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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Heinrich Von Slackenfuchs (ranked 4754 p4p, 4811 weight class) and John Rackham (ranked 560 p4p, 567 weight class). John Rackham is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Heinrich Von Slackenfuchs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Rackham!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Slackenfuchs throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rackham's waist but Rackham gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Von Slackenfuchs off to one side.
Von Slackenfuchs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rackham tries to counter with a clinch but Von Slackenfuchs shakes him off and moves away.
No luck for Von Slackenfuchs with that takedown attempt.
Rackham fails in his attempt to clinch.
Von Slackenfuchs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rackham shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Von Slackenfuchs sprawls well. Von Slackenfuchs wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rackham gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Von Slackenfuchs misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Slackenfuchs misses with a wild body shot.
Rackham is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Von Slackenfuchs shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Rackham gets full guard.
Von Slackenfuchs stopping the sweep attempt from Rackham.
Von Slackenfuchs stays in close to Rackham's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rackham is trying to control the position but Von Slackenfuchs postures up.
Von Slackenfuchs preventing the sweep.
Von Slackenfuchs is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rackham looking for a sweep. Not yet Rackham, not yet.
Rackham is trying to keep Von Slackenfuchs in close.
Von Slackenfuchs preventing the sweep.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Von Slackenfuchs slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Rackham shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Von Slackenfuchs defends it nicely.
Heinrich Von Slackenfuchs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rackham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Von Slackenfuchs thows a left - swing and a miss!
No luck for Von Slackenfuchs with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heinrich Von Slackenfuchs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Von Slackenfuchs misses with an uppercut. Rackham saw that one coming.
Rackham feints the counter takedown.
Rackham changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Von Slackenfuchs looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Von Slackenfuchs throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Rackham tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Von Slackenfuchs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rackham closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rackham landing a few strikes.
Von Slackenfuchs on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Von Slackenfuchs tries to get out of the position.
Von Slackenfuchs regