Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: WVT 138: Corassa v Bloodaxe
Date: Aug 04, 2023

#R1#
Raper loads up on a big right hand but Glover slips the punch.
Glover tries to counter with a takedown but Raper is quick to defend against it.
Glover ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Glover takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Glover shoots in but no luck this time.
Glover doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Raper looks to throw the jab but Glover is out of range.
Good work by Glover as he checks the leg kick.
Raper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Raper throws a lazy right hand but Glover sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Glover ducks under a wild hook from Raper.
Glover drops down looking for a counter takedown but Raper sprawls and moves away.
Raper feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Glover crashing to the mat! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Biff Raper!
Biff Raper took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Good Chin. Huge KO Power. IQ:136.'.

Event: WVT 125: Machado v Ihantala 3
Date: Jul 07, 2023

#R1#
Raper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sup moves away.
Raper has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sup finds it's way round the side to connect with Raper's head.
Raper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sup.
Sup lands a jab.
A big left from Sup misses.
Raper bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sup's head backwards.
Raper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sup feints a jab promting Raper to slip. Sup then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Raper slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Sup.
It seemed like Sup was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#KD2#
Sup bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Raper! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sup landing with the ground and pound.
Sup postures up.
Raper working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sup. #T1#
Sup stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Raper swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Raper lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Raper passes Sup's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sup has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Raper is working away from the top position though.
Sup flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Sup felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Raper is looking to advance position but Sup won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sup manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Raper wants to stand but Sup is controlling his posture from full guard. #T2#
Sup is trying to keep Raper in close.
Sup tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Raper wants to get up but he can't break Sup's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Raper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sup is keeping the position for now.
Raper trying to control the position from guard on top but Sup is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T3#
Raper is looking to slow Sup down with leg kicks.
Sup avoids the body shot from Raper.
Sup looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sup's jab looks to have found its range, popping Raper under the eye.
Jab, jab by Sup - just one landing.
Sup connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Raper momentarily.
Raper throws a shot from downtown. Sup moves away and avoids it.
Raper throws a body shot but no joy.
Raper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Raper connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Raper misses with a double jab. #KD2#
Sup drops Raper with a right and a left! Sup comes rushing in but Raper regains his composure and manages to keep Sup in guard. #ROC2#Raper is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Biff Raper has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raper controls Sup momentarily but Sup frees himself.
Oh Raper is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Raper preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Raper seems to have got his legs back now.
Sup seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #T4#
Raper avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sup throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Raper has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Sup is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Raper.
Raper parries the strikes from Sup easily there. Sup is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Raper to escape.
Raper struggling a bit here.
Check out the look on Sup's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sup working the head and body with strikes.
Raper is looking for a sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Karel Sup dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Biff Raper's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2##CL2#
Sup closes the distance and pushes Raper back into the cage.
Raper stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sup keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Raper's efforts to push away.
Sup trying to land knees to the body.
Sup lands an elbow inside that Raper shrugs off.
Sup blocks an elbow strike.
Sup has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sup has a couple of punches blocked by Raper.
Raper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sup has him pressed against the cage.
Raper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC#
Raper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Raper looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Sup rushes Raper and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Raper tries to break the clinch but Sup is controlling the position. #BC#
Raper breaks from the clinch.
Sup cracks Raper with a good jab.#KD2#
Sup throws a left that rocks Raper and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Sup dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Raper regain composure!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd goes nuts as Sup knocks Raper out cold with a massive hammerfist! Sup Jumps to his feet and climbs on top of the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Karel Sup!

Event: WVT 116: Bradley v Burger
Date: Jun 16, 2023

#R1#
A swing and a miss from Ship.#TD2#
Raper tries to sprawl but Ship drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Raper wants to get back to full guard.
Ship has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Deathsquad. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Raper is looking to control Ship's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Raper avoid being mounted?#SUB2#
Ship is looking for a kimura but Raper is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ship to get the leverage.
Raper is trying to get back to full guard.
Ship is taking a breather. Raper says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raper gets full guard.
Raper striking off his back but it's not causing Ship any problems. #T1#
Raper keeping moving, preventing Ship from controlling successfully.
Ship slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ship wants to control from the top but Raper keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#SUB#
Raper had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ship defends it easily.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Raper misses with a body shot.
Raper misses with a straight left.
Raper takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Raper takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ship lands a jab to Raper's midsection.
Biff Raper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
Ship throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Raper stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Raper walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Biff Raper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ship bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Raper's head.
Ship uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raper.
Raper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ship moves away.
Ship lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ship cracks Raper with a good jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donk. Ship catches Raper right on the button with a cross.
Ship throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raper takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#CUT#It looks like Roman Ship has been cut.
Ship stuns Raper with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ship ducks under a wild hook from Raper.#CL#
Raper rushes Ship and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Raper working hard to break the clinch.
Raper looking to slow down the pace here.
Raper takes a shot to the head.
Ship tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Raper smiles and moves away. #T3#
Raper throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Raper misses with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Raper lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ship has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ship and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ship throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raper misses the shot to the body.
Ship misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raper.
A solid body kick from Raper.
Raper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ship paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ship blocks a head kick by Raper.
Raper lands a nice looking body shot.
Ship throws a body punch but Raper moves out of range.
Raper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Raper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ship swings for the body but Raper moves out of range.
Ship connects with a single shot there.
A left lands for Ship.#T4#
Raper walks into a stiff left hand from Ship.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raper misses the shot to the body.
Raper walks into a jab.#CL#
Raper moves into the clinch.
Raper misses with some punches.
Ship misses with a short punch on the inside. #TD2#
Ship pulls guard successfully.
Raper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ship is keeping the position for now. #SUB2#
Ship looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ship pulls Raper in close to his closed guard and prevents Raper from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ship looking for a sweep. Not yet Ship, not yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Ship dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roman Ship's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Raper ducks under a wild hook from Ship.
Raper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ship was well out of range. Poor timing from Raper.
Ship tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ship jabs at Raper's body.
Ship closes this distance looking for a takedown but Raper circles away.
Raper throws a lazy right hand but Ship sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ship ducks under a wild hook from Raper.
Ship misses with a hook.
Ship wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Raper throws a right and a left that Ship avoids nicely.
Ship works Raper's body with a nice hook.
Ship connects with a single shot there.
Ship blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Raper.
Ship scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raper turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ship lands an overhand right.
A head kick misses from Raper. #T1#
Ship cracks Raper with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ship moves out of range as Raper strikes.
Raper throws a hook but Ship blocks it.
Raper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ship uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Raper has time to react.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ship. Raper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ship.
Ship works Raper's body with a nice hook.
Raper walks into a straight right hand from Ship.
Ship staying out of range there.
Raper lands with a good body shot.#CL2#
Ship forces Raper back against the cage and clinches.#BC#
Raper manages to break the clinch.
Ship lands a lovely overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raper throws a hook but Ship avoids it easily.
Raper throws a nice looking combination but Ship bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#T2#
Raper takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ship tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Raper defends well and Ship ends up having to push Raper into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Raper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #TD2#
so Ship counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ship passes Raper's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ship trying to mount his opponent but Raper defends it.
Raper keeps control of the position for the meantime. #SUB2#
Ship is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Raper is looking to control Ship's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Raper avoid being mounted?
Roman Ship has got the better of the ground game so far.#T3#
Ship trying to control the action but Raper is working from the bottom.
Ship might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Raper haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Raper wants to control but Ship is keeping busy. #SUB2#
Ship is working for a kimura but Raper is defending it quite comfortably. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB#
Raper is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ship pulls his head out easily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Raper is positioning himself well to prevent Ship advancing to mount. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
Ship fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Raper to the ground. Ship is now in Raper's guard.
Raper is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Ship dives into side control. #REVR#
Raper tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Ship easily slips into full mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Ship showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roman Ship's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Ship shoots for a double leg takedown but Raper sprawls well. He's pushed Ship's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ship's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Raper connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ship scrambles back to his feet.
Ship uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raper.
Ship works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#CL#
Raper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ship misses with a hook from the clinch. #TD2#
Ship jumps guard. #SUB2#
Ship looking for subs off his back but Raper has passed one foot through into half guard. #SU#
Raper stands up and beckons Ship to join him on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ship comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T1#
Ship lands a really nice looking cross but Raper seems unphased.
Raper works the jab nicely.
Ship scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Raper doesn't seem bothered though.
Raper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ship moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Biff Raper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raper buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Ship blocks the leg kick.
Ship with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Raper walks into a stiff left hand from Ship.
Raper misses with a body kick.
Nice body punch from Ship.
Ship avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Raper misses with a hook. Ship ducked under it nicely.
Ship is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A swing and a miss from Raper.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ship works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Roman Ship seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Raper throws a shot from downtown. Ship moves away and avoids it.#TD2#
Ship shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Roman Ship is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Raper seems keen to control Ship's posture.
Ship sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Raper's guard.
Ship sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ship is looking to take a break and control but Raper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
Raper looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB2#
Ship maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Raper could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Ship has cracked it and Raper is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Ship!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Roman Ship!
An out of breath Roman Ship thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: WVT 103: Machado v Fabinho
Date: May 13, 2023

#R1#
Raper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barnes can pounce on him.
Barnes connects with a body shot that sends Raper's belly button to the back.
Raper throws a body kick that misses.
Barnes let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Raper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raper throws a body kick that misses #KD2#
and Barnes counters with a crisp one two that drops Raper! Barnes thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Raper to his feet! Raper is in big trouble!
Raper throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Raper misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Raper misses its intended target.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Raper.
Barnes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good exchange - Raper coming out on top.
Raper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Raper throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
Barnes is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Raper with a body shot.
Raper swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barnes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raper throws a half hearted mid kick.
Raper has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#T1#
Raper just misses with a punch to the body.
Raper tries to land a leg kick but Barnes saw it coming and moves away.
Barnes moves out of range of the body kick from Raper.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Raper crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Barnes - the referee stops the clock and Raper gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Barnes. Raper manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Raper swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes lands a glancing blow to the side of Raper's head.
Raper throws a solid leg kick but Barnes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Raper.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barnes.
Raper loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
A countering left hand to the body from Barnes misses.
Raper misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Raper misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes lands a nice shot that snaps Raper's head back.
Raper takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barnes checks a leg kick.
Barnes tries to counter by closing the distance.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Raper. #T2#
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Raper.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Raper.
Raper misses with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes slips a jab from Raper.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barnes. That's going to slow Raper down.
Barnes connects with a jab.
Raper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Raper throws a body shot but no joy.
Barnes lands with a hook. Raper tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Raper misses with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Raper misses with a wild combination.
Raper uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#T3#
Raper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barnes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Raper.
Barnes scores with a leg kick.
Raper throws a lazy uppercut
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Raper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barnes is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
Raper tried to score with a low kick but Barnes checks it.
Barnes is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#CL#
Raper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC2#
Barnes breaks the clinch.
Raper misses with a low kick.
A big left from Raper misses.
Barnes connects with a body shot that sends Raper's belly button to the back.
Raper tries to clinch up
and Barnes counters with a right hand to the body. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raper throws a body kick that misses
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barnes throws a right and a left that Raper avoids nicely.
Raper appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Barnes blocks a low kick nicely.
Raper throws a body shot but no joy.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Raper wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Raper.
Biff Raper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Raper.
Barnes scores with a nice right hand.
Raper lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#ROC#Barnes is rocked!
Raper looks to land a combination but Barnes avoids it well.
Barnes is still on wobbly legs! Can Raper finish him?
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raper.
Barnes seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raper tries to land a front kick but Barnes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Both fighters circling a little - Barnes finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Barnes is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Raper had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Raper misses with a body punch
and Barnes counters with a left to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Barnes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Barnes scores with a one two! Raper had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raper.
Nice shot by Raper.
Raper misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes unleashes a big counter combination but Raper bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Raper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raper fails to land with a series of punches.
Raper misses the jab.
And Barnes responds with a good body kick, but Raper manages to step out the way in time.
Raper throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barnes.#CL#
Raper drives through and clinches with Barnes against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Raper breaks the clinch.
Raper throws an off balance right hand #KD2#
and Barnes counters with a crisp one two that drops Raper! Barnes thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Raper to his feet! Raper is in big trouble!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raper throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
Raper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barnes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes throws a wild body kick that Raper sees coming a mile off.
Raper is looking to counter punch.#T1#
Raper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Raper fails with an attempt to clinch.
A lazy left from Raper finds it's target.
Raper is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barnes connects with a leg kick.
Barnes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Raper's head.#CL#
Raper clinches up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Barnes's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC#
Raper manages to break the clinch.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barnes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Raper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes.
Raper tries to clinch up but Barnes circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes misses with a body kick.#T2#
Raper misses with a low kick.
Barnes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Raper has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barnes.
Barnes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Raper swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barnes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#KD2#
Barnes drops Raper with a beautiful combination! Raper stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Barnes is looking for the KO!#ROC2#Raper is rocked!
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raper.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barnes! But no joy.
Bob Barnes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A solid body kick from Barnes.
Barnes lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Barnes stuns Raper with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Raper finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice cross by Barnes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barnes.#T3#
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Barnes throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Raper is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bob Barnes!
Bob Barnes decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: WVT 92: Siale v Anderson
Date: Apr 15, 2023

#R1#
Raper scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
St Stone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St Stone definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
St Stone tries to clinch but Raper is having none of it.
A countering left hand to the body from Raper misses.
Raper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Raper digs a good body shot into St Stone's ribs.#CL#
St Stone takes the fight into the clinch. #BC2#
Raper manages to break the clinch.
Raper misses with a hook to the body
and St Stone counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
St Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Raper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Raper throws a hook to the side of St Stone's head but St Stone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raper goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Raper works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#CUT2#It looks like Marcus St Stone has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Stone fails with an attempt to clinch.
St Stone is looking to clinch.
As St Stone backs off Raper throws a huge counter combo but St Stone manages to avoid it all.
Raper scores with a jab to the body.
St Stone darts in trying to clinch
enabling Raper to counter with a crisp jab.
St Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Raper! But no joy.#CL#
St Stone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Raper, pushing him back against the cage.#T1#
A short left from Raper.
St Stone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raper takes an elbow to the forehead.
St Stone tries to stall but Raper uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Raper is trying to push St Stone away but St Stone has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
St Stone misses with a punch on the inside.
Raper dodges an elbow strike from St Stone.
Raper lands with a short shot to the head. #BC2#
Raper breaks the clinch.
Raper swings away with a body shot that misses
and St Stone counters with a two punch combo.
Raper throws a body punch but St Stone moves out of range. #CL2#
Raper closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC2#
Raper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
St Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.
St Stone tries to clinch but Raper moves out of range.
St Stone avoids a punch combination nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Stone tries to clinch there but Raper circles away.
St Stone tries to clinch but Raper is having none of it.
It seemed like Raper was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T2##CL#
St Stone closes the distance and pushes Raper back into the cage.
Raper wants to get back to striking at distance but St Stone won't allow it. #BC2#
Raper breaks from the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#CL#
St Stone pushes Raper up against the cage in a clinch.
St Stone keeps control of Raper as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Raper is looking to break free of the clinch but St Stone has double underhooks.
St Stone misses with an elbow strike.
Raper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Raper tries to break the clinch but St Stone is controlling the position.
St Stone stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Raper takes an elbow to the forehead.
Raper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
St Stone looking to slow down the pace here.
Raper is trying to push St Stone away but St Stone has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#BC2#
Raper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
St Stone slips under a jab.
Raper throws a solid leg kick but St Stone takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Raper.#T3#
Raper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raper misses with a body shot.
Raper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St Stone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raper swats away the attempt to clinch by St Stone.
Raper takes a swing at St Stone's ribcage but misses.
St Stone tries to clinch there but Raper circles away.
Raper keeps the fight on the outside.
St Stone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Raper keeps the fight on the outside.
St Stone darts in trying to clinch
and Raper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Raper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Raper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St Stone.
Raper misses with a looping right.
St Stone looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #CUT2#Marcus St Stone's cut is getting worse.
St Stone tries to clinch but Raper is having none of it.
Raper misses with a low kick. #T4#
Raper lands a straight punch to the body, keeping St Stone at a distance.
St Stone ducks under a wild hook from Raper.
St Stone tries to close the distance and clinch but Raper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Raper swats away the attempt to clinch by St Stone.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Stone wants to clinch up but Raper keeps it at a distance.
Raper throws a low kick but it's checked well by St Stone.#CL#
St Stone moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Raper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Raper throws a shot from downtown. St Stone moves away and avoids it.
St Stone doesn't manage to clinch there - Raper circles away.
Raper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Raper grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! St Stone takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Raper cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Biff Raper!
Post fight, Biff Raper took to the microphone: 'Good Chin. Huge KO Power. IQ:136.'.

Event: WVT 84: Vargas v Railio
Date: Mar 24, 2023

#R1#
Smithers moves out of range as Raper throws a body kick.
Raper moves away from the strike by Smithers.
Raper tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Smithers is able to avoid easily.
Smithers throws a body punch but Raper moves out of range.
Raper fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Raper!
Raper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carlton Smithers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raper throws a shot from downtown. Smithers moves away and avoids it.
Smithers misses with a hook. Raper ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Raper on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Raper moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smithers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Raper throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #CL#
Raper instigates a clinch.
Smithers fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Raper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smithers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smithers throws a body shot but no joy.
We've been informed that Smithers has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.#T1#
Smithers works Raper's body with a nice hook.
Smithers connects with a looping right hand.
Smithers just misses with a punch to the body.
Raper looks to throw the jab but Smithers is out of range.
Raper moves forwards but Smithers connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Smithers lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Raper tries to work over Smithers's front leg with a kick but Smithers checks it. #CL#
Raper rushes Smithers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Smithers lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Smithers on the inside.
Raper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smithers backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raper. #BC#
Raper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Raper is looking to clinch but Smithers is avoiding it.
Smithers misses the shot to the body.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Raper got wobbled bad by a big combination! Smithers presses forward with punches and knees until Raper stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Raper closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlton Smithers!
A relieved looking Carlton Smithers thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: WVT 73: Ihantala v Melendov 2
Date: Feb 18, 2023

#R1#
Ship is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Raper throws a body shot but no joy.
Ship lands with a right hand.
Ship lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ship avoids the head kick by Raper.
Ship with the counter takedown but Raper avoids it easily.
Ship scores with a nice strike.
Raper scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ship throws a big shot that misses.
Raper tries a head kick but it misses.
Ship jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ship swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ship's coach down at Deathsquad was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ship's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Raper misses with a body kick.#T1#
Raper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ship.
Ship with the counter takedown but Raper avoids it easily.
Biff Raper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ship misses with a hook.
A head kick misses from Raper.
Ship is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nice uppercut there from Ship.
Raper looks to land a body kick but Ship moved away.
Raper scores to the head and body with a nice combination!#CUT#It looks like Roman Ship has been cut.
Ship checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ship is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ship doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Raper misses with a few strikes there.
Raper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ship changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Raper needs to keep his hands up - Ship had a free shot at his head there.#T2#
A thudding body kick lands there by Raper!
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!
Raper paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ship tries to clinch but Raper moves away
and Raper counters with a three punch combo that has Ship backing up. Ship nods at Raper to acknowledge the strikes.
Raper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Raper lands with a hook. Ship tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A head kick misses from Raper.
Raper moves out of range of the strikes.
Raper throws a series of punches but Ship moves out of range.
Ship might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Raper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ship throws a hook but Raper blocks it.#T3#
Ship lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Raper misses with a kick to the body.
Ship blocks a head kick by Raper.
Raper tries to move into range but Ship moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ship is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Raper had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Decent striking displayed by Ship there.
Raper ducks under a wild hook from Ship.
Raper takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Raper just misses with a punch to the body.
And Ship tries to counter it with a takedown but Raper pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Raper throws a right and a left that Ship avoids nicely.
The fighters circling - Raper throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T4#
Raper moves out of range as Ship strikes.
Ship defending well as Raper loads up on a big left hand.
Raper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ship circles away quickly and effectively.
Ship changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Raper throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ship avoids the body shot from Raper.
Raper misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raper ducks under a wild hook from Ship.
Raper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ship throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Biff Raper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roman Ship's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Raper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ship moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Raper lands a jab to Ship's midsection.
Ship throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Raper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ship with the counter takedown but Raper avoids it easily.
Raper is looking to wear down Ship with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ship throws a right hand that misses
and Raper counters with a nice uppercut.
Raper misses with a few strikes there.
Ship scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raper listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ship works Raper's body with a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Ship misses the target.
Raper seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Raper misses with the combination. #T1#
Raper shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ship connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Raper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ship can do to turn this around?
Ship connects with a body shot.
Raper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ship misses with a straight right.
Raper went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ship connects with a jab.
Ship moves out of range of the body kick.
Ship jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ship misses with a straight right. #T2#
Ship swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Raper.
Ship keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ship jabs Raper right on the nose. Raper blinks but takes it well.
Ship with a jab.
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!
Ship tests Raper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Raper slips under a jab from Ship.
Ship misses with a wild body shot.
Raper ducks under a wild hook from Ship.
Raper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Raper slips a jab from Ship.#T3#
Raper throws a wild body kick that Ship sees coming a mile off.
Ship throws a jab when Raper was well out of range.
Raper thows a body kick. Ship tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ship moves out of range as Raper throws a body kick.
Raper takes one to the side of the head.
Raper tries to move into range but Ship moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ship slips under a jab.
Ship lands a nice shot to the body.
Raper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #T4#
Ship jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raper scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Raper misses with a series of wild punches.
Biff Raper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ship tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Raper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ship looks to land a left hand but Raper moved out of range nicely.
Raper swinging wildly here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raper fakes the leg kick and cracks Ship in the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Roman Ship will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Roman Ship's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.#R3#
Ship scores with a crisp jab that stopped Raper in his tracks.
Ship takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ship blocks the body kick.
Ship ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ship throws the left hand but Raper avoids the punch easily.
Ship moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Raper scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Raper dips to his left and cracks Ship with an uppercut!
Ship drops his hands momentarily and Raper takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #CUT#That has opened up Roman Ship's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ship fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#T1#
Raper lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Raper takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Raper throws a right and a left that Ship avoids nicely.
Ship fails with a takedown attempt.
Raper missing with a left hand there. Ship was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ship feints the counter takedown.
Raper looks for the body kick but Ship saw that one coming.
Raper looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Raper walks into a straight right hand from Ship.
Raper throws a head kick that misses.
Raper moves away from the strike by Ship.
Raper appears to be looking for a big counter.#T2#
Ship slips a jab and a cross from Raper.
Ship uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Raper has time to react.
Raper misses with a few strikes there.
Raper walks into a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raper throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Raper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ship cracks Raper with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Raper tries to land a body kick#TD2#
and Ship counters with a takedown into side control.
Raper tries to get back to half guard but can't.#T3#
Ship moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Raper manages to get back to half guard.
Raper trying to control here.
Ship controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ship wants to control but Raper is keeping him busy. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB2#
Raper is defending against the submission attempts here by Ship. #SUB2#
Ship is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Raper defends it well.
Raper trying to hold on to Ship's head to control him but Ship postures up.
Ship wants to lay and pray for a moment but Raper keeps working. #SUB2#
Ship is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roman Ship.
I think Ship has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Ship!
Roman Ship decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: WVT 66: Melondov v Svyatogor
Date: Jan 27, 2023

#R1#
Raper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smithers.
Smithers throws a lazy right hand but Raper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Raper misses its target.
Raper looks to land a combination but Smithers avoids it well.
Raper fails to land with a series of punches.
Raper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Despite the aggression on Smithers's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Smithers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Raper loads up on a big right hand but Smithers slips the punch.
Smithers swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Raper throws a big shot that misses.
Raper takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smithers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raper.
Raper connects with a looping right hand.
Smithers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Raper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Despite the aggression on Smithers's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Smithers throws a nice looking combination but Raper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick from Raper lands but Smithers takes it in his stride.
Raper throws a predictable looking body shot
and Smithers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Raper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T1#
Raper 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.
Donk. Smithers catches Raper right on the button with a cross.
Raper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smithers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Raper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smithers.
Smithers throws a jab when Raper was well out of range.
We've been informed that Smithers has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Raper misses with a body shot.
Smithers looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Smithers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Raper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Raper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smithers throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Raper to counter with a crisp jab.
Raper misses with an uppercut.
Smithers misses with a few strikes there.
Smithers misses with an uppercut
letting Raper counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Raper. #T2#
Smithers blocks a leg kick.
Raper fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut there from Smithers.
A nice leg kick from Raper, right into the meat of the thigh.
Raper throws a chopping leg kick but Smithers manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Smithers darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Smithers lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Smithers.
Smithers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raper throws a counter high kick but Smithers was just alert enough to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Raper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Smithers misses.
Smithers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Raper chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smithers misses with a hook.
Smithers connects with a looping right hand.
Smithers connects with a body shot that sends Raper's belly button to the back.#T3#
Smithers misses the shot to the body.
Raper misses with a straight right.
Smithers thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Smithers misses its intended target.
Raper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smithers looks to throw the jab but Raper is out of range.
Smithers misses with a few strikes there.
Raper is looking to slow Smithers down with leg kicks.
Smithers throws a series of punches but Raper avoids them all with ease.
Smithers throws an ugly left hook that misses #CL#
and Raper holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Raper struggles to land a body shot inside as Smithers controls his hands.
Smithers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smithers tries to work over Raper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC#
Raper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smithers misses with a few strikes there.
Smithers throws a body shot but no joy.
Raper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #T4#
Smithers lands a nice looking body shot.
Raper connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smithers throws a jab but it's blocked by Raper.
Smithers misses with a straight right.
Raper plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Raper throws a one two combo.
Raper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smithers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That kick from Raper tenderised Smithers's leg. Smithers is trying to keep his angry face on.
Raper takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raper. Smithers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raper throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smithers counters with a nice body shot.
Raper is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smithers.
Smithers jabs at Raper's body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Carlton Smithers will probably get the nod.
That's time! Raper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Jab by Smithers.
A telegraphed right hand from Smithers misses the target.
A punch combination from Raper misses.
Raper throws a head kick that misses.
Raper looks to land a combination but Smithers avoids it well.
Smithers lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Biff Raper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot by Raper.
Raper ducks under a wild hook from Smithers.
Smithers swings for the body but Raper moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smithers. Raper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raper takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Smithers misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raper lands with a slapping head kick.
Smithers fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Raper on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raper scores with the left hand. Smithers knows he should have avoided that one.
Smithers scores with a sloppy right hand. Raper should have avoided that one.
Smithers connects with a single shot there.#T1#
Smithers misses with a few strikes there.
Raper throws a body shot but no joy.
Raper has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Raper misses with a body shot
and Smithers counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Raper has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Carlton Smithers!
Our winner, Carlton Smithers, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: WVT 60: Machado v Edwards 2
Date: Jan 06, 2023

#R1#
Raper connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Raper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Babyara.
Raper throws a head kick that half lands. #CUT2#It looks like Francisco Babyara has been cut.
Biff Raper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babyara misses with a wild combination.
Raper flicks out a counter leg kick but Babyara steps away.
Babyara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raper.
As Raper tries to get set, Babyara tries to push him back and clinch up but Raper manages to avoid the attempt.
Raper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raper looks to land a combination but Babyara avoids it well.
Raper lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babyara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raper.
Babyara jabs at Raper's body.
A head kick misses from Raper.
Raper throws a right and a left that Babyara avoids nicely.
A quick step to the side and Babyara tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Babyara has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Raper finds it's way round the side to connect with Babyara's head. #T1#
Raper slips a straight right by Babyara.
Raper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Babyara.
Babyara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Babyara seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Babyara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Raper swings for the body but Babyara moves out of range.
Babyara works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Raper misses with a low kick.
Babyara scores with a one two! Raper had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Raper throws a right hand that Babyara ducks under and follows up with a left that Babyara also avoids with ease.
Babyara half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Babyara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raper.
Babyara looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Raper connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Babyara's hands.
Babyara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raper was well out of range. Poor timing from Babyara.#T2#
Babyara walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
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!
Babyara swings for the body but Raper moves out of range.
Babyara slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Babyara misses with a wild body shot.
Babyara walks forward, straight into a front kick from Raper.
Raper punishes Babyara's body with a nice straight punch.
Babyara has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Raper.
Raper thuds a left hand into Babyara's body.
Raper tries to land a body kick#TD#
and Babyara counters with a single leg into guard. Raper didn't expect that.

