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Event:
RFC: Maluga vs. Conor 2
Date: May 09, 2020 |
#R1##CL2#
Nielsen rushes Dorival and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nielsen working aggressively here.
Dorival tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nielsen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nielsen working aggressively here.
Nielsen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nielsen can't find room to land a body shot as Dorival controls the action.
Nielsen misses with the head strike.
Nielsen lands a nice uppercut.
Dorival swings wildly with an uppercut but Nielsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nielsen lands a shoulder strike.
Nielsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Dorival.
Nielsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nielsen lands a right hand.
Dorival lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dorival scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nielsen scores with a shot to the side of Dorival's head.
Dorival lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nielsen backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Nielsen fails to land.
Nielsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nielsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T1#
A head punch on the inside from Nielsen fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Nielsen.
Nielsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nielsen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dorival blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nielsen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dorival tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nielsen avoids it.
Dorival wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from Nielsen.
Nielsen lands a nice uppercut.
Dorival can't find room to land a body shot as Nielsen controls the action.
Dorival throws a head punch that misses.
Nielsen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nielsen blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nielsen.
A right hook to the body lands for Dorival.
Nielsen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nielsen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T2#
Dorival manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dorival lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nielsen lands a hook that snaps the head of Dorival backwards.
Nielsen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dorival throws an elbow but misses.
Dorival takes a shot to the head.
Nielsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nielsen misses with the head strike.
Dorival wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nielsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dorival's elbow.
Dorival scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nielsen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dorival backwards.
Nielsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Dorival controls his hands.
Dorival taking a breather.
Nielsen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dorival just leaning against Nielsen, taking a breather.
Nielsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Dorival. #T3#
Dorival stalling.
Nielsen misses with a punch on the inside.
Dorival blocks a body shot from Nielsen.
Dorival blocking some punches.
Nielsen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dorival misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nielsen.
Dorival makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nielsen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dorival working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nielsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Dorival as the two fighters clinch.
Dorival's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nielsen misses with some punches.
Nielsen blocks a body shot from Dorival.
Dorival blocks a body shot from Nielsen.
Nielsen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nielsen managing to block the knees to the body from Dorival.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dorival.
Nielsen has a couple of punches blocked by Dorival.
#T4#
A head punch on the inside from Nielsen fails to land. #BC#
Dorival breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Dorival gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dorival obliges.
Nielsen looks winded!
Dorival is trying to break free.#BC#
Dorival manages to break the clinch.
Dorival blocks a low kick nicely.
Nielsen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nielsen moves away from the strike by Dorival.
Nielsen tries to clinch but Dorival is having none of it.
Dorival avoids the body shot from Nielsen.
Dorival waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nielsen.
Dorival throws a head kick that half lands.
#CL#
Dorival forces Nielsen back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dorival blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dorival blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dorival throws a punch but it's blocked by Nielsen.
A head punch on the inside from Nielsen fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Nielsen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Dorival keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dorival uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nielsen.
It looked like Dorival wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dorival swings for the body but Nielsen moves out of range.
Nielsen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dorival counters with a nice uppercut.
Dorival takes a swing at Nielsen's ribcage but misses.
Dorival misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nielsen.
Nielsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dorival sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dorival ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dorival jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nielsen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nielsen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dorival fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nielsen manages to avoid it.
Dorival ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nielsen moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Dorival rushes Nielsen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nielsen misses with some punches.
Nielsen can't find room to land a body shot as Dorival controls the action.
A short right from Dorival on the inside.
Brian Nielsen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dorival throws a punch but it's blocked by Nielsen.
Nielsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nielsen working aggressively here.
#T1##BC#
Dorival breaks the clinch.
Dorival blocks a head kick by Nielsen.
Dorival ducks under a wild hook from Nielsen.
Dorival cracks Nielsen with an open hand slap.
Dorival is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dorival connects with a nice looking jab.
Dorival jabs at Nielsen's body.
Nielsen jabs Dorival to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Marco Dorival is winning the standup battle so far.
