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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mase Force (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vikramditya Singh Ratore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Singh Ratore has chosen 2pac-Tupac All Eyez On Me as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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287 lbs
47 - 24 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mase Force!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
47 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vikramditya Singh Ratore !
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Force moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Singh Ratore misses the target.
Force misses with a body shot.
Singh Ratore lands a nice hook to Force's body. Force takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Force swings widly with a right hand
and Singh Ratore counters with a thumping low kick.
A jab from Force misses.
Force stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Force wants it to stay on the feet.
Force throws a quick counter kick to the body but Singh Ratore avoids it.
Singh Ratore steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Force. That one must have hurt.
Force looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Singh Ratore avoids a kick to the body.
Singh Ratore moves away from the strike by Force.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Force throws a combination that misses
and Singh Ratore counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Singh Ratore postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Singh Ratore slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Force knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Singh Ratore on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh Ratore trying to control the position from guard on top but Force is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've been hearing good reports from Force's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Force preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Singh Ratore stays in close to Force's body and controls the position.
Force avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Force avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Singh Ratore looking to sit in guard and control but Force gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Singh Ratore tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh Ratore is still trying to improve position.
Singh Ratore controls Force momentarily but Force frees himself.
Force forces his way into half guard.
Force prevents Singh Ratore from improving his position.
Force performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Singh Ratore trying to hold on to Force's head to control him but Force postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh Ratore slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Singh Ratore looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Singh Ratore tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Force might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Force looks to land a left hand but Singh Ratore moved out of range nicely.
Force misses with a looping right.
Mase Force is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Singh Ratore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Force steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Singh Ratore .
Force throws an off balance right hand
and Force takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Singh Ratore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Singh Ratore feints the counter takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Force. Singh Ratore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Force looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Force swings for the body but Singh Ratore moves out of range.
Singh Ratore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Singh Ratore shoots in but no luck this time.
Force keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Singh Ratore avoids the body shot from Force.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Force lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Singh Ratore circles away quickly and effectively.
Force dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Singh Ratore . That did some damage!
Force walks into a left hand.
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 Mase Force will probably get the nod.
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.
Force throws a lazy uppercut
and Singh Ratore counters with a straight right hand.
Force is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Singh Ratore 's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Force misses with a two punch combination.
Force scores with the left hand. Singh Ratore knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Vikramditya Singh Ratore has been cut.
Singh Ratore avoids the body shot from Force.
A swing and a miss from Force.
Force throws a poor cross that misses
and Singh Ratore counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Singh Ratore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Singh Ratore tries to land a leg kick but Force saw it coming and moves away.
Singh Ratore throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Force lands.
Force closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Force looking to stall.
Singh Ratore fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Force scores with a shoulder strike.
Singh Ratore tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Force just stands there and leans against the cage.
Force tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Singh Ratore jumps guard and drags Force to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Singh Ratore trying to keep a closed guard but Force is proving a slippery customer.
Singh Ratore has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Singh Ratore will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Singh Ratore working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh Ratore has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Force has passed into side control.
Singh Ratore is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Force off and has taken his back!
Singh Ratore lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Singh Ratore just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Singh Ratore landing with strikes.
Force is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Singh Ratore .
Well, with Singh Ratore on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Force is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Singh Ratore wants to control but Force is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh Ratore is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Singh Ratore is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Singh Ratore missing with strikes from the back.
Singh Ratore scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Singh Ratore is looking to control Force but Force is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Singh Ratore struggling to land strikes to the head as Force covers up.
Singh Ratore lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh Ratore is trying to stick to Force's back but Force is turning into Singh Ratore . He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Singh Ratore 's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Force.
Singh Ratore 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.
Singh Ratore seems keen to control Force's posture.
Singh Ratore trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Force preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Singh Ratore is on top in guard.
Singh Ratore is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vikramditya Singh Ratore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vikramditya Singh Ratore 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Singh Ratore avoids the body shot from Force.
Singh Ratore moves away from the strike by Force.
That kick from Singh Ratore tenderised Force's leg. Force is trying to keep his angry face on.
Force scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Singh Ratore keeps the fight on the outside.
A solid leg kick lands there for Force.
Nice jab there from Force.
Singh Ratore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Force misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Singh Ratore counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Force darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Singh Ratore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Force is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Singh Ratore .
Singh Ratore swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Singh Ratore attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Force lands a jab to the nose.
Force misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Singh Ratore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Force.
Singh Ratore closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Force throws a body shot but no joy.
Force misses the jab.
Mase Force is winning the standup battle so far.
Singh Ratore lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Singh Ratore uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Force misses with a left hand
and Singh Ratore counters with a head kick. That will keep Force thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Singh Ratore lands a body shot.
Force rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Singh Ratore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Singh Ratore is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Force slips under a jab.
Force looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh Ratore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Force fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Singh Ratore manages to avoid it.
Mase Force seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Force lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Singh Ratore at a distance.
Singh Ratore has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Force misses with a body shot.
Singh Ratore chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A big left from Force misses.
Singh Ratore defending well as Force loads up on a big left hand.
Singh Ratore showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Force.
And Singh Ratore tries to counter it with a takedown but Force pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Force with a hook.
Force swings away with a body shot that misses
and Singh Ratore counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh Ratore cracks a nice hook into Force's ribs.
