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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dastian Maulish (ranked 5755 p4p, 123 weight class) and Shane Raffington (ranked 5862 p4p, 126 weight class). Shane Raffington is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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169 cm
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155 lbs
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182 cm
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190 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dastian Maulish! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shane Raffington! The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Raffington lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Raffington has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Raffington fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maulish has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Raffington scores with a jab to the body. Good work by Raffington as he checks the leg kick. Raffington appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Maulish throws a leg kick that misses. Raffington looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Raffington thows a left - swing and a miss! Maulish is looking to counter with a body kick. Raffington takes a swing at Maulish's ribcage but misses. Maulish throws a body punch but Raffington moves out of range. Maulish avoids a kick to the body.
And Maulish counters with a quick kick to the body but Raffington blocks it. Raffington fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Maulish throws a half hearted mid kick. Raffington scores with a decent looking hook. Raffington avoids a low kick by using good footwork. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A nice leg kick lands there from Raffington. Maulish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raffington.
Raffington scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Raffington thuds his shin into the meat of Maulish's side. Maulish ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raffington moves away. Raffington moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Raffington thuds his right hand into Maulish's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Maulish throws a lazy right hand but Raffington sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Raffington lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maulish looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Raffington scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Maulish staying out of range there. Raffington blocks a jab. Raffington misses with a straight left. Maulish misses with an uppercut. Raffington saw that one coming. Maulish throws a low kick but it's checked well by Raffington. Maulish misses with a body kick. Raffington throws out a counter right but Maulish avoids it with no problem. Maulish walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Raffington checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Raffington blocks a head kick by Maulish.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raffington. Maulish does a little dance to reset his feet. A head kick misses from Raffington. Maulish throws a quick counter kick to the body but Raffington avoids it. Maulish throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Raffington uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Maulish misses with a low kick as Raffington jumps back. Raffington has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Raffington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maulish.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Maulish has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Raffington. Raffington checks a low kick from Maulish. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! An inside leg kick lands from Raffington. Raffington lets loose with a powerful body kick. Maulish will feel that in the morning. Maulish looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Raffington avoids a kick to the body.
Raffington throws a fast counter high kick but Maulish manages to duck under it in time. Maulish throws the left hand but Raffington avoids the punch easily. Raffington is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. A jab from Maulish misses. Maulish throws a low kick, looking for Raffington's leg but Raffington calmly moves out of range. Maulish has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maulish there as he acknowledges the shot. Maulish throws a push kick but Raffington slaps the foot to one side. The fighters circling - Maulish throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Raffington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raffington throws a hook but Maulish blocks it. Raffington fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Maulish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raffington.
A good leg kick by Raffington.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Maulish throws an off balance right hand
and Raffington counters with a nice uppercut. Raffington moves out of range of the body kick from Maulish.
Nice jab there from Raffington. A low kick from Maulish is predictable there and Raffington counters with a nice leg kick. Nice shot lands for Raffington. Nice body kick from Raffington. Maulish is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Raffington lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Raffington lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Raffington lands with a right hand. Raffington's jab looks to have found its range, popping Maulish under the eye. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Maulish throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Raffington checks the leg kick nicely there.
Maulish throws a leg kick but Raffington moved away. Raffington looks to land a body kick but Maulish moved away. Raffington is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Maulish had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Raffington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Raffington buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maulish throws a leg kick but Raffington sees it coming and checks it nicely. Raffington steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Maulish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raffington was well out of range. Poor timing from Maulish. Maulish misses with a low kick. Raffington ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Raffington is looking for the big counter here. Maulish is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raffington. Raffington appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Nice defenses there by Raffington. Maulish throws the kick towards the body but Raffington avoids it. Raffington throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Raffington smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. A kick lands to the mid section there for Raffington. Raffington pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Maulish swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Raffington uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maulish. Maulish fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raffington manages to avoid it. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Maulish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raffington.
Raffington defending well as Maulish loads up on a big left hand. Raffington lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Raffington misses with a looping left. Maulish throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Raffington dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Raffington lands a head shot. Raffington dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maulish. That did some damage! Good leg kick by Raffington there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Maulish throws a looping overhand right but Raffington ducks down to avoid it. Maulish throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Maulish takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Raffington connects with a right hand. Maulish shakes it off. Raffington connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Maulish tries to work over Raffington's front leg with a kick but Raffington checks it. Maulish throws a leg kick but Raffington sees it coming and checks it nicely. A big left from Raffington misses. Raffington on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Maulish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raffington.
Raffington has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Maulish throws a head kick but Raffington moves out of range.
Raffington lands an overhand right. This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Maulish might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Maulish fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raffington manages to avoid it. Maulish takes one to the chin there. Maulish is looking to land body kicks. Maulish stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Raffington.
That's one minute gone in the round. Maulish tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Maulish takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Raffington listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Maulish is rocked! Raffington with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oh Maulish is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Maulish throws an overhand right that lands on Raffington's shoulder, as Raffington tries to avoid the shot. Raffington drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Maulish right on the button. Maulish goes down! Raffington follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Raffington gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Raffington!
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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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