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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Rae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Saplin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saplin has chosen Invincible as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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196 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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185 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Rae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Saplin!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saplin doesn't manage to clinch there - Rae circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saplin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saplin tries to clinch but Rae is having none of it.
Saplin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Saplin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rae.
James Rae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rae scores with a jab to the head.
Rae lands a jab-cross combination.
Saplin tries to clinch up.
Saplin is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rae throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rae swats away the attempt to clinch by Saplin.
Saplin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rae paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Saplin wants to land a leg kick but Rae is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saplin fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saplin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saplin moves in looking to clinch but Rae pushes him off.
Saplin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saplin avoids the head kick by Rae.
Rae throws a jab when Saplin was well out of range.
Saplin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rae throws a hook but Saplin blocks it.
Rae ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saplin moves away.
Rae lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Saplin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Saplin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rae throws a looping overhand right but Saplin ducks down to avoid it.
Rae moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rae scores with a jab to the head.
Rae lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rae connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Saplin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rae swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saplin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rae.
Saplin tries to clinch up but Rae circles away and keeps his distance.
Rae looks to land a left hand but Saplin moved out of range nicely.
Saplin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rae lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Saplin tries to clinch up.
Rae throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Saplin connects with a solid leg kick.
Rae smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rae misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rae lands with an uppercut that bounces Saplin off the cage and back into rage.
Saplin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rae throws a chopping leg kick but Saplin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Saplin tries to clinch but Rae is having none of it.
Rae throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saplin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rae tries to bum rush Saplin with a series of wild strikes but Saplin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big right from Rae misses.
Rae pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rae takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rae keeps the fight on the outside.
Rae lands with a shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rae, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Rae. That snapped Saplin's head back.
Rae bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Saplin's head.
Rae avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saplin tries to clinch but Rae is having none of it.
Saplin thows a leg kick but Rae checks it
and Rae counters with a three punch combo that has Saplin backing up. Saplin nods at Rae to acknowledge the strikes.
Rae misses with a leg kick
and Saplin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rae throws an overhand right that lands on Saplin's shoulder, as Saplin tries to avoid the shot.
Saplin wants to clinch
and Rae counters with a stiff right hand.
Saplin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rae.
Saplin looks to clinch
and Rae counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Rae.
Saplin clinches but Rae breaks the clinch
and Rae counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Rae dominated that round.
That's time! Rae's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rae throws a series of punches but Saplin moves out of range.
A big right from Rae misses.
Rae throws a predictable looking body shot
and Saplin counters with a nice kick to the body.
A low kick from Saplin misses
and Rae counters with a straight right hand.
Rae throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Saplin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Saplin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Saplin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Saplin tries a knee to the head but Rae blocks it.
Rae has had enough of the clinch but Saplin keeps him there for the moment.
Rae tries to break free but Saplin pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Rae.
Rae pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saplin slips a jab and a cross from Rae.
James Rae is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rae throws a series of strikes that have Saplin backpedaling.
Rae slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rae looks to land a combination but Saplin avoids it well.
Saplin moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rae fails to pull guard.
Saplin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Saplin tries to land knees in the clinch but Rae avoids the damage to the body.
Saplin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rae jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Saplin walks away with a smile on his face. Rae gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rae misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saplin.
Saplin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rae if he has to take too many more of those.
Saplin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rae shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Rae. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rae lands with a right hand.
Saplin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rae swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saplin clinches but Rae breaks the clinch
enabling Rae to counter with a crisp jab.
Rae throws a jab when Saplin was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rae throws a one two combo.
Saplin blocks a head kick by Rae.
Saplin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rae fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rae moves out of range as Saplin throws a body kick.
Saplin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rae counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rae misses the shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Saplin checks a leg kick.
Rae with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Saplin closes the distance but Rae moves to the side
and Rae counters with a nice uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Rae.
Rae throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marcus Saplin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rae misses with a takedown attempt - Saplin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Saplin tries to clinch there but Rae circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Saplin checks a leg kick.
Saplin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Saplin wants to clinch but Rae slips to the side
and Rae counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Saplin darts in trying to clinch
and Rae counters with a straight right hand.
Saplin throws a push kick but Rae slaps the foot to one side.
Rae works over Saplin's head and body with a nice combination.
Saplin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rae counters with a leg kick.
Saplin closes the distance but Rae moves to the side
and Rae counters with a good low kick that Saplin was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saplin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rae throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saplin misses with a low kick as Rae jumps back.
Saplin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rae escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saplin clinches but Rae breaks the clinch
and Rae counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Saplin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rae throws out a powerful jab.
Rae bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Saplin's head.
Rae misses with a straight left.
Saplin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rae counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Rae dominated that second round.
That's time! Rae's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Saplin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rae.
Rae swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Saplin.
Rae attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Saplin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rae.
Rae looks to throw the jab but Saplin is out of range.
Saplin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rae moves out of range of the body kick from Saplin.
Rae throws a right hand that Saplin ducks under and follows up with a left that Saplin also avoids with ease.
Rae throws a leg kick
and Saplin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Saplin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rae.
Rae scores with a leg kick.
Rae lands a really nice looking cross but Saplin seems unphased.
Rae bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rae loads up on a big right hand but Saplin slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rae throws a series of punches but Saplin avoids them all with ease.
Rae misses with a looping right.
Saplin ducks under a wild hook from Rae.
Rae throws a hook but Saplin blocks it.
Saplin looks to clinch
and Rae counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saplin tries to clinch but Rae is having none of it.
Rae throws a lazy head kick
and Saplin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rae's knee momentarily.
Rae throws a body punch but Saplin moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rae.
Rae dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rae connects with a crisp jab.
Saplin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rae.
Rae takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saplin wants to clinch but Rae slips to the side
and Rae counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rae connects with a single shot there.
Saplin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Saplin slips a jab and a cross from Rae.
Saplin darts in trying to clinch
and Rae counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rae thuds a left hand into Saplin's body.
A low kick from Rae is predictable there
and Saplin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rae breaks from the clinch.
Saplin stuffs the takedown.
Rae tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Saplin is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rae throws a series of punches but Saplin moves out of range.
Rae tests Saplin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rae scores with a punch to the head.
Saplin closes the distance but Rae moves to the side
letting Rae counter with a right hand.
Rae tries to work over Saplin's front leg with a kick but Saplin checks it.
A slow jab from Rae misses its intended target.
Rae throws a left and a right that both miss
and Saplin moves into the clinch.
Rae misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rae throws an elbow that misses.
Rae throws an elbow but it misses.
Rae is trying to force a seperation but Saplin has the dominant position.
Rae has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rae throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rae manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Saplin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Saplin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rae pivots, looking for a leg kick but Saplin is out of range and Rae settles back down.
Rae misses with the body kick
and Saplin moves into the clinch.
Saplin looking to throw knees to the head but Rae is blocking nicely.
Saplin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rae blocks it with crossed arms.
Saplin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rae tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Saplin obliges.
Rae looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Saplin tries to land a knee to the head but Rae blocks with his arms.
Rae looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Marcus Saplin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rae misses with an elbow over the top.
Saplin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Saplin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rae blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Saplin.
Rae tries to pull guard but Saplin won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Rae. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Saplin.
Saplin lands a knee to the head.
Rae jumps guard but Saplin stands there with Rae around his waist. Rae gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
James Rae is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rae swings away with an uppercut 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 James Rae.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rae, 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Rae!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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