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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bo Rracho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ejay Shazad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rracho kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Van Halen - Poundcake. Bo Rracho has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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145 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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135 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bo Rracho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ejay Shazad!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rracho closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Shazad did well to prevent Rracho getting side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Shazad won't allow Rracho to pass to mount.
Shazad works his way to full guard. Good work.
Shazad working a defensive guard here.
Shazad preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rracho wants to control from the top but Shazad keeps moving.
Rracho won't allow Shazad to get back to his feet.
Shazad really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rracho. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rracho stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shazad swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shazad looking for a sweep. Not yet Shazad, not yet.
Rracho showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rracho bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shazad is trying to improve his position.
Shazad takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rracho controls the position.
Shazad tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rracho wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Shazad is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rracho off and has taken his back!
Rracho holding both Shazad 's hands and preventing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shazad wants to control but Rracho manages to buck him off and is now in Shazad's guard! Nice work there by Rracho!
Shazad working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rracho doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rracho manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rracho content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shazad not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rracho not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shazad wants to stand up but Rracho is controlling him.
Rracho throwing strikes but missing.
Rracho postures up in Shazad's guard and throws a big left but Shazad blocks it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rracho loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rracho engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Shazad trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ejay Shazad has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Rracho swings for the body but Shazad moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Shazad.
Rracho clobbers Shazad with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice shot by Shazad.
Shazad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shazad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rracho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rracho lands a glancing blow to the side of Shazad's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Shazad coming out on top.
Rracho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shazad.
Rracho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shazad misses the shot to the body.
Rracho misses with a hook.
Rracho scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shazad throws an off balance right hand
and Rracho counters with a nice body shot.
Rracho has closed the distance and engaged Shazad in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Rracho dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rracho throws a wild body kick that Shazad sees coming a mile off.
Shazad tries to move into range but Rracho moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shazad needs to keep his hands up - Rracho had a free shot at his head there.
Rracho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shazad moves away.
Rracho shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shazad as he jumps to the side.
Rracho takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shazad wants to clinch up but Rracho keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rracho connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rracho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ejay Shazad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shazad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rracho.
Rracho misses the shot to the body.
Rracho scores with a jab to the head.
Shazad tries to clinch up but Rracho circles away and keeps his distance.
Shazad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rracho lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rracho looks to score with a jab to the body but Shazad is just out of range.
Shazad misses with an uppercut.
Shazad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shazad throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rracho counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Rracho.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shazad. Rracho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rracho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shazad loads up on a big right hand but Rracho slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shazad throws a looping overhand right but Rracho ducks down to avoid it.
Rracho takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shazad lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rracho at a distance.
Shazad cracks a nice hook into Rracho's ribs.
Shazad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rracho closes the distance and clinches.
Shazad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shazad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shazad tries to throw a body punch but Rracho avoids it by throwing Shazad back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Shazad.
Shazad blocking some punches.
Rracho is trying to trip Shazad. He has hold of a leg but Shazad is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Rracho persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rracho seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Shazad working for a triangle but Rracho defends it easily.
Rracho won't allow Shazad to sweep him here.
Bo Rracho overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rracho trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bo Rracho will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rracho with a hook.
Shazad is looking to clinch.
Rracho misses with a hook. Shazad ducked under it nicely.
Shazad tries to clinch but Rracho moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rracho tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shazad swivels and escapes.
Shazad misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Shazad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rracho lands a nice shot to the body.
Shazad misses with a hook. Rracho ducked under it nicely.
Rracho throws a hook but Shazad blocks it.
Horrible takedown by Rracho or perhaps it was just good defense by Shazad which made him look bad.
Rracho changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shazad tries to avoid it but Rracho manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shazad to the ground. Shazad escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bo Rracho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rracho slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rracho slips under a jab from Shazad.
Rracho misses with an uppercut.
Rracho swats away the attempt to clinch by Shazad.
Shazad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rracho throws a low kick but Shazad moves out of range easily.
Ejay Shazad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shazad throws a right hand that misses
and Rracho counters with a head kick. That will keep Shazad thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Rracho misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shazad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big left from Rracho misses.
Shazad lands with a straight right. Rracho didn't see that one coming.
Shazad wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rracho lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shazad fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rracho lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rracho stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Shazad throws a head kick that misses.
Shazad slips under a jab.
Ejay Shazad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rracho connects with a looping right hand.
Shazad takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rracho.
Rracho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shazad.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bo Rracho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rracho, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bo Rracho!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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