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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sam Phuey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Rracho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rracho is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Van Halen - Poundcake. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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144 lbs
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Phuey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bo Rracho!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phuey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rracho circles away quickly and effectively.
Rracho 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.
Rracho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Phuey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Phuey lands a leg kick that knocks Rracho off balance momentarily.
Phuey clinches up with Rracho and pushes him back against the cage.
Phuey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phuey.
Rracho presses Phuey against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Phuey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phuey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rracho.
Phuey throws a head punch that misses.
Phuey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rracho is defending well for now.
Rracho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phuey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rracho lands a takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rracho is looking to advance position but Phuey has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Rracho tries to reverse the position but Phuey maintains control.
Phuey thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Phuey trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rracho is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phuey is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rracho tries to hold on but Phuey pushes him away.
Phuey lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Phuey goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Rracho turns into him and now he's in Phuey's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rracho is pushing down on Phuey's leg trying to pass to half guard. Phuey is fighting to maintain full guard but Rracho has managed to sneak the leg through.
Phuey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phuey is refusing to be controlled, as Rracho sits in half guard.
Rracho wants to pass the guard but Phuey is defending well.
Rracho is looking to take a break and control but Phuey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phuey blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rracho.
Phuey gets back to full guard.
Rracho stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Phuey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phuey is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rracho looking to sit in guard and control but Phuey gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Phuey throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rracho trying to control the position.
Phuey stopping the sweep attempt from Rracho.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bo Rracho will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rracho misses with a left hand
and Phuey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A good leg kick by Phuey.
Rracho shoots for a takedown but Phuey saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rracho walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Phuey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rracho tries a low kick but Phuey avoids it.
Phuey lands a leg kick that knocks Rracho off balance momentarily.
Rracho misses with a jab to the body
and Phuey counters with an inside leg kick.
Rracho tries to clinch but Phuey moves out of range.
Phuey scores with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rracho. Phuey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phuey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Phuey with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rracho misses the shot to the body.
Bo Rracho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Phuey there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A slow jab from Rracho misses its intended target.
Rracho misses with a takedown attempt
and Phuey counters with a low kick, right behind Rracho 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rracho fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sam Phuey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bo Rracho.
Rracho is breathing heavily.
Rracho throws a body punch but Phuey moves out of range.
Phuey fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rracho looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Phuey throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Phuey connects with a body shot.
Rracho on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Phuey. Phuey obviously looking to wear him down.
Phuey throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rracho fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Phuey checks it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rracho. Phuey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phuey clinches.
Phuey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rracho's elbow.
Rracho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phuey blocks a body shot from Rracho.
Rracho is trying to force a seperation but Phuey has the dominant position.
Rracho's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Phuey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rracho swings wildly with an uppercut but Phuey uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Phuey.
Phuey tries to throw a body punch but Rracho avoids it by throwing Phuey back against the cage.
Phuey taking a breather.
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!
Rracho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from Phuey.
Phuey putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rracho in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rracho tries to throw a body punch but Phuey avoids it by throwing Rracho back against the cage.
Rracho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phuey tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Phuey misses with a knee to the head.
Phuey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rracho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phuey is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rracho is keeping busy.
Phuey lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rracho is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Phuey pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Phuey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Phuey connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Bo Rracho has been cut.
Rracho misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Phuey.
Phuey lands a nice uppercut.
Phuey pushes Rracho back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Phuey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Phuey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Phuey struggles to land a body shot inside as Rracho controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Phuey.
Rracho working hard to break the clinch.
Rracho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rracho prevents the takedown attempt.
Phuey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phuey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rracho backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rracho working hard to break the clinch.
A body shot lands from Phuey.
Phuey pushes Rracho back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Phuey.
Phuey lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Phuey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Phuey.
Jab from Rracho.
Phuey scores with a push kick.
Phuey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rracho.
Rracho throws an off balance right hand
and Phuey counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rracho's knee momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body kick from Phuey.
Rracho throws a predictable looking body shot
and Phuey counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rracho thinking.
Phuey pushes Rracho up against the cage in a clinch.
Rracho throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Phuey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bo Rracho's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Phuey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rracho.
Phuey feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rracho's calf.
Rracho tries to clinch but Phuey moves out of range.
Rracho on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Phuey. Phuey obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice uppercut lands for Phuey. That snapped Rracho's head back.
Phuey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rracho closes the distance and clinches up with Phuey, looking for a takedown. Rracho pushes Phuey against the cage but Phuey circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Phuey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rracho.
Phuey scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Phuey lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rracho 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.
Rracho moves into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Rracho.
Sam Phuey has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Phuey lands an uppercut.
Rracho tries a body shot but Phuey blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phuey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rracho backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Phuey.
A right hook to the body lands for Phuey.
Rracho takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Phuey lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rracho gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Phuey is not content to let Rracho control the position.
Rracho tries to pass the half guard into mount. Phuey knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Phuey is looking for a sweep. Rracho is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rracho working Phuey over with strikes.
Rracho throws a strike but Phuey avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Phuey wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phuey throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rracho trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Phuey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rracho stands and throws Phuey's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Check out the look on Rracho's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rracho lands some shots froms side control.
