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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raful Eitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Run Forcover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raful Eitan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Run Forcover!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eitan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Forcover is out of range.
Eitan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Eitan misses with a straight left.
Forcover misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Eitan changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Forcover uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eitan.
Forcover shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Forcover tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eitan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Forcover lands a head shot.
Forcover throws a sloppy head kick and Eitan moves out of range easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Forcover as he connects with a hook.
Forcover throws an overhand right that lands on Eitan's shoulder, as Eitan tries to avoid the shot.
Run Forcover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eitan misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eitan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Raful Eitan has been cut.
Eitan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Forcover ducks under a wild hook from Eitan.
Forcover takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Forcover is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Forcover. Eitan does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forcover takes a swing at Eitan's ribcage but misses.
Forcover will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Forcover misses with a straight right.
Eitan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Forcover on the side of the head.
Forcover looks to score with a jab to the body but Eitan is just out of range.
Forcover swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Forcover throws an overhand right that lands on Eitan's shoulder, as Eitan tries to avoid the shot.
Forcover throws a nice head kick!
Forcover misses with a body shot.
Forcover scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
An inside leg kick lands from Forcover.
Eitan looks to land a left hand but Forcover moved out of range nicely.
Forcover cracks Eitan with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Forcover throws a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forcover scores with a nice right hand.
Forcover pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eitan shoots in looking for a takedown but Forcover manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Eitan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Eitan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Forcover pinned against the cage. Forcover gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Eitan connects with the punch.
Forcover lands a nice shot that snaps Eitan's head back.
Eitan 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.
Forcover shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Eitan eats them both and turns towards Forcover to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Forcover walks into a straight right hand from Eitan.
Eitan swats away the attempt to clinch by Forcover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forcover fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eitan appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Forcover throws the left hand but Eitan avoids the punch easily.
Eitan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Forcover takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Raful Eitan's cut is getting worse.
Eitan misses with a wild body shot.
Run Forcover is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Forcover misses with an uppercut. Eitan saw that one coming.
Eitan drops down looking for a counter takedown but Forcover sprawls and moves away.
Eitan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Eitan is rocked!
Forcover tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oh Eitan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Forcover moves out of range as Eitan strikes.
Forcover is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Eitan with a body shot.
Eitan seems to have got his legs back now.
Forcover lands a jab to the head.
Forcover has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Forcover fails in his attempt to clinch.
Forcover throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Forcover slips under a jab from Eitan.
Forcover throws out a counter right but Eitan avoids it with no problem.
Eitan ducks right into an uppercut from Forcover.
Eitan walks straight into a right hand from Forcover - that's dropped him! Forcover jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Eitan from any more punishment! Eitan complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Run Forcover!
Run Forcover seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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