Raper wriggles free and stands up.
Babyara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Babyara lands a lovely overhand right.
Raper ducks under a wild hook from Babyara.#T3#
A slapping leg kick lands for Raper.
Babyara scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Babyara jabs at Raper's body.
Babyara takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Babyara throws a body shot but no joy.
Raper throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Babyara on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#KD#
Babyara drops Raper with a beautiful combination! Raper stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Babyara is looking for the KO!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raper tries to work over Babyara's front leg with a kick but Babyara checks it.
Babyara appears to be looking for a big counter.
Babyara checks a low kick from Raper.
Raper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Babyara scores with a jab. Raper acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Raper misses with a hook. Babyara ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Babyara.#T4#
A jab from Babyara misses.
Raper scores with a jab to the body.
Raper throws a head kick but Babyara moves out of range.
Raper connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Raper lands a glancing blow to the side of Babyara's head.
Babyara misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Raper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raper jabs Babyara right on the nose. Babyara blinks but takes it well.
Babyara scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Babyara swings away with a body shot that misses
and Raper counters with a leg kick.
Raper fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Babyara catches Raper with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Raper throws a lazy head kick
and Babyara counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Raper with the inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Biff Raper will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Francisco Babyara's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Babyara looks to score with a jab to the body but Raper is just out of range.
Raper lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Babyara at a distance.
Raper misses with a body shot.
Babyara wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Raper throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Babyara seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A big right from Babyara misses.
Babyara misses the jab.
Raper fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A decent looking cross lands there for Babyara.
Babyara scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raper throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Babyara stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Raper throws a right and a left that Babyara avoids nicely.
Raper misses with a wild combination.
Babyara swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T1#
Raper throws a quick inside leg kick.
Babyara misses with a body shot.
Babyara swinging wildly here.
Raper throws a nice inside leg kick.
Raper on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Raper is looking to land body kicks.
It looked like Babyara was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Raper.
Babyara misses with a body shot
letting Raper counter with a right hand.
Babyara misses with a wild body shot.
Raper wants to counter with a clinch but Babyara pushes him away.
A solid body kick from Raper.
Raper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T2#
Babyara misses with a straight right.
Babyara throws a series of punches but Raper moves out of range.
Raper looks to score with a jab to the body but Babyara is just out of range.
Babyara tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Raper manages to circle out of the way.
Babyara misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raper connects with a body shot that sends Babyara's belly button to the back.
Raper slips a jab and a cross from Babyara.
Raper throws a right hand that misses
and Babyara makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Raper ducks under a wild hook from Babyara.
Raper looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Raper throws a sloppy head kick
and Babyara counters with a stiff right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Raper. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Raper finds it's way through Babyara's defenses. #T3#
Raper slips a jab from Babyara.
Babyara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Babyara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Raper.
Babyara looks to score with a jab to the body but Raper is just out of range.
Raper looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Raper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Biff Raper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Raper throws a quick inside leg kick.
Raper lands with a right hand. #KD2#
A jab-cross combination lands for Raper and sends Babyara crashing to the mat! Raper follows him down to the mat - Babyara regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet! #ROC2#Babyara is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babyara looks like he's trying to stand up. #SUB2#
Raper maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Babyara could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Raper has cracked it and Babyara is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Raper!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Biff Raper!
Biff Raper decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: WVT 55: McDonald v Veainu
Date: Dec 16, 2022

#R1##CL2#
Hill moves into range and clinches up with Raper.
Raper can't find room to land a body shot as Hill controls the action.
Hill landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Raper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #BC#
Raper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hill showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raper.
A jab from Raper misses.
Hill misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Raper. Those never looked like landing.
Hill is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hill throws a big shot that misses.
Hill on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hill lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Raper.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raper with a jab.
Hill throws a right and a left that Raper avoids nicely.
Raper throws a quick counter head kick but Hill was just out of range.
Raper avoids the body shot from Hill.
Hill throws a right and a left that both miss.
Devin Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raper looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Raper getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#T1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Raper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hill throws a head kick that Raper semi-blocks.
Biff Raper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD2#
Hill shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Raper manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Raper wants to stand but Hill is controlling the position.
Raper is pulling down on Hill's head to control his posture.
Hill seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hill passes Raper's left leg - he's now in half guard. #T2#
Hill is looking to take a break and control but Raper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
My spies in 3Band MMA inform me that Hill has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Hill thows a huge punch but Raper dodges it nicely.
Hill missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Raper won't allow Hill to pass to mount.
Raper desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Hill drops an elbow to the side of Raper's head.
Raper gets back to full guard.
Raper controls Hill momentarily but Hill frees himself. #T3#
Hill working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Raper's head.
Hill passes into half guard.
Hill is trying to control. Raper wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hill is pressing down on Raper's thigh, looking to free his foot. Raper is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hill is trying to control. Raper wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Raper avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hill.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hill wants to lay and pray for a moment but Raper keeps working.
Hill is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! #T4#
Hill thowing shots but they're missing.
Hill throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Raper is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Raper keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hill lands a nice shot to the head.
Hill wants to control the pace but Raper is squirming around nicely.
Hill is landing with some decent strikes but Raper is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Devin Hill dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Raper misses with a straight right.
Hill wants to counter with a clinch but Raper pushes him away.
Hill misses with a few strikes there.
An attempted straight right counter from Raper misses the target.
Raper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raper.
Raper throws a head kick but Hill moves out of range.
Raper's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Raper duly obliges. #CUT#It looks like Devin Hill has been cut.
Biff Raper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hill throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Raper throws a hook but Hill blocks it.
Raper throws a combination. Hill tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Raper moves in looking to clinch but Hill pushes him off.
Hill swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Raper throws a series of punches but Hill moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Hill misses.
Raper is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hill blocks a head kick by Raper.
Hill will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hill scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#T1#
Hill just misses with a punch to the body.
Hill lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Raper takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hill misses with a hook. Raper ducked under it nicely.
No joy there for Raper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hill blocks a head kick by Raper.
Hill jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raper takes one to the side of the head. #CL2#
Hill has managed to clinch.
Raper throws an elbow but it misses.
Hill misses with a body punch.
Hill tries to land knees in the clinch but Raper avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hill just misses with a elbow thrown towards Raper's brow.
Raper throws an elbow but it's blocked. #BC#
Raper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL#
Raper moves into the clinch successfully. #T2##TD2#
Hill gets a trip takedown into half guard.
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!
Hill works his way into side control.
Raper is trying to improve his position.
Hill throws an elbow but Raper slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hill scoring with punches from side control.
Hill wants to control but Raper is keeping him busy.
Hill might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Raper haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Hill cracks Raper with a big elbow. #T3#
Hill is looking to take a break and control but Raper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hill working the ground and pound.#SUB2#
Hill is working to tighten his grip on Raper's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Raper has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Hill is really squeezing tight and eventually Raper passes out! Hill breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Devin Hill!
After winning the bout, Devin Hill thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: WVT 48: Picklesbly v S.Sitsong
Date: Nov 24, 2022

#R1#
Raper uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Neves has time to react.#CUT#It looks like Bruno Neves has been cut.
Raper scores with the left hand. Neves knows he should have avoided that one. #CL#
Raper closes the distance and pushes Neves back into the cage.
Raper lands a nice uppercut.
Neves throws a head punch that misses. #TD2#
Neves has Raper pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Neves pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Raper tumbling to the mat - Neves dives into Raper's guard.
Raper utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #ES#
Raper pushes Neves off and scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Neves lands a jab to the nose.
Neves 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.
Neves on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Neves shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Raper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
Neves uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raper.#CL#
Raper instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Neves.
Neves has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Raper after a bit of a struggle.
A head punch on the inside from Neves fails to land.
Neves has a couple of punches blocked by Raper.
Neves fails to pull guard.
Biff Raper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Neves.
Neves misses with a punch on the inside.
Neves blocks a body shot from Raper. #TD2#
Neves gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

Raper manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raper misses with a punch to the body. #TD2#
Neves turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Neves manages to end up in side control.
Neves wants to control but Raper is keeping him busy.
Raper is trying to improve his position.#T2#
Raper is not content to let Neves control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raper is trying to improve his position.
An elbow from Neves crashes against the mat. #T3#
Neves in the domination position with Raper hanging on.
Raper wants to control but Neves postures up.
Raper is looking to regain half guard here but Neves keeps moving and retains side control.
Raper pushes Neves away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Neves gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Raper struggling a bit here.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Raper fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Neves lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#T4#
Raper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raper with the inside leg kick.
Raper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Neves manages to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Neves on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CUT#That has opened up Bruno Neves's cut even more.
Neves throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A quick step to the side and Raper tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raper stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Raper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Raper dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Neves. That did some damage!
Neves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raper throws out the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good exchange - Raper coming out on top.
Neves tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Raper works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#CUT#The cut above Bruno Neves's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Raper ducks under a wild hook from Neves.
Raper tries to close the distance and clinch but Neves swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Neves slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Biff Raper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Neves's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Raper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Raper throws a right and a left that both miss.#CL2#
Raper tries to keep at a distance but Neves has taken the fight into the clinch.
Raper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raper has a couple of punches blocked by Neves.
Raper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Raper lands a right hand.
Raper has a couple of punches blocked by Neves.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raper.
Raper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Neves lands an uppercut.
Neves lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Raper pushes Neves back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Neves tries to pull guard but Raper forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Raper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raper controlling the action here for a moment.
Neves throws a punch but it's blocked by Raper. #T1#
Neves is trying to pull guard but Raper has him pressed against the cage.
Neves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Neves lands a shoulder strike.
Raper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Raper tries to throw a body punch but Neves avoids it by throwing Raper back against the cage.
Raper lands a shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Raper. #CUT#Bruno Neves's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Neves. #TD2#
Neves has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Raper is trying to keep an underhook but Neves manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Raper has his hands clasped together around Neves's back. He's all about the action.
Raper is trying to get back to full guard.#T2#
Raper trying to control here.
Neves working Raper over with strikes.
Raper tries to get to full guard but Neves has control of the leg.
Raper gets full guard.
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!
Neves lands a couple of digs.
Raper looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T3#
Neves trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Raper is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Raper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Neves can do to turn this around?
Neves controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Neves trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Neves working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Raper is looking to clinch but Neves is avoiding it.
Neves blocks a leg kick.
Raper misses with a low kick.
Neves steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Raper.#CL2#
Neves closes the distance and pushes Raper back into the cage.#T4#
Neves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Raper - that landed with a thud.
Raper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Neves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Raper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Raper lands an uppercut.
Neves blocking some punches.
Raper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Neves backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Raper.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bruno Neves's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Biff Raper!
Biff Raper bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: WVT 44: McDonald v Svyatogor
Date: Nov 04, 2022

#R1#
Xe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Xe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Xe lands a slapping body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Raper with the inside leg kick.
Raper throws a quick inside leg kick.
Xe scores with a shot to the body.
Xe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Raper as he connects with a hook.
Xe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raper.
Xe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Raper looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Raper lands a jab to the head. #CUT#It looks like Professor Xe has been cut.
Xe stuns Raper with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xe blocks a low kick nicely.
Raper moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab from Xe does it's job there.
Raper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Xe.
Xe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#TD2#
Xe decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Raper manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Xe is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Raper rather than just go for the knockout.
Raper lands a jab to the nose.
Xe lands with a nice body punch. #T1#
A jab from Raper misses.
Raper turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Xe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raper.
Xe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Raper connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Xe scrambles back to his feet.
Xe misses with a body shot.
Raper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raper takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Xe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Raper lands with a right hand.
Raper is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Raper.
Raper throws a leg kick but Xe checks it.
Xe is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Raper throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Xe jabs at Raper's body.
Raper ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raper.
Xe throws a shot to the body.
Raper stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#T2#
Raper tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Xe is able to avoid easily.
A combination from Raper does no damage.
Raper throws a chopping leg kick but Xe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Xe lands with a good body shot.
Xe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raper was well out of range. Poor timing from Xe.
Xe lands a nice shot to the body.
Raper throws a front kick aimed at Xe's knee but Xe avoids it well.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Xe!
Xe avoids the body shot from Raper.
Raper throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Xe just misses with a punch to the body.
Raper throws a looping overhand right but Xe ducks down to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Raper - just one landing.
Raper lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#CUT#That has opened up Professor Xe's cut even more.
Xe moves out of range of the leg kick from Raper.
Xe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Raper throws a big shot that misses.
Raper missing with a left hand there. Xe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Xe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Raper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xe manages to avoid it.#T3#
Raper misses with a few strikes there.
Xe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Xe shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Raper sprawls well. Raper wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Xe gets slowly back to his feet.
Raper attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Raper tries to clinch up but Xe circles away and keeps his distance.
Xe lands a right hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raper. Xe does a little dance to reset his feet.#TD2#
Xe changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Raper looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Raper bucks up and tries to throw Xe off but instead Xe has got his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raper covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB2#
Xe working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Raper has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Xe.#T4#
Raper tries to escape the position.
Xe trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Raper covering up well and avoiding damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Xe's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Xe lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Raper.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xe misses with a punch to the head.
Xe missing with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Biff Raper will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Professor Xe's cut.
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.#R2#
Xe checks a leg kick nicely.#CL#
Raper closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Xe goes for a takedown attempt but Raper pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Xe scores with a shot to the body.
Raper cracks Xe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Raper displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Xe misses with a body shot.
Raper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raper throws a jab when Xe was well out of range.
Raper on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Xe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raper was well out of range. Poor timing from Xe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xe. Raper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raper was well out of range. Poor timing from Xe.
Xe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab lands there for Raper.
Raper lands a jab to Xe's midsection.
Xe throws a body shot but no joy.
Raper was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T1#
Xe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Raper doesn't seem bothered though.
Xe misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xe. Raper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raper tries to score with a low kick but Xe moves his leg out of the way.
Xe digs a good hook to Raper's body.
Raper takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Xe fails to land with a series of punches.
Xe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Raper at a distance.
Raper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Xe misses the shot to the body.
Raper throws a hook but Xe avoids it easily.
Xe changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
No joy there for Raper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Raper throws a leg kick which misses Xe's front leg but catches the back leg as Xe tries to avoid it.
Xe scores with a one two! Raper had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raper takes a swing at Xe's ribcage but misses.
Xe throws out a loose jab but Raper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raper motions for Xe to come forward. Raper throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Xe scores with a shot to the body. #T2#
Xe with a jab.
Xe throws a body punch but Raper moves out of range.
Xe scores with a jab to the body.
Raper takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A big right from Raper misses.
Raper blocks a jab.
Raper throws a jab when Xe was well out of range.
Xe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #TD2#
Xe fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Raper to the ground. Xe is now in Raper's guard.
Xe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
My spies in Rage Training inform me that Xe has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Raper avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Xe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Raper is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Xe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T3#
Xe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Xe lands a couple of elbows.
Xe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Xe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Raper preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Xe sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Xe wants to control from the top but Raper keeps moving.
Professor Xe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Xe landing some decent shots from guard. #T4#
Xe works over Raper with some ground and pound from guard.
Xe is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Xe is looking to work some ground and pound but Raper has wrist control.
Xe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Xe slips nicely into half guard.
Xe is pressing down on Raper's thigh, looking to free his foot. Raper is holding on for now.
Xe controlling the action here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Professor Xe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Professor Xe's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Raper throws a low kick but Xe moves out of range easily.
Xe scores with a hook to the body. Raper takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Raper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Raper throws a big shot that misses.
Raper tries to clinch up.
Xe misses with a wild body shot.
Xe misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Raper.
Xe just misses with a punch to the body.
Raper is looking to counter punch.
Xe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Raper at a distance.
Xe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#TD2#
Xe looking to score a takedown here. Raper is defending well but Xe drives through and ends up in Raper's guard.

Raper wriggles free and stands up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raper dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Xe. That did some damage!
Xe misses with a double jab.
Xe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raper.
Xe digs a good body shot into Raper's ribs.#T1#
Xe lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Raper takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Raper on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #TD2#
Xe closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Xe thows a huge punch but Raper dodges it nicely.
Xe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Xe wants to take a breather but Raper is having none of it.
Xe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Raper has hold of Xe's hands but Xe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Xe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Raper keeps working.
Xe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #T2#
Xe thows a huge punch but Raper dodges it nicely.
Xe is just content to waste time from the top position. Raper takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Xe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
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!
Xe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Xe working some strikes from top position.
Raper working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Xe.
Xe with a nice head shot there.
Raper keeping moving, preventing Xe from controlling successfully. #T3#
Xe throws a big right hand that misses.
Raper tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Xe wants to control from the top but Raper keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Raper can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Xe controls the pace.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Raper misses with a body shot.
Xe looks to score with a jab to the body but Raper is just out of range.
Xe lands a nice looking body shot.
Xe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Raper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xe. Raper does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Raper tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Raper misses. #T4#
Xe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raper was well out of range. Poor timing from Xe.#TD2#
Xe gets the takedown into side control.
Raper is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Xe's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Xe lands strikes from half guard.
Xe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Xe.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Xe in particular looking to stall.
Xe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are battling for position here. Raper manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raper is adopting a defensive guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Professor Xe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Xe has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Professor Xe!
A very excited looking Professor Xe made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: WVT 37: Melondov v Hawthorne
Date: Oct 07, 2022

#R1#
Torvik moves away from the strike by Raper.
Torvik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raper moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Raper! But no joy.
Torvik throws a combination. Raper tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Torvik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raper.
Torvik connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Torvik throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Raper counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT2#It looks like Sven Torvik has been cut.
Torvik misses with a looping left.
An inside leg kick lands from Raper.
Torvik throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Torvik misses with a low kick as Raper jumps back.
Raper scores with a hook.
Torvik looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Raper is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Torvik with a body shot.
Raper tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#T1#
Raper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torvik.
Torvik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raper.
Torvik appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Torvik connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Torvik moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Raper throws a hook to the side of Torvik's head but Torvik sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raper throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Torvik counters with a right hand to the body.
Raper misses with a lunging right hand
and Torvik counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Torvik takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Torvik lands a really nice looking cross but Raper seems unphased.
Torvik swings for the body but Raper moves out of range.
Raper throws a counter combo.
Raper tries to clinch up.#T2#
Raper sizes up Torvik with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
Torvik misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Raper misses the target. #CL2#
Raper gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Torvik lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raper working aggressively here.
Raper misses with a punch on the inside.
Come on Torvik - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Torvik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Torvik throws a head punch that misses.
Torvik working hard to break the clinch.
Torvik scores with a hook to the body.
Torvik misses with some punches. #BC2#
Raper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Raper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T3#
Torvik takes a swing at Raper's ribcage but misses.
Raper throws an off balance right hand
and Torvik counters with a left to the body.
A jab lands there for Torvik.
Raper throws out a loose jab but Torvik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raper closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Raper does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Torvik jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Torvik swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Raper counters with a leg kick.
Raper throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Torvik to counter with a crisp jab.
Raper has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Torvik finds it's way round the side to connect with Raper's head. #KD#
Torvik cracks Raper with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Raper looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Torvik finish him? #ROC#Raper is rocked!#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raper throws a predictable looking body shot
and Torvik counters with a huge left! Raper is in big trouble! He's backing up but Torvik isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Raper from any more damage. A dominating finish by Torvik!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sven Torvik!
Sven Torvik seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: WVT 32: Maestre v Brand
Date: Sep 11, 2022

#R1#
Narushima looks to throw the jab but Raper is out of range.
Narushima showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raper.
Raper misses with a jab to the body
and Narushima counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Raper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Narushima moves away.
Narushima has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.#CL#
Raper moves into the clinch.
Narushima lands a nice uppercut.
Narushima misses with a punch on the inside.
Raper blocking some punches.
Raper has Narushima pushed against the cage.
Raper dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narushima is stalling here.
Narushima lands a left hand.
Raper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Narushima . #T1#
Raper lands with a short shot to the head.
Raper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Raper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Raper misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Raper on the inside.
Narushima lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC2#
Narushima 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Raper looks to score with a jab to the body but Narushima is just out of range.
Narushima explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Narushima scores with a jab to the body.
Raper swings for the body but Narushima moves out of range.
Raper moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Narushima explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Raper is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Narushima .
Narushima scores with a hook to the body. Raper takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #T2#
Nice body kick from Narushima .
Raper wants to clinch but Narushima slips to the side
and Narushima counters with a solid body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Narushima . That's going to slow Raper down.
Raper takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Raper drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Raper throws a sloppy body shot
and Narushima counters with a low kick, right behind Raper 's knee.
Raper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Narushima can pounce on him.
Narushima connects with an inside leg kick.
Raper throws a leg kick which misses Narushima 's front leg but catches the back leg as Narushima tries to avoid it.
Raper takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Raper with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Narushima to score with a decent uppercut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Narushima ! #T3##CL#
Raper clinches up with Narushima and pushes him back against the cage.
Raper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Narushima blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Narushima misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Raper.
Raper blocking some punches.
Raper misses with the head strike.
Narushima controlling the action here for a moment.
Narushima working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Raper wants to stall.
Narushima throws a knee to the head but misses.
Raper takes a shot to the head.
Raper blocks an uppercut.
Narushima misses with a punch on the inside.
Narushima 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.#T4#
Narushima makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Raper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Narushima scores with a shot to the side of Raper's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC2#
Narushima breaks the clinch.
Raper takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Raper throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Narushima lands a lovely overhand right.
Raper misses with a kick to the body.
Narushima tries a quick counter leg kick but Raper is wise to it.
Raper misses with a body punch
and Narushima counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raper tries to land a body kick
and Narushima counters with a slapping leg kick.
Raper will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Narushima throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Raper is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Leonardo Narushima !
After winning the bout, Leonardo Narushima thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: WVT 28: West v Hawthorne
Date: Aug 28, 2022

#R1#
Sripituksakul throws a jab when Raper was well out of range.#CL2#
Raper closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sripituksakul blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC2#
Raper breaks the clinch.
Sripituksakul uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raper.
Sripituksakul shoots in for a takedown but Raper shows good takedown defense.
Raper throws a big shot that misses.
Sripituksakul moves away from the strike by Raper.
Raper misses with a looping right.
Sripituksakul darts in looking for a takedown but Raper gets double underhooks and turns Sripituksakul into the cage.
Raper stops a takedown attempt from Sripituksakul.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Little Kitty Sripituksakul. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raper dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sripituksakul can't find room to land a body shot as Raper controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sripituksakul.
Raper misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Sripituksakul. #T1#
Raper swings wildly with an uppercut but Sripituksakul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sripituksakul tries a body shot but Raper blocks it.
Raper swings wildly with an uppercut but Sripituksakul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sripituksakul is trying to break the clinch but Raper has him pressed against the cage.
Sripituksakul is working Raper over against the cage.
A short right from Sripituksakul. #TD#
Sripituksakul pulls guard. #SUB#
Sripituksakul looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sripituksakul looking to control.
Raper wanted to stand there but Sripituksakul had control of the position.
Sripituksakul trying to keep a closed guard but Raper is proving a slippery customer. #T2##SU2#
Raper stands up and waves to Sripituksakul to follow him.
Raper misses with a right hand
and Raper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Raper swings widly with a right hand
and Sripituksakul cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Biff Raper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raper throws a hook but Sripituksakul blocks it.
Sripituksakul tried to counter with a leg kick but Raper avoided it.
Raper misses with a hook
and Sripituksakul counters with a nice body shot.
Raper misses with a hook
and Sripituksakul counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Raper thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raper looks to throw the jab but Sripituksakul is out of range.
Biff Raper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raper misses with a left hand
and Sripituksakul counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sripituksakul scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Raper throws a series of punches but Sripituksakul avoids them all with ease.
Sripituksakul appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A big left from Sripituksakul misses.
Sripituksakul uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raper.#T3#
Sripituksakul misses with a kick to the body
and Raper counters with a left and a right that stings Sripituksakul.
Raper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sripituksakul sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sripituksakul tries to counter with a takedown but Raper is quick to defend against it.
Sripituksakul connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Raper momentarily.
Raper might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That kick from Sripituksakul tenderised Raper's leg. Raper is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sripituksakul throws a hook but Raper avoids it easily.
Raper ducks under a wild hook from Sripituksakul.
Raper stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sripituksakul.#KD2#
Raper sends Sripituksakul crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Raper is motioning to the referee to let Sripituksakul up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC2#Sripituksakul is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Little Kitty Sripituksakul has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sripituksakul lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Raper circles away quickly and effectively.
Oh Sripituksakul is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Raper takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sripituksakul seems to have got his legs back now.
Sripituksakul lands a jab to Raper's midsection.
Raper misses with a hook. Sripituksakul ducked under it nicely.
Raper takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Sripituksakul misses the target.
Raper tries to clinch up.
Sripituksakul half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Raper connects with a combination that backs up Sripituksakul into the cage. Raper lands a flurry of punches that gets past Sripituksakul's guard. Sripituksakul is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Raper bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Biff Raper!
Biff Raper decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: WVT 18: Halo v Knox
Date: Jul 20, 2022

#R1#
A big left from Fortythree misses.
Raper throws an off balance right hand
and Fortythree counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Raper takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A leg kick checked by Fortythree.
Fortythree slips under a jab from Raper.
Fortythree lands a body shot.
Fortythree misses the jab.
Raper throws a right hand that misses
letting Fortythree counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raper connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#CUT#It looks like One Fortythree has been cut.
Raper misses with a left hand
and Fortythree counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raper takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fortythree wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#T1#
Fortythree works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Raper misses with a hook.
Fortythree just misses with a punch to the body.
Fortythree smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fortythree misses the jab.
Raper takes a swing at Fortythree's ribcage but misses.
Fortythree throws out a counter right but Raper avoids it with no problem.
One Fortythree seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fortythree misses with a looping right.
Fortythree has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Raper throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Fortythree counter with a right hand.
Raper fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fortythree checks it well.
Fortythree ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Raper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T2#
Fortythree looks to land a right hand but Raper moved out of range.
Fortythree avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fortythree lands with a cross.
Fortythree throws a body shot but no joy.
Raper drops Fortythree with a naaaaasty hook - Fortythree is in real trouble here! Raper dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Biff Raper!
Biff Raper decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: CFC 496: Chukwuma v Holmes Jr.
Date: Jul 02, 2022

#R1#
A decent looking body kick lands there for Raper.
Outlaw throws a looping overhand right but Raper ducks down to avoid it.
Raper throws a right and a left that Outlaw avoids nicely.
Outlaw tries to clinch up but Raper circles away and keeps his distance.
Raper tries a quick counter leg kick but Outlaw is wise to it.
Good exchange - Raper coming out on top.
The fighters circling - Raper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Raper wants to slow Outlaw down by chopping away at his legs.
Outlaw scores with a punch to the head.
Raper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Raper swats away the attempt to clinch by Outlaw.
Raper avoids the head kick by Outlaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Outlaw lands a nice looking body kick.
Raper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Devils Outlaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raper cracks Outlaw with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raper tries to move into range but Outlaw moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#CL#
Outlaw has Raper up against the cage in a clinch. #T1#
Outlaw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Outlaw swings wildly with an uppercut but Raper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Outlaw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Raper is trying to break the clinch but Outlaw is controlling him.
Outlaw unloads a knee to the mid-section. Raper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Raper looks winded!
Raper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Raper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Outlaw misses with the head strike.
Outlaw landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Outlaw tries a body shot but Raper blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raper.
Raper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Outlaws head.
Outlaw lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Raper managing to block the knees to the body from Outlaw.
Outlaw struggles to land a body shot inside as Raper controls his hands.
Raper working aggressively here.
Outlaw with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time. #T2#
Outlaw misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Outlaw.
Raper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Outlaw's elbow.
Outlaw has a couple of punches blocked by Raper.
Raper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Raper working aggressively here.
Raper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Raper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raper misses with some punches.
Outlaw throws a knee to the head but misses.
Outlaw connects with a nasty looking knee right to Raper's face.
Outlaw swings wildly with an uppercut but Raper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raper.
Raper scores with a shot to the side of Outlaw's head.
Raper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Raper tries to work over Outlaw's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T3#
Raper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Outlaw backwards.
Raper throws a punch but it's blocked by Outlaw.
Raper misses with a punch on the inside.
Raper misses with some punches.
Outlaw lands a damaging elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Outlaw.
Outlaw lands a nice uppercut.
Raper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Outlaw working aggressively here.
Outlaw missing with knees to the body.
Raper misses with some punches.
Raper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Outlaw or not.
Outlaw lands a knee to the body.
Raper has a couple of punches blocked by Outlaw.
Outlaw blocking some punches.
Outlaw throws a punch but it's blocked by Raper.
Outlaw unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Outlaw unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Outlaw scores with a knee to the head. #T4#
Outlaw misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Outlaw.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Outlaw.
Outlaw with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Outlaw lands with a left to the head.
Raper misses with the head strike.
Outlaw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Raper.
Raper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Outlaw tries a knee to the head but he's missed. #BC2#
Raper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Outlaw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Raper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Raper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Outlaw was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A chopping leg kick lands by Outlaw.
Raper lands with a kick to the temple. Outlaw shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Raper misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