Nielsen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dorival to score with a decent uppercut.
Dorival lands the left hand.
Nice body punch from Nielsen. #CL2#
Nielsen has Dorival up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nielsen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dorival up against the cage.
Dorival misses with some punches.
Dorival trying to stall but Nielsen improves his position.
#T2#
Dorival is looking to break free of the clinch but Nielsen has double underhooks.
Nielsen gets through Dorival's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nielsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dorival is trying to push Nielsen away but Nielsen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nielsen as Dorival tries to tie him up.
Dorival softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dorival gets through Nielsen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dorival throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nielsens head.
Nielsen gets through Dorival's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nielsen misses with the head strike.
Nielsen misses with some punches.
Dorival scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dorival blocks a body shot from Nielsen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nielsen.
Nielsen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nielsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nielsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T3#
Nielsen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dorival can't break the clinch.
Dorival blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nielsen avoiding damage as Dorival throws knees to the body.
Dorival misses with a knee strike.
Nielsen scores with a shoulder strike.
Nielsen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dorival backwards.
Nielsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Dorival uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
Dorival breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nielsen throws a hook but Dorival blocks it.
Dorival tests Nielsen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dorival is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nielsen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dorival waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nielsen.
Nielsen wants to counter the offense by Dorival and move into the clinch position.
Nielsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dorival.
Nielsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dorival tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nielsen looks to land a right hand but Dorival moved out of range.#T4#
Dorival lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dorival connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nielsen momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nielsen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dorival cracks Nielsen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dorival throws a lazy right hand but Nielsen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nielsen is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nielsen is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Dorival jabs Nielsen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nielsen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dorival connects with a single shot there.
Dorival moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nielsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nielsen is looking to score with low kicks.
Nielsen misses with a body shot.
Dorival scores with a nice strike.
Dorival connects with a looping right hand.
Nielsen throws a leg kick but Dorival sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dorival throws a lazy right hand but Nielsen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nielsen just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Dorival dominated that second round.
That's time! Dorival's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Dorival displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dorival throws a body punch but Nielsen moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Dorival. That snapped Nielsen's head back.
#CL2#
Nielsen moves into range and clinches up with Dorival.
Nielsen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dorival stalling in the clinch but Nielsen improves position.
Dorival wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nielsen has him pressed against the cage.
Dorival misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nielsen misses with the head strike.
Dorival misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nielsen.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dorival.
Nielsen tries to work over Dorival'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.
Nielsen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nielsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Dorival.
Good body shot from Nielsen.
Dorival lands a shoulder strike. #ROC#
Nielsen is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dorival tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nielsen is still on wobbly legs! Can Dorival finish him?
A short right from Dorival on the inside.
Nielsen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nielsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dorival fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T1#
Dorival has a couple of punches blocked by Nielsen.
Nielsen is pressed against the cage. Dorival pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Nielsen! Two more big strikes from Dorival and Nielsen crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Marco Dorival!
Marco Dorival thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
RapidFC 67
Date: Mar 07, 2020 |
#R1#
The Leviathan is looking to score with low kicks.
The Leviathan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dorival throws a hook to the side of The Leviathan's head but The Leviathan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Leviathan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dorival swings widly with a right hand
and The Leviathan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Leviathan circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Leviathan is trying to counter with his kicks.
Dorival throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Leviathan tries to move into range but Dorival moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dorival misses with an uppercut
and The Leviathan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dorival thinking.
Dorival throws out a loose jab but The Leviathan uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Leviathan was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Dorival moves in looking to clinch but The Leviathan pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dorival wants to clinch.
The Leviathan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dorival.
It looked like Dorival wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T1#
Dorival throws a big shot that misses.
The Leviathan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dorival misses with a jab to the body
and The Leviathan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Leviathan blocks a jab.
The Leviathan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#KD2#
The Leviathan lands a big right hand that sends Dorival crashing to the mat! The Leviathan stays standing though and waves Dorival back to his feet!#ROC2#
Dorival is rocked!
