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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fabrici Gorfal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Rabago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rabago has chosen Dance Gavin Dance - Strawberry Swisher Pt1 as his entrance music. Ray Rabago has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Fabrici Gorfal's chin.
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160 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fabrici Gorfal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ray Rabago!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rabago swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rabago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rabago fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gorfal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rabago displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gorfal.
Rabago misses with a two punch combination.
Rabago misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gorfal shoots in for a takedown but Rabago shows good takedown defense.
Gorfal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gorfal slips a jab and a cross from Rabago.
Rabago stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rabago wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabrici Gorfal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rabago misses with the combination.
Rabago gets tackled into the ropes by Gorfal. Gorfal maintains the clinch.
Gorfal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rabago tries to circle away but Gorfal has him pinned against the ropes.
Gorfal goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rabago prevents it.
Gorfal is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Rabago gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorfal is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Gorfal tries to land a knee to the head but Rabago blocks with his arms.
Gorfal prevents a body shot from Rabago.
Gorfal is working for takedown but Rabago is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gorfal is trying to force a seperation but Rabago has the dominant position.
Gorfal tries to pull guard but Rabago won't allow it.
Rabago pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gorfal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Rabago.
Gorfal tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Rabago manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gorfal dives in and grabs Rabago's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rabago pushes down on Gorfal's head and hops out.
A right-left combo lands from Rabago.
It looks like Fabrici Gorfal has been cut.
Gorfal shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabago looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Rabago.
Gorfal is looking to clinch.
Gorfal looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rabago told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gorfal looking to pass the guard.
Gorfal trying to control the position from guard on top but Rabago is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gorfal tries to free his leg and advance position but Rabago is retaining full guard.
Gorfal advances position into side control!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorfal controls the position from side control.
Rabago struggling a bit here.
Rabago tries to buck Gorfal off but Gorfal is having none of it.
Rabago struggling a bit here.
Rabago manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gorfal tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rabago knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gorfal missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rabago is defending against the submission attempts here by Gorfal.
Rabago is not content to let Gorfal control the position.
Rabago blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gorfal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rabago slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gorfal trying to control but Rabago is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Fabrici Gorfal will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fabrici Gorfal's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gorfal misses with a takedown attempt
and Rabago counters with a two punch combo.
Gorfal has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gorfal ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gorfal no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gorfal is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gorfal is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rabago defends it well.
Rabago has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gorfal is working away from the top position though.
Gorfal wants to control but Rabago is keeping him busy.
Gorfal is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rabago is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Gorfal seems to be working for a kimura but Rabago defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorfal is pressing down on Rabago's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rabago is holding on for now.
Gorfal sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rabago defending well though.
Rabago manages to get to full guard.
Gorfal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rabago swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rabago is trying to keep Gorfal in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabago keeping moving, preventing Gorfal from controlling successfully.
Rabago looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gorfal tries to free his leg and advance position but Rabago is retaining full guard.
Rabago tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gorfal trying to control but Rabago is working from the bottom.
Rabago has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Gorfal is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Rabago.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorfal is trying to get an arm triangle but Rabago is defending well.
Gorfal trying to control the action but Rabago is working from the bottom.
Rabago pushes Gorfal away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gorfal gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Rabago tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gorfal wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rabago is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Gorfal has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorfal passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Rabago!
Rabago wants to control but Gorfal is having none of it.
Rabago is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Gorfal is staying active.
Gorfal sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Gorfal tries to control but Rabago wriggling away.
Rabago wants to hold on but Gorfal pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rabago is working to get back to half guard.
Gorfal trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabrici Gorfal dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fabrici Gorfal's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gorfal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gorfal shoots in for a double leg but Rabago sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rabago throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rabago will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gorfal slips under a jab from Rabago.
Rabago slaps away a takedown attempt from Gorfal, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gorfal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rabago fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fabrici Gorfal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gorfal fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabrici Gorfal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rabago keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabago leaves Gorfal with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rabago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gorfal takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gorfal shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rabago throws a nice looking combination but Gorfal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ray Rabago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gorfal shoots for a takedown but Rabago saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gorfal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
I was talking to Gorfal's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gorfal working aggressively here.
Gorfal drags the fight down to the ground.
Gorfal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rabago tries to free his leg and advance position but Gorfal is retaining full guard.
Rabago connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabago avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gorfal being controlled here, momentarily.
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!
Rabago stopping the sweep attempt from Gorfal.
Gorfal has momentary wrist control but Rabago slips an elbow through the middle.
Rabago has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gorfal is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabago trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rabago content to stall in guard here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gorfal wants to sweep but no luck.
Gorfal looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gorfal trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabago controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ray Rabago wasn't active enough on the ground.
Rabago tries to bum rush Gorfal with a series of wild strikes but Gorfal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rabago throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rabago is looking to score with low kicks.
Rabago stuffs the takedown.
Gorfal drives through and clinches with Rabago against the ropes.
Rabago tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rabago avoiding damage as Gorfal throws knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rabago is looking to break free of the clinch but Gorfal has double underhooks.
Gorfal jumps guard but Rabago turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Rabago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Rabago really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fabrici Gorfal's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No joy there for Rabago, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gorfal looks to land a body kick but Rabago moved away.
Rabago throws a right hand that Gorfal ducks under and follows up with a left that Gorfal also avoids with ease.
Rabago tries to bum rush Gorfal with a series of wild strikes but Gorfal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice cross by Rabago.
Rabago's corner calls for a 1-2. Rabago obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rabago tries to bum rush Gorfal with a series of wild strikes but Gorfal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rabago rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gorfal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gorfal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gorfal tries to close the distance and clinch but Rabago swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rabago avoids the body shot from Gorfal.
Rabago fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gorfal fails with a takedown attempt.
Gorfal works over Rabago's head and body with a nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabago chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rabago displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gorfal.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Rabago pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gorfal back to the ropes. Rabago follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gorfal changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rabago tries to avoid it but Gorfal manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rabago to the ground. Rabago escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabrici Gorfal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gorfal needs to keep his hands up - Rabago had a free shot at his head there.
Sloppy strikes from Rabago. Those never looked like landing.
Rabago connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Gorfal tumbling to the canvas! Rabago pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Gorfal was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ray Rabago!
A victorious Ray Rabago thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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