The Devils Outlaw dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2##CL#
Outlaw closes the distance and pushes Raper back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Raper fails to land.
Outlaw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raper.
Outlaw working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Raper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Outlaw stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Raper throws a head punch that misses.
Outlaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Outlaw tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short left from Raper.
Raper lands with a right to the head.
Raper lands an uppercut.
Outlaw lands a left hand.
Outlaw lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Outlaw with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Outlaw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Raper.
Raper is breathing heavily.
Outlaw lands with a short punch from the clinch. #BC2#
Raper breaks from the clinch. #T1#
Raper throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Outlaw counters with an outside leg kick.
Raper throws a predictable looking body shot
and Outlaw counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Outlaw swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Outlaw looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Raper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Outlaw.
Outlaw tries to clinch but Raper moves out of range.
Outlaw throws a sloppy head kick
and Outlaw takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Outlaw lands a glancing blow to the side of Raper's head.
Outlaw lands a jab to the head.
Outlaw tries to clinch but Raper moves out of range. #CL#
Outlaw has closed the distance and engaged Raper in a clinch.
Raper misses with a punch to the body.
Outlaw misses with a knee to the head.
Outlaw working aggressively here. #T2#
Outlaw misses with some punches.
Outlaw unloads a knee to the mid-section. Raper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raper working aggressively here.
Outlaw lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Raper.
Outlaw is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raper can do to turn this around?
Outlaw misses with a body punch.
Outlaw throws a head punch that misses.
Outlaw with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Outlaw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Raper avoids it.
Outlaw lands a good knee to the midsection. Raper won't want to take too many of those.
Outlaw tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Raper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Outlaw has him pressed against the cage.
Outlaw gets through Raper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The Devils Outlaw has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Raper misses with the head strike.
Raper taking a breather.
Outlaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
Outlaw landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Outlaw gets through Raper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T3#
Outlaw lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Outlaw can't find room to land a body shot as Raper controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Outlaw scores with a nice short uppercut.
Raper blocks a body shot from Outlaw.
Raper blocks an uppercut.
Outlaw gets through Raper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Outlaw tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Raper digs a right hand into Outlaw's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Outlaw's gas tank.
Outlaw swings away with an uppercut that misses. #KD#
Outlaw lands a big knee from the Thai clinch and Raper goes down hard! The ref takes a good look at him but he's still defending himself. Outlaw in side control. #CUT#It looks like Biff Raper has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raper is trying to control Outlaw's posture but Outlaw avoids it.
Raper has one of Outlaw's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Raper avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Outlaw. #T4#
Raper is trying to improve his position.
Outlaw sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Raper is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The strikes coming from Outlaw are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Outlaw throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Outlaw throws a strike aimed at the side of Raper's head but Raper avoids it well.
Outlaw in side control, throwing shots but Raper defends.
Sloppy strikes there by Outlaw.
The ground and pound from Outlaw seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Outlaw looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Raper is avoiding damage well.
Raper has one of Outlaw's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Outlaw working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

The Devils Outlaw dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Biff Raper's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Raper blocks a jab.
Raper slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Raper takes a head kick and keeps coming. #KD#
Outlaw moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Raper goes down! Can Outlaw finish him!?#ROC#Raper is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Outlaw won't allow Raper to sweep him here.
Raper is still in real trouble! Can Outlaw finish him?
Outlaw content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Outlaw throws a strike but Raper rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Raper wants to control from the top but Outlaw keeps moving.
Outlaw is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Raper seems to have recovered his senses.
Raper trying to control but Outlaw is working from the bottom. #T1#
Raper's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Outlaw is wriggling around but Raper manages to pass to half guard.
Raper looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Biff Raper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Outlaw scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Raper manages to mount him!
Raper throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.#T3#
Outlaw squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Raper tries to control but Outlaw wriggling away.
Outlaw is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The Devils Outlaw is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Raper controlling the position easily from mount.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Raper thowing shots but they're missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Outlaw avoids a series of strikes thrown by Raper.
Raper throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Raper looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Raper throwing strikes but Outlaw bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.

And that's the end of the fight!
The Devils Outlaw showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Outlaw has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Devils Outlaw!
The Devils Outlaw thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: CFC 476: Jimenez v Nagasaki
Date: Apr 20, 2022

#R1#
Riker blocks a head kick by Raper.
Riker feints the counter takedown.
Raper throws a head kick that misses.
Riker with the counter takedown but Raper avoids it easily.
Riker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Raper was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Raper throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Riker blocks a head kick by Raper.
Raper throws an overhand right that lands on Riker's shoulder, as Riker tries to avoid the shot.
Riker drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Raper defends it well.
Riker sizes up Raper with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Raper throws a leg kick that is checked#TD2#
and Riker counters with a nice double leg into side control. Raper won't be happy with that.
The ground and pound from Riker seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riker is trying to ground and pound but Raper uses the momentary lack of control by Riker to regain half guard.
Ground and pound from Riker. #T1#
Raper is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Raper trying to control but Riker postures up.
Riker is pressing down on Raper's thigh, looking to free his foot. Raper is holding on for now.
Riker lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #SUB2#
Riker is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Raper defends it well.
Riker not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raper trying to hold on to Riker's head to control him but Riker postures up. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Raper is positioning himself well to prevent Riker advancing to mount.
Riker looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Raper is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Riker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Riker passes to side control.
Riker throwing shots but missing, from side control. #T3#
Raper tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Riker wants to control but Raper is keeping him busy. #SUB2#
Riker tries for a kimura but Raper is defending well.
Riker tries to score with some ground and pound. Raper controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Riker lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Raper is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Raper can't do much from the bottom here. #T4#
Riker is looking to take a break and control but Raper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Raper is trying to get back to half guard.
Raper is not content to let Riker control the position.
Riker sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Raper is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Riker fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

William Riker dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Raper looks to land a right hand but Riker moved out of range.
Raper throws a head kick that misses.
Raper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Raper displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Riker.
Raper looks to land a left hand but Riker moved out of range nicely.
And Riker tries to counter it with a takedown but Raper pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A head kick misses from Raper.
A good leg kick by Raper.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Raper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Riker feints the counter takedown.
Raper definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Raper misses with a straight right.
Riker changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Raper cracks Riker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#T1#
Raper lands a head shot.
Jab, jab by Riker - just one landing.
Raper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riker was well out of range. Poor timing from Raper.
Raper misses with a straight right.
And Riker tries to counter it with a takedown but Raper pushes his down on his head and steps out.#KD2#
Riker drops Raper with a right and a left! Riker comes rushing in but Raper regains his composure and manages to keep Riker in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raper is trying to control the position but Riker postures up.
Riker looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Raper working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Riker.
Riker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#T2#
Raper is controlling Riker's posture.
Riker stopping the sweep attempt from Raper.
Riker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Raper is controlling Riker's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Riker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Riker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
William Riker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Riker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Riker is working Raper over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Riker advances position into side control!
Riker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Raper keeps working. #T3#
Riker with the ground and pound but Raper regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Riker drops an elbow to the side of Raper's head.
Riker working the head and body with strikes.
Riker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Raper defending well though.
Raper tries to roll over but Riker keeps him under control.
Raper is trying to control but can't. #T4#
Riker landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Raper has his hands clasped together around Riker's back. He's all about the action.
Riker working Raper over with strikes. #SUB2#
Riker is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Riker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Riker takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Riker passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

William Riker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Riker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Riker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Raper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riker was well out of range. Poor timing from Raper.
Riker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Raper can pounce on him.
Raper throws a low kick but Riker avoids it.
Riker is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Raper throws a head kick that misses.
Riker with the counter takedown but Raper avoids it easily.
Raper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Riker.
Riker with the counter takedown but Raper avoids it easily.
Riker blocks a head kick by Raper.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raper ducks right into an uppercut from Riker.
Riker lands a right hook to the body.
Raper misses the jab.#T1#
Riker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Raper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL2#
Riker rushes Raper and presses him up against the cage.
Riker working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Raper.
Riker misses with some punches.
Riker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raper throws a head punch that misses.
Riker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Riker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Riker misses with a punch on the inside.
Raper blocks a body shot from Riker.
Riker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Riker works on Raper's body with a couple of short punches.
Biff Raper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T2#
Raper blocks an uppercut.
Raper working hard to break the clinch.
Riker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Riker tries a body shot but Raper blocks it.
Riker is trying to pull guard but Raper turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Raper swings wildly with an uppercut but Riker uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Riker.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raper blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Riker.
Riker working aggressively here.
Riker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Riker.
Raper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Raper blocks a body shot from Riker.
Raper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Riker.
Riker has a couple of punches blocked by Raper. #T3##TD2#
Riker jumps guard and drags Raper to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Riker trying to control the position here. #SUB2#
Raper has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Riker to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Raper is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Riker pulls down on the head and he's put Raper to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). William Riker!
Our winner, William Riker, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: CFC 472: Tiotio v Chukwuma
Date: Apr 02, 2022

#R1#
Raper swings widly with a right hand
and IsMore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Raper wants to slow IsMore down by chopping away at his legs.
Raper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Biff Raper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Raper.
IsMore takes one to the chin there.
Raper throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling IsMore to counter with a crisp jab.
Raper takes a jab right on the kisser.
Raper has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Memento Mori in the buildup to the fight.
IsMore throws a hook but Raper avoids it easily.
Raper scores with the left hand. IsMore knows he should have avoided that one. #CUT#It looks like More IsMore has been cut.
IsMore throws out a powerful jab.
Raper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
IsMore throws out a counter right but Raper avoids it with no problem.
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!
IsMore defending well as Raper loads up on a big left hand.
A nice side step and IsMore releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Raper misses with a straight right.
IsMore has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.#T1#
Raper tries to work over IsMore's front leg with a kick but IsMore checks it. #KD#
Raper cracks IsMore with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Raper has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning IsMore to stand back up!
IsMore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raper.
IsMore staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Raper misses its intended target.
IsMore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As IsMore looks to move away, Raper throws a big counter combo but IsMore just gets out of the way.
Raper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Raper swinging wildly here.
A little jabbing left from IsMore on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
IsMore throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Raper counters with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
IsMore digs a good body shot into Raper's ribs.
IsMore throws a series of strikes that have Raper backpedaling.
Raper swings for the body but IsMore moves out of range. #T2#
IsMore has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from IsMore there as he acknowledges the shot.
Raper getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Raper leaves IsMore with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Raper walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Raper misses with a hook. IsMore ducked under it nicely.
IsMore avoids the head kick by Raper.
IsMore lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
IsMore thows a left - swing and a miss!
Raper chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Raper misses with a hook
and IsMore counters with a lovely shot to the body.
IsMore staying out of range there.
A countering left hand to the body from IsMore misses.#T3#
A nice leg kick lands there from Raper.
IsMore avoids a punch combination nicely.
IsMore looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
IsMore blocks a head kick by Raper.
IsMore looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A head kick by Raper misses
enabling IsMore to counter with a crisp jab.
Raper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and IsMore counters with a straight right hand.#KD2#
IsMore drops Raper with a left right combo! IsMore follows him down to the ground into side control. #CUT2#It looks like Biff Raper has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
IsMore in side control, just content to control the action for now.
IsMore advances to mount.
My spies in Nap or Tap inform me that IsMore has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!#T4#
Raper bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!#SUB2#
Raper got a little sloppy there for a moment and IsMore has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Raper has managed to get both his arms back between IsMore's legs - danger averted.
Raper is looking to advance position but IsMore has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVB#
IsMore controlling from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
IsMore landing shots from mount.
IsMore is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Raper can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but More IsMore will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Raper misses with a hook. IsMore ducked under it nicely.
IsMore looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Raper throws a looping overhand right but IsMore ducks down to avoid it.
Raper scores with a hook.
IsMore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raper.
A swing and a miss from Raper.
IsMore looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Raper scores with a body shot.
Raper jabs IsMore right on the nose. IsMore blinks but takes it well.
Raper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#KD2#
IsMore drops Raper with a nice combination! IsMore dives into Raper's guard, looking to finish! #ROC2#Raper is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
IsMore postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Raper covers up, he's hurt! IsMore keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from IsMore and the ref steps in to end the fight! IsMore can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). More IsMore!
More IsMore thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: CFC 466: Raper v Tiotio
Date: Mar 05, 2022

#R1#
Raper misses with an uppercut
letting Tiotio counter with a right hand.
Tiotio looks to score with a jab to the body but Raper is just out of range.
Raper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tiotio.
Raper slips a jab from Tiotio.
Tiotio checks a leg kick nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Raper.
Raper walks into a left hand.
Raper throws a low kick but Tiotio moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Tiotio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Raper misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Tiotio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tiotio throws a jab when Raper was well out of range.
Raper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tiotio throws out the jab.
Raper scores with a sloppy right hand. Tiotio should have avoided that one.
Tiotio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tiotio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ara Tiotio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raper misses with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raper scores with a shot to the body.
Tiotio throws a shot from downtown. Raper moves away and avoids it.
Raper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tiotio.
Tiotio throws a lazy right hand but Raper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T1#
Tiotio connects with the punch.
Raper has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Memento Mori in the buildup to the fight.
Raper lands an overhand right.#CUT#It looks like Ara Tiotio has been cut.
Raper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tiotio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Raper.
Tiotio takes a swing at Raper's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Tiotio.
Tiotio just misses with a punch to the body.
Raper moves away from the strike by Tiotio.
A jab from Tiotio misses.
Tiotio thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Raper misses.
Tiotio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tiotio throws a right hand that misses
and Raper counters with a stiff right hand.
Raper walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Raper throws a leg kick which misses Tiotio's front leg but catches the back leg as Tiotio tries to avoid it.
Tiotio ducks under a wild hook from Raper.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiotio throws a hook but Raper avoids it easily.
Raper looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tiotio misses with a straight left. #T2#
Tiotio stuns Raper with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Raper misses with a kick to the body
enabling Tiotio to counter with a crisp jab. #KD2#
Tiotio sends Raper crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Tiotio is motioning to the referee to let Raper up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Raper scores with a push kick.
Raper takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Raper misses with an uppercut. #KD2#
Oooooh!!! Tiotio has knocked Raper down with a huge combo! Tiotio steps away and waves a wobbly Raper back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#Raper is rocked!
Raper throws a body shot but no joy.
Tiotio fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Raper out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Ara Tiotio!
Ara Tiotio is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Ara Tiotio made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: CFC 458: Inarritu v Raper
Date: Feb 09, 2022

#R1#
Raper connects with an inside leg kick.
Raper throws a jab but it's blocked by Inarritu.
Raper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Inarritu feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Biff Raper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Inarritu lands a really nice looking cross but Raper seems unphased.
The fighters circling - Raper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Raper throws an overhand right that lands on Inarritu's shoulder, as Inarritu tries to avoid the shot.
Inarritu throws a quick counter kick to the body but Raper avoids it.
Inarritu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Raper throws a poor cross that misses
and Inarritu counters with a thumping low kick.
Raper dips to his left and cracks Inarritu with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inarritu lands a nice shot to the body.
Raper attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Raper connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Inarritu momentarily.
Inarritu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raper.
Inarritu swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#T1#
Raper looks to land a body kick but Inarritu moved away.
Raper misses with a straight left.
Raper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid body kick from Raper.
Raper misses with a left hand
and Inarritu counters with an outside leg kick.
Raper misses with a jab to the body
and Inarritu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Inarritu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Raper.
Raper misses with a left hand
letting Inarritu counter with a right hand.
Raper looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Raper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Inarritu throws a hook but Raper avoids it easily.
Raper throws a shot to the body. #T2#
Inarritu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Raper throws a leg kick
and Inarritu counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raper throws a shot from downtown. Inarritu moves away and avoids it.
Inarritu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raper.
Raper paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Raper scores with a crisp jab that stopped Inarritu in his tracks.
Raper staying out of range there.
Inarritu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Raper misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Inarritu to counter with a crisp jab.
Inarritu slips under a jab from Raper.
Raper swings widly with a right hand
and Inarritu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Raper misses with a series of wild punches. #T3#
Raper throws a right hand that misses
and Inarritu counters with a nice uppercut.
Inarritu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raper.
Inarritu moves away from the strike by Raper.
Raper slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Inarritu.
It looked like Inarritu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Inarritu throws a leg kick that misses.
Raper staying out of range there.
Raper now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Raper throws a poor cross that misses
and Inarritu counters with a thumping low kick.
Raper slips under a jab.
A good leg kick by Inarritu. #T4#
Raper throws a shot from downtown. Inarritu moves away and avoids it.
Raper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Inarritu.
Raper fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Inarritu on the side of the head.
A slow jab from Raper misses its intended target.
Raper lands a leg kick that knocks Inarritu off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Inarritu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Inarritu checks a leg kick.
Raper just misses with a punch to the body.
Inarritu jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Raper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Raper throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Raper gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Inarritu.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Biff Raper will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Raper throws a lazy uppercut
and Inarritu counters with a straight right hand.
Raper throws the kick towards the body but Inarritu avoids it.
Inarritu thinks about countering with a body kick.
Biff Raper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Inarritu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Raper scores with a sloppy right hand. Inarritu should have avoided that one.
A swing and a miss from Raper.
Inarritu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Raper is out of range and Inarritu settles back down.
A big right from Inarritu misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Inarritu might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Inarritu takes one to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raper feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Inarritus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A leg kick checked by Raper.
Raper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Inarritu. #T1#
Good standup being displayed there by Raper as he connects with a hook.#KD2#
Raper sends Inarritu crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Raper is motioning to the referee to let Inarritu up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Raper ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Inarritu out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Biff Raper!
Biff Raper is the new heavyweight champion!
Biff Raper seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: SFL 125 | Mumu vs Viking II
Date: Dec 19, 2021

#R1#
Raper throws a leg kick that misses.
Spanner blocks a leg kick.
Spanner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Raper misses with a body shot.
Spanner swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big right from Spanner misses.
Spanner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Spanner throws a hook to the side of Raper's head but Raper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raper scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#CUT#It looks like Bleeding Spanner has been cut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Raper.
Spanner moves away from the strike by Raper.
Spanner doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A telegraphed right hand from Raper misses the target.
Nice uppercut lands for Raper. That snapped Spanner's head back.
Spanner looks for the body kick but Raper saw that one coming.
Raper slips a jab from Spanner.
Spanner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raper.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raper misses with a body shot.
Raper takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Spanner's coach down at The Jungle Room was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Spanner's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Raper lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Raper misses with an uppercut
and Spanner counters with an inside leg kick. #T1#
Raper slips a straight right by Spanner.
Raper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spanner.
Raper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raper misses with a low kick.
Spanner throws a hook to the side of Raper's head but Raper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spanner throws out the jab.
Raper jabs at Spanner's body.
Raper thuds his right hand into Spanner's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Spanner ducks under a wild hook from Raper.
Spanner takes one to the side of the head.
Raper slips under a jab.
Raper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spanner.
Spanner swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Raper has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Memento Mori in the buildup to the fight.
A jab from Spanner misses.
Raper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spanner.
Spanner throws a body punch but Raper moves out of range.
Spanner ducks under a wild hook from Raper.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spanner! But no joy.#T2#
Spanner throws out a loose jab but Raper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spanner looks to throw the jab but Raper is out of range.
Raper scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spanner doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Raper misses.
Raper scores with a nice head shot.#CUT#That has opened up Bleeding Spanner's cut even more.
Raper chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Spanner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spanner misses the jab.
Raper throws a quick counter kick to the body but Spanner avoids it.
Spanner throws a jab when Raper was well out of range.
Raper half committed to a counter leg kick.
Raper misses with a hook. Spanner ducked under it nicely.
Spanner lands a lovely overhand right.
Raper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spanner.
Spanner avoids the body shot from Raper.
Spanner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spanner takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Raper swings widly with a right hand
and Spanner counters with an outside leg kick.
Nice shot by Spanner.#T3#
Spanner throws out a loose jab but Raper uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Raper wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Raper lands a nice leg kick that just misses Spanner's sensitive parts.
Spanner lands with a thumping leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Raper.
Spanner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Raper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spanner was well out of range. Poor timing from Raper.
Raper throws a poor cross that misses
and Spanner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spanner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raper.
Raper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spanner.
Raper pivots, looking for a leg kick but Spanner is out of range and Raper settles back down.
Spanner throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Spanner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Raper.#CUT#The cut above Bleeding Spanner's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Raper misses with a body shot.
Spanner tries a quick counter leg kick but Raper is wise to it.
Spanner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Spanner misses.
Spanner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raper.
Raper misses with an uppercut.
Raper is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Raper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spanner throws out the jab. #T4#
Spanner missing with a left hand there. Raper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spanner throws a jab when Raper was well out of range.
Spanner walks into a straight right hand from Raper.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raper throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Spanner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Raper.
Spanner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Raper.
Spanner loads up on a big right hand but Raper slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Raper on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Raper throws an off balance right hand
and Spanner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spanner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Raper throws a front kick aimed at Spanner's knee but Spanner avoids it well.
It seemed like Spanner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Spanner walks into a left hand.
Raper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Spanner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raper slips a straight right by Spanner.
A lazy left from Spanner finds it's target.
Raper throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Spanner on the side of the head. #CUT#Bleeding Spanner's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Raper swings widly with a right hand
and Spanner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Biff Raper will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bleeding Spanner's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Raper blocks a jab.
Raper throws a series of punches but Spanner avoids them all with ease.
Raper works Spanner's body with a nice hook.
Raper throws a jab but it's blocked by Spanner.
Raper misses with a hook.
Raper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raper feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Spanners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A low kick lands for Raper.
Spanner scores with a leg kick.
Raper has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jab by Spanner.
Raper blocks a jab.
Raper swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Spanner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Raper throws a series of strikes that have Spanner backpedaling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spanner misses with a right hand
and Raper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Raper finds it's way through Spanner's defenses.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bleeding Spanner's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Biff Raper!
A relieved looking Biff Raper thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Bleeding Spanner spoke after the fight, saying 'That was fucking bullshit!'.

Event: SFL 120 | Mumu vs Wanker
Date: Dec 01, 2021

#R1#
Raper tried to score with a low kick but Viking checks it.
Viking was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Viking has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Viking lands with a shot to the body.
Raper throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Raper avoids the head kick by Viking.
Raper misses with a body kick.
Raper lands a nice hook to Viking's body. Viking takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice body punch from Raper.
Raper throws a body punch but Viking moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raper connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Viking momentarily.
Raper connects with a body shot.
Viking fails to land with a series of punches. #T1#
Nice uppercut lands for Raper. That snapped Viking's head back.
Raper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Raper misses with a body shot.
Raper misses with a right hand
and Viking counters with a stiff right hand.
Viking looks to land a left hand but Raper moved out of range nicely.
Raper swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Raper chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Raper takes a swing at Viking's ribcage but misses.
A low kick lands for Raper.
Raper throws an off balance right hand
and Viking counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Raper is out cold! A devastating KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Techno Viking!
During a confident post fight interview, Techno Viking thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: SFL 114 | Barbarian vs Bone
Date: Nov 10, 2021

#R1#
Raper lands a lovely overhand right.
Raper takes a swing at Laine's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Raper finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A lazy left from Raper finds it's target.
Raper throws a jab when Laine was well out of range.
Biff Raper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laine takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Raper slips a straight right by Laine.
Raper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Laine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raper connects with an inside leg kick.
Raper cracks Laine with a good jab.
Laine lands a head kick. Raper smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laine 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.
Raper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Raper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
Laine cracks Raper with a right hand to the side of the head.
Laine tries to move into range but Raper moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Raper wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Laine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raper.
Laine fires out a quick counter leg kick but Raper just manages to avoid it.
Raper 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.
A bone on bone clash there as Raper blocks the leg kick.
Laine takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Laine misses with an uppercut.
Raper scores with a jab.
Raper pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laine was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Raper throws a right hand that misses
and Laine counters with an inside leg kick. #T2#
Raper tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raper thumps Laine with a low kick.
Raper ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Raper misses with a hook.
It looked like Laine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Laine wants to clinch.
Raper throws a hook but Laine blocks it.
Raper lands with a good body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raper. Laine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laine throwing a counter right hand but Raper manages to avoid it.
Laine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raper.
Raper misses with an uppercut. #T3#
Raper misses with a straight right.
A counter left hand to the body from Laine misses its target.
Raper throws a nice inside leg kick.
Raper throws a leg kick but Laine sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Laine staying out of range there.
Laine quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Raper there.
Laine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Laine misses the target.
Laine lands with a kick to the ribs.
Raper scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Laine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raper.
Raper avoids the head kick by Laine.
Raper throws an overhand right that lands on Laine's shoulder, as Laine tries to avoid the shot. #T4#
Raper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Laine tries to work over Raper's front leg with a kick but Raper checks it.
Laine looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Raper lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Laine at a distance.
Raper scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
Raper throws a right hand that misses
and Laine counters with a straight right hand.
Raper misses with a body punch
and Laine counters with a head kick. That will keep Raper thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Raper throws a body kick that misses
and Laine counters with a straight right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Laine 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Raper is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Laine had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Raper checks a low kick from Laine.
Raper takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Raper misses.
It looked like Laine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Biff Raper dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Laine avoids the body shot from Raper.
Raper moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Raper cracks Laine with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Raper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Laine might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Jab from Raper.
Laine throws a jab when Raper was well out of range.
Raper scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Laine doesn't seem bothered though.
Good leg kick by Raper.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raper scores with a nice strike.
Raper keeps Laine at a distance using the push kick.
Raper misses the body punch
and Laine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Biff Raper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Raper misses the target.
A counter left hand to the body from Laine misses its target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Raper sizes up Laine with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Raper scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Raper with a nice calf kick.
Raper throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Laine throws a quick counter head kick but Raper was just out of range.
Raper throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Laine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A good leg kick by Raper.
Raper lands an overhand right.
Laine connects with a body shot that sends Raper's belly button to the back.
Laine blocks a jab.
Laine's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Raper misses with a low kick as Laine jumps back.
Raper lands a slapping body shot. #T2#
Raper takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Raper throws a hook but Laine blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Raper with a nice calf kick.
Raper scores with a punch to the head.
Raper looks to land a left hand but Laine moved out of range nicely.
Raper bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Laine throws a sloppy head kick
and Raper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raper comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Laine takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Laine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T3##KD2#
Raper lands a big right hand that sends Laine crashing to the mat! Raper stays standing though and waves Laine back to his feet!#ROC2#Laine is rocked!
Laine is holding his hands too far apart here. Raper throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Laine is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Biff Raper!
Biff Raper thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: SFL 108 | Barbarian vs Raper
Date: Oct 15, 2021