Marco Dorival seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dorival takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oh Dorival is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Leviathan cracks Dorival with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Dorival tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but The Leviathan pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Dorival is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rex The Leviathan!
Rex The Leviathan 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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Event:
RapidFC Tokyo 41
Date: Jan 25, 2020 |
#R1#
Rabbitte dives in for a single leg takedown but Dorival sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rabbitte throws a head kick that misses.
Rabbitte shoots in but no luck this time.
Dorival is looking for the big counter here.#CL2#
Dorival gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Rabbitte manages to break the clinch.
Rabbitte takes one to the chin there.
Dorival throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dorival swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dorival throws a jab but it's blocked by Rabbitte.
Dorival lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rabbitte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marco Dorival seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dorival tries to clinch but Rabbitte is having none of it.
Dorival scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rabbitte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T1#
Dorival lands a body shot.
Dorival ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dorival misses the jab.
Rabbitte throws a quick counter kick to the body but Dorival avoids it.
Dorival throws an off balance right hand
and Rabbitte counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dorival throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rabbitte throws a counter high kick but Dorival was just alert enough to avoid it.#CL#
Rabbitte takes the fight into the clinch.
Rabbitte content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dorival tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#BC2#
Dorival escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rabbitte goes for a double leg but Dorival avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dorival continues to drive forward.
Dorival has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Rabbitte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dorival pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rabbitte throws a sloppy head kick and Dorival moves out of range easily.
Dorival feints a counter leg kick.
Dorival blocks a head kick by Rabbitte.
#CL2#
Dorival gets a clinch. #T2#
Dorival misses with a body punch.
Dorival looks to throw an elbow but misses. #BC#
Rabbitte breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dorival avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dorival digs a good body shot into Rabbitte's ribs.
Rabbitte misses with a looping left.
Rabbitte lands a high kick!
Dorival jabs Rabbitte right on the nose. Rabbitte blinks but takes it well.#CUT2#
It looks like Paul Rabbitte has been cut.
Rabbitte connects with a high kick.
Dorival tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rabbitte manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rabbitte is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dorival.
Dorival ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rabbitte moves away.
Dorival misses with a hook. Rabbitte ducked under it nicely.
Dorival throws a hook but Rabbitte avoids it easily.
Dorival throws a hook but Rabbitte avoids it easily.#T3##CL#
Rabbitte drives through and clinches with Dorival against the cage.
Rabbitte works on Dorival's body with a couple of short punches.#BC#
Rabbitte manages to break the clinch.
Dorival fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rabbitte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rabbitte ducks under a wild hook from Dorival.
Dorival throws a lazy right hand but Rabbitte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rabbitte showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dorival.
Dorival throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Dorival.
Dorival misses with a few strikes there.
Marco Dorival is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rabbitte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T4#
Dorival tries to clinch up.
A right-left combo lands from Dorival.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dorival with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dorival misses the shot to the body.
Rabbitte has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dorival finds it's way round the side to connect with Rabbitte's head.
Dorival fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rabbitte manages to avoid it.
Dorival swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rabbitte takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#CL2#
Rabbitte tries to keep at a distance but Dorival has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rabbitte unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rabbitte struggles to land a body shot inside as Dorival controls his hands.
Dorival throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
#BC#
Rabbitte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Dorival dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Rabbitte's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Dorival fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rabbitte manages to avoid it.
Rabbitte throws a counter high kick but Dorival was just alert enough to avoid it.
Rabbitte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've been told by Rabbitte's head coaches at JAG Battle Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dorival throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rabbitte on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dorival looks to score with a jab to the body but Rabbitte is just out of range.
Rabbitte walks into a stiff left hand from Dorival.
Rabbitte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dorival.
Rabbitte tries to close the distance and clinch but Dorival swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rabbitte misses with a head kick.
#CL2#
Dorival moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rabbitte misses with a punch on the inside.
