Van Kirkland's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mad Raefon!
During a confident post fight interview, Mad Raefon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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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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