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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pumpkin Spice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Raez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fernando Raez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pumpkin Spice's chin.
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218 lbs
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Decent wrestler
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pumpkin Spice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fernando Raez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spice walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Spice tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Raez stuns Spice with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Raez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Spice is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Raez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Spice throws a body shot but no joy.
As Spice backs off Raez throws a huge counter combo but Spice manages to avoid it all.
Raez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Spice.
Spice shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Raez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spice shoots in and drives through. Raez sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pumpkin Spice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raez dips to his left and cracks Spice with an uppercut!
Raez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice straight punches there by Raez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Raez.
Spice drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spice throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Raez's waist but Raez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Spice off to one side.
Spice avoids a kick to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Spice 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spice shoots in for a double leg but Raez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Spice misses with a takedown attempt
and Raez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spice takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Raez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Raez stalks Spice and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Spice's face. Spice staggers backwards, shaken.
Raez misses with a few strikes there.
Spice moves in looking to clinch but Raez pushes him off.
Raez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Spice had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Raez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spice takes one on the button.
Spice doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Raez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spice with a poor takedown
and Raez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spice is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Spice gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Raez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raez looks for the body kick but Spice saw that one coming.
Spice misses with a takedown attempt
and Spice takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Raez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pumpkin Spice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Raez lands a nice looking body shot.
Raez with a nice cross.
Raez digs a good body shot into Spice's ribs.
Raez lands with a right hand.
Raez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Spice looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Spice shoots in looking for a takedown but Raez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Spice's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Raez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Raez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Spice dives in and grabs Raez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Raez pushes down on Spice's head and hops out.
Raez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Raez stuns Spice with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Raez throws a one two combo.
Raez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Spice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spice takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Raez connects with a jab.
Raez tries a low kick but Spice avoids it.
Raez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Raez scores with a jab. Spice acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Raez lands a nice shot that snaps Spice's head back.
Raez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Raez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Spice takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fernando Raez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spice fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Raez sprawls well initially but Spice persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spice working Raez over with strikes.
Spice scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Spice 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.
Raez wants to improve his position but Spice is controlling well.
Spice slips a nice elbow through Raez's hands, connecting with Raez's forehead.
Raez trying to control here.
Spice is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Spice stalling.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Raez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Spice throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Spice looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Raez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spice is thwarting Raez's attempts to control the position.
Spice is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Raez trying to hold on to Spice's head to control him but Spice postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Raez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Raez connects with a crisp jab.
Fernando Raez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Raez scores with a decent looking hook.
Spice shoots in for a takedown but Raez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Spice tries to clinch but Raez moves away
and Raez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spice takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Raez lands with a straight right. Spice didn't see that one coming.
Fernando Raez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spice fails with a takedown attempt.
Raez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raez lands a nice shot that snaps Spice's head back.
Spice shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pumpkin Spice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spice tries for a takedown but Raez circles away easily
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Raez counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spice needs to keep his hands up - Raez had a free shot at his head there.
Spice doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Raez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Raez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Spice closes the distance but Raez moves to the side
and Raez counters with a stiff right hand.
Raez scores with a shot to the body.
Spice takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Raez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Spice in his tracks.
Spice takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Raez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Spice takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Spice takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Raez!
Raez scores with a nice head shot.
Spice tries for a takedown but Raez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Raez misses with a leg kick.
Spice takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Raez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Raez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Spice on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Raez misses with a leg kick.
Spice misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Raez connects with a single shot there.
Spice doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Raez counters with a stiff right hand.
Raez dips to his left and cracks Spice with an uppercut!
Raez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Spice takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Raez punishes Spice's body with a nice straight punch.
Raez lands a right hook to the body.
Spice is looking to clinch.
Raez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Spice takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Spice.
Spice will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spice misses with a takedown
and Raez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Raez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Spice with a poor takedown
and Raez counters with a stiff right hand.
Spice checks a leg kick.
Raez lands with an overhand left.
Spice moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Raez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Spice eats them both and turns towards Raez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Spice looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Spice goes for a double leg but Raez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Raez continues to drive forward.
Raez lands with a right hand.
Raez lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raez looks to land a combination. Spice sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Raez cracks a nice hook into Spice's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Raez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Raez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Raez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Spice moves forwards but Raez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Spice gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Spice takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Raez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spice changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Raez scores with a nice right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Raez, as that shot connected.
Spice tries for a takedown but Raez circles away easily
and Raez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Raez.
Spice closes the distance looking to clinch
and Raez counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Raez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raez lands with an uppercut that bounces Spice off the cage and back into range.
Spice ducks right into an uppercut from Raez.
Raez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Spice takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Spice fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pumpkin Spice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Spice misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Spice tries for a takedown but Raez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Raez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Raez is looking to land body kicks.
Raez sizes up Spice with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Raez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spice has a takedown stuffed.
Spice takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Danga de danga de dang - Raez scores with a four punch combination!
Raez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Spice on the side of the head.
Raez with a jab.
Raez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Spice shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Raez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spice gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Raez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Raez is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raez lands a body shot.
Spice has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Raez finds it's way round the side to connect with Spice's head.
Spice shoots for a double leg takedown but Raez sprawls well. He's pushed Spice's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Raez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Danga de danga de dang - Raez scores with a four punch combination!
No luck for Spice with that takedown attempt.
Raez looks to land a combination. Spice sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A jab from Raez does it's job there.
Raez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raez with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Spice needs to keep his hands up - Raez had a free shot at his head there.
Spice throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Raez tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Spice is in Raez's guard.
Spice lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Raez wants to get back to his feet but Spice is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pumpkin Spice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raez working a defensive guard here.
Raez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Spice with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spice working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Raez's head.
Spice distracts Raez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fernando Raez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Raez 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fernando Raez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Raez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 25:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 25:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fernando Raez!
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