#R1#
Raper misses with an uppercut. The Barbarian saw that one coming.
Raper swings widly with a right hand
and The Barbarian makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The Barbarian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raper was well out of range. Poor timing from The Barbarian.
Nice body punch from The Barbarian.
Raper swings widly with a right hand
and The Barbarian counters with a three punch combo that has Raper backing up. Raper nods at The Barbarian to acknowledge the strikes.
The Barbarian throws out a loose jab but Raper uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Barbarian slips a jab from Raper.
Raper has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The Barbarian throws a series of punches but Raper moves out of range.
A big right from Raper misses.
The Barbarian went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Raper throws a head kick that misses.
Raper scores with a jab. The Barbarian acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Raper finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt. #T1#
The Barbarian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Biff Raper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Barbarian checks a low kick from Raper.
Raper misses with a left hand
and The Barbarian counters with a nice low kick that buckles Raper's knee momentarily.
Raper looks winded!
The Barbarian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Barbarian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raper moves away.
The Barbarian with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The Barbarian lands a nice shot to the body.
The Barbarian looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Raper moves away from the strike by The Barbarian.
Raper takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Raper misses with a right hand
and The Barbarian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Barbarian looks to land a right hand but Raper moved out of range.#KD#
The Barbarian cracks Raper with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. The Barbarian has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Raper to stand back up!#ROC#Raper is rocked!#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Barbarian throws a low kick, looking for Raper's leg but Raper calmly moves out of range.
The Barbarian tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice side step and Raper releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Raper checks the leg kick nicely there.
Raper is looking to chop away at The Barbarian's legs.
A nice leg kick from The Barbarian, right into the meat of the thigh.
Raper listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The Barbarian staying out of range there.
Raper scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#CUT2#It looks like Conor The Barbarian has been cut.
The Barbarian misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Raper on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Raper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T3#
Raper throws a body kick that misses
and The Barbarian counters with a thumping low kick.
Raper throws a hook to the side of The Barbarian's head but The Barbarian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raper with the inside leg kick.
The Barbarian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raper misses the body punch
and The Barbarian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Barbarian lands with a nice body punch.
Raper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Raper misses the shot to the body.
Raper throws the left hand but The Barbarian avoids the punch easily.
Raper takes a swing at The Barbarian's ribcage but misses.
The Barbarian on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #T4#
The Barbarian connects with a single shot there.
Raper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Barbarian misses with a wild body shot.
The Barbarian scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Barbarian lands a nice looking body kick.
The Barbarian ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Raper's jaw. Raper's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! The Barbarian does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Conor The Barbarian!
Conor The Barbarian retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Conor The Barbarian thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: SFL 101 | Laine vs Barbarian
Date: Sep 19, 2021

#R1#
Raper connects with a solid leg kick.
Raper lands a lovely overhand right.
Mumu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Raper misses with a hook.
Mumu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mumu throws a looping overhand right but Raper ducks down to avoid it.
Raper looks to land a left hand but Mumu moved out of range nicely.
Mumu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raper.
Mumu throwing a counter right hand but Raper manages to avoid it.
Raper sizes up Mumu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Raper connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mumu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A head kick misses from Raper.
Raper cracks Mumu on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Mumu falls backwards against the cage. Raper follows up with more strikes that drop Mumu to his knees. Raper keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Mumu! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Biff Raper!
A relieved looking Biff Raper thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: SYN 820 Maluga vs. Mumu
Date: Aug 01, 2021

#R1#
Cruz Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Raper tests Cruz Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cruz Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Raper scores with a punch to the head.
Raper looks to land a left hand but Cruz Jr moved out of range nicely.
Cruz Jr slips a straight right by Raper.
Raper lands a jab to the nose.
Raper fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Raper will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
An attempted straight right counter from Cruz Jr misses the target.
Raper tests Cruz Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cruz Jr checks a low kick from Raper.#T1#
Raper misses with a hook
and Cruz Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cruz Jr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Randall's Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Raper thuds a left hand into Cruz Jr's body.
Raper connects with a right hand. Cruz Jr shakes it off.
Raper throws an off balance right hand
and Cruz Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Raper slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Raper connects with the punch.#CUT2#It looks like Jorge Cruz Jr has been cut.
Raper throws a leg kick which misses Cruz Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Cruz Jr tries to avoid it.
Raper with a nice cross.
Raper has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Raper wants to slow Cruz Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
Raper just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCruz Jr.
Raper swings away with a body shot that misses #KD#
and Cruz Jr counters with a crisp right hand that drops Raper! Cruz Jr lets Raper back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#CUT#It looks like Biff Raper has been cut.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Raper moves out of range easily.
Cruz Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Raper misses with a hook.
Cruz Jr lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Biff Raper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raper misses with a body kick.#KD#
Cruz Jr lands a big head kick that sends Raper tumbling to the mat! Cruz Jr takes a step backwards and waves Raper back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#Raper is rocked!
Cruz Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Raper misses with a head kick.
Jab, jab by Raper - just one landing.
Raper is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cruz Jr had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Raper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T3#
Cruz Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raper.
Raper just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCruz Jr.
Raper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cruz Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Raper throws a body shot but no joy.
Cruz Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Raper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slapping body kick lands there for Raper.
Raper misses with a hook to the body #KD#
and Cruz Jr counters with a head kick that drops Raper to the mat! Raper scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Cruz Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cruz Jr is looking to counter punch.
Raper is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Raper avoids the head kick by Cruz Jr. #T4#
Cruz Jr blocks a leg kick.
Raper just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCruz Jr.
Crunch! Raper slams his shin into Cruz Jr's torso.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Raper throws a leg kick which misses Cruz Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Cruz Jr tries to avoid it.
Raper lands with a straight right. Cruz Jr didn't see that one coming.
A big left from Raper misses.
Cruz Jr lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz Jr 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.
Raper throws a right hand that misses
and Cruz Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Raper is looking to chop away at Cruz Jr's legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Biff Raper will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Raper looks for the body kick but Cruz Jr saw that one coming.
Cruz Jr seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Raper misses with a right hand
and Cruz Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Cruz Jr takes one to the side of the head.
Raper thuds a left hand into Cruz Jr's body.
Cruz Jr blocks a head kick by Raper.
Cruz Jr lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Raper connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cruz Jr. Cruz Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Raper throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cruz Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Raper throws a combination that misses
and Cruz Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T1#
Raper misses with a combination
and Cruz Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Raper connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That kick from Raper tenderised Cruz Jr's leg. Cruz Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cruz Jr avoids the body shot from Raper.
Cruz Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raper.
Raper connects with a right hand. Cruz Jr shakes it off.
Cruz Jr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Raper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cruz Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A slapping body kick lands there for Raper.#T2#
Raper throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cruz Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cruz Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raper.
Cruz Jr throwing a counter right hand but Raper manages to avoid it.
Raper jabs Cruz Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Raper chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz Jr slips a jab from Raper.
Cruz Jr throws a quick counter head kick but Raper was just out of range.
Raper lands with a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by Raper.
Raper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Raper fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cruz Jr.
Raper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz Jr looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.#T3#
Raper misses the jab.
Raper misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Cruz Jr was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Cruz Jr might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Raper lands a jab.
Jab, jab by Raper - just one landing.
Raper tests Cruz Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Raper with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Raper blocks a head kick by Cruz Jr. #T4#
Cruz Jr blocks a jab.
It looked like Cruz Jr was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Raper.
Biff Raper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Raper fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cruz Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Raper buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Raper with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Raper misses with a body shot.
Raper scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Raper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz Jr.
Cruz Jr throws a counter high kick but Raper was just alert enough to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Biff Raper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R3#
Cruz Jr walks forward, straight into a front kick from Raper.
Raper misses with a looping left.
Cruz Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cruz Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Raper.
Cruz Jr takes one on the button.
Cruz Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cruz Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raper throws a right hand that misses
and Cruz Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raper misses with a lunging right hand
and Cruz Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Cruz Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cruz Jr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#T1#
A nice leg kick from Raper, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruz Jr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Raper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Raper connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Raper lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Raper misses with a left hand
and Cruz Jr counters with a three punch combo that has Raper backing up. Raper nods at Cruz Jr to acknowledge the strikes.
Cruz Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Raper.
Cruz Jr throws a quick counter head kick but Raper was just out of range.
A slow jab from Raper misses its intended target.
Raper lands a head shot.
Raper misses with a body punch
and Cruz Jr counters with a nice uppercut. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Raper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cruz Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Raper.
A little feinted left hand from Cruz Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Raper throws a poor cross that misses #KD#
and Cruz Jr counters with a crisp right hand that drops Raper! Cruz Jr lets Raper back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Raper is still on wobbly legs! Can Cruz Jr finish him?
Raper feints and then cracks Cruz Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cruz Jr down.
Raper seems to have recovered his senses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Raper.
Cruz Jr is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A big right from Raper misses.
Raper misses with a leg kick
and Cruz Jr counters with a huge left! Raper is in big trouble! He's backing up but Cruz Jr isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Raper from any more damage. A dominating finish by Cruz Jr!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorge Cruz Jr!
A less than humble Jorge Cruz Jr misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: SYN 811 Mazziotti vs. Mumu
Date: Jul 04, 2021

#R1#
Raper scores with a sloppy right hand. The Barbarian should have avoided that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Raper.
The Barbarian plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The Barbarian swings for the body but Raper moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from The Barbarian.
Raper blocks a low kick nicely.
Raper scoring well with a low kick there.
The Barbarian has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
The Barbarian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raper tries a quick counter leg kick but The Barbarian is wise to it.
The Barbarian throws a body punch but Raper moves out of range.
Raper lands with a straight right. The Barbarian didn't see that one coming.#CUT2#It looks like Conor The Barbarian has been cut.
The Barbarian connects with an inside leg kick.
The Barbarian fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Raper.
The Barbarian blocks a low kick nicely.
The Barbarian half committed to a counter leg kick.
A jab from The Barbarian misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raper throws a shot to the body.
Raper takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Raper swings and misses with a shot to the body
and The Barbarian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raper cracks The Barbarian with a good jab.#T1#
The Barbarian scores with a spinning back kick!
Raper scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. The Barbarian doesn't seem bothered though.
The Barbarian misses with an attempted mid kick.
Raper loads up on a big right hand but The Barbarian slips the punch.
The Barbarian looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Good leg kick by Raper.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from The Barbarian.
Nice defenses there by Raper.
The Barbarian is looking to chop away at Raper's legs.
Raper scores with a hook to the body. The Barbarian takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Raper ducks under a wild hook from The Barbarian.
A little jabbing left from Raper on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The Barbarian bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Raper's head backwards.
Raper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Barbarian.
The Barbarian half committed to a counter leg kick.
Raper connects with a single shot there.
The Barbarian checks a low kick from Raper.
The Barbarian is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The Barbarian scores with a jab. Raper acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raper connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed The Barbarian momentarily. #T2#
The Barbarian throws a front kick that sends Raper stumbling back into the cage.
Raper throws a low kick but The Barbarian avoids it.
The Barbarian looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Raper fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Raper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Barbarian throws out the jab.
It seemed like Raper was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The Barbarian turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The Barbarian lands with a shot to the body.
Raper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Raper throws a body punch but The Barbarian moves out of range.
Raper sizes up The Barbarian with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Raper blocks the body kick.
Raper staying out of range there.
The Barbarian throws a sloppy head kick and Raper moves out of range easily.
The Barbarian misses with a looping left.
Raper misses with a hook
and The Barbarian counters with a straight right hand.
Raper slips a jab from The Barbarian.#T3#
Raper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Barbarian is looking to counter punch.
Raper scores with a one two! The Barbarian had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #CUT2#Conor The Barbarian's cut is getting worse.
Raper punishes The Barbarian's body with a nice straight punch.
The Barbarian throws a poor cross that misses
and Raper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Raper.
Raper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A low kick lands for The Barbarian.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Raper.
The Barbarian looks to land a right hand but Raper moved out of range.
Raper looks to throw the jab but The Barbarian is out of range.
The Barbarian fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Raper on the side of the head.
Raper throws out a loose jab but The Barbarian uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Barbarian takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raper misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Raper misses its intended target. #T4#
The Barbarian misses the jab.
The Barbarian misses the jab.
Raper swings for the body but The Barbarian moves out of range.
The Barbarian works the jab nicely.
The Barbarian connects with a right hand. Raper shakes it off.
Raper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Barbarian throws out the jab.
A lazy body kick from The Barbarian
letting Raper counter with a right hand. #CUT2#Conor The Barbarian's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The Barbarian pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Raper! But no joy.
Raper defending well as The Barbarian loads up on a big left hand.
And Raper responds with a good body kick, but The Barbarian manages to step out the way in time.
Raper misses with a left hand
enabling The Barbarian to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Barbarian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raper was well out of range. Poor timing from The Barbarian.
The Barbarian throws a front kick that sends Raper stumbling back into the cage.
The Barbarian pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Raper back to the cage. The Barbarian follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nice jab there from Raper.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Conor The Barbarian will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Conor The Barbarian's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
The Barbarian pushes Raper away with a front kick.
Raper throws a looping overhand right but The Barbarian ducks down to avoid it.
The Barbarian swings away with a body shot that misses
and Raper counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps The Barbarian thinking.
Decent striking displayed by The Barbarian there.
The Barbarian throws a sloppy head kick #KD2#
and Raper counters with a head kick that drops The Barbarian to the mat! The Barbarian scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Raper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Raper misses with a straight left.
Raper throws a big shot that misses.
The Barbarian misses with a hook.
Raper with a nice calf kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Barbarian misses with a body kick.
Raper slips a jab from The Barbarian.
Raper takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A jab from The Barbarian misses.
Nice cross by Raper.#T1#
Raper takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Conor The Barbarian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raper throws a lazy right hand but The Barbarian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Barbarian slips under a jab from Raper.
Raper has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Barbarian.
The fighters circling - Raper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Barbarian missing with a left hand there. Raper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raper lands a glancing blow to the side of The Barbarian's head.#CUT2#Jeez, Conor The Barbarian's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Raper thuds his right hand into The Barbarian's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Conor The Barbarian's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Biff Raper!
A victorious Biff Raper thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Conor The Barbarian spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back'.

Event: SYN 802 Maluga vs. Raper
Date: Jun 06, 2021

#R1#
Maluga ducks under a wild hook from Raper.
It appears Maluga was looking to counter with a kick there.
Raper throws the left hand but Maluga avoids the punch easily.
Raper moves forwards but Maluga connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Raper lands with a thumping leg kick.
Raper takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Maluga loads up on a big right hand but Raper slips the punch.
Raper scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Maluga slips under a jab from Raper.
Maluga half committed to a counter leg kick.
Maluga goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Raper uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maluga has time to react.
Biff Raper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raper avoids the body shot from Maluga.
Raper fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Maluga on the side of the head.#CUT2#It looks like Kilo Maluga has been cut.#T1#
Raper throws a quick inside leg kick.
That kick from Raper tenderised Maluga's leg. Maluga is trying to keep his angry face on.
Some bone on bone action there as Maluga checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Maluga has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Raper misses with a low kick.
Raper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maluga looking to land some kicks to the body here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Raper.
Raper takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Raper has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A low kick lands for Raper.
Raper misses with a hook
and Maluga counters with a good, hard body kick but Raper shrugs it off.
Maluga scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Maluga throws a wild body kick that Raper sees coming a mile off.
Raper drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maluga scores with a sloppy right hand. Raper should have avoided that one.
That kick from Raper tenderised Maluga's leg. Maluga is trying to keep his angry face on.
Maluga throws a push kick but Raper slaps the foot to one side.
Raper takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Raper moves out of range as Maluga throws a body kick.
Raper throws a leg kick but Maluga sees it coming and moves out of range.
Maluga avoids the head kick by Raper.
Maluga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raper manages to avoid it.
Raper takes one on the button.
Raper blocks a head kick by Maluga.
Raper scores with a hook to the body. Maluga takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Raper ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#T3#
Raper throws the left hand but Maluga avoids the punch easily.
Maluga was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Raper moves out of range as Maluga throws a body kick.
Good leg kick by Raper.
Raper walks into a jab.
Raper moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Raper does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maluga. That's going to slow Raper down.
Maluga looks to land a body kick but Raper moved away.
Raper misses with a straight left.
Raper misses the shot to the body.
Maluga keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick. #T4#
Maluga cracks Raper with a good jab.
Maluga tries to move into range but Raper moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Maluga throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Raper throws a sloppy body shot
and Maluga connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maluga looks to land a combination but Raper avoids it well.
Maluga throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Raper counter with a right hand.
Raper misses with a wild body shot.
Raper throws a low kick but Maluga moves out of range easily.
Raper throws out a loose jab but Maluga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maluga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Maluga misses the target.
Raper throws a shot to the body.
Maluga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raper was well out of range. Poor timing from Maluga.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kilo Maluga will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kilo Maluga's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Raper swings for the body but Maluga moves out of range.
Maluga just misses with a punch to the body.
Raper throws a poor cross that misses
and Maluga counters with a thumping low kick.
Maluga takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Raper swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Maluga to counter with a crisp jab.
Raper connects with a leg kick.
Raper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Raper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maluga misses with a wild body shot.
Raper connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Raper dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maluga. That did some damage!
A solid leg kick lands there for Maluga. #T1#
Maluga lands a slapping body shot.
Maluga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raper.
Maluga feints and then cracks Raper's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Raper down.
Maluga avoids the body shot from Raper.
Raper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maluga takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Raper misses with a kick to the body
and Maluga counters with a nice uppercut.
Raper lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maluga is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Raper throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Maluga counter with a right hand.
Jab by Raper.
A slow jab from Maluga misses its intended target.
Maluga slips a jab from Raper.
Maluga was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T2#
Raper connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raper punishes Maluga's body with a nice straight punch.
Raper lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Raper swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Maluga.
A solid leg kick lands there for Raper.
Nice shot lands for Raper.
Maluga connects with a single shot there.
Maluga dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Raper. That did some damage!
Raper tries to bum rush Maluga with a series of wild strikes but Maluga uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A good leg kick by Raper.
Maluga pulls out of a head kick attempt. #T3#
Raper jabs Maluga right on the nose. Maluga blinks but takes it well.
Biff Raper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maluga checks a low kick from Raper.
Raper throws a quick inside leg kick.
Raper tries to land a leg kick but Maluga saw it coming and moves away.
Maluga walks into a jab.
Maluga fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Raper checks it well.
Raper lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maluga's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Raper throws a leg kick that is checked
and Maluga counters with an inside leg kick.
Raper avoids the body shot from Maluga.
Maluga moves out of range of the body kick from Raper.
Maluga throws a lazy right hand but Raper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Raper! But no joy.
Raper throws a head kick that misses. #T4#
Nice shot lands for Raper.
Raper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maluga.
Raper cracks Maluga with a good jab.
A jab from Raper does it's job there.#CUT2#Kilo Maluga's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maluga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Raper looks to land a right hand but Maluga moved out of range.
Raper uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Raper misses with a looping right.
Raper throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Raper lands with an overhand left.
Maluga lets loose with a powerful body kick. Raper will feel that in the morning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Biff Raper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kilo Maluga's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R3#
Maluga fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Raper has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Raper wants to slow Maluga down by chopping away at his legs. #CL#
Maluga moves into the clinch successfully.
Raper lands a left hand.
A short right from Raper on the inside.
Maluga missing with knees to the body.
Maluga utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Maluga lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Maluga misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maluga using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body. #BC2#
Raper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maluga explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Maluga throws an overhand right that lands on Raper's shoulder, as Raper tries to avoid the shot.
Raper throws out a counter right but Maluga avoids it with no problem.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raper takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Raper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Maluga lunges at Raper with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Raper's hand.
Maluga throws a front kick that sends Raper stumbling back into the cage.#KD#
Maluga cracks Raper with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Maluga has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Raper to stand back up!
Maluga lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Raper - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Maluga!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kilo Maluga!
Kilo Maluga retains his heavyweight title!
Kilo Maluga decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: SYN 798 Conor vs. Maluga 6
Date: May 16, 2021

#R1#
Cruz Jr defending well as Raper loads up on a big left hand.
Cruz Jr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Raper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cruz Jr throws a counter high kick but Raper was just alert enough to avoid it.
Raper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cruz Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cruz Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Raper works Cruz Jr's body with a nice hook.
Cruz Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Raper misses with a body shot
and Raper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Raper swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cruz Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raper scores with a nice right hand.
Raper misses with a lunging right hand
and Cruz Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raper misses with a low kick.
Raper throws an off balance right hand
letting Cruz Jr counter with a right hand. #T1#
Cruz Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Cruz Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Raper misses with a combination #CL#
and Cruz Jr moves into the clinch.
Cruz Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Raper has double underhooks.
Raper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raper misses with a punch to the body. #BC#
Cruz Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Raper defending well as Cruz Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Raper throws out a counter right but Cruz Jr avoids it with no problem.
Cruz Jr takes one to the side of the head.
Raper thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Cruz Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Raper throws a shot from downtown. Cruz Jr moves away and avoids it.#T2#
Cruz Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Raper lands with a nice combination. Cruz Jr backs away looking to recover.#CUT2#It looks like Jorge Cruz Jr has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raper throws a body shot but no joy.
Raper throws a lazy uppercut
and Cruz Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raper misses with a kick to the body.
Raper 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.
Raper throws an off balance right hand #KD#
and Cruz Jr counters with a nice right hand that sends Raper toppling to the canvas! Raper scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Cruz Jr finish him?!
Raper moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Raper throws an off balance right hand
and Cruz Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#T3#
Raper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cruz Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cruz Jr was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Raper fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cruz Jr is out of range.
Cruz Jr slips under a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Cruz Jr misses its target.
Cruz Jr defending well as Raper loads up on a big left hand.
Cruz Jr is looking to counter the offense by Raper and move into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Raper.
Cruz Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Raper with a jab.
Raper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cruz Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Raper throws a hook but Cruz Jr blocks it.
Raper misses with an attempted mid kick.
Biff Raper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raper lands with a cross. #T4#
Cruz Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Raper is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cruz Jr had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A combination from Raper does no damage.
As Raper looks to move away, Cruz Jr throws a big counter combo but Raper just gets out of the way.
Raper misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cruz Jr is looking to counter with head kicks.
Raper pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Raper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruz Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Raper.
Raper thuds his right hand into Cruz Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raper misses with a body shot
and Cruz Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
A cross from Raper lands.
Raper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz Jr.
Cruz Jr appears to be looking for a big counter.
Raper misses with a looping right.
Cruz Jr tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Raper manages to circle out of the way.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Biff Raper will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jorge Cruz Jr's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Cruz Jr lands with a straight right. Raper didn't see that one coming.
Cruz Jr backs away from a small jab... but Raper lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Cruz Jr crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Raper with a spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Biff Raper!
After winning the bout, Biff Raper thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: SYN Supernova XI
Date: Apr 25, 2021

#R1#
Murhapuro shoots in looking for a takedown but Raper manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Murhapuro's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A jab from Raper misses.
Raper scores with a decent looking hook.
Raper scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Raper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murhapuro misses with an uppercut #KD#
and Raper counters with a crisp right hand that drops Murhapuro! Raper lets Murhapuro back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#CUT#It looks like Pauke Murhapuro has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raper throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murhapuro ducks under a wild hook from Raper.#KD#
Raper cracks Murhapuro with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Murhapuro looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Raper finish him? #ROC#Murhapuro is rocked!
Murhapuro tries to get into range but Raper steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Murhapuro! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Raper scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Biff Raper!
An out of breath Biff Raper thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Syn Kilo vs Piano 3
Date: Mar 28, 2021

#R1#
Raper scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Raper thuds a left hand into Tower's body.
Tower needs to keep his hands up - Raper had a free shot at his head there.#CUT2#It looks like Iain Tower has been cut.
Raper takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Raper tries a head kick but it misses.
Tower sizes up Raper with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Raper lands an overhand right.
Raper misses with a hook.
A low kick from Tower misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A head kick by Raper misses
and Tower counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raper misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Raper.
Raper has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tower takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Raper misses with a shot to the body
and Tower counters with a stiff right hand.
Tower ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Raper looks to land a left hand but Tower moved out of range nicely.
Tower throws a leg kick
and Raper counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T1#
Tower takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tower fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Raper has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Raper stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tower.
Tower uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raper.
Tower checks a leg kick nicely.
A nice leg kick from Raper, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tower misses with an uppercut. Raper saw that one coming.
Tower looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Raper throws a low kick but Tower moves out of range easily.
Raper moves away from the strike by Tower.
Tower's jab looks to have found its range, popping Raper under the eye.
Tower swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tower was well out of range. Poor timing from Raper.
Raper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T2#
Raper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Raper thumps Tower with a low kick.
Tower staying out of range there.
Tower has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Training Grounds in the buildup to the fight.
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!
A swing and a miss from Raper.
Tower is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Raper just misses with a punch to the body.
Raper misses with an uppercut.
Raper sizes up Tower with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A punch lands to the side of Raper 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Raper slips under a jab from Tower.
Raper appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Raper takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tower checks a leg kick.
Tower throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raper swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tower throwing a counter right hand but Raper manages to avoid it.
Tower takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tower bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tower is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#T3#
Tower throws out a powerful jab.
Raper takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Raper throws a series of punches but Tower moves out of range.
Raper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tower throws a leg kick
and Raper counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A low kick from Raper misses
and Tower cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Raper lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tower is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Raper throws a quick inside leg kick.
Raper takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Raper misses with a right hand
and Tower counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raper lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raper wants to slow Tower down by chopping away at his legs.
A counter left hand to the body from Tower misses its target.
A clash of legs there as Tower blocks the low kick.
A head kick misses from Tower.
Raper is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.#T4#
Raper lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tower throws a hook but Raper blocks it.
Raper with the inside leg kick.
Tower uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raper.
Raper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Raper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tower manages to avoid it.
Tower swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tower fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Raper has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Raper plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tower throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Raper on the side of the head.
Raper darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tower chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Raper can pounce on him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raper lands a head kick!
Tower throws out a powerful jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Biff Raper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iain Tower's cut.
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.#R2#
A telegraphed right hand from Tower misses the target.
Tower loads up on a big right hand but Raper slips the punch.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Tower might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Tower slips a straight right by Raper.
Raper misses with a hook.
Raper lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tower takes a step back to recover.
Raper throws a shot to the body.
Raper throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tower throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tower jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raper throws the left hand but Tower avoids the punch easily.
Tower throws a jab but it's blocked by Raper.
Raper throws a head kick that misses.
Tower looks to land a right hand but Raper moved out of range.
Raper moves out of range as Tower strikes.
Tower is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#T1#
Nice defenses there by Raper.
Raper throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tower.
Raper gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tower.
Raper takes a swing at Tower's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Tower on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tower fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Raper looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Raper tries a body shot but Tower blocks it.
Tower misses with the head strike.
Tower is trying to maintain a safe position but Raper gets an underhook and turns Tower into the cage.
Raper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tower misses with a body punch. #TD#
Tower pulls guard successfully.
Raper looking to pass the guard. #T2#
Tower has his hands on Raper's head, controlling the position.
Raper is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tower working a defensive guard but Raper passes into half guard.
Raper performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Tower's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.#T3#
Tower is trying to maintain the position but Raper is very close to passing his half guard.
Tower regains full guard. Nicely done. #SUB#
Tower throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tower working a defensive guard here.
Raper controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Raper trying to move into half guard but instead Tower has managed to sweep!#REVR#
Tower wants to pass the guard but Raper is keeping the position.
Tower is looking to work some ground and pound but Raper has wrist control.
Raper is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tower throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Raper is pulling down on Tower's head. It's preventing any offense from Tower, at least for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Iain Tower dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Iain Tower's cut.
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. This is the final round!#R3#
Tower takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Raper feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Towers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Raper connects with a jab.
Tower tries a low kick but Raper avoids it.
Raper with the inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tower.
Raper cracks Tower with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tower uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raper.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tower takes a kick to the side of the head.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Raper. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Raper just misses with a punch to the body.
Tower scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Biff Raper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
Tower misses with a body shot.
Raper throws a poor cross that misses
and Tower counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
Raper moves away from the strike by Tower.
Raper takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tower ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Raper connects with a body shot that sends Tower's belly button to the back.
Raper takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Raper lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice uppercut there from Tower.
Tower tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Raper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Raper lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #CUT2#Iain Tower's cut is getting worse.
Raper misses with a body shot.
Tower uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raper.
Tower throws a leg kick which misses Raper's front leg but catches the back leg as Raper tries to avoid it.
Raper cracks Tower with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raper punishes Tower's body with a nice straight punch.
Raper ducks under a wild hook from Tower.
Tower tries to clinch up.#KD2#
Raper lands a big head kick that sends Tower tumbling to the mat! Raper takes a step backwards and waves Tower back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#Tower is rocked!
Tower loses concentration momentarily and Raper pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Tower crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Raper finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Biff Raper!
An out of breath Biff Raper thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: TBD Tokyo
Date: Mar 12, 2021