Rabbitte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rabbitte is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rabbitte lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dorival or not. #BC#
Rabbitte's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T1#
Rabbitte moves in looking to clinch but Dorival pushes him off.
Dorival with a nice cross.
Dorival fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rabbitte looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rabbitte ducks under a wild hook from Dorival.#CL#
Rabbitte pushes Dorival up against the cage in a clinch.
Rabbitte takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rabbitte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dorival blocks an elbow strike.
Rabbitte tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#BC#
Rabbitte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marco Dorival seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dorival's corner calls for a 1-2. Dorival obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #CL2#
Dorival closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC#
Rabbitte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rabbitte takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rabbitte takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Dorival gets tackled into the cage by Rabbitte. Rabbitte maintains the clinch.
Rabbitte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dorival makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Rabbitte.
Rabbitte struggles to land a body shot inside as Dorival controls his hands.
#BC#
Rabbitte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Dorival catches Rabbitte right on the button with a cross.
Dorival sizes up Rabbitte with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rabbitte slips under a jab.
Rabbitte swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rabbitte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dorival tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rabbitte was well out of range. Poor timing from Dorival.
Dorival lands with a hook. Rabbitte tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #CL2#
Dorival clinches with his opponent.
#BC#
Rabbitte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T3#
Dorival misses with a hook.
Dorival throws the left hand but Rabbitte avoids the punch easily.
Rabbitte moves away from the strike by Dorival.
Dorival tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dorival swings for the body but Rabbitte moves out of range.
Rabbitte moves away from the strike by Dorival.
Rabbitte avoids the body shot from Dorival.
Rabbitte throws a counter high kick but Dorival was just alert enough to avoid it.
Dorival misses with a two punch combination.
Rabbitte throws a quick counter head kick but Dorival was just out of range.#CL2#
Dorival clinches up with Rabbitte and pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Dorival's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rabbitte ducks under a wild hook from Dorival.
Dorival misses with a straight left.
Rabbitte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T4#
Dorival throws a body punch but Rabbitte moves out of range.
Rabbitte tries to counter by clinching up but Dorival breaks away and moves out of range.
Rabbitte tries to close the distance and clinch but Dorival swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dorival blocks a head kick by Rabbitte.
Dorival is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rabbitte takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dorival has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dorival swings widly with a right hand
and Rabbitte counters with a nice body kick.
Dorival throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#CL#
and Rabbitte moves into the clinch.#BC#
Rabbitte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rabbitte dodges the punch combination from Dorival.
Rabbitte throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rabbitte wants to clinch up but Dorival keeps it at a distance.
Dorival ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rabbitte moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Dorival showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paul Rabbitte'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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Rabbitte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dorival.
Rabbitte tries to counter with a takedown but Dorival is quick to defend against it.
Dorival swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rabbitte shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dorival sprawls well. Dorival wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rabbitte gets slowly back to his feet.
Dorival jabs at Rabbitte's body.
Rabbitte blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dorival tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rabbitte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dorival manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rabbitte ducks under a wild hook from Dorival.
Dorival misses with a body shot.
Dorival wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#T1#
Dorival lands with a nice body punch. #CL2#
Dorival moves into the clinch successfully.
Dorival throws a knee to the head but misses.
#BC2#
Dorival breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rabbitte takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dorival throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rabbitte throws a big shot that misses.
Dorival connects with a body shot.
Dorival is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rabbitte.
Dorival throws a hook but Rabbitte avoids it easily.
Rabbitte was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dorival takes a swing at Rabbitte's ribcage but misses.
Rabbitte seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dorival tries to close the distance and clinch but Rabbitte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Dorival, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rabbitte is looking to counter punch.#T2#
Rabbitte moves in looking to clinch but Dorival pushes him off.
Dorival throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rabbitte.
Dorival fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dorival throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dorival throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rabbitte stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rabbitte throws a lazy head kick
letting Dorival counter with a right hand.
