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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samuraimo Rassi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Axxe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rassi comes to the cage accompanied by Damian Marley - It Was Written . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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184 lbs
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Samuraimo Rassi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thor Axxe!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axxe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Axxe misses with an uppercut. Rassi saw that one coming.
A combination from Rassi does no damage.
Axxe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rassi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Axxe throws a looping overhand right but Rassi ducks down to avoid it.
Rassi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rassi moves in looking to clinch but Axxe pushes him off.
Rassi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Axxe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rassi.
Rassi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Axxe takes a step back to recover.
Rassi staying out of range there.
Rassi moves into the clinch successfully.
Rassi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rassi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Axxe is trying to break the clinch but Rassi is controlling him.
Rassi is pushing Axxe up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Axxe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rassi has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rassi trying to land knees to the body.
Axxe tries to circle away but Rassi has him pinned against the cage.
Rassi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rassi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rassi throws a series of punches but Axxe moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Axxe.
Axxe misses with an uppercut
and Rassi counters with a head kick.
Axxe takes a swing at Rassi's ribcage but misses.
Rassi dodges the punch combination from Axxe.
Rassi blocks the body kick.
Axxe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Axxe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Axxe takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rassi fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Axxe crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rassi - the referee stops the clock and Axxe gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rassi. Axxe manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rassi has Axxe up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Axxe wants to break free but Rassi has control.
Rassi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rassi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rassi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Thor Axxe has been cut.
Axxe is trying to push Rassi away but Rassi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Axxe is looking to break free of the clinch but Rassi has double underhooks.
Rassi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rassi lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Rassi.
Axxe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rassi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Axxe working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axxe is trying to break the clinch but Rassi is controlling him.
Rassi lands a good knee to the midsection. Axxe won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Rassi.
Rassi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Axxe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rassi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Axxe, pushing him back against the cage.
Axxe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rassi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rassi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Axxe blocks a head kick by Rassi.
Rassi lands a jab to Axxe's midsection.
Rassi moves away from the strike by Axxe.
Rassi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Axxe's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rassi throws a combination. Axxe tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Axxe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axxe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rassi.
Samuraimo Rassi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rassi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Axxe's head.
Rassi lands a head kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Rassi.
Rassi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Axxe.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rassi, right into the meat.
Rassi moves into the clinch.
Axxe avoiding damage as Rassi throws knees to the body.
Rassi manages to break the clinch.
Rassi throws a head kick but Axxe moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Rassi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rassi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Axxe moves into range and connects with a jab.
Axxe throws a nice looking combination but Rassi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rassi tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuraimo Rassi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thor Axxe's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Axxe jabs at Rassi's body.
Axxe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rassi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rassi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Axxe.
Axxe 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.
Rassi moves into the clinch successfully.
Axxe letting Rassi take a breather here.
Samuraimo Rassi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rassi has Axxe pressed against the cage, preventing Axxe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Come on Rassi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rassi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Axxe tries to break free but Rassi pushes him back against the cage.
Axxe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rassi lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rassi landing knees to the body.
Axxe is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rassi slowing the pace effectively.
Axxe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rassi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rassi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rassi feints and then cracks Axxe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Axxe down.
Axxe blocks a head kick by Rassi.
Axxe takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rassi lands a nice looking body shot.
Rassi moves into the clinch.
Axxe managing to block the knees to the body from Rassi.
Rassi is struggling to control the position.
Rassi misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rassi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rassi obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rassi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Axxe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rassi.
An inside leg kick lands from Rassi.
Rassi misses with a head kick.
Rassi tries to close the distance and clinch but Axxe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rassi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Axxe.
Rassi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rassi lands a jab to the head.
Axxe throws a nice looking combination but Rassi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rassi darts in and clinches Axxe up against the cage.
Rassi is struggling to control the position.
Axxe takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rassi.
Rassi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Rassi.
Rassi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rassi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Axxe avoids it.
Axxe breaks the clinch.
Samuraimo Rassi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rassi throws a combination. Axxe tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rassi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rassi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Axxe.
Rassi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rassi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Axxe can do to turn this around?
Rassi clinches with his opponent.
Rassi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Axxe misses with a right hand
and Rassi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rassi gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rassi scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rassi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rassi stalling.
Axxe blocks a body shot from Rassi.
A right hand to the body from Rassi.
Rassi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rassi lands a right hand.
Rassi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Axxe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rassi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Axxe steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rassi. That one must have hurt.
Rassi lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rassi tries to clinch up.
Rassi is looking to clinch.
No joy there for Axxe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rassi throws a body punch but Axxe moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuraimo Rassi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thor Axxe's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rassi clinches up with Axxe and pushes him back against the cage.
Rassi scores a nice knee to the body.
Axxe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rassi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Axxe's efforts to push away.
Axxe letting Rassi take a breather here.
Axxe is trying to break the clinch but Rassi has him pressed against the cage.
Rassi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Axxe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rassi obliges.
Axxe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rassi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rassi cracks Axxe with a nice body shot.
Axxe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rassi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rassi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rassi with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rassi presses Axxe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rassi breaks the clinch.
Axxe takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A head kick from Rassi lands but Axxe takes it in his stride.
Rassi blocks a leg kick.
Rassi throws a head kick but Axxe moves out of range.
Rassi tries a head kick but it misses.
Rassi moves into the clinch.
Rassi with a knee to the head.
Axxe can't break the clinch.
Axxe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rassi landing knees to the body.
Rassi tries to land knees in the clinch but Axxe avoids the damage to the body.
Rassi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Axxe avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rassi keeps control of Axxe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Axxe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rassi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Axxe avoids it.
Rassi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
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!
Rassi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Axxe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rassi tries a body shot but Axxe blocks it.
Rassi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Axxe backwards.
Rassi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Axxe blocks it with crossed arms.
Axxe is trying to break the clinch but Rassi has him pressed against the cage.
Axxe tries to break the clinch but Rassi is controlling the position.
Axxe takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rassi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Axxe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rassi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rassi obliges.
Rassi lands a knee to the body.
Samuraimo Rassi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rassi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Axxe is trying to force a seperation but Rassi has the dominant position.
Axxe is trying to break the clinch but Rassi has him pressed against the cage.
Rassi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Axxe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rassi looking to throw knees to the head but Axxe is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rassi stalling in the clinch.
Axxe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rassi landing knees to the head.
Rassi prevents Axxe from breaking the clinch.
Rassi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Axxe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thor Axxe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rassi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Axxe's efforts to push away.
Axxe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rassi.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rassi.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samuraimo Rassi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rassi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:26
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuraimo Rassi!
Our winner, Samuraimo Rassi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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