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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rick Vacon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pipis Skatias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pipis Skatias looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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139 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rick Vacon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pipis Skatias!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vacon throws an overhand right that lands on Skatias's shoulder, as Skatias tries to avoid the shot.
Skatias throws a right hand that misses
and Vacon counters with a straight right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vacon.
Skatias has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Some wild striking there from Skatias.
Vacon feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Skatias with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vacon scores with a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skatias. Vacon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vacon throws a quick counter kick to the body but Skatias avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skatias misses the body punch
and Vacon counters with a big head kick but Skatias shrugs it off.
Vacon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pipis Skatias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skatias throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vacon misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skatias tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vacon was well out of range. Poor timing from Skatias.
And Vacon counters with a quick kick to the body but Skatias blocks it.
Vacon cracks the inside of Skatias's front leg.
Vacon avoids the body shot from Skatias.
Some wild striking there from Skatias.
No joy there for Skatias, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Skatias throws a series of punches but Vacon avoids them all with ease.
Skatias takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Skatias falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vacon counters with an outside leg kick.
Skatias looks winded!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Vacon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skatias stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vacon.
Vacon pushes Skatias away with a front kick.
Skatias takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vacon cracks the inside of Skatias's front leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vacon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vacon lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Skatias misses with a hook to the body
and Vacon counters with a solid body kick.
Vacon throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Skatias's head.
Vacon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Skatias's calf.
Vacon lands a high kick!
Vacon lands with a nice body kick.
Skatias takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skatias has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vacon.
Vacon throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Vacon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Skatias looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Skatias 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.
Vacon scores with a head kick.
Skatias swats away the attempt to clinch by Vacon.
Skatias is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've been told by Vacon's head coaches at The Bear's Den that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Skatias cracks Vacon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Skatias is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vacon rather than just go for the knockout.
A thudding body kick lands there by Vacon!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skatias throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vacon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Skatias keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vacon lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vacon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Skatias lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vacon circles away quickly and effectively.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vacon.
Vacon misses with a looping left.
Vacon throws a head kick that Skatias semi-blocks.
Skatias has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Vacon.
Vacon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Skatias.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Vacon dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vacon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Skatias. That did some damage!
Vacon cracks the inside of Skatias's front leg.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vacon, right into the meat.
Vacon with a nice cross.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Vacon - that will leave a mark!
Vacon throws a head kick but Skatias moves out of range.
Skatias lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Skatias misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skatias throws a right and a left that Vacon avoids nicely.
Skatias misses with a double jab
and Vacon counters with a big head kick but Skatias shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Vacon.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Skatias might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Vacon has got the better of the exchanges.
Skatias steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vacon. That one must have hurt.
Skatias's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Skatias throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vacon counters with an inside leg kick.
Skatias is breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vacon. That's going to slow Skatias down.
Some wild striking there from Skatias.
Vacon appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A jab from Vacon misses.
A combination from Skatias does no damage.
Vacon is looking to counter with head kicks.
Vacon throws out a powerful jab.
Skatias looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Skatias backs away, Vacon returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Vacon throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vacon thumps Skatias with a low kick.
Vacon keeps Skatias at a distance using the push kick.
Vacon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Vacon scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vacon.
Skatias throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vacon.
Skatias stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vacon.
Vacon lands with a kick to the temple. Skatias shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Skatias misses with a series of wild punches.
Vacon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Skatias can do to turn this around?
A solid leg kick lands there for Vacon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skatias throws a right and a left that Vacon avoids nicely.
Vacon lands with a nice body kick.
Vacon scoring well with a low kick there.
Skatias throws a hook to the side of Vacon's head but Vacon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vacon lands a jab to the nose.
Vacon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Skatias.
Vacon lands with a kick to the temple. Skatias shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Skatias chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vacon can pounce on him.
Vacon scores with a head kick.
Skatias takes a swing at Vacon's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Vacon misses its target.
Skatias throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vacon cracks the inside of Skatias's front leg.
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!
Skatias takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Vacon lands a head kick. Skatias smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vacon.
Skatias works the jab nicely.
Skatias takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Skatias takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Skatias throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vacon counters with a solid body kick.
Vacon is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vacon scores with a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vacon.
Skatias misses with a combination
and Vacon counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Vacon dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Vacon moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Vacon throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Vacon.
Skatias takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pipis Skatias is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vacon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vacon connects with an inside leg kick.
Skatias takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Skatias uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vacon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skatias misses with a two punch combination.
Rick Vacon is winning the standup battle so far.
Skatias has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Vacon.
Vacon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Skatias.
Skatias takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vacon scoring well with a low kick there.
Skatias misses with a lunging right hand
and Vacon counters with a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Vacon.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vacon. That's going to slow Skatias down.
Skatias takes a kick to the side of the head.
Vacon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vacon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vacon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Skatias.
Skatias throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vacon counters with a nice body kick.
Skatias swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Skatias.
Vacon fires out a quick counter leg kick but Skatias just manages to avoid it.
Vacon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vacon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Skatias falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vacon counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vacon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Skatias chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vacon can pounce on him.
Vacon misses with an uppercut.
Vacon throws a jab when Skatias was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vacon scoring well with a low kick there.
Skatias closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Skatias fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vacon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Vacon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vacon fakes the leg kick and cracks Skatias in the body.
Vacon throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Skatias.
Skatias takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Skatias throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vacon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vacon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skatias. Vacon does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Vacon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Skatias's sensitive parts.
Vacon cracks the inside of Skatias's front leg.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Vacon.
Vacon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skatias sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Skatias is looking for the big counter here.
Skatias slips a straight right by Vacon.
Skatias let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Vacon connects with a solid leg kick.
Skatias falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vacon counters with an inside leg kick.
Skatias falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vacon counters with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Vacon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vacon 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Vacon!
Rick Vacon really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sully's Bar & Grill logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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