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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Rat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and al Newman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Newman has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. al Newman will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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300 lbs
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285 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Rat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, al Newman!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Newman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rat paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Newman tries to clinch up.
Newman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rat paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rat closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Newman to the mat! Newman manages to get full guard.
Rat not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rat scoring with some ground and pound.
Rat scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rat makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rat postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rat slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rat keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Newman's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rat with a nice head shot there.
Rat is working Newman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rat working some strikes from top position.
Newman looks gassed!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rat's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rat 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.
Rat sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rat's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Newman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rat. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rat postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rat lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rat scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rat's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rat lands a couple of elbows.
Rat's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rat might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Newman tries to strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rat makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rat lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rat postures up and lands a big shot to Newman's brow.
Rat controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rat cracks Newman with a solid left hand.
Rat is in close to Newman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rat connects with a couple of short punches.
Rat working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rat is stalling in the full guard.
Rat scoring with some ground and pound.
Newman has momentary wrist control but Rat slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rat sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rat is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rat stands up over Newman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rat lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rat's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rat scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rat passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Rat is controlling the pace.
Newman throws a strike from the bottom but Rat passes into side control!
Rat lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Newman takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rat is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Rat lands a nice forearm strike.
Newman takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Rat working the ground and pound.
Rat lands a few punches from side control.
Newman is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rat connects with a decent elbow.
Rat working the ground and pound.
Rat just content to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rat connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Newman some visible discomfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Rat 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.
Rat feints and as Newman raises his hands in defense, Rat changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Newman being controlled here, momentarily.
Newman has momentary wrist control but Rat slips an elbow through the middle.
Newman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rat controls the pace.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Jim Rat just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Newman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Newman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Newman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rat paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Newman tries to clinch but Rat moves out of range.
Rat swats away the attempt to clinch by Newman.
Rat closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Newman is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Rat connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Newman some visible discomfort.
Rat working the body and head with strikes.
Rat lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Newman down.
Newman taking a bit of punishment here - Rat scoring with strikes.
Newman is rocked!
Rat scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Newman is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Rat can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Rat!
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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