#R1#
Kerr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Raper has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Memento Mori in the buildup to the fight.
Raper throws a leg kick
and Kerr counters with a one-two to the body.
Raper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Raper fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Raper lands a really nice looking cross but Kerr seems unphased.
Raper swings for the body but Kerr moves out of range.
Nice cross by Kerr.
Kerr takes a kick to the side of the head.
Raper changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kerr lands with a straight right. Raper didn't see that one coming.
Raper loads up on a big right hand but Kerr slips the punch.
Raper misses with a few strikes there.
Raper with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kerr to score with a decent uppercut.
Kerr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Danga de danga de dang - Kerr scores with a four punch combination!#T1#
Raper missing with a left hand there. Kerr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kerr takes one on the button.#KD#
Raper lands a big head kick that sends Kerr tumbling to the mat! Raper takes a step backwards and waves Kerr back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT#It looks like Mark Kerr has been cut.
Kerr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kerr steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Raper.
Raper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kerr.
Kerr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Raper throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
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!
Raper shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Raper throws a low kick, looking for Kerr's leg but Kerr calmly moves out of range.
Raper goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Raper digs a good hook to Kerr's body.
Kerr misses with a wild combination. #T2#
Raper throws a hook to the side of Kerr's head but Kerr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice side step and Kerr releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Raper throws a lazy uppercut
and Kerr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Raper throws a lazy uppercut
and Kerr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kerr manages to avoid it.
Kerr lands a right hook to the body.
Kerr swinging wildly here.
Raper misses with a left hand
letting Kerr counter with a right hand.
Raper lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Raper misses the jab.
Raper listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Raper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kerr has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.#T3#
Kerr moves out of range of the strikes.
Raper lands a leg kick that knocks Kerr off balance momentarily.
Raper lands an overhand right.
Kerr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A combination from Raper does no damage.
Raper fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kerr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kerr avoids the body shot from Raper.
Raper cracks Kerr with an open hand slap.
Nice straight punches there by Raper. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Raper.
Raper swings for the body but Kerr moves out of range.
Raper attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kerr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Raper. That's going to slow Kerr down.
Kerr throws a big shot that misses.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kerr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raper fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kerr just manages to avoid it.
Kerr throws a shot from downtown. Raper moves away and avoids it.
Kerr is trying hard to land a takedown here. Raper sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A big left from Raper misses.
Raper smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A low kick from Raper misses
and Kerr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kerr misses with a straight left.
Good standup being displayed there by Kerr as he connects with a hook.
Biff Raper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kerr tries to clinch there but Raper circles away.
Raper with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the liver by Kerr. Beautiful body shot.
Raper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kerr throws a looping overhand right but Raper ducks down to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Biff Raper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Kerr's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Raper throws a lazy uppercut
and Kerr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kerr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Raper looks to score with a jab to the body but Kerr is just out of range.
Biff Raper is winning the standup battle so far.#CL2#
Kerr clinches.
Kerr lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kerr.
Kerr gets through Raper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Raper lands with a light punch inside.
Raper working aggressively here.
Kerr is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Raper gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kerr blocks an uppercut.
Kerr scores with a shoulder strike.
Raper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kerr wants a takedown.
Kerr misses with a body punch. #T1#
Kerr blocks an uppercut.
Kerr misses with some punches.
Raper misses with a punch on the inside.
Raper misses with the head strike.
Kerr is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Raper is defending well.
Biff Raper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Kerr.
Kerr tries for a takedown but Raper manages to get underhooks.
Raper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kerr backwards.
Kerr prevents a body shot from Raper.
Kerr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raper gets underhooks to prevent Kerr's takedown attempt.
Raper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kerr misses with the head strike.
Kerr can't find room to land a body shot as Raper controls the action.
Kerr wants a takedown but no success here.
Raper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kerr can do to turn this around?
Kerr misses with some punches.
A short right from Raper on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kerr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raper. #T2#
Kerr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Raper backwards.
Kerr lands a nice shot to the body.
Biff Raper has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raper stops a takedown attempt from Kerr.
Kerr drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Raper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raper blocks a body shot from Kerr.
Kerr prevents a body shot from Raper.
A short right from Raper.
Kerr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kerr lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short left from Kerr.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kerr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Raper misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Raper throws a punch but it's blocked by Kerr.
Raper misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Raper. #BC#
Raper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T3#
Raper staying out of range there.
Good leg kick by Raper.
Raper staying out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Kerr. #TD2#
Kerr shoots in and gets a takedown into Raper's guard.
Kerr trying to move into half guard but instead Raper has managed to sweep!#REVR#
Raper is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Raper wants to pass the guard but Kerr is keeping the position.
Raper content to stall in guard here. #T4#
Kerr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Raper is one step ahead there.
Kerr is trying to keep Raper in close.
Kerr 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.
Raper is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kerr looking for a sweep. Not yet Kerr, not yet.
Raper not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Biff Raper will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mark Kerr's cut.
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. This is the final round!#R3#
Raper takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kerr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kerr just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Raper.
Raper throws a jab when Kerr was well out of range.
Raper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kerr moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Raper.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Raper.
Kerr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Raper connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kerr scrambles back to his feet.
Kerr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Raper.
Raper looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks. #T1#
Raper staying out of range there.
Raper swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kerr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kerr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Raper counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kerr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Raper throws a shot from downtown. Kerr moves away and avoids it.
Raper scores with a nice strike.
A jab from Kerr finds it's way through Raper's defenses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Raper.
Nice shot by Raper.
Kerr dodges the punch combination from Raper.
Kerr drops his hands momentarily and Raper takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mark Kerr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Biff Raper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kerr checks a leg kick.
Raper takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raper tries a head kick but it misses.
Raper throws a head kick that misses.
Raper's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Raper duly obliges.
Kerr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kerr misses the shot to the body.
Kerr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kerr misses with a few strikes there.
Raper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kerr misses with an uppercut. Raper saw that one coming.
A quick step to the side and Raper tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raper throws a head kick that half lands.
Kerr throws a body shot but no joy. #T3#
Raper swats away the attempt to clinch by Kerr.
Kerr walks into a jab.
Jab by Kerr.
Kerr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kerr scores with a hook.
Raper misses with a right hand
and Kerr counters with a nice body shot. #KD2#
Kerr drops Raper with a nice combination! Kerr dives into Raper's guard, looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kerr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kerr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kerr scoring with some ground and pound. #T4#
Kerr throws a big elbow that misses.
Kerr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kerr throws a strike but Raper rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Kerr working a defensive guard here.
Raper looking to sit in guard and control but Kerr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Kerr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Raper works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Raper trying to control the position.
Kerr trying to control the position from guard on top but Raper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kerr throws a big right hand that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Biff Raper.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Raper, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Biff Raper!
During a confident post fight interview, Biff Raper thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: Syn Pulkkinen vs Barbarian
Date: Feb 20, 2021

#R1##KD#
Cruz Jr lands a big head kick that sends Raper tumbling to the mat! Cruz Jr takes a step backwards and waves Raper back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT#It looks like Biff Raper has been cut.
Raper throws a right hand that misses #KD#
and Cruz Jr counters with a crisp right hand that drops Raper! Cruz Jr lets Raper back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC#Raper is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz Jr throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Raper crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jorge Cruz Jr!
A very excited looking Jorge Cruz Jr rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: SYN 776 Piano vs Barbarian
Date: Jan 24, 2021

#R1#
Raper misses with a wild body shot.
Raper throws a lazy uppercut
and Rain counters with a straight right hand.
Raper on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Raper misses with an uppercut. Rain saw that one coming.
Raper takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Raper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Raper throws a leg kick but Rain checks it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rain darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Raper throws a lazy right hand but Rain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Rain does no damage.
Rain is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Raper throws an off balance right hand
and Rain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rain throws a counter combo.
A big right from Raper misses. #T1#
A combination from Rain does no damage.
Rain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raper manages to avoid it.
Raper throwing a counter right hand but Rain manages to avoid it.
Raper throws a right hand that misses
and Rain counters with a straight right hand.
Raper scores with a shot to the body.
Raper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rain moves away.
Raper has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The fighters circling - Raper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rain throws a head kick but Raper moves out of range.
Raper turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good work by Rain as he checks the leg kick.
Raper loads up on a big right hand but Rain slips the punch.
Rain throws a shot to the body.
Raper throws a nice inside leg kick. #T2#
Raper throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rain's corner calls for a 1-2. Rain obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rain throws a leg kick
and Raper counters with a straight right hand.
Raper thows a leg kick but Rain checks it
and Rain counters with a nice uppercut.
Raper throws a leg kick but Rain checks it.
Raper swings for the body but Rain moves out of range.
Raper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rain throws out the jab.
Raper buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rain throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rain throws a body shot but no joy.
Raper throws a shot from downtown. Rain moves away and avoids it.#T3#
A lazy left from Raper finds it's target.
Raper with a nice calf kick.
Rain has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Raper throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rain counters with a nice kick to the body.
Raper misses with a hook.
Raper throws a shot to the body.
Rain looks to land a combination but Raper avoids it well.
Raper ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rain has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A telegraphed right hand from Raper misses the target.
Rain unleashes a big counter combination but Raper bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Raper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Raper throws a shot to the body.
Raper throws a big shot that misses.#T4#
Raper blocks the body kick.
Rain closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rain misses with an uppercut.
Rain jabs Raper to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rain scores with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Raper.
Rain lands with a thumping leg kick.
Raper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rain.
Raper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rain.
Raper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rain moves away from the strike by Raper.
Rain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Biff Raper will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Raper swings for the body but Rain moves out of range.
Rain shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A swing and a miss from Rain.
Raper misses with a double jab.
Raper throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rain counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Raper thinking.
Raper staying out of range there.
Rain just misses with a punch to the body.
Raper takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Raper misses.
Raper is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Rain's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Raper misses with a hook.
Rain looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rain looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Raper thumps Rain with a low kick.#T1#
A big left from Rain misses.
Raper looks to score with a jab to the body but Rain is just out of range.
Rain throws a head kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Raper. That's going to slow Rain down.
Nice body punch from Rain.
Rain with the inside leg kick.
Rain misses with an attempted mid kick.
Raper throwing a counter right hand but Rain manages to avoid it.
Rain slips under a jab.
Raper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rain counters with a low kick, right behind Raper 's knee.
Rain feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rapers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A looping hook to the body misses from Raper. Rain does a little dance to reset his feet.#T2#
Rain throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A little feinted left hand from Raper on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rain swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Heavy Rain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raper misses with an uppercut.
Raper misses with a lunging right hand
and Rain counters with a nice leg kick.
Raper throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rain.
Raper throws the left hand but Rain avoids the punch easily.
Raper misses with a wild body shot.
Raper misses with an uppercut. Rain saw that one coming.
Raper throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rain counters with a straight right hand.#T3#
Raper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rain looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Raper throws a right hand that Rain ducks under and follows up with a left that Rain also avoids with ease.
Biff Raper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raper connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Raper changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Raper throws a right hand that misses
and Rain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Raper throws a body punch but Rain moves out of range.
Raper moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Raper throws the left hand but Rain avoids the punch easily.
Rain tries a quick counter leg kick but Raper is wise to it.
Raper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rain moves away.
Rain connects with a solid leg kick.
Rain takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#T4#
Raper scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A clash of legs there as Rain blocks the low kick.
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!
Raper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rain.
Raper misses the jab.
Donk. Rain catches Raper right on the button with a cross.
Rain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rain smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Raper takes one on the button.
Rain comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rain takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Raper thows a body kick. Rain tries to catch it but that hurt him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Biff Raper will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.#R3#
Rain throws a jab but it's blocked by Raper.
Raper misses with a hook.
Raper lands with a cross.
Raper throws a quick inside leg kick.
Crunch! Rain slams his shin into Raper's torso.
Raper throws a lazy right hand but Rain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rain dodges the punch combination from Raper.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rain! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rain checks a leg kick.
Raper throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Raper swings for the body but Rain moves out of range. #T1#
Raper doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Raper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Rain.
Rain 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.
Raper dodges the punch combination from Rain.
Rain keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rain looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Rain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rain comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Raper misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rain counters with a stiff right hand.
Raper scores with a one two! Rain had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Heavy Rain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Biff Raper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Raper needs to keep his hands up - Rain had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rain throws a big shot that misses.
Raper swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Raper misses with a head kick.
Rain follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Rain blocks the leg kick.
Raper fakes the leg kick and cracks Rain in the body.
Rain lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Raper takes a swing at Rain's ribcage but misses.
Raper fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rain checks it well.
Raper misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Rain on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Raper fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rain is out of range.
Raper takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.#T3#
Rain throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. #KD2#
Rain sends Raper crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Rain is motioning to the referee to let Raper up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Rain finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rain moves away from the strike by Raper.
Rain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raper just misses with a punch to the body. #KD2#
Rain lands a left and a right that send Raper crashing to the mat, dazed. Rain thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#Raper is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raper changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Raper lands a leg kick that knocks Rain off balance momentarily.#T4#
Rain blocks a jab.
Rain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raper throws out the jab.
Rain ducks under a wild hook from Raper.
Rain throws a sloppy head kick and Raper moves out of range easily.
Raper lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rain at a distance.
Rain throws a leg kick
and Raper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raper slips a jab from Rain.
Rain throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Raper lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rain has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rain and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rain lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Rain's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raper moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Heavy Rain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Raper 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Biff Raper!
Our winner, Biff Raper, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: SYN 769
Date: Jan 02, 2021

#R1#
Raper walks into a straight right hand from Francis.
Raper takes one to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Francis has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Raper drops his hands momentarily and Francis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Francis looks to throw the jab but Raper is out of range.
Francis misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick from Raper, right into the meat of the thigh.
Francis misses with a hook
letting Raper counter with a right hand.
Raper looks to land a left hand but Francis moved out of range nicely.
Yohan Francis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Francis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Francis misses its intended target.
Raper with a nice cross.
A big left from Francis misses.
Raper has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Memento Mori in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Francis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Francis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Raper throws a leg kick but Francis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Raper throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Raper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Francis.
Francis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raper. #T1#
Francis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raper throws a body shot but no joy.
Francis throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #CL#
Raper rushes Francis and presses him up against the cage.
Francis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Raper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Francis.
Raper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Raper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Francis misses with a punch on the inside.
Francis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Francis misses with some punches.
Francis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Francis gets through Raper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Raper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Raper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Francis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Raper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Francis misses with a punch to the body. #T2#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raper.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Francis.
Francis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Raper has him pressed against the cage.
Francis is trying to break the clinch but Raper has him pressed against the cage.
Raper has a couple of punches blocked by Francis.
Raper gets through Francis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Raper lands a hook that snaps the head of Francis backwards.
Francis misses with a punch to the body.
Raper blocks a body shot from Francis.
Raper lands a hook that snaps the head of Francis backwards. #BC2#
Francis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Raper takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Raper circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Francis to the canvas! Francis doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Raper keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Biff Raper!
A relieved looking Biff Raper thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Yohan Francis was interviewed post fight and said 'One Day.'.

Event: Syn Birthday Bash LA
Date: Nov 30, 2020

#R1#
Raper scoring well with a low kick there.
Raper has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Thierry Paulin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raper slips a jab from Paulin.
Raper throws a leg kick
and Raper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slapping leg kick lands for Paulin.
Paulin takes one on the button.#CUT#It looks like Thierry Paulin has been cut.
Raper shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A solid body kick from Paulin.
Raper misses with a straight right.
Paulin throws a shot from downtown. Raper moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Paulin misses the target.
Paulin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
An inside leg kick from Paulin misses.
Paulin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raper avoids the head kick by Paulin. #T1#
Paulin tries a low kick but Raper avoids it.
Nice body punch from Paulin.
Paulin scores with a hook to the body. Raper takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A head kick misses from Paulin.
Raper blocks a head kick by Paulin.
Paulin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raper throws out the jab.
Paulin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Paulin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Raper.
Paulin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Paulin and Raper are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Paulin throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Raper into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Paulin knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Thierry Paulin!
After winning the bout, Thierry Paulin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: Syn Brak vs Tower 2
Date: Nov 01, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaetz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Raper looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gaetz moves into range and lands a nice body kick. #CL#
Raper takes the fight into the clinch.
Raper lands with a left to the head.
Raper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Gaetz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gaetz gets through Raper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gaetz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gaetz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gaetz prevents a body shot from Raper.
Gaetz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raper throws a punch but it's blocked by Gaetz.
Gaetz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gaetz misses with a punch to the body. #T1#
Raper misses with the head strike.
Raper throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Raper.
Gaetz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raper's elbow.
Gaetz tries a body shot but Raper blocks it.
Raper cracks Gaetz with a nice body shot.
Raper misses with a punch on the inside.
Gaetz is leaning against Raper and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gaetz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gaetz tries to throw a body punch but Raper avoids it by throwing Gaetz back against the cage.
Gaetz tries to work over Raper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Raper - that landed with a thud.
Gaetz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Raper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Raper fails to land.
Raper misses with some punches. #T2#
Raper blocks a body shot from Gaetz.
Raper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Raper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Raper lands with a left to the head.
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!
A right hook to the body lands for Gaetz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raper.
Gaetz lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Gaetz fails to land.
Gaetz can't find room to land a body shot as Raper controls the action.
Raper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gaetz's elbow.
Gaetz tries to work over Raper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raper blocks a body shot from Gaetz.
Raper digs a right hand into Gaetz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gaetz's gas tank.
Gaetz misses with the head strike.
Raper blocks a body shot from Gaetz.
Gaetz misses with a punch to the body. #T3#
Raper scores with a shoulder strike.
Raper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raper swings wildly with an uppercut but Gaetz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raper throws a head punch that misses.
Raper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gaetz.
Raper is struggling to control the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gaetz.
Still in the clinch, Raper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Raper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raper struggles to land a body shot inside as Gaetz controls his hands.
Raper can't find room to land a body shot as Gaetz controls the action.
Gaetz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Raper tries a body shot but Gaetz blocks it.
Raper lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Raper fails to land. #T4#
A head punch on the inside from Raper fails to land.
Raper lands with a right to the head.
Raper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gaetz backwards.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raper.
Gaetz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gaetz lands a nice uppercut.
Raper misses with a punch on the inside.
Gaetz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Raper backwards.
A short right from Raper.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gaetz.
Gaetz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Raper has a couple of punches blocked by Gaetz.
Raper misses with a punch to the body.
Gaetz throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gaetz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Raper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Biff Raper dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Raper throws a low kick, looking for Gaetz's leg but Gaetz calmly moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Gaetz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Raper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gaetz can do to turn this around?
The fighters circling - Raper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gaetz was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Raper blocks a leg kick.
Raper is looking to counter punch.
Gaetz throws a lazy uppercut
and Raper counters with a straight right hand.
Raper throws the kick towards the body but Gaetz avoids it.
Gaetz loads up on a big right hand but Raper slips the punch.
Raper has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gaetz misses with the body kick#CL#
and Raper counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gaetz misses with a punch on the inside.
Raper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gaetz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raper.
Gaetz blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T1#
Gaetz lands a right hand.
Gaetz tries to work over Raper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gaetz throws a punch but it's blocked by Raper.
Gaetz blocks an uppercut.
Raper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gaetz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gaetz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raper tries a body shot but Gaetz blocks it.
Gaetz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gaetz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#BC#
Raper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Raper looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Biff Raper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaetz misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Raper on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Raper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gaetz.
Raper scores with a hook.
Gaetz misses the shot to the body. #T2#
Gaetz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gaetz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Raper blocks a jab.
Raper swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gaetz loads up on a big right hand but Raper slips the punch.
Gaetz throws a looping overhand right but Raper ducks down to avoid it.
Gaetz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raper scores with a decent looking hook.
Gaetz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gaetz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Raper.#T3#
Raper swings for the body but Gaetz moves out of range.
Gaetz has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Biff Raper is winning the standup battle so far.
Raper dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gaetz. That did some damage!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Raper.
Gaetz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good leg kick by Gaetz.
Gaetz throws a solid leg kick but Raper takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gaetz.
A little feinted left hand from Raper on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gaetz throws a lazy right hand but Raper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Raper looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Raper tries to clinch there but Gaetz circles away.
Jab from Raper.
Gaetz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Raper misses the target.#T4#
A slow jab from Raper misses its intended target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gaetz.
Gaetz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gaetz misses with a shot to the body
and Raper counters with a nice leg kick.
Raper swings for the body but Gaetz moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Gaetz misses.
Raper misses with a hook.
Gaetz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice cross by Raper.
Gaetz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A right-left combo lands from Raper.
Gaetz misses with a hook to the body
and Raper counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Biff Raper dominated that second round.
That's time! Raper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Raper loads up on a big right hand but Gaetz slips the punch.
Gaetz 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.#CL#
Raper has closed the distance and engaged Gaetz in a clinch.
Raper lands a right hand.
Raper misses with the head strike.
Gaetz tries to work over Raper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raper struggles to land a body shot inside as Gaetz controls his hands.
Gaetz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gaetz blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaetz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gaetz lands with a right to the head.
Gaetz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raper's elbow.
Gaetz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gaetz lands with a right to the head. #T1#
Good body shot from Gaetz.
Gaetz lands an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Raper prevents a body shot from Gaetz.
Still in the clinch, Gaetz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gaetz blocks a body shot from Raper.
Raper prevents a body shot from Gaetz.
Gaetz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gaetz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raper prevents a body shot from Gaetz.
Gaetz blocks a body shot from Raper.
Gaetz misses with a punch on the inside.
Gaetz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gaetz blocking some punches.
Gaetz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gaetz tries a body shot but Raper blocks it.
Link Gaetz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Biff Raper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Gaetz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gaetz misses with some punches.
Gaetz misses with a body punch.
Gaetz working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Gaetz fails to land.
Gaetz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gaetz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gaetz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gaetz tries to work over Raper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gaetz tries a body shot but Raper blocks it.
Gaetz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Raper backwards. #T3#
Gaetz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gaetz misses with a punch to the body.
Gaetz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raper.
Gaetz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gaetz has a couple of punches blocked by Raper.
Biff Raper has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gaetz misses with the head strike.
Gaetz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T4#
Gaetz tries a body shot but Raper blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gaetz.
Gaetz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gaetz working aggressively here.
Gaetz gets through Raper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gaetz can't find room to land a body shot as Raper controls the action.
Gaetz working aggressively here.
Gaetz tries to throw a body punch but Raper avoids it by throwing Gaetz back against the cage.
Gaetz swings wildly with an uppercut but Raper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gaetz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gaetz misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Link Gaetz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Raper 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Biff Raper!
A victorious Biff Raper thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: Syn 721
Date: Oct 04, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kapisi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Raper jabs Kapisi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kapisi throws an off balance right hand
letting Raper counter with a right hand.
Kapisi loads up on a big right hand but Raper slips the punch.
Raper doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kapisi drops his hands momentarily and Raper takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #CUT2#It looks like Keone Kapisi has been cut.
Kapisi walks into a stiff left hand from Raper.#ROC2#Kapisi is rocked!
Kapisi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Raper misses with a straight left.
Kapisi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kapisi misses with a looping left.
Raper looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Raper lands an overhand right.#CL#
Kapisi rushes Raper and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raper avoiding damage as Kapisi throws knees to the body.
Kapisi tries to land knees in the clinch but Raper avoids the damage to the body.
Raper scores with a shot to the side of Kapisi's head.
Raper lands an uppercut.
Our sources have told us that Kapisi has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Raper pushes Kapisi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kapisi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Raper blocks it with crossed arms.
Raper pushes Kapisi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Raper as the two fighters clinch. #T1#
Raper tries to work over Kapisi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #KD2#
Raper drops Kapisi onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kapisi is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Oh Kapisi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kapisi looking to throw knees to the head but Raper is blocking nicely.
Kapisi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kapisi seems to have got his legs back now.
Kapisi tries a knee to the head but Raper blocks it.
Kapisi is breathing heavily.#KD2#
Raper drops Kapisi onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kapisi is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kapisi lands a hook that snaps the head of Raper backwards.
Kapisi tries a knee to the head but Raper blocks it.
Raper lands a body shot in the clinch.
Raper creates a bit of distance and cracks Kapisi with a massive left hook! Kapisi crumples out of camera shot, completely unconscious! He's been Nelmarked! Raper stares at him for a moment then struts over to his corner, victorious.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Biff Raper!
A victorious Biff Raper thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: Syn The Gate
Date: Aug 22, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marciano, as that shot connected.
Marciano changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Raper takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Raper throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marciano counters with a low kick, right behind Raper 's knee.
Raper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marciano moves away.
Raper thuds a left hand into Marciano's body.
Raper moves out of range as Marciano strikes.
Marciano throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Raper stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raper is looking to slow Marciano down with leg kicks.
Raper misses with a lunging right hand
and Marciano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T1#
Raper throws a hook but Marciano blocks it.
Raper takes a swing at Marciano's ribcage but misses.
Marciano fires out a quick counter leg kick but Raper just manages to avoid it.
Raper swings widly with a right hand
enabling Marciano to counter with a crisp jab.
Marciano throws a low kick but Raper moves out of range easily.
Raper doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Marciano slips under a jab.
Marciano throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Raper counter with a right hand.
Marciano connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice cross by Raper.
Marciano on the wrong end of a kick to the body. #T2#
Raper throws a lazy body kick
and Marciano counters with an inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Raper.
Raper scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raper throws a lazy head kick
and Marciano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marciano throws out a powerful jab.
Raper looks to throw a body kick
and Marciano counters with a leg kick.
Raper catches Marciano with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#T3#
Raper blocks the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Raper! But no joy.
Marciano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Raper throws a jab when Marciano was well out of range.
Raper looks to throw a body kick
and Marciano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raper moves out of range of the leg kick from Marciano.
Raper is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#CUT2#It looks like Rocco Marciano has been cut.
Raper stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Raper scores with a body shot.
Raper throws a sloppy body shot
and Marciano counters with a straight right hand.#T4#
Marciano swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Raper. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Raper.
Marciano lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marciano scores with a nice body kick.
Marciano moves out of range of the strikes.
Marciano was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Raper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raper throws a lazy right hand but Marciano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marciano thinks about countering with a body kick.
Raper slips under a jab from Marciano.
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 Rocco Marciano will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rocco Marciano's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Raper throws a right hand that Marciano ducks under and follows up with a left that Marciano also avoids with ease.
A counter left hand to the body from Marciano misses its target.
Marciano staying out of range there.
Marciano appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Marciano throws a body shot but no joy. #CL2#
Raper has managed to clinch.
Marciano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marciano misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Marciano.
Marciano tries to work over Raper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raper misses with a body punch.
Marciano is working Raper over against the cage.
Raper can't find room to land a body shot as Marciano controls the action.
Marciano misses with a body punch.
Raper is trying to stall.
Raper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T1#
Raper stalling.
Raper can't find room to land a body shot as Marciano controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Marciano.
Raper is breathing heavily.
Marciano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marciano lands a right hand.
Raper prevents a body shot from Marciano.
Marciano lands a nice uppercut.
Raper tries to work over Marciano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marciano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marciano struggles to land a body shot inside as Raper controls his hands.
Marciano tries to work over Raper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raper has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Marciano seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Raper can turn it around.
A nice left hand lands by Marciano.
Marciano prevents a body shot from Raper.
Raper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Raper lands an uppercut.
Raper misses with some punches. #BC#
Marciano breaks from the clinch.
A good leg kick by Marciano. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice combination there by Raper.
Marciano lands with a straight right. Raper didn't see that one coming.
Marciano is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Raper takes a jab right on the kisser.
Raper swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marciano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raper lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Raper in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Raper throws a lazy uppercut
and Marciano counters with a slapping leg kick.
Marciano scores with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Raper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T3#
Raper swings widly with a right hand
and Marciano counters with a nice uppercut.
Marciano throws a shot to the body.
Raper throws an off balance right hand
and Marciano counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Raper ducks right into an uppercut from Marciano.
Biff Raper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Marciano crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Raper - the referee stops the clock and Marciano gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Raper. Marciano manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rocco Marciano is winning the standup battle so far.
Raper throws a lazy head kick
and Marciano counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Marciano does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Raper! But no joy.
Raper misses with the body kick
and Marciano counters with a nice kick to the body. #T4#
Raper drops his hands momentarily and Marciano takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Raper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marciano.
Marciano throws a jab but it's blocked by Raper.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marciano moves out of range as Raper throws a body kick.
A quick step to the side and Marciano tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marciano tries to move into range but Raper moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Raper throws a hook but Marciano avoids it easily.
Marciano lands a nice shot that snaps Raper's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocco Marciano dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rocco Marciano's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Raper misses the body punch
and Raper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marciano connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Raper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marciano counters with a body kick that stops Raper in his tracks momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marciano.
Raper tries to clinch
enabling Marciano to counter with a crisp jab.
A solid body kick from Marciano.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raper throws an off balance right hand
and Marciano counters with a straight right hand.
Marciano throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Raper counters with a nice uppercut.
Raper throws a poor cross that misses
and Marciano counters with a three punch combo that has Raper backing up. Raper nods at Marciano to acknowledge the strikes.#T1#
Nice jab there from Raper.
Raper misses with a double jab
and Marciano counters with a low kick, right behind Raper 's knee.
Raper misses with a few strikes there.
Marciano half committed to a counter leg kick.
Raper's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Marciano connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Raper scrambles back to his feet.
Raper avoids the body shot from Marciano.
Marciano defending well as Raper loads up on a big left hand.
Raper throws a looping overhand right but Marciano ducks down to avoid it.
Marciano fires out a quick counter leg kick but Raper just manages to avoid it.
Biff Raper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Marciano jabs Raper right on the nose. Raper blinks but takes it well.
Marciano pivots, looking for a leg kick but Raper is out of range and Marciano settles back down.
Marciano lands with an uppercut that bounces Raper off the cage and back into range.
Raper throws a head kick but Marciano moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Marciano misses the target.
Marciano lands a really nice looking cross but Raper seems unphased.
Raper's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Raper slips under a jab from Marciano.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Marciano.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marciano misses with a wild body shot. #T3#
Marciano throws an off balance right hand
and Raper counters with a straight right hand.
Raper takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Raper looks for the body kick but Marciano saw that one coming.
Raper misses with a hook
and Marciano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Raper crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Marciano - the referee stops the clock and Raper gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Marciano. Raper manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Marciano throws a hook but Raper avoids it easily.
Marciano lands with a thumping leg kick.
Raper lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #T4#
Marciano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raper moves away.
Raper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marciano moves away.
Marciano throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Marciano staying out of range there.
Raper throws a looping overhand right but Marciano ducks down to avoid it.
Marciano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Raper throws out a loose jab but Marciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raper is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rocco Marciano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marciano has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocco Marciano!
Rocco Marciano spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: Syn 697 Dog vs Toivonen + GDL
Date: Jul 04, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mircea with a jab.
Mircea attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Raper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mircea.
Raper swinging wildly here.
Raper takes one on the button.
Mircea has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Raper's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mircea connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Raper scrambles back to his feet.
A low kick from Mircea misses
letting Raper counter with a right hand. #CUT2#It looks like Alexandru Mircea has been cut.
Raper connects with the punch.
Raper misses with a hook
and Mircea counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mircea fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raper manages to avoid it.
Mircea pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raper let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Raper throws a leg kick
and Mircea counters with a straight right hand.#T1#
Nice straight punches there by Mircea. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mircea.
Alexandru Mircea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raper misses with an uppercut
and Mircea connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A good leg kick by Raper.
Raper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Raper! But no joy.
Mircea scores with a nice right hand.
Mircea avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mircea fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Raper looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mircea lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Raper at a distance.
No joy there for Raper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Raper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mircea changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#T2#
Mircea scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mircea lands with a right hand.
Raper throws a leg kick that misses.
Mircea looks to score with a jab to the body but Raper is just out of range.
Mircea dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mircea throws a jab when Raper was well out of range.
Raper misses with an uppercut. Mircea saw that one coming.
Mircea misses with a low kick.
Raper swings widly with a right hand
and Mircea counters with a nice body shot.
Mircea listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mircea lets loose with a powerful body kick. Raper will feel that in the morning.
Mircea works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T3#
Raper tries to close the distance and clinch but Mircea swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Raper misses with a hook. Mircea ducked under it nicely.
Raper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mircea clobbers Raper with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Raper slips a straight right by Mircea.
Raper lands with an uppercut that bounces Mircea off the cage and back into range.
Mircea is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Raper tries to clinch up but Mircea circles away and keeps his distance.
Raper ducks under a wild hook from Mircea.
Raper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Raper takes one to the side of the head.
Raper takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Raper drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#T4#
Raper misses the body punch
and Mircea counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mircea comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A cross from Mircea lands.
Raper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raper is looking to score with low kicks.
Mircea misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raper.
Mircea throws a leg kick but Raper checks it.
Nice shot lands for Raper.
Mircea lands with a straight right. Raper didn't see that one coming.
Mircea uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Raper has time to react.
Raper throws a wild body kick that Mircea sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexandru Mircea dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexandru Mircea's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Raper checks a low kick from Mircea.
Mircea throws a front kick aimed at Raper's knee but Raper avoids it well.
Raper looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mircea lands the left hand.
Mircea with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mircea. That's going to slow Raper down.
Mircea misses with a body shot.
Raper looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mircea thumps Raper with a low kick.
Raper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mircea circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raper on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mircea paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mircea ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Raper throws a wild body kick that Mircea sees coming a mile off.#T1#
Raper has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mircea finds it's way round the side to connect with Raper's head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Raper.
The fighters circling - Raper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Raper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mircea. Mircea obviously looking to wear him down.
Raper takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mircea is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raper can do to turn this around?
Raper avoids a kick to the body.
Mircea tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raper was well out of range. Poor timing from Mircea.
Mircea tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Raper is able to avoid easily.
Mircea scores with a jab. Raper acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mircea stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Raper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mircea manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T2#
Mircea lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Raper has taken the fight to the clinch.
Raper can't find room to land a body shot as Mircea controls the action.
Mircea lands a right hand.
Mircea misses with some punches.
Mircea lands a right hand.
Raper blocking some punches.
Mircea blocks a body shot from Raper.
Mircea blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mircea.
Mircea lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Raper or not.
Raper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mircea's elbow.
Raper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raper misses with a punch on the inside.
Raper can't find room to land a body shot as Mircea controls the action.
Raper blocking some punches.
Mircea misses with a short punch on the inside.
Raper can't find room to land a body shot as Mircea controls the action. #T3#
Mircea lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mircea tries a body shot but Raper blocks it.
Raper misses with the head strike.
Mircea swings wildly with an uppercut but Raper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mircea swings wildly with an uppercut but Raper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mircea misses with the head strike.
Raper pushes Mircea back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mircea lands with a short shot to the head.
Raper tries to throw a body punch but Mircea avoids it by throwing Raper back against the cage.
Raper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mircea scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mircea tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raper's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Raper.
Raper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Raper.
Raper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Raper misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raper working aggressively here. #T4#
Mircea misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mircea blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mircea misses with a punch to the body.
Raper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Mircea fails to land.
Mircea misses with a punch to the body.
Raper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Mircea.
Raper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good body shot from Raper.
Raper has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mircea seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Raper can turn it around.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Raper cracks Mircea with a nice body shot.
Raper scores with a shoulder strike.
Raper tries to work over Mircea's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mircea tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mircea tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raper's elbow.
Raper scores with a hook to the body.
Mircea misses with a punch on the inside.
Mircea blocks a body shot from Raper.
Raper has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mircea lands a nice uppercut.
Raper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexandru Mircea dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexandru Mircea's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Raper checks a leg kick nicely.
A big left from Mircea misses.
Raper swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Raper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A shot to the body from Mircea misses
and Raper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mircea blocks a low kick nicely.
Raper cracks a nice hook into Mircea's ribs.
Raper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Raper falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mircea counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mircea finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Raper's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Mircea falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Biff Raper!
A relieved looking Biff Raper thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: JAG Plus
Date: May 16, 2020

