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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Rawse (ranked 525 p4p, 512 weight class) and Vincent Lemieux (ranked 21 p4p, 19 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Rawse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vincent Lemieux!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemieux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rawse moves away.
Lemieux swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rawse scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Rawse misses the target.
Lemieux throws out a counter right but Rawse avoids it with no problem.
We've been hearing reports that Rawse has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rawse cracks Lemieux with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rawse missing with a left hand there. Lemieux was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Rawse.
Nice uppercut there from Lemieux.
Rawse scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lemieux lands a big right hand that sends Rawse crashing to the mat! Lemieux stays standing though and waves Rawse back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lemieux swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lemieux ducks under a wild hook from Rawse.
Lemieux lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rawse pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lemieux slips a jab from Rawse.
Lemieux swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rawse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've been informed that Lemieux 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.
Lemieux takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lemieux ducks under a wild hook from Rawse.
Rawse misses with a looping left.
Lemieux slips a straight right by Rawse.
Lemieux misses with an uppercut
and Rawse counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheers as Rawse lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lemieux doesn't seem phased though.
Rawse slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rawse throws the left hand but Lemieux avoids the punch easily.
Rawse misses with a left hand
and Lemieux counters with a crisp right hand that drops Rawse! Lemieux lets Rawse back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rawse misses with an uppercut. Lemieux saw that one coming.
Lemieux looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rawse smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rawse takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A jab from Rawse misses.
Rawse misses with a straight right.
Rawse slips a jab from Lemieux.
Rawse wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rawse moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rawse just misses with a punch to the body.
Lemieux slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawse rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lemieux counters with a nice uppercut.
Rawse fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rawse scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lemieux slips a jab from Rawse.
Rawse misses with a body shot
and Lemieux counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lemieux fails to land with a series of punches.
Rawse throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lemieux counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Rawse throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ricky Rawse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lemieux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rawse moves away.
Rawse scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lemieux staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rawse throws a series of punches but Lemieux moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rawse connects with a jab.
Nice cross by Rawse.
Lemieux looks to score with a jab to the body but Rawse is just out of range.
Lemieux takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lemieux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rawse.
A swing and a miss from Rawse.
Lemieux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lemieux changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rawse is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some wild striking there from Rawse.
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 Ricky Rawse will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rawse misses the jab.
Rawse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lemieux.
Lemieux looks to land a right hand but Rawse moved out of range.
Rawse moves out of range of the strikes.
Rawse digs a good body shot into Lemieux's ribs.
Lemieux on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rawse misses with a hook
and Lemieux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rawse moves out of range as Lemieux strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemieux slips under a jab from Rawse.
Lemieux throws out a counter right but Rawse avoids it with no problem.
Lemieux ducks under a wild hook from Rawse.
Rawse throws a hook but Lemieux blocks it.
Rawse throws a jab when Lemieux was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rawse swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lemieux.
Lemieux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rawse.
Lemieux dodges the punch combination from Rawse.
Rawse moves out of range of the strikes.
Rawse was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big left from Lemieux misses.
Lemieux lands a nice shot that snaps Rawse's head back.
Lemieux cracks Rawse with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Rawse looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Lemieux finish him?
Rawse is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lemieux walks into a jab.
Oh Rawse is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lemieux slips a straight right by Rawse.
Rawse seems to have got his legs back now.
Lemieux catches Rawse with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Rawse forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vincent Lemieux!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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