Force looks to land a right hand but Singh Ratore moved out of range.
Force looks to throw the jab but Singh Ratore is out of range.
Force scores with a body shot.
Force takes one to the side of the head.
Singh Ratore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Force keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Force throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Singh Ratore swings for the body but Force moves out of range.
Singh Ratore lands a leg kick that knocks Force off balance momentarily.
Singh Ratore moves out of range as Force throws a body kick.
Singh Ratore misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Force.
Force tries to clinch but Singh Ratore moves out of range.
Singh Ratore appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Force cracks the inside of Singh Ratore 's front leg.
Force has closed the distance and engaged Singh Ratore in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Force misses with a short punch on the inside.
Force looking to slow down the pace here.
Force lands with a light punch inside.
Force goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Force doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Singh Ratore blocks a body shot from Force.
Singh Ratore lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Singh Ratore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Force delivers a nice body kick.
Force throws a hook but Singh Ratore blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mase Force clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Vikramditya Singh Ratore 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Singh Ratore throws a leg kick but Force sees it coming and moves out of range.
Singh Ratore cracks the inside of Force's front leg.
Force dips to his left and cracks Singh Ratore with an uppercut!
Force is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Force tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Singh Ratore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It seemed like Singh Ratore was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Force throws a right hand that misses
and Singh Ratore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Singh Ratore fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Force fails with an attempt to clinch.
Force has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh Ratore drags the fight down to the ground.
Force won't allow Singh Ratore to sweep him here.
Force looking to pass the guard.
Force won't allow Singh Ratore to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Force pushing down on Singh Ratore 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Singh Ratore is looking to control Force's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Singh Ratore avoid being mounted?
Singh Ratore is concentrating on defense, preventing Force from advancing position.
Force not doing much here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Singh Ratore throws a body shot but no joy.
Singh Ratore feints and then cracks Force's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Force down.
Singh Ratore tries to keep at a distance but Force has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Force.
A frustrated look appears on Singh Ratore 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Singh Ratore drops down looking for an ankle pick but Force pulls his leg out and moves away.
Force keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mase Force has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vikramditya Singh Ratore .
Singh Ratore is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Force dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Singh Ratore . That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Force tries to close the distance and clinch up but Singh Ratore swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Singh Ratore throws a counter combo.
Force connects with a body shot that sends Singh Ratore 's belly button to the back.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Force checks a leg kick.
Force tries to clinch but Singh Ratore moves out of range.
Force misses with a body punch
and Singh Ratore counters with a nice low kick that buckles Force's knee momentarily.
Singh Ratore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Singh Ratore is looking to score with low kicks.
Force lands a lovely overhand right.
Force scores with a crisp jab that stopped Singh Ratore in his tracks.
Singh Ratore has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Force.
Good shot there by Force.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Force tries to clinch up but Singh Ratore circles away and keeps his distance.
A little jabbing left from Singh Ratore on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Force misses with an uppercut
and Singh Ratore counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Singh Ratore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Force.
Force misses with a straight right.
Force finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Force cracks Singh Ratore with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That has opened up Vikramditya Singh Ratore 's cut even more.
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!
Singh Ratore misses with a low kick as Force jumps back.
Force uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Singh Ratore is rocked!
Force scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Singh Ratore doesn't seem bothered though.
You can see that Singh Ratore has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Singh Ratore staying out of range there.
Force throws a lazy right hand but Singh Ratore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Force fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Singh Ratore .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mase Force had his way with Vikramditya Singh Ratore in that round.
The cut man is working on Vikramditya Singh Ratore 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Force tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Singh Ratore was well out of range. Poor timing from Force.
Force throws a big shot that misses.
Force loads up on a big right hand but Singh Ratore slips the punch.
Singh Ratore throws a leg kick
and Force counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Singh Ratore thumps Force with a low kick.
Singh Ratore slips a jab from Force.
Force misses with a hook. Singh Ratore ducked under it nicely.
Force throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh Ratore throws a lazy right hand but Force sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Force throws a low kick but Singh Ratore moves out of range easily.
Singh Ratore looks to land a body kick but Force moved away.
A punch lands to the side of Singh Ratore 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh Ratore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Singh Ratore slips under a jab from Force.
Singh Ratore will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Singh Ratore lands a head shot.
Force misses with a straight right.
Force wants to clinch up but Singh Ratore keeps it at a distance.
Singh Ratore throws out a counter right but Force avoids it with no problem.
Singh Ratore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Force, as that shot connected.
Singh Ratore lands a jab to Force's midsection.
Singh Ratore misses with a few strikes there.
Singh Ratore keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Force.
Nice uppercut there from Force.
Vikramditya Singh Ratore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Singh Ratore is still on wobbly legs! Can Force finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh Ratore shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Force but Force pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Singh Ratore seems to have recovered his senses.
Singh Ratore is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Force stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Force loads up on a big right hand but Singh Ratore slips the punch.
Singh Ratore moves out of range as Force strikes.
And Singh Ratore tries to counter it with a takedown but Force pushes his down on his head and steps out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Force lands a big right hand that sends Singh Ratore crashing to the mat! Force stays standing though and waves Singh Ratore back to his feet!
Force throws a hook to the side of Singh Ratore 's head but Singh Ratore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Force circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Singh Ratore to the canvas! Singh Ratore doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Force keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mase Force!
Mase Force retains his super heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Mase Force thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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