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Kawamata blocks the low kick.
Raper has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Raper swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kawamata.
Raper lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kawamata's sensitive parts.
Raper feints and then cracks Kawamata's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kawamata down.
Raper looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Raper throws out a loose jab but Kawamata uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kawamata tries to counter by clinching up but Raper breaks away and moves out of range.
Raper is looking to score with low kicks.
Raper connects with a body shot.
Raper moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kawamata misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raper throws a leg kick which misses Kawamata's front leg but catches the back leg as Kawamata tries to avoid it.
Raper connects with a solid leg kick.
Good leg kick by Raper there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Raper is looking to score with low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawamata walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Raper throws out a powerful jab.
Raper attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kawamata swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

Raper closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Raper has a couple of punches blocked by Kawamata.
Kawamata is leaning against Raper and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kawamata lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kawamata tries a body shot but Raper blocks it.
Raper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raper misses with the head strike.
Kawamata misses with a punch on the inside.
Raper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Raper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kawamata backwards.
A short left from Raper.
Kawamata throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raper tries a body shot but Kawamata blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raper.
Kawamata lands a left hand that snaps the head of Raper backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kawamata blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kawamata throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Raper blocks an uppercut.
Raper tries to work over Kawamata's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
I was talking to Kawamata's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kawamata blocks a body shot from Raper.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kawamata.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raper.
A shot in the inside from Kawamata.
Kawamata misses with a body punch.
Raper blocking some punches.
Raper tries a body shot but Kawamata blocks it.
Kawamata lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Raper or not.
Raper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kawamata backwards.
Raper misses with some punches.
Raper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Raper has a couple of punches blocked by Kawamata.
Kawamata has a couple of punches blocked by Raper.
Kawamata lands a shoulder strike.
Kawamata lands a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Raper lands an uppercut.
Raper struggles to land a body shot inside as Kawamata controls his hands.
A short right from Kawamata on the inside.
Kawamata blocks a body shot from Raper.
Raper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kawamatas head.
Kawamata prevents a body shot from Raper.
Kawamata struggles to land a body shot inside as Raper controls his hands.
Raper lands a left hand.
A hook to the body from Kawamata.
Kawamata lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Raper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kawamata's elbow.
Raper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Raper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kawamata works on Raper's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raper.
Raper swings wildly with an uppercut but Kawamata uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raper misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawamata scores with a shoulder strike.
Raper lands an uppercut.
Raper lands a left hand.
Kawamata can't find room to land a body shot as Raper controls the action.
Kawamata tries to throw a body punch but Raper avoids it by throwing Kawamata back against the cage.
Kawamata gets through Raper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Kawamata.
Raper prevents a body shot from Kawamata.
Raper takes a shot to the head.
Kawamata misses with a punch on the inside.
Kawamata misses with a punch to the body.
Raper misses with a body punch.
Kawamata has a couple of punches blocked by Raper.
Raper blocking some punches.
Raper can't find room to land a body shot as Kawamata controls the action.
Raper blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raper takes a shot to the head.
Raper throws a head punch that misses.
Kawamata blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raper prevents a body shot from Kawamata.
Raper prevents a body shot from Kawamata.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Biff Raper will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A shot to the body from Raper misses
and Kawamata counters with a straight right hand.
Raper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kawamata misses with a right hand
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Raper counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kawamata looks to land a left hand but Raper moved out of range nicely.
Raper lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Kawamata pushes Raper up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Kawamata.
Raper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raper misses with some punches.
Kawamata tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Kawamata.
Raper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kawamata.
Raper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raper takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raper misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Kawamata.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawamata lands with a short shot to the head.
Kawamata blocks a body shot from Raper.
Raper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kawamata tries to work over Raper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kawamata has a couple of punches blocked by Raper.
Kawamata makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kawamata tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kawamata lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Raper.
Kawamata tries to throw a body punch but Raper avoids it by throwing Kawamata back against the cage.
Kawamata has a couple of punches blocked by Raper.
Kawamata misses with a body punch.
Kawamata can't find room to land a body shot as Raper controls the action.
Raper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kawamata misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kawamata misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raper tries a body shot but Kawamata blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raper.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawamata blocks an uppercut.
Kento Kawamata has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kawamata blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kawamata can't find room to land a body shot as Raper controls the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raper presses Kawamata against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Raper.
Kawamata misses with a punch on the inside.
Kawamata working aggressively here.
Kawamata lands a shot to the body.
Raper is breathing heavily.
Kawamata softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Raper lands a nice uppercut.
Raper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kawamata misses with the head strike.
Kawamata tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Kawamata fails to land.
Kawamata tries to throw a body punch but Raper avoids it by throwing Kawamata back against the cage.
Kawamata doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kawamata misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raper misses with the head strike.
Raper can't find room to land a body shot as Kawamata controls the action.
Kawamata lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kawamata lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Raper backwards.
Kawamata fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kawamata lands a hook that snaps the head of Raper backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kawamata.
Raper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kawamata misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raper misses with a punch to the body.
Raper throws a punch but it's blocked by Kawamata.
A head punch on the inside from Kawamata fails to land.
Raper tries to throw a body punch but Kawamata avoids it by throwing Raper back against the cage.
Kawamata misses with the head strike.
Raper throws a punch but it's blocked by Kawamata.
Kawamata pushes Raper back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kawamata tries a body shot but Raper blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Kawamata.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raper.
Kawamata pushes Raper back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kawamata working aggressively here.
Raper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kawamata's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kawamata.
Kawamata blocks a body shot from Raper.
A head punch on the inside from Kawamata fails to land.
Kawamata blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hand to the body from Raper.
Raper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kawamata backwards.
Kawamata swings wildly with an uppercut but Raper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raper misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kawamata.
Raper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raper pushes Kawamata back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kawamata misses with a punch on the inside.
Kawamata lands a right hand that snaps the head of Raper backwards.
Kawamata throws a head punch that misses.
Raper blocks an uppercut.
Kawamata lands with a right to the head.
Raper misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kento Kawamata dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Raper throws a nice head kick!
Kawamata walks forward, straight into a front kick from Raper.
Raper swings for the body but Kawamata moves out of range.
Kawamata avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Raper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kawamata.
Biff Raper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raper tries to clinch there but Kawamata circles away.
Kawamata throwing a counter right hand but Raper manages to avoid it.
Raper tries to close the distance and clinch but Kawamata swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Raper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kawamata.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raper cracks Kawamata with an open hand slap.
Raper dips to his left and cracks Kawamata with an uppercut!

Raper darts in and clinches Kawamata up against the cage.
Kawamata lands a body shot in the clinch.
Raper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kawamata stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Kawamata.
Kawamata lands a nice shot to the body.
Kawamata lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kawamata misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kawamata throws a punch but it's blocked by Raper.
Kawamata lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kawamata creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kawamata lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Kawamata.

Raper is rocked!
Kawamata has a couple of punches blocked by Raper.
Raper is still on wobbly legs! Can Kawamata finish him?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raper.
Kawamata throws a head punch that misses.
Raper seems to have recovered his senses.
A hook to the body from Kawamata.
Kawamata gets through Raper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Raper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kawamata lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Kawamata.
Kawamata cracks Raper with a nice body shot.
Kawamata lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawamata goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kawamata misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raper.
A head punch on the inside from Raper fails to land.
Kawamata lands a shot to the body.
Kawamata tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raper's elbow.
Kawamata tries to work over Raper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raper misses with some punches.
Kawamata goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kawamata blocks an uppercut.
Kawamata tries a body shot but Raper blocks it.
Raper misses with a body punch.
Kawamata lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kawamata lands a left hand.
Raper tries a body shot but Kawamata blocks it.
Raper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kawamata works on Raper's body with a couple of short punches.
A short left from Kawamata.
Raper tries to throw a body punch but Kawamata avoids it by throwing Raper back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raper swings wildly with an uppercut but Kawamata uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kawamata tries to throw a body punch but Raper avoids it by throwing Kawamata back against the cage.
Kawamata misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kawamata lands with a short shot to the head.
Raper tries to throw a body punch but Kawamata avoids it by throwing Raper back against the cage.
Kawamata lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Kawamata.
Kawamata lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Raper backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kawamata.
Kawamata lands a right hand.
Kawamata works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kawamata misses with a punch on the inside.
Kawamata lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Kawamata.
A short right from Kawamata.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kawamata tries a body shot but Raper blocks it.
Raper misses with some punches.
Kawamata misses with a punch to the body.
Kawamata scores with a shot to the side of Raper's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawamata is leaning against Raper and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kawamata lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Kawamata.
Kawamata doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kawamata lands a right hand.
Kawamata scores with a hook to the body.
Kawamata can't find room to land a body shot as Raper controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Kawamata.
Kawamata lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Kawamata.
Raper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raper digs a right hand into Kawamata's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kawamata's gas tank.
A short right from Kawamata.
Kawamata lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Kawamata drops Raper onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Raper is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Raper blocking some punches.
Kawamata lands a big right hand that drops Raper! The killer instinct kicks in and Kawamata finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Kawamata!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kento Kawamata!
During a confident post fight interview, Kento Kawamata thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: JAG Evolution
Date: Apr 11, 2020

#R1#
Cruzeiro throws a hook but Raper blocks it.
Both fighters circling a little - Cruzeiro finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Raper throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro lands a nice looking kick to the body. Raper takes a step back to recover.
The fighters circling - Raper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cruzeiro throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cruzeiro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Raper takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've been informed that Raper has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Cruzeiro misses with a low kick.
Raper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cruzeiro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cruzeiro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruzeiro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Raper throws out a counter right but Cruzeiro avoids it with no problem.
Raper throws out a loose jab but Cruzeiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raper takes one on the button.
Raper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cruzeiro quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.#T1#
Raper takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cruzeiro misses with a looping left.
Cruzeiro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Raper staying out of range there.
Raper let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cruzeiro with a jab.
Raper has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Raper there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice cross by Raper.#CUT2#
It looks like Julio Cruzeiro has been cut.
Raper moves out of range of the strikes.
Raper swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cruzeiro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Raper ducks under a wild hook from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro punishes Raper's body with a nice straight punch.
Cruzeiro looks to land a body kick but Raper moved away.#T2#
Raper throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cruzeiro finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Cruzeiro misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruzeiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raper.
Cruzeiro does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Raper scores with a body shot.
Raper throws a poor cross that misses
and Cruzeiro counters with a nice body shot.
Cruzeiro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And Raper responds with a good body kick, but Cruzeiro manages to step out the way in time.
Cruzeiro misses with a body kick.
Cruzeiro lands a nice shot that snaps Raper's head back.
Cruzeiro attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cruzeiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruzeiro throws a leg kick which misses Raper's front leg but catches the back leg as Raper tries to avoid it. #T3#
Cruzeiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raper moves away.
Good leg kick by Raper there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cruzeiro misses with a hook to the body
and Raper counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cruzeiro's knee momentarily.
Raper avoids the body shot from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Raper's sensitive parts.
Cruzeiro looks to land a body kick but Raper moved away.
Raper appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Raper checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Raper on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Raper takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Raper moves away from the strike by Cruzeiro.
Some wild striking there from Raper. #T4#
Raper on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cruzeiro lets loose with a powerful body kick. Raper will feel that in the morning.
Cruzeiro connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruzeiro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Julio Cruzeiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raper lands a jab.
Cruzeiro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Raper throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cruzeiro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cruzeiro misses with a right hand
and Raper finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Cruzeiro scores with a hook.
Cruzeiro loads up on a big right hand but Raper slips the punch.
Raper unleashes a big counter combination but Cruzeiro bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cruzeiro misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julio Cruzeiro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julio Cruzeiro's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Cruzeiro throws a sloppy body shot
and Cruzeiro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Raper checks a low kick from Cruzeiro.
Raper is looking to slow Cruzeiro down with leg kicks.
Raper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruzeiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Raper.
Cruzeiro misses with a low kick.
Cruzeiro throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from Cruzeiro misses.
Raper appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Cruzeiro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raper misses with a hook. Cruzeiro ducked under it nicely.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Raper might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cruzeiro has got the better of the exchanges.
Cruzeiro tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Raper checks a low kick from Cruzeiro.
A good leg kick by Cruzeiro. #T1#
Cruzeiro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Cruzeiro. That snapped Raper's head back.
Cruzeiro lands a nice shot that snaps Raper's head back.
Cruzeiro throws a body kick that misses
and Raper counters with a nice uppercut.
Raper checks a leg kick.
Raper shapes to counter with a head kick.
Raper takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Raper throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cruzeiro quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Cruzeiro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raper can do to turn this around?
Cruzeiro connects with a looping right hand.
Julio Cruzeiro is winning the standup battle so far.
Cruzeiro throws a hook but Raper avoids it easily.
Cruzeiro throws the kick towards the body but Raper avoids it.
Raper takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Raper moves away from the strike by Cruzeiro. #T2#
Raper misses with an uppercut.
Cruzeiro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cruzeiro swings widly with a right hand
and Raper counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruzeiro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Raper jabs Cruzeiro to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Raper swings for the body but Cruzeiro moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Raper. That's going to slow Cruzeiro down.
Cruzeiro lands a really nice looking cross but Raper seems unphased.
Raper throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cruzeiro jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Cruzeiro scores with a kick to the midsection.
Raper throws out a loose jab but Cruzeiro uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
Cruzeiro connects with a right hand. Raper shakes it off.
Cruzeiro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Raper's calf.
Raper misses the shot to the body.
Cruzeiro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Raper scores with a jab to the head.
Raper connects with a leg kick. Cruzeiro looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A punch lands to the side of Cruzeiro 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Raper throws a lazy right hand but Cruzeiro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cruzeiro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cruzeiro scoring well with a low kick there.
Cruzeiro bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Raper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raper swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T4#
Raper connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#CUT2#
Julio Cruzeiro's cut is getting worse.
Nice body kick there by Cruzeiro.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruzeiro shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Raper cracks Cruzeiro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cruzeiro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Raper connects with an inside leg kick.
Raper has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cruzeiro.
Raper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruzeiro throws out the jab.
Cruzeiro misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Cruzeiro misses.
Raper loads up on a big right hand but Cruzeiro slips the punch.
Raper finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Julio Cruzeiro will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Julio Cruzeiro's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.
#R3#
Cruzeiro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Raper 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.
Raper's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Raper misses with an attempted mid kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Cruzeiro checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cruzeiro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruzeiro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Raper momentarily.
Cruzeiro throws out a loose jab but Raper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruzeiro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Raper! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruzeiro finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Raper doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cruzeiro is looking to slow Raper down with leg kicks.
Cruzeiro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Raper has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Raper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cruzeiro.#T1#
Cruzeiro swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cruzeiro misses with a kick to the body
enabling Raper to counter with a crisp jab.
Cruzeiro looks to land a left hand but Raper moved out of range nicely.
Cruzeiro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Raper gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cruzeiro misses the jab.
Cruzeiro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cruzeiro appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Donk. Cruzeiro catches Raper right on the button with a cross.
Cruzeiro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruzeiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruzeiro throws a shot to the body.
Biff Raper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Raper blocks the body kick.
Raper checks a leg kick.
Raper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Cruzeiro was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Raper.
Cruzeiro checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cruzeiro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Raper's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raper misses the body punch
and Cruzeiro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruzeiro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cruzeiro.
Raper tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Raper connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cruzeiro momentarily.
Cruzeiro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T3#
Cruzeiro throws a leg kick but Raper moved away.
Cruzeiro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cruzeiro throws a sloppy head kick and Raper moves out of range easily.
Raper takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Raper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Cruzeiro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Raper lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cruzeiro's sensitive parts.
Cruzeiro checks a leg kick.
Cruzeiro half committed to a counter leg kick.
Raper connects with a crisp jab.
Cruzeiro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruzeiro checks a low kick from Raper.
Cruzeiro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cruzeiro moves out of range as Raper strikes.#T4#
Raper walks into a stiff left hand from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro connects with a leg kick. Raper looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Raper misses with a wild body shot.
Cruzeiro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Raper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruzeiro throws out the jab.
Cruzeiro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Raper at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raper's corner calls for a 1-2. Raper obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #CUT2#
Julio Cruzeiro's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruzeiro. Raper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruzeiro throws a hook but Raper avoids it easily.
Cruzeiro scores with a kick to the body.
Julio Cruzeiro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cruzeiro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Cruzeiro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cruzeiro has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight for Julio Cruzeiro!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Julio Cruzeiro!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Julio Cruzeiro!

Julio Cruzeiro wins by unanimous decision!
Julio Cruzeiro decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: JAG Garuda vs Raper
Date: Feb 29, 2020

#R1#
A low kick from Garuda misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Raper misses with a hook.
Raper's corner calls for a 1-2. Raper obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #CUT2#
It looks like Mantak Garuda has been cut.
Garuda scores with a push kick.
Garuda scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Raper misses the shot to the body.
Raper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garuda.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garuda misses with a straight right.
Raper tries to work over Garuda's front leg with a kick but Garuda checks it.
Raper has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Good work by Raper as he checks the leg kick.#T1#
Garuda tries to land a leg kick but Raper saw it coming and moves away.
Raper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garuda lands with a shot to the body.
Raper is looking to clinch.
Raper lands the left hand.
Garuda blocks a leg kick.
Garuda throwing a counter right hand but Raper manages to avoid it.
Raper gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Garuda.
Garuda moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Garuda misses the jab.
Raper ducks under a wild hook from Garuda.
A countering left hand to the body from Raper misses.#T2#
Garuda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Raper throws a body kick that misses.
Raper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garuda.
Garuda throws a chopping leg kick but Raper manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Garuda moves out of range of the leg kick from Raper.
Raper takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Garuda.
Garuda shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Raper takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie. #T3#
Garuda chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Raper can pounce on him.
Garuda lands with a thumping leg kick.
Raper scores with a body shot.
Garuda throws a low kick but Raper moves out of range easily.
Garuda paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Garuda throws a leg kick but Raper sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Garuda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raper manages to avoid it.
Garuda slips under a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Garuda.
Mantak Garuda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
Garuda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garuda tried to score with a low kick but Raper checks it.
Garuda scores with a shot to the body.
Garuda rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Raper counters with a nice uppercut. #CL#
Garuda pushes Raper up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raper presses Garuda against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Raper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garuda misses with the head strike.
Garuda pressing his opponent against the cage.
Garuda lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raper tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mantak Garuda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mantak Garuda's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Raper gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Garuda can't find room to land a body shot as Raper controls the action.
Raper looking for a takedown.
Raper misses with a punch on the inside.
Garuda blocking some punches.
Raper has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Garuda is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Garuda blocks a body shot from Raper.
Raper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Garuda scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garuda.
Raper blocks an uppercut.
Raper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garuda's elbow.
Garuda misses with a punch to the body.
Garuda blocks a body shot from Raper.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raper throws a head punch that misses.
Raper can't find room to land a body shot as Garuda controls the action.
Raper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garuda lands with a right to the head.
Garuda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raper's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Garuda fails to land. #T1#
Garuda prevents a body shot from Raper.
Garuda misses with a punch to the body.
Raper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garuda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raper can do to turn this around?
Raper blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raper.
Garuda tries a body shot but Raper blocks it.
I was talking to Garuda's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Garuda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Raper working aggressively here.
Mantak Garuda has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Raper blocks a body shot from Garuda.
A short uppercut from Garuda.
Nice body punch from Raper - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Raper.
A head punch on the inside from Garuda fails to land.
Raper tries a body shot but Garuda blocks it.
Garuda can't find room to land a body shot as Raper controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Raper.
Raper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garuda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garuda lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Raper backwards.
Garuda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garuda working aggressively here.
Raper drops down looking for an ankle pick but Garuda pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mantak Garuda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Biff Raper.#T2#
Garuda looks to score with a jab to the body but Raper is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Raper! But no joy.
Raper bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Garuda's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raper throws a looping overhand right but Garuda ducks down to avoid it.
Raper looks to score with a jab to the body but Garuda is just out of range.
It looked like Garuda wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Raper lands with a hook. Garuda tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Raper takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Garuda looks to land a body kick but Raper moved away.
Raper throws a leg kick
and Garuda counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garuda tries to clinch but Raper moves away
and Raper counters with an outside leg kick. #T3#
Raper ducks under a wild hook from Garuda.
Garuda misses with a lunging right hand
and Raper counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab from Raper.
Raper takes a swing at Garuda's ribcage but misses.
Garuda throws a half hearted mid kick.
Garuda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raper lands a nice shot that snaps Garuda's head back.
Raper swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Garuda counter with a right hand.
A lazy left from Raper finds it's target.#T4#
Garuda misses with an uppercut. Raper saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Raper on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Raper slips a straight right by Garuda.
That kick from Raper tenderised Garuda's leg. Garuda is trying to keep his angry face on.
Garuda pivots, looking for a leg kick but Raper is out of range and Garuda settles back down.
Raper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garuda.
Garuda looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Garuda throws a leg kick but Raper moved away.
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!
Garuda looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Garuda misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mantak Garuda will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mantak Garuda's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R3#
Garuda thows a leg kick but Raper checks it
and Raper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Raper tries to land a body kick
and Garuda counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mantak Garuda is winning the standup battle so far.
Garuda connects with the punch.
Garuda looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Garuda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Raper tries to close the distance and clinch but Garuda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garuda connects with a looping right hand.
Raper lands with a slapping head kick.
Garuda takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #T1#
Garuda looks to land a left hand but Raper moved out of range nicely.
Garuda's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Raper connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Garuda scrambles back to his feet.
Raper lands a head kick. Garuda smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #ROC2#
Garuda is rocked!#CUT2#
Mantak Garuda's cut is getting worse.
Garuda keeps Raper at a distance using the push kick.
Garuda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garuda scoring well with a low kick there.
Garuda with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Garuda works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jab by Garuda.#T2#
Garuda throws a leg kick but Raper sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Raper uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Garuda has time to react.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garuda lands a nice shot that snaps Raper's head back.
Raper avoids the body shot from Garuda.
Raper throws out a counter right but Garuda avoids it with no problem.
Garuda throws a leg kick that misses.
Raper's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garuda connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Raper scrambles back to his feet.
Garuda tries to work over Raper's front leg with a kick but Raper checks it.
Raper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garuda.
It seemed like Raper was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T3#
Garuda misses with a hook
and Raper counters with a straight right hand.#CL2#
Raper moves into the clinch.
Raper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garuda lands a body punch in the clinch.
Raper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garuda blocks a body shot from Raper.
A short right from Garuda on the inside.
Raper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garuda works on Raper's body with a couple of short punches.
Raper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Garuda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garuda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raper misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garuda.
Garuda stalling in the clinch but Raper improves position.
Raper tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Garuda just stands there and leans against the cage.
Garuda lands a hook that snaps the head of Raper backwards.
Raper lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Garuda scores with a nice short uppercut.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garuda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garuda blocks an uppercut.
Raper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garuda makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Garuda lands with a light punch inside.
Garuda lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Garuda lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #ROC#
Raper is rocked!
Raper misses with a punch on the inside.
Raper is still on wobbly legs! Can Garuda finish him?
Garuda lands with a short shot to the head.
Garuda unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Raper! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Garuda is unloading with more strikes now! Raper drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mantak Garuda!
Mantak Garuda retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Mantak Garuda thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: FNF Carnage II
Date: Jan 24, 2020

#R1#
Raper throws a sloppy head kick and Chaelsson moves out of range easily.
Chaelsson feinted with a counter takedown.
Chaelsson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Raper defends well and Chaelsson ends up having to push Raper into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Biff Raper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raper slaps away a takedown attempt from Chaelsson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Raper misses with a looping right.
Raper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chaelsson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Raper is fending him off so far but Chaelsson persists. Nope, Raper circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Chaelsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raper throws a right hand that misses #TD#
and Chaelsson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Raper won't be happy with that.
We've been hearing that Chaelsson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Raper is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Chaelsson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Chaelsson misses with the ground and pound.
Chaelsson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Chaelsson with the ground and pound but Raper regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Chaelsson throwing shots but Raper is blocking nicely.
Chaelsson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T1#
Raper wants to get back to his feet.
Chaelsson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Raper defending well though.
Chaelsson misses with a head shot. Raper uses the momentum to regain guard.
Raper working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chaelsson.
Chaelsson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chaelsson with a nice head shot there.
Chaelsson throwing strikes but missing.
Chaelsson looking to sit in guard and control but Raper gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##T2#
Chaelsson controls Raper momentarily but Raper frees himself.
Chaelsson has Raper pulled in close to control his posture.
Chaelsson looking for a sweep. Not yet Chaelsson, not yet. #SU2#
Raper stands and steps away. Chaelsson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Chaelsson slips under a jab from Raper.
Raper keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Raper lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CUT2#
It looks like Patrick Chaelsson has been cut.#T3#
Chaelsson takes one to the side of the head.
Chaelsson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chaelsson staying out of range there.
Raper throws a sloppy head kick and Chaelsson moves out of range easily.
Nice sprawl there from Raper as Chaelsson shoots in.
Raper stuffs the takedown.
Chaelsson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Raper sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chaelsson somewhat.
Raper scores with a nice body kick.
Raper connects with a stiff jab that staggers Chaelsson - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Biff Raper!
After winning the bout, Biff Raper thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Patrick Chaelsson stepped up to the mic, saying 'WTF???'.