Dorival throws a body shot but no joy.
Rabbitte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dorival.
Dorival throws an off balance right hand
and Rabbitte counters with a right hand to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dorival. Rabbitte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dorival throws a good cross that connects.
Dorival looks to land a right hand but Rabbitte moved out of range.
Rabbitte wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Dorival misses with a straight right. #T3#
Dorival cracks Rabbitte with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dorival is looking to clinch.
Rabbitte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dorival.
A big left from Dorival misses.
Rabbitte thinks about countering with a head kick.
Dorival throws a jab but it's blocked by Rabbitte.
Rabbitte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dorival just misses with a punch to the body.
Dorival swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rabbitte.
Rabbitte doesn't manage to clinch there - Dorival circles away.
It seemed like Dorival was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rabbitte slips a jab from Dorival.
Paul Rabbitte is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Dorival does it's job there.
Dorival lands a glancing blow to the side of Rabbitte's head.#T4#
Dorival misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Rabbitte misses the target.
Rabbitte looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rabbitte drops his hands momentarily and Dorival takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Dorival misses the target.
Rabbitte thuds a left hand into Dorival's body.#CL2#
Dorival moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dorival tries to stall but Rabbitte uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rabbitte throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dorival lands with a right to the head. #BC2#
Dorival pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dorival cracks Rabbitte with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rabbitte is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Dorival's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Dorival connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#CL#
Rabbitte pushes Dorival up against the cage in a clinch.
Dorival is trying to push Rabbitte away but Rabbitte has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Paul Rabbitte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marco Dorival is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#BC#
Rabbitte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Dorival comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dorival has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Dorival!
Marco Dorival decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
RapidFC 55
Date: Nov 30, 2019 |
#R1#
Pinochet takes one on the button.
Dorival swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dorival rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pinochet counters with a left to the body.
Dorival throws out a powerful jab.
Pinochet ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dorival throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pinochet on the side of the head.
Dorival swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pinochet counters with a right hand to the body.
Dorival misses with a lunging right hand
and Pinochet counters with an outside leg kick.
Dorival scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pinochet in his tracks.
Dorival throws a lazy right hand but Pinochet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pinochet looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dorival tries to clinch but Pinochet is having none of it.
It looked like Pinochet was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pinochet lands a leg kick that knocks Dorival off balance momentarily.
Pinochet clobbers Dorival with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A telegraphed right hand from Dorival misses the target. #CL#
Pinochet has Dorival up against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Pinochet as the two fighters clinch.
Dorival looks winded!#T1#
Pinochet lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pinochet lands a hook that snaps the head of Dorival backwards.
Pinochet lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pinochet avoiding damage.
Pinochet lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dorival backwards.
Pinochet softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pinochet is leaning against Dorival and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pinochet works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pinochet scores with a shoulder strike.
Dorival gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pinochet.
Pinochet lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Pinochet - that landed with a thud.
Pinochet slowing the pace effectively.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pinochet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Pinochet scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pinochet gets through Dorival's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#ROC#
Dorival is rocked!
Pinochet working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dorival is still on wobbly legs! Can Pinochet finish him?
Pinochet digs a right hand into Dorival's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dorival's gas tank.
Pinochet throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#T2#
Pinochet pushes Dorival back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Pinochet.
Dorival being controlled against the cage.
Dorival throws a punch but it's blocked by Pinochet.
A bit of stalling here from Pinochet.
Dorival seems to have recovered his senses.
Dorival missing with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Pinochet.
A right handed body shot lands from Pinochet.
Pinochet lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pinochet digs a right hand into Dorival's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dorival's gas tank.
Pinochet cracks Dorival with a nice body shot.
Pinochet lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Pinochet.
Pinochet creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Dorival with a big uppercut! Dorival tries to clinch up but Pinochet pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Dorival to the mat! Dorival covers up and Pinochet unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Augusto Pinochet!
Augusto Pinochet was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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