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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rip Stone (ranked 3827 p4p, 3781 weight class) and Raiden Theppawong (ranked 132 p4p, 131 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rip Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raiden Theppawong!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Theppawong blocks a jab.
Theppawong misses with an uppercut.
Stone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Theppawong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Raiden Theppawong has been cut.
Stone just misses with a punch to the body.
Stone with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Theppawong to score with a decent uppercut.
Jab, jab by Stone - just one landing.
Stone looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stone throws a body punch but Theppawong moves out of range.
Theppawong looks to land a left hand but Stone moved out of range nicely.
Stone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Theppawong was well out of range. Poor timing from Stone.
Stone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Theppawong moves away.
Theppawong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stone.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stone. Theppawong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Theppawong was well out of range. Poor timing from Stone.
Theppawong is looking to slow Stone down with leg kicks.
Theppawong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab lands there for Theppawong.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Theppawong misses with an uppercut.
Rip Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Theppawong takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Stone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Theppawong, as that shot connected.
Theppawong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Theppawong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stone looks to throw the jab but Theppawong is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone throws a looping overhand right but Theppawong ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Theppawong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Theppawong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Theppawong manages to avoid it.
Stone throws a lazy uppercut
and Theppawong counters with a nice uppercut.
Theppawong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stone blocks the body kick.
Theppawong ducks under a wild hook from Stone.
Theppawong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stone.
Stone misses with a left hand
enabling Theppawong to counter with a crisp jab.
Theppawong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Theppawong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Theppawong avoids the body shot from Stone.
A telegraphed right hand from Theppawong misses the target.
Theppawong jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Theppawong bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stone's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stone takes a swing at Theppawong's ribcage but misses.
Stone getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Theppawong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theppawong drives through and clinches with Stone against the cage.
Theppawong has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Stone uses from the top position.
Our spies down at at Place of the Way inform us that Theppawong has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Stone wants to get up but he can't break Theppawong's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Theppawong wants to stand up but Stone is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stone wants to stand but Theppawong has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Theppawong is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Stone wants to stand but Theppawong has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Stone will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Stone wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Theppawong's closed guard. He's half up but Theppawong has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Theppawong pivots and extends the arm, Stone falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Theppawong! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Raiden Theppawong!
A relieved looking Raiden Theppawong thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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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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