Rracho is staying tight to Phuey's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Rracho's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Rracho taking a break here but Phuey is having none of it and regains half guard.
Bo Rracho has got the better of the ground game so far.
Phuey wants to control but Rracho is keeping busy.
Phuey keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Phuey gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rracho looking to pass the guard.
Rracho cracks Phuey with a solid left hand.
Phuey working for a triangle but Rracho defends it easily.
Rracho looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rracho missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Bo Rracho just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Bo Rracho's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Phuey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rracho's sensitive parts.
Rracho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phuey moves away.
Phuey darts in and clinches Rracho up against the cage.
Phuey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rracho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phuey was well out of range. Poor timing from Rracho.
Rracho rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Phuey holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Rracho.
A short left from Phuey.
Phuey lands an elbow that stopped Rracho in his tracks for a moment.
Phuey tries to work over Rracho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rracho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phuey works on Rracho's body with a couple of short punches.
Phuey is working Rracho over against the cage.
Phuey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Phuey lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
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!
Rracho misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phuey fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rracho, pushing him back against the cage.
Rracho misses with a body punch.
Rracho throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Phuey takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rracho misses with a punch on the inside.
Rracho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rracho tries to throw a body punch but Phuey avoids it by throwing Rracho back against the cage.
Rracho manages to break the clinch.
Phuey scores with a nice head shot.
Phuey connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Phuey. Rracho shrugs it off though.
Rracho swings widly with a right hand
and Phuey counters with a head kick.
Rracho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Phuey circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phuey staying out of range there.
Rracho is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Rracho darts in trying to clinch
and Phuey counters with a leg kick.
Phuey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Phuey moves into the clinch successfully.
Rracho tries a body shot but Phuey blocks it.
Phuey utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rracho has had enough of the clinch but Phuey keeps him there for the moment.
Phuey lands a nice knee to the body.
Phuey lands an elbow just above Rracho 's eye.
Phuey missing with knees to the body.
Phuey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Phuey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phuey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Phuey breaks from the clinch.
A clash of legs there as Rracho blocks the low kick.
Rracho tries to clinch up but Phuey circles away and keeps his distance.
Phuey throws a leg kick which misses Rracho's front leg but catches the back leg as Rracho tries to avoid it.
Phuey throws a nice inside leg kick.
Phuey lands a head kick. Rracho smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rracho throws a low kick but it's checked well by Phuey.
Phuey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rracho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phuey scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Phuey scoring well with a low kick there.
Rracho misses with a left hand
and Phuey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rracho lunges at Phuey with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Phuey's hand.
Rracho misses with a body shot.
Rracho looks to score with a jab to the body but Phuey is just out of range.
Phuey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rracho.
Rracho swings for the body but Phuey moves out of range.
Rracho throws a lazy right hand but Phuey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rracho throws a poor cross that misses
and Phuey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rracho takes a swing at Phuey's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phuey ducks under a wild hook from Rracho.
Phuey moves into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phuey cracks Rracho with a nice body shot.
Phuey drags the fight down to the ground.
Phuey looking for a guillotine here but Rracho defends easily.
Rracho passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Phuey had his way with Bo Rracho in that round.
The cut man is working on Bo Rracho's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Phuey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Phuey buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rracho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rracho tries to clinch there but Phuey circles away.
Rracho takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rracho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rracho forces Phuey back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phuey.
Rracho throws a punch but it's blocked by Phuey.
Phuey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rracho backwards.
Rracho lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Phuey or not.
Rracho throws an elbow that misses.
Rracho's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rracho blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phuey comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Phuey stops a takedown attempt from Rracho.
Phuey dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Phuey throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rracho drops down looking for an ankle pick but Phuey pulls his leg out and moves away.
Phuey lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Phuey has Rracho up against the cage in a clinch.
Phuey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rracho.
Phuey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Phuey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rracho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Phuey prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sam Phuey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bo Rracho.
Phuey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Phuey lands an elbow that stopped Rracho in his tracks for a moment.
Phuey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phuey misses with a punch on the inside.
Phuey blocks the elbow strike.
Rracho misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Rracho.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phuey working Rracho over with knees to the body.
Phuey misses with the head strike.
Rracho throws a punch but it's blocked by Phuey.
Phuey lands an elbow inside that Rracho shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rracho goes for a takedown in the clinch but Phuey prevents it.
Rracho blocks a body shot from Phuey.
Rracho looking for a takedown.
Rracho is trying to break the clinch but Phuey is controlling him.
Phuey is struggling to control the position.
Rracho misses with some punches.
Phuey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rracho wants to get back to striking at distance but Phuey won't allow it.
Rracho lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rracho lands with a right to the head.
Phuey working aggressively here.
Rracho tries to work over Phuey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rracho is looking to break free of the clinch but Phuey has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phuey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Phuey misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Phuey fails to land.
Phuey pushes Rracho back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rracho throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice left hand lands by Phuey.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phuey lands a shoulder strike.
Phuey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phuey.
Rracho lands a shoulder strike.
Phuey stops a takedown attempt from Rracho.
Rracho misses with a hook to the ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phuey will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rracho up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Phuey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Phuey showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Phuey has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 48:47
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Phuey!
Sam Phuey retains his bantamweight title!
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