Event: Eternity 2 - Raper vs Toro 2
Date: Nov 30, 2019

#R1#
El Toro circles away from the clinch attempt.
El Toro has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Raper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Raper connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Raper throws a wild body kick that El Toro sees coming a mile off.
Raper throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck El Toro on the side of the head. #KD#
Raper lands a left and a right that send El Toro crashing to the mat, dazed. Raper thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#KD#
Raper sends El Toro crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Raper is motioning to the referee to let El Toro up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC#
El Toro is rocked!
Raper fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
El Toro is still on wobbly legs! Can Raper finish him?
El Toro looks winded!
Raper connects with a stiff jab that staggers El Toro - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Biff Raper!
Biff Raper retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Biff Raper thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Skrap Fights 99
Date: Nov 09, 2019

#R1#
Raper misses with an attempted mid kick.
Raper misses with a straight left.
A lazy left from Raper finds it's target.#CUT#
It looks like Umberto Turturro has been cut.
Turturro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Raper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #TD2#
and Turturro counters with a single leg into guard. Raper didn't expect that. #SUB2#
Turturro is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #SUB2#
Turturro is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Raper is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Chris Leben KO Academy that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.#SUB2#
Turturro thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Turturro is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #SUB2#
Turturro drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Raper manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Turturro has Raper in his guard.#REVR##T1#
Turturro keeping moving, preventing Raper from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Turturro has an active guard here but Raper has managed to pass into half guard.
Raper prevents Turturro from improving his position.#SUB2#
Turturro actively working from the bottom here.#SUB2#
Turturro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Raper in particular looking to stall.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB2#
Turturro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Turturro is looking for a sweep. Raper is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB2#
Turturro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB2#
Turturro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Turturro is looking for a sweep. Raper is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Turturro wants to sweep but Raper has passed to side control!#T3#
Turturro is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Raper off and has taken his back!#SUB2#
Turturro working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet. #SUB2#
Turturro is persistently looking for the submission but Raper is defending it well. #SUB2#
Raper defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Turturro's arms. #SUB2#
Turturro seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Raper's chin but Raper turns very nicely into Turturro's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Raper. #SUB2#
Turturro throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Raper escapes and throws Turturro's legs to the side, diving into side control! #T4#
Turturro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Turturro keeps trying to improve his position.
Turturro sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Raper is controlling the pace.
Turturro is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Raper's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Raper's back!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Raper showing good submission defense here. #SUB2#
Turturro is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Raper has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Umberto Turturro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Umberto Turturro's cut.
That's time! Raper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Raper misses with a two punch combination.
Raper throws a hook but Turturro avoids it easily.
Raper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air. #CL#
Raper closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. #TD2#
Turturro manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #SUB2#
Turturro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB2#
Turturro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Raper engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Umberto Turturro has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raper advances position into side control!#T1#
Raper trying to control the position but Turturro is working away.
Turturro is looking to regain half guard here but Raper keeps moving and retains side control.
Turturro regains half guard.#SUB2#
Turturro looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Raper pushes past his half guard into mount!
Turturro is desperately trying to improve his position but Raper has a good base and remains in mount.
Turturro is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Raper can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Turturro is looking to escape.
Turturro gets back to half guard.#T2#
Raper keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#SUB2#
Turturro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Turturro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB2#
Turturro looking for submissions off his back.
Raper trying to control the action but Turturro is working from the bottom.
Turturro wants to get back to full guard but Raper has passed into side control.
Turturro tries to buck Raper off but Raper is having none of it.#T3#
Raper is looking to take a break and control but Turturro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Turturro is trying to get back to half guard.
Raper wants to control but Turturro is keeping him busy.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Turturro tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Raper presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Turturro is trying desperately to improve position.#T4#
Raper tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Turturro is looking to get to half guard.
Raper tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Turturro really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Biff Raper dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Umberto Turturro's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R3#
A combination from Raper does no damage.
Turturro wants to counter the offense by Raper and move into the clinch position.
A head kick misses from Raper.
Raper connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Turturro tries to score a power double leg takedown but Raper sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Turturro somewhat.#CL#
Raper darts in and clinches Turturro up against the ropes.
Turturro's coach down at The Philippines Finest was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Turturro's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Raper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Raper.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Raper tries a body shot but Turturro blocks it.
Raper lands a nice uppercut.
Raper lands with a short shot to the head.
Raper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raper lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T1#
Turturro is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Raper to keep the fight standing.
Raper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Turturro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Raper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Turturro has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Raper avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Biff Raper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Umberto Turturro.
Raper lands a nice uppercut.
Turturro tries to pull guard but Raper won't allow it.
Raper lands a left hand.
Raper lands with a right to the head.
Raper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Raper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Raper lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Raper.
Raper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Raper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Raper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turturro can do to turn this around?
Raper lands a hook that snaps the head of Turturro backwards. #CUT#
That has opened up Umberto Turturro's cut even more.
Turturro tries to pull guard but Raper holds him up against the ropes and eventually Turturro drops back down to his feet.
A hook to the body from Raper.
A right hand to the body from Raper.
Raper scores with a nice hook to the head.#T2#
A nice right hand lands inside from Raper.
Raper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Raper lands with a left to the head.
Raper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #ROC#
Turturro is rocked!
A body shot lands from Raper.
Turturro is still on wobbly legs! Can Raper finish him?
A right handed body shot lands from Raper.
Turturro seems to have recovered his senses.
Raper creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Turturro's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Turturro drops to his knees and Raper pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Biff Raper!
Biff Raper retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Biff Raper thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: Skrap Fights 91
Date: Oct 12, 2019

#R1#
Turturro blocks a head kick by Raper. #TD2#
Turturro closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Raper to the mat! Raper manages to get full guard. #SUB2#
Turturro thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #SUB2#
Turturro thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #SUB2#
Turturro drops back looking for a leg! Raper is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Raper manages to kick Turturro off! Turturro jumps back into Raper's guard. #SUB2#
Turturro drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Turturro jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turturro stopping the sweep attempt from Raper.
Turturro has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Philippines Finest. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.#SUB2#
Turturro drops back, looking for a kneebar! Raper looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Raper looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Raper! #REVR#
Turturro sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Raper will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T1#
Raper wants to control but Turturro is keeping him busy.
Raper is figuring out what he wants to do next.#SUB2#
Turturro actively working from the bottom here.#SUB2#
Turturro actively working from the bottom here.
Raper with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #SUB2#
Turturro actively working from the bottom here.
Raper prevents Turturro from improving his position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Turturro works his way to full guard. Good work.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB2#
Raper is posturing up here but Turturro has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Raper tries to roll out but it's too tight and Raper has to tap! Slick submission there by Turturro!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Umberto Turturro!
After the fight, Umberto Turturro was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: Skrap Fights 79
Date: Sep 06, 2019

#R1#
Raper throws a looping overhand right but El Toro ducks down to avoid it.
Raper looks to throw the jab but El Toro is out of range.
Galtero El Toro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from El Toro misses its intended target. #TD#
El Toro looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
El Toro throwing shots but Raper is blocking nicely.
El Toro looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Raper with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
El Toro not landing any meaningful shots this time.
El Toro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Toro throwing shots but Raper is blocking nicely.
El Toro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
El Toro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Raper keeps working.
El Toro trying to mount his opponent but Raper defends it. #T1#
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. El Toro connects with a nice short shot to Raper's temple.
El Toro wants to advance to full mount but Raper doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
El Toro throwing strikes but missing.
El Toro tries to free his leg and advance position but Raper is retaining full guard.
El Toro connects with a couple of short punches.
El Toro lands a couple of elbows.
Raper is pulling down on El Toro's head to control his posture. #T2#
El Toro postures up.
El Toro stands and throws Raper's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Raper is trying to get back to half guard.
El Toro tries to advance to mount but Raper denies him.
El Toro trying to control the action but Raper is working from the bottom. #SUB#
El Toro wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Raper, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#T3#
Raper dodges the ground and pound from El Toro.
El Toro working away.#SUB#
El Toro wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Raper, who protects the arm well.
El Toro tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Raper stops El Toro from passing to mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
El Toro tries to advance to mount but Raper instead regains half guard. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
El Toro is looking to take a break and control but Raper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
El Toro landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Raper avoiding damage under a succession of punches from El Toro.
El Toro wants to advance to full mount but Raper doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
El Toro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
El Toro with a flurry of punches that miss.
El Toro looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Galtero El Toro dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
El Toro walks into a left hand.
El Toro misses with a looping right.
Raper is clearly trying to counter these attacks from El Toro with a body shot.
El Toro takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
El Toro throws out a loose jab but Raper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raper's coach down at Chris Leben KO Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Raper's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
El Toro blocks the body kick.
Raper pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces El Toro back to the ropes. Raper follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
El Toro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
El Toro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
El Toro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raper can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raper throws the kick towards the body but El Toro avoids it.
El Toro half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
El Toro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from El Toro.
El Toro throws an overhand right that lands on Raper's shoulder, as Raper tries to avoid the shot.
Raper ducks under a wild hook from El Toro.#T1#
Raper throws a jab but it's blocked by El Toro.
Raper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as El Toro throws out the jab.
Raper scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #CUT2#
It looks like Galtero El Toro has been cut.
El Toro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Raper connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Raper throws a head kick but El Toro moves out of range. #KD2#
Raper drops El Toro with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but El Toro looks back up at him and smiles so Raper waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed. #ROC2#
El Toro is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raper connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt El Toro covering up! Raper comes in with a big uppercut and El Toro goes doooown! He's slumped up against the ropes, eyes staring blankly into space.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Biff Raper!
Biff Raper is the new heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Biff Raper, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: Skrap Fights 72
Date: Aug 10, 2019

#R1#
A big left from Hjoervarsson misses.
Raper looks to land a combination but Hjoervarsson avoids it well.
Hjoervarsson lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Raper has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hjoervarsson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hjoervarsson blocks a head kick by Raper.
Raper scores with a nice strike.
Hjoervarsson ducks under a wild hook from Raper.#KD#
Hjoervarsson lands a big head kick that sends Raper tumbling to the mat! Hjoervarsson takes a step backwards and waves Raper back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT#
It looks like Biff Raper has been cut.
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!
Hjoervarsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Hjoervarsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Raper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT2#
It looks like Arnaldur Hjoervarsson has been cut.
Raper scores with a push kick.
Raper throws a series of punches but Hjoervarsson avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Hjoervarsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hjoervarsson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Raper. Raper circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hjoervarsson throws an overhand right that lands on Raper's shoulder, as Raper tries to avoid the shot.
Raper stuns Hjoervarsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Raper wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Raper cracks Hjoervarsson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Raper closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Hjoervarsson out cold! Hjoervarsson corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Biff Raper!
During a confident post fight interview, Biff Raper thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: Skrap Fights 66
Date: Jul 20, 2019

#R1#
Raper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks #TD#
and Khadartsev counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Khadartsev.
Khadartsev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Khadartsev wants to control from the top but Raper keeps moving.
Khadartsev is looking to work some ground and pound but Raper has wrist control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Khadartsev postures up.
Raper keeping full guard, as Khadartsev tries to pass.
Khadartsev trying to control the position from guard on top but Raper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khadartsev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Khadartsev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Khadartsev trying to control but Raper is working from the bottom. #T1#
Khadartsev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Khadartsev wants to pass the guard but Raper is keeping the position.
Khadartsev scoring with some ground and pound.
Khadartsev trying to control but Raper is working from the bottom.
Khadartsev controls from within his opponent's guard.
Khadartsev throws a strike but Raper rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB##T2#
Raper trying to control the position from guard on top but Khadartsev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Khadartsev working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Raper doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Raper manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Khadartsev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Raper postures up. #SUB#
Khadartsev escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Raper gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Khadartsev is on top in guard. #REVR##T3#
Khadartsev wants to control from the top but Raper keeps moving.
Khadartsev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Raper is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Khadartsev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Raper has his hands on Khadartsev's head, controlling the position.
Khadartsev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Khadartsev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Khadartsev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Khadartsev trying to control the position from guard on top but Raper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Khadartsev throws out a loose jab but Raper uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Raper was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Biff Raper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khadartsev throws a shot from downtown. Raper moves away and avoids it.
Khadartsev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Raper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khadartsev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khadartsev feinted with a counter takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Khadartsev throws a hook to the side of Raper's head but Raper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khadartsev tries to counter with a takedown but Raper is quick to defend against it.
Khadartsev loads up on a big right hand but Raper slips the punch.
Raper throws a big counter head kick but Khadartsev avoids it with no problem.
Khadartsev throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sasha Khadartsev dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Khadartsev misses with an uppercut. Raper saw that one coming.
Raper moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #TD#
Khadartsev gets a double leg takedown into Raper's guard.
Raper keeping moving, preventing Khadartsev from controlling successfully.
Raper looking to control.
Sasha Khadartsev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Khadartsev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Raper is keeping the position for now.
Raper pulls Khadartsev in close to prevent any damage.
Khadartsev 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raper 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.
Raper keeping moving, preventing Khadartsev from controlling successfully. #T1##SUB#
Khadartsev drops back, looking for a kneebar! Raper looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Raper looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Raper! #REVB#
Khadartsev sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.#SUB#
Khadartsev looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Khadartsev makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Khadartsev.#SUB#
Khadartsev had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Raper defends it easily.
Khadartsev keeping moving, preventing Raper from controlling successfully. #T2##SUB#
Khadartsev throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Raper preventing the sweep.
Khadartsev trying to control the position.
Khadartsev manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Raper manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Khadartsev seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #T3#
Khadartsev tries to free his leg and advance position but Raper is retaining full guard.
Khadartsev throws an elbow that misses. Raper uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Khadartsev's guard. Nice move by Raper!#REVB#
Khadartsev wants to sweep but no luck.
Khadartsev is looking to sweep but instead, Raper has passed into half guard.
Khadartsev gets full guard.
Khadartsev is trying to keep Raper in close. #T4##SUB#
Khadartsev is looking for a triangle here but Raper uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Khadartsev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raper can do to turn this around?
Khadartsev is looking to regain half guard here but Raper keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Khadartsev's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Khadartsev manages to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Khadartsev is looking to improve his position.
Raper is thwarting Khadartsev's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Sasha Khadartsev will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
No luck with that takedown attempt from Khadartsev.
Khadartsev shoots in but no luck this time.
Raper slips under a jab from Khadartsev.
Khadartsev walks forward, straight into a front kick from Raper.
Raper connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #CUT2#
It looks like Sasha Khadartsev has been cut.
Khadartsev with a poor takedown
and Raper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sasha Khadartsev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raper throws a monster overhand right that drops Khadartsev! Raper follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Biff Raper!
A very excited looking Biff Raper made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: Skrap Fights 60
Date: Jun 29, 2019

#R1#
Mailic shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Raper eats them both and turns towards Mailic to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Raper swinging wildly here.
Raper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mailic.
Mailic scores with a nice body kick.
Mailic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Raper misses with a hook. Mailic ducked under it nicely.
Mailic moves out of range as Raper strikes.
Mailic lands a right hook to the body.
Raper looks winded!
Raper ducks right into an uppercut from Mailic.
Raper throws a half hearted mid kick.#KD#
Mailic cracks Raper with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Mailic has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Raper to stand back up!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mailic misses with a low kick.
Raper avoids a kick to the body. #KD#
Mailic sends Raper crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Mailic is motioning to the referee to let Raper up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC#
Raper is rocked!
Mailic ducks under a wild hook from Raper.
Raper is still on wobbly legs! Can Mailic finish him?
Mailic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Raper seems to have recovered his senses.
Raper scores with a shot to the body.
Raper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mailic has been working on his boxing with his coaches at XFighter in the buildup to the fight.#T1#
Mailic looks to throw a body kick
letting Raper counter with a right hand.
Mailic throws a solid leg kick but Raper takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mailic.
Mailic tries to close the distance and clinch but Raper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Raper looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mailic throws an off balance right hand
and Raper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the liver by Mailic. Beautiful body shot.
Mailic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Raper on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mailic lands a right hook to the body.
Raper ducks under a wild hook from Mailic.
Mailic throws a series of punches but Raper moves out of range.
Raper throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Stan Mailic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mailic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Raper moves away from the strike by Mailic.
Mailic scores with a spinning back kick!
Mailic misses with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mailic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T2#
Mailic misses with a body shot.
Mailic tests Raper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mailic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rapers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#CL#
Mailic pushes Raper up against the ropes in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Raper.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raper.
Raper prevents a body shot from Mailic.
Raper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mailic or not.
Raper blocking some punches.
Mailic blocking some punches.
Mailic misses with a punch to the body.
Raper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mailic tries to throw a body punch but Raper avoids it by throwing Mailic back against the ropes.
Mailic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raper's elbow.
Mailic misses with a punch on the inside.
Raper lands a hook to the side of the head.#T3##BC2#
Raper breaks from the clinch.
A low kick from Mailic is predictable there
and Raper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raper misses with a two punch combination.
Mailic moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mailic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Raper counters with a straight right hand.
Raper turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#CL2#
Raper clinches up against the ropes.
Raper blocks an elbow strike from Mailic.
Raper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Mailic on the inside.
Mailic throws an elbow but it misses.
Mailic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raper's elbow.
Mailic blocks an uppercut.
Mailic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Raper.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mailic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mailic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Mailic.
Mailic throws a punch but it's blocked by Raper. #T4#
Mailic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raper misses with a punch to the body.
Mailic blocks an uppercut.
Mailic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mailic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Raper blocks a body shot from Mailic.
Raper struggles to land a body shot inside as Mailic controls his hands.
Mailic lands with a light punch inside.
Raper prevents a body shot from Mailic.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Raper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Raper throws a punch but it's blocked by Mailic.
Raper blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mailic.
Mailic scores with a shoulder strike.
Mailic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mailic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Mailic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mailic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mailic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stan Mailic dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Mailic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Raper works the jab nicely.
Raper has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Mailic misses with a wild body shot.
Mailic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Raper counters with a straight right hand.
Mailic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mailic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raper.
Mailic thumps Raper with a low kick.
Raper tries to land a leg kick but Mailic saw it coming and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mailic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Raper's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mailic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Raper scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raper throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mailic misses with a wild body shot.
Mailic loads up on a big right hand but Raper slips the punch.
Raper is looking for the big counter here.
Mailic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Raper momentarily. #T1#
Mailic works Raper's body with a nice hook.#KD#
Mailic cracks Raper with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Mailic has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Raper to stand back up!
Stan Mailic is winning the standup battle so far.
Raper is breathing heavily.
Raper is holding his hands too far apart here. Mailic throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Raper is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stan Mailic!
Stan Mailic retains his heavyweight title!

Event: Skrap Fights 52
Date: Jun 01, 2019

#R1#
Cousins misses with a straight right.
Raper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cousins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Raper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT2#
It looks like DeMarcus Cousins has been cut.#CL2#
Raper instigates a clinch.
Raper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raper.
Cousins swings wildly with an uppercut but Raper uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Raper.
Raper blocking some punches.
Raper misses with a body punch.
Raper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cousins backwards.
Cousins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #BC2#
Raper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cousins misses with a left hand
and Raper counters with a left to the body.
Raper swats away the attempt to clinch by Cousins.
Raper scores with a leg kick. #T1#
Raper thuds his shin into the meat of Cousins's side.
Raper lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cousins misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Raper counters with a stiff right hand.
Cousins scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
DeMarcus Cousins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cousins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cousins looks for a takedown but Raper sprawls well.
Raper scores with a nice right hand.
Raper looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cousins is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Raper.
Cousins tries to clinch but Raper moves away
and Raper counters with a right hand to the body.
Cousins is breathing heavily.
Cousins darts in trying to clinch
and Raper counters with a nice body shot.
Raper throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cousins seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raper explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.#T2#
Raper lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cousins takes a step back to recover.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Raper.
Cousins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Raper paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Raper scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Raper is looking to slow Cousins down with leg kicks. #CL2#
Raper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Raper lands a body punch in the clinch.
Raper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process. #BC2#
Raper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Raper throws a sloppy head kick and Cousins moves out of range easily. #KD2#
Raper catches Cousins napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Cousins to the canvas! #ROC2#
Cousins is rocked!#CUT2#
DeMarcus Cousins's cut is getting worse.
Raper's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Raper postures up in Cousins's guard and throws a big left but Cousins blocks it. #T3#
Raper controls from within his opponent's guard. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Raper slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cousins is letting Raper control him for a moment.
Let's hope that Raper has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Biff Raper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on DeMarcus Cousins's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Raper pushes Cousins away with a front kick.
Raper misses with a hook. Cousins ducked under it nicely.
Cousins moves out of range of the body kick from Raper.
Cousins wants to clinch
and Raper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Raper throws a sloppy head kick and Cousins moves out of range easily.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Raper. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Raper misses with a looping right.
Cousins is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Raper.
Cousins tries to clinch
and Raper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Raper looks to land a left hand but Cousins moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cousins closes the distance but Raper moves to the side #KD2#
and Raper lands a stunning uppercut that sends Cousins to the mat!
Oh Cousins is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#CUT2#
DeMarcus Cousins's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
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!
Cousins wants to get back to full guard.
Cousins seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Raper keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#T1#
Raper is continuing to stall.
Raper not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Raper with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A telegraphed right hand from Raper misses the target.
Cousins shoots for a takedown but Raper saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Raper unleashes a big counter combination but Cousins bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Raper throws a big shot that misses.
Cousins blocks a jab.
Raper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cousins blocks a jab.
Raper throws an overhand right that lands on Cousins's shoulder, as Cousins tries to avoid the shot.
As Raper tries to get set, Cousins tries to push him back and clinch up but Raper manages to avoid the attempt.
Raper moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Raper cracks a nice hook into Cousins's ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#CL2#
Raper rushes Cousins and presses him up against the ropes.
Raper works on Cousins's body with a couple of short punches.#BC2#
Raper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T3#
Cousins moves away from the strike by Raper.
Raper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good shot there by Raper.
Raper connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cousins ducks under a wild hook from Raper.
Raper throws a head kick but Cousins moves out of range.
Cousins tries to clinch but Raper moves away
and Raper counters with a slapping leg kick.
Raper lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Raper buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cousins tries to clinch up.
Cousins is looking to clinch but Raper is avoiding it.
Raper looks to land a right hand but Cousins moved out of range.
Cousins tries to clinch but Raper is having none of it.
Raper looks to land a left hand but Cousins moved out of range nicely.
Raper lands a right hook to the body.
Biff Raper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T4#
Cousins tries to clinch up but Raper circles away and keeps his distance.
Cousins 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL2#
Raper closes the distance and clinches.
Raper lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC2#
Raper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Raper throws a right and a left that Cousins avoids nicely.
Cousins avoids the body shot from Raper.
Raper throws a looping overhand right but Cousins ducks down to avoid it.
Raper with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Raper looks to throw the jab but Cousins is out of range.
It looked like Cousins was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Raper.
Raper throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cousins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cousins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fighters circling - Raper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Raper lands with a kick to the ribs.
Raper fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Biff Raper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on DeMarcus Cousins's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.
#R3#
Raper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Biff Raper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Raper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cousins tries to counter by clinching up but Raper breaks away and moves out of range.#KD2#
Raper drops Cousins with a nice combination! Raper dives into Cousins's guard, looking to finish!
Cousins is trying to keep Raper in close.
Raper's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cousins looking for a sweep. Not yet Cousins, not yet.
Raper slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T1#
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Raper tries to free his leg and advance position but Cousins is retaining full guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
DeMarcus Cousins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Raper lands a slapping body shot.
Raper changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cousins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raper.
Raper connects with a solid leg kick.
Raper lands a head kick. Cousins smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #CUT2#
Jeez, DeMarcus Cousins's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at DeMarcus Cousins's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Biff Raper!
A very excited looking Biff Raper made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: DSC STRIKE 53
Date: May 04, 2019

#R1#
Martynov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raper manages to avoid it.
Martynov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raper.
Martynov swings widly with a right hand
and Raper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martynov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Martynov.
Martynov misses with a wild body shot.
Martynov swings widly with a right hand
and Raper counters with a straight right hand.#CUT#
It looks like Mikhail Martynov has been cut.
Martynov just misses with a punch to the body.
Martynov wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raper lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Martynov swings widly with a right hand
and Raper counters with a crisp right that sends Martynov to the canvas! Raper follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Biff Raper!
Biff Raper retains his heavyweight title!
Biff Raper thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: DSC STRIKE 48
Date: Apr 13, 2019

#R1#
Raper lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #CUT#
It looks like Sir Reginald Beefcake has been cut.
Raper throws a nice inside leg kick. #CL#
Raper closes the distance and clinches.
Raper scores with a shoulder strike.
Raper takes a knee right on the jaw! #CUT2#
It looks like Biff Raper has been cut.
Raper tries to work over Beefcake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Raper misses with the head strike.
Beefcake misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raper.
Raper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Raper.
Raper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Raper scores with a hook to the body.
Beefcake looks winded!
Raper lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Raper.
Raper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beefcake with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Raper lands a right hand. #T1#
Beefcake misses with a knee strike.
Beefcake stalling in the clinch but Raper improves position.
Raper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Beefcake avoiding damage.
Raper gets through Beefcake's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Raper.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Raper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Raper lands with a left to the head.
Raper lands a shoulder strike. #ROC#
Beefcake is rocked!
Beefcake takes a shot to the head.
Beefcake is still on wobbly legs! Can Raper finish him?
Raper is muscling Beefcake up against the cage and as Beefcake bounces back off, Raper cracks him with a huge right hand! Beefcake crumples to the mat - he's out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Biff Raper!
Biff Raper retains his heavyweight title!
Our winner, Biff Raper, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: DSC STRIKE 44
Date: Mar 24, 2019

#R1#
Raper blocks a head kick by Mad Onion.
Mad Onion misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mad Onion throws a half hearted mid kick.
Raper cracks the inside of Mad Onion's front leg.
Mad Onion misses with a head kick.
Raper throws a hook but Mad Onion avoids it easily.
Mad Onion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Raper appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mad Onion misses with a body kick.
Mad Onion throws a body kick that misses.
Mad Onion misses with a kick to the body.
Raper wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Mad Onion with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Raper to score with a decent uppercut.#CUT#
It looks like Luke Mad Onion has been cut.
Mad Onion avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've been told by Raper's head coaches at Chris Leben KO Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Luke Mad Onion 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.
Mad Onion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Raper scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mad Onion doesn't seem bothered though.
Mad Onion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Raper is looking to counter the offense by Mad Onion and move into the clinch.
Mad Onion tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Raper appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mad Onion has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Mad Onion takes one on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raper moves out of range as Mad Onion throws a body kick. #T1#
Mad Onion's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Raper connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mad Onion scrambles back to his feet.
Mad Onion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Raper ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mad Onion looks winded!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Raper! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Biff Raper!
Biff Raper retains his heavyweight title!
Biff Raper decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: DSC STRIKE 40
Date: Mar 02, 2019

#R1#
Raper ducks under a wild hook from Zabirov.
Raper darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Zabirov throws a lazy uppercut
and Raper makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Raper dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zabirov. That did some damage!
Zabud Zabirov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raper turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Raper lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zabirov misses with a looping right.
Raper lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Raper moves out of range of the body kick from Zabirov.
Raper grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Zabirov takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Raper cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Biff Raper!
Biff Raper retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Biff Raper thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: DSC STRIKE 38
Date: Feb 16, 2019

#R1#
Smirnov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Raper can pounce on him.
Raper scores with a body shot.
Smirnov looks winded!#KD#
Raper feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Smirnov sprawling to the canvas! Smirnov rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Raper finish him?! #ROC#
Smirnov is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Sergei Smirnov has been cut.
Smirnov leaves his chin hanging out and Raper seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Smirnov crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Biff Raper!
Biff Raper retains his heavyweight title!
Our winner, Biff Raper, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: DSC STRIKE 33
Date: Jan 12, 2019

#R1#
Raper lands the left hand.#CUT2#
It looks like Tomy Di Pietro has been cut.
Raper checks a leg kick nicely.
Raper digs a good body shot into Di Pietro's ribs.
Di Pietro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A swing and a miss from Raper.
Di Pietro looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Raper fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Di Pietro has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Raper throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Raper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Di Pietro manages to avoid it.#KD2#
Raper lands a big shot that drops Di Pietro! Can he finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Di Pietro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Raper.
Di Pietro has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Raper throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Di Pietro works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T1#
Raper engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Raper trying to control but Di Pietro is working from the bottom.
Di Pietro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Raper preventing the sweep.
Raper is working Di Pietro over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #CUT2#
Tomy Di Pietro's cut is getting worse.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raper is stalling in the full guard.
Raper has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Di Pietro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Raper.
Raper in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Di Pietro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Raper.
Di Pietro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Raper accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Di Pietro keeping moving, preventing Raper from controlling successfully.
Raper throws a big elbow that misses.
Raper is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T3#
Di Pietro tried to score with a low kick but Raper checks it.
Raper throws a jab but it's blocked by Di Pietro.
A jab from Raper does it's job there.#CUT2#
Tomy Di Pietro's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Raper scores with a shot to the body.
Biff Raper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Di Pietro.
Raper misses with a low kick as Di Pietro jumps back.
Raper keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab. #CUT2#
Jeez, Tomy Di Pietro's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Raper scores with a shot to the body.
Di Pietro is breathing heavily.
Raper throws a head kick that misses.
Di Pietro looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Raper lands with a thumping leg kick.
Raper bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tomy Di Pietro's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Biff Raper!
Biff Raper is the new heavyweight champion!
Biff Raper seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 27
Date: Dec 22, 2018

#R1#
Gacy tries to clinch up.
Gacy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raper looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gacy closes the distance but Raper moves to the side
and Raper counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT#
It looks like John Gacy has been cut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Raper.
Raper misses with a wild body shot.
Gacy is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Raper walks into a jab.
Gacy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gacy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raper.
Gacy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL2#
Gacy pushes Raper up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raper can't find room to land a body shot as Gacy controls the action. #BC#
Raper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gacy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gacy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Good shot there by Raper.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
Gacy moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Raper - that landed with a thud. #T1#
Raper unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Gacy! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Raper is unloading with more strikes now! Gacy drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Biff Raper!
A very excited looking Biff Raper made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated John Gacy had this to say: 'I win that fight 9 out of 10 times, he just got lucky'.

Event: UCF America 4
Date: Oct 27, 2018

#R1#
Nice jab there from Rude.
Raper feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rude's calf.
Raper turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Raper takes a swing at Rude's ribcage but misses.
Rude is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raper.
A nice side step and Raper releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rude rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Raper counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Raper feints and then cracks Rude's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rude down.
Rude displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raper throws out the jab.
Rude is looking to counter the offense by Raper and move into the clinch.
Rude moves out of range as Raper strikes.
Rude misses with a straight right.
Raper throws a jab but it's blocked by Rude.
Raper scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rude in his tracks.
Rude blocks a jab.
Raper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rude.
Rude throws an off balance right hand
and Raper counters with a good low kick that Rude was not able to check.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raper connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #T1#
Raper misses with an uppercut. Rude saw that one coming.
Raper throws a series of punches but Rude moves out of range. #CL2#
Raper rushes Rude and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Good body shot from Raper.
Rude is trying to break the clinch but Raper is controlling him.
Rude is trying to break the clinch but Raper is controlling him.
Raper lands a nice uppercut.
Raper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rude backwards.
Raper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Raper lands a right hand.
Raper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rude is breathing heavily.
Raper struggles to land a body shot inside as Rude controls his hands.
Raper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rude.
A nice right hand lands inside from Raper.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Raper.
I was talking to Rude's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Raper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Raper.
Raper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Raper lands a body shot.
Raper lands a shoulder strike. #T2#
A nice right hand lands inside from Raper.
Raper lands a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Raper.
Raper lands a right hand.
Raper lands with a right to the head.
Raper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rude's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Raper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Raper tries a body shot but Rude blocks it.
Raper lands an uppercut.#ROC2#
Rude is rocked!
A body shot lands from Raper.
A short uppercut from Raper.
Oh Rude is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Raper lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Raper.
Raper scores with a hook to the body.
Raper scores with a hook to the body.
Rude seems to have got his legs back now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Raper.
Raper has Rude pressed against the cage. Rude drops his hands and Raper takes advantage by unloading with a massive hook that sends Rude tumbling to the canvas! Raper rains down with more punches but Rude was already out! That's a highlight reel knockout for Raper!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Biff Raper!
Biff Raper thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: UCF 8
Date: Oct 10, 2018

#R1#
Kouyate takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kouyate throws a poor cross that misses
and Raper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT#
It looks like Armand Kouyate has been cut.
Kouyate ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kouyate throws an overhand right that lands on Raper's shoulder, as Raper tries to avoid the shot.
Raper throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Raper throws a sloppy head kick and Kouyate moves out of range easily.
Raper misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kouyate! But no joy.
Raper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Raper throws a series of punches but Kouyate moves out of range.
Kouyate closes the distance but Raper moves to the side
and Raper counters with a right hand to the body.
Raper looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Armand Kouyate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kouyate throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Raper counters with a nice body shot.
Kouyate misses with a hook.#CL2#
Kouyate clinches with his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC#
Raper breaks from the clinch.
Raper ducks under a wild hook from Kouyate.
The fighters circling - Kouyate throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kouyate takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#T1#
Raper misses with a two punch combination.
Kouyate thuds a left hand into Raper's body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kouyate, as that shot connected.
Kouyate connects with a body shot.
Raper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kouyate has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Raper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Raper misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Kouyate was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#CL2#
Kouyate clinches up with Raper and pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Raper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab lands there for Kouyate.
Jab by Kouyate.
Raper misses with a body shot.
Raper lands with an uppercut that bounces Kouyate off the cage and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kouyate stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Raper.
Raper ducks under a wild hook from Kouyate.
Kouyate might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Raper looks to score with a jab to the body but Kouyate is just out of range.#T2#
Some wild striking there from Raper.
Raper slips a straight right by Kouyate.
Raper scores with a leg kick.
Kouyate walks into a stiff left hand from Raper.
A swing and a miss from Kouyate.
Raper throws a nice outside leg kick.
Raper thows a body kick. Kouyate tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Raper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kouyate takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice cross by Kouyate.
That kick from Raper tenderised Kouyate's leg. Kouyate is trying to keep his angry face on.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raper. Kouyate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Raper throws a head kick that misses. #T3#
Raper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Raper missing with a left hand there. Kouyate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kouyate throws a poor cross that misses
and Raper counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Raper closes the distance and lands a one-two.#CUT#
That has opened up Armand Kouyate's cut even more.
Raper lands with a thumping leg kick.
Raper throws a body punch but Kouyate moves out of range.
Raper looks to throw the jab but Kouyate is out of range.
Raper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kouyate.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Raper.
Kouyate misses with an uppercut
and Raper counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kouyate takes a swing at Raper's ribcage but misses.
Kouyate ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kouyate has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Raper.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A clash of legs there as Kouyate blocks the low kick.
It seemed like Kouyate was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Raper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T4#
Kouyate throws a hook but Raper avoids it easily.
Kouyate lands a nice shot that snaps Raper's head back.
Raper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kouyate misses with a looping right.
Raper throws a head kick that misses.
Kouyate defending well as Raper loads up on a big left hand.
Raper throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kouyate.
Raper pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kouyate tries to clinch but Raper moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Raper.
Raper misses with a double jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kouyate. Raper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kouyate jabs Raper right on the nose. Raper blinks but takes it well.
Kouyate misses with a hook.
Raper throws a sloppy head kick and Kouyate moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Biff Raper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Armand Kouyate's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Kouyate rushes Raper and presses him up against the cage.
Raper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Raper.
A left hand lands to the body for Raper.
Raper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kouyate or not.
Raper lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kouyate's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A short left from Raper.
Raper is leaning against Kouyate and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#BC#
Raper breaks the clinch.
Raper swings for the body but Kouyate moves out of range.
Kouyate misses with a hook
and Raper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#KD#
Raper drops Kouyate with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kouyate looks back up at him and smiles so Raper waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed. #ROC#
Kouyate is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raper lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Kouyate up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Raper from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Kouyate's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Biff Raper!
Biff Raper seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: UCF 3: Immortal Combat
Date: Sep 22, 2018

#R1#
Raper misses with a hook.
And Lesnar tries to counter it with a takedown but Raper pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Raper misses with a head kick.
Biff Raper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lesnar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raper.
Raper throws a head kick but Lesnar moves out of range.
Lesnar tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've been told by Raper's head coaches at Chris Leben KO Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#KD#
Raper lands a big head kick that sends Lesnar tumbling to the mat! Raper takes a step backwards and waves Lesnar back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT#
It looks like Mark Lesnar has been cut.
Raper throws a body kick despite being completely out of range#TD2#
so Lesnar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lesnar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lesnar working some strikes from top position.
Lesnar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Raper is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lesnar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lesnar engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lesnar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lesnar cracks Raper with a solid left hand.#T1#
Lesnar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lesnar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lesnar prevents Raper from getting back to his feet.
Raper wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Lesnar manages to pass to side control.
Lesnar winds up and cracks Raper with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Raper tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Lesnar manages to move to mount!
Raper trying desperately to get to his feet.
Lesnar with shots to the head and body - Raper looks very uncomfortable down there.
Raper knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lesnar on the ground.
Lesnar in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Raper is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Lesnar landing shots from mount.
Lesnar raining down hammerfists from mount.
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!
Raper is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Raper takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lesnar working Raper over with strikes here. #T2#
Raper is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Lesnar has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Raper's face. #ROC2#
Raper is rocked!
Raper trying desperately to get to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesnar lands a couple of good shots and Raper has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Lesnar is landing with strikes from the back.
Oh Raper is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lesnar throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Raper!
Lesnar lands a series of strikes from the back and Raper goes limp! The ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Lesnar!
Mark Lesnar is the new heavyweight champion!
Mark Lesnar bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: Test 10 Raper vs Rush
Date: Sep 01, 2018

#R1#
Rush takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Raper misses with a straight left.
Raper lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Raper sizes up Rush with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #CUT#
It looks like Graysen Rush has been cut.
Rush just misses with a punch to the body.
Rush just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRaper.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raper. Rush does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rush throws a hook but Raper blocks it.
Rush ducks under a wild hook from Raper.
Rush misses with a lunging right hand
and Raper counters with a two punch combo.
Rush throws a hook but Raper blocks it.
Raper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rush looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rush 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raper throws a head kick but Rush moves out of range.
Raper seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Rush misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raper.
Raper lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rush takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Raper fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rush.#T1#
Rush avoids the head kick by Raper.
Raper moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Raper avoids the body shot from Rush.
Raper paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rush tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Raper misses with a jab to the body
and Rush counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Raper.#KD#
Raper lands a big head kick that sends Rush tumbling to the mat! Raper takes a step backwards and waves Rush back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#
Rush is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rush misses with a hook.
Raper looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Raper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Raper lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Raper works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Raper turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#T2#
Rush misses the shot to the body.
Rush fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raper manages to avoid it.
Raper misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little jabbing left from Rush on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Raper misses with a head kick.
Rush is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Raper with a body shot.
Raper misses with a straight left.
Rush wants to counter the offense by Raper and move into the clinch position.
Raper lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rush takes a step back to recover.
Rush throws a big shot that misses.
Rush blocks a head kick by Raper.
Both fighters circling a little - Raper finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rush looks winded!
Raper lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rush takes a step back to recover.
Raper moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rush takes a kick to the side of the head.
Raper lands with a nice body kick. #T3#
Rush takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Whack! Raper lands a heavy head kick that drops Rush. The ref tackles Raper to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Rush was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Biff Raper!
Biff Raper retains his heavyweight title!
Biff Raper seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Test 4
Date: Jul 14, 2018

#R1#
Whiteagle tries to clinch up.
Levi Whiteagle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Whiteagle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Raper avoids a wild elbow strike from Whiteagle.#BC#
Raper breaks from the clinch.
Whiteagle wants to clinch.
Whiteagle loads up on a big right hand but Raper slips the punch.
Raper connects with a high kick. #CUT#
It looks like Levi Whiteagle has been cut.
Raper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Whiteagle throws an overhand right that lands on Raper's shoulder, as Raper tries to avoid the shot.
Whiteagle tries to clinch there but Raper circles away.
Raper keeps the fight on the outside.
Whiteagle is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Raper tenderised Whiteagle's leg. Whiteagle is trying to keep his angry face on.
Raper fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Whiteagle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Whiteagle wants to clinch but Raper slips to the side
and Raper counters with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circle, before Raper throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Whiteagle's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Raper lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Biff Raper!
Biff Raper retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Biff Raper made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Levi Whiteagle had this to say: 'The elders will not be pleased.'.

Event: Test 2
Date: Jun 16, 2018

#R1#
Raper moves out of range of the strikes.
Raper throws a front kick that sends Foote stumbling back into the cage.
Foote avoids a kick to the body.
Foote has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Foote there as he acknowledges the shot.
Raper takes a swing at Foote's ribcage but misses.
Foote uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Foote definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Foote throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Foote avoids the head kick by Raper.
Foote swings widly with a right hand
and Raper counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A big left from Raper misses.
Raper throws a body kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Foote misses the target.
Raper misses with a body kick.
Foote lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Raper circles away quickly and effectively.
Foote takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raper throws a low kick, looking for Foote's leg but Foote calmly moves out of range.
Foote throws a jab but it's blocked by Raper. #T1#
Raper throws a head kick that misses
and Foote counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Raper misses with a body kick.
Foote throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Foote throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Raper. Foote shrugs it off though.
Raper misses with a left hand
and Foote counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raper pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Foote with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Foote misses with a wild body shot.
Foote throws a hook but Raper avoids it easily.
Raper works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Raper connects with a right hand. Foote shakes it off.
The crowd cheers as Raper lands an impressive looking overhand right. Foote doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raper does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
It looked like Foote was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Raper.#T2#
Foote throws a body punch but Raper moves out of range.
Raper tries to score with a low kick but Foote moves his leg out of the way.
Raper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Foote throws out the jab.
Raper throws a push kick but Foote slaps the foot to one side.
Raper looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Raper comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Raper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Raper is looking to land body kicks.#KD2#
Raper lands a big head kick that sends Foote tumbling to the mat! Raper takes a step backwards and waves Foote back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT2#
It looks like Collin Foote has been cut.
Raper has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Raper ducks under a wild hook from Foote.
Raper throws a wild body kick that Foote sees coming a mile off.
Foote seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Foote misses with a left hand
and Raper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Foote misses with a body shot.
A low kick from Raper is predictable there
and Foote counters with a straight right hand.
Foote throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T3#
Foote throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Foote gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Raper tries a head kick but it misses.
Raper stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Raper throws a leg kick but Foote moved away.
An attempted straight right counter from Foote misses the target.
A punch combination from Foote misses. #KD2#
Raper feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Foote sprawling to the canvas! Foote rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Raper finish him?! #ROC2#
Foote is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Foote avoids the head kick by Raper.
Oh Foote is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Foote swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Foote seems to have got his legs back now.
Raper pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Raper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Foote manages to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Foote misses its target.
Foote misses with a hook. Raper ducked under it nicely.
Foote cracks Raper with a right hand to the side of the head.
Foote keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raper.
Foote throws a sloppy body shot #KD2#
and Raper counters with a head kick that drops Foote to the mat! Foote scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!#T4#
Raper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Foote was well out of range. Poor timing from Raper.
Raper doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Foote takes a kick to the side of the head.
Raper lands a big head kick that sends Foote to the canvas! Raper follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Biff Raper!
Biff Raper is the new heavyweight champion!

Event: Test 1
Date: May 26, 2018

#R1##CL2#
Whiteagle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Raper, pushing him back against the cage.
Raper avoids a wild elbow strike from Whiteagle.
Raper avoids the elbow strike from Whiteagle, against the cage.
Whiteagle creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Raper fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Whiteagle prevents a body shot from Raper.
Raper blocks an elbow strike from Whiteagle.
Raper avoids the elbow strike from Whiteagle, against the cage.
Raper tries to pull guard but Whiteagle forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Whiteagle pushes off an throws an elbow but Raper leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Whiteagle lands an elbow inside that Raper shrugs off.
Whiteagle misses with an elbow over the top.
Raper can't break the clinch.
Whiteagle looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Raper is trying to pull guard but Whiteagle turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Biff Raper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whiteagle throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raper jumps guard but Whiteagle turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Whiteagle throws an elbow that misses.
Whiteagle creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Raper is trying to force a seperation but Whiteagle has the dominant position.
Raper dodges an elbow strike from Whiteagle.
Whiteagle misses with an elbow strike. #T1#
Whiteagle misses with an elbow over the top.
Raper avoids a wild elbow strike from Whiteagle.#TD#
Raper pulls Whiteagle into guard. #SUB#
Whiteagle got a little sloppy there for a moment and Raper has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Whiteagle has managed to get both his arms back between Raper's legs - danger averted.#SUB#
Raper isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Whiteagle stacks Raper on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Whiteagle!
Raper is looking for a sweep.
Whiteagle gets to mount! Raper was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. #T2#
Raper wants to hold on but Whiteagle pushes him away.
Raper is trying desperately to improve position.
Raper taking shots to the head.
Raper tries to hold on but Whiteagle pushes him away.
Whiteagle pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Raper tries to hold on but Whiteagle pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Whiteagle cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers! #T3#
Whiteagle working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Whiteagle unloading with bombs!
Raper could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Raper is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whiteagle punishing his opponent with strikes.
Whiteagle in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Whiteagle lands a nice shot to the head.
Whiteagle looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Raper bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Whiteagle is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB##SUB#
Raper actively working from the bottom here.
Whiteagle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raper has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Whiteagle is working away from the top position though.#T4##SUB#
Raper looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Whiteagle takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Whiteagle landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Raper wants to get back to his feet.
Raper is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
Raper looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Raper is staying active underneath Whiteagle, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Levi Whiteagle dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Whiteagle wants to clinch up but Raper keeps it at a distance.
Whiteagle throws a hook but Raper avoids it easily.
Raper is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Raper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Whiteagle walks forward, straight into a front kick from Raper.
Whiteagle doesn't manage to clinch there - Raper circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Raper misses its target.
Levi Whiteagle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Whiteagle drives through and clinches with Raper against the cage.
Raper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Raper is trying to pull guard but Whiteagle turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Raper blocks the elbow strike.
Whiteagle misses with an elbow strike.
Raper jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Whiteagle walks away with a smile on his face. Raper gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raper throws a sloppy head kick and Whiteagle moves out of range easily.
Whiteagle blocks a head kick by Raper.
Whiteagle takes a head kick and shrugs it off. #CL2#
Whiteagle has Raper up against the cage in a clinch.
Raper takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT2#
It looks like Biff Raper has been cut.#T1#
Whiteagle misses with an elbow over the top.
Whiteagle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Whiteagle misses with an elbow strike. #TD#
Raper ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Raper no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. #SUB#
Raper working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Whiteagle has passed into half guard!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#SU2#
Whiteagle stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Raper to get to his feet.
Whiteagle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Whiteagle looks to clinch
and Raper counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Raper finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Raper throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand. #CL2#
Whiteagle closes the distance and clinches.
Raper tries to pull guard but Whiteagle holds him up against the cage and eventually Raper drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Biff Raper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch. #T2#
Nice elbow from Whiteagle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raper is trying to break the clinch but Whiteagle is controlling him.
Raper jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Whiteagle walks away with a smile on his face. Raper gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Whiteagle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Raper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Whiteagle is looking to clinch.
Whiteagle avoids the body shot from Raper.
A little jabbing left from Whiteagle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Whiteagle tries to clinch but Raper moves out of range. #CL2#
Whiteagle closes the distance and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Whiteagle just misses with a elbow thrown towards Raper's brow.
Whiteagle pushes off an throws an elbow but Raper leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Raper avoids a wild elbow strike from Whiteagle.
Raper tries to work over Whiteagle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raper avoids a wild elbow strike from Whiteagle.
With the fighters up against the cage, Whiteagle throws an elbow but misses.
Raper jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Whiteagle walks away with a smile on his face. Raper gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #T3#
Whiteagle tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Raper counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Whiteagle is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Whiteagle misses the jab.
A quick step to the side and Raper tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raper throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Whiteagle.#CL2#
Whiteagle clinches up against the cage.#TD#
Raper decides to pull guard.
Raper knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Whiteagle on the ground.
Raper wants to sweep here but Whiteagle controlling him for the moment.
Whiteagle chips away with some ground and pound.
Raper throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back. #SUB#
Raper throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Whiteagle escapes and throws Raper's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Raper is trying to improve his position.#T4#
Whiteagle has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Raper!
Raper tries to hold on but Whiteagle postures up.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Whiteagle cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raper is wriggling around trying to escape.
Whiteagle lands a heavy elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raper tries to hold on but Whiteagle postures up.
Raper tries to reverse the position but Whiteagle maintains control.
Raper is bucking up trying to escape but Whiteagle cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Levi Whiteagle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Biff Raper's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Whiteagle tries to clinch there but Raper circles away.
Raper scores with a head kick. Whiteagle tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Raper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Whiteagle tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Raper counters with a head kick. That will keep Whiteagle thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! #CL2#
Whiteagle moves into the clinch.
Raper jumps guard but Whiteagle turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Raper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters up against the cage, Whiteagle throws an elbow but misses.
Raper dodges an elbow strike from Whiteagle.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Whiteagle just misses with a elbow thrown towards Raper's brow.
Whiteagle pushes off an throws an elbow but Raper leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raper tries to break free but Whiteagle pushes him back against the cage.
Raper avoids a wild elbow strike from Whiteagle.
Raper tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Whiteagle lands an elbow just above Raper 's eye.
Levi Whiteagle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Raper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raper tries to pull guard but Whiteagle holds him up against the cage and eventually Raper drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Biff Raper. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Raper blocks an elbow strike from Whiteagle.
Raper fails to pull guard.
Raper tries to pull guard but Whiteagle won't allow it.
Whiteagle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Whiteagle pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Whiteagle pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Raper tries to pull guard but Whiteagle won't allow it.
Raper lands with a right to the head.
Raper blocks an elbow strike.
Whiteagle pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Whiteagle creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Whiteagle throws an elbow but it misses.
Whiteagle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Raper blocks an elbow strike from Whiteagle.
Raper fails to pull guard.
Whiteagle looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Raper stalling.
Raper fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Biff Raper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Raper has had enough of the clinch but Whiteagle keeps him there for the moment.#BC#
Raper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Whiteagle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Raper.
Whiteagle throws a looping overhand right but Raper ducks down to avoid it.
Raper jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Whiteagle is looking to clinch.
Whiteagle tries to clinch up but Raper circles away and keeps his distance.
Whiteagle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Raper looks to land a body kick but Whiteagle moved away.
It seemed like Whiteagle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Whiteagle blocks a head kick by Raper.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whiteagle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Whiteagle backs away, Raper returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Raper lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Raper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whiteagle.
Raper misses with a head kick.
Whiteagle steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Raper.
Levi Whiteagle is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Biff Raper is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Whiteagle throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T3#
Raper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Raper throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Whiteagle.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Raper struggles to land a body shot inside as Whiteagle controls his hands.
Whiteagle misses with an elbow strike.
Whiteagle lands an elbow inside that Raper shrugs off.
Whiteagle misses with an elbow strike.
Raper wants to break free but Whiteagle has control.
Whiteagle throws an elbow that misses.
Whiteagle pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Raper tries to throw a body punch but Whiteagle avoids it by throwing Raper back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Raper.
Whiteagle pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Whiteagle throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Whiteagle misses with an elbow strike. #T4#
Raper dodges an elbow strike from Whiteagle.
With the fighters up against the cage, Whiteagle throws an elbow but misses.
Raper tries to pull guard but Whiteagle won't allow it.
Raper dodges an elbow strike from Whiteagle.
Raper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Raper fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Whiteagle misses with an elbow over the top.
Whiteagle prevents Raper from breaking the clinch.
Whiteagle blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Raper as the two fighters clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whiteagle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Raper fails to pull guard.
Raper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raper can't break the clinch.
Raper fails to pull guard.
Raper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raper can't find room to land a body shot as Whiteagle controls the action.
Raper dodges an elbow strike from Whiteagle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Levi Whiteagle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Whiteagle 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Levi Whiteagle!
A very excited looking Levi Whiteagle made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 10, 2018

#R1#
Pleat tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Raper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Raper throws a head kick but Pleat moves out of range.
Pleat throws a series of punches but Raper moves out of range.
Pleat scores with the left hand. Raper knows he should have avoided that one.
Pleat misses with a shot to the body
and Raper counters with a leg kick.
Pleat is looking to clinch.
Raper shapes to counter with a head kick.#KD#
Pleat cracks Raper with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Raper looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Pleat finish him? #CUT#
It looks like Biff Raper has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raper walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Raper limp body while Pleat jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rick Pleat!
Rick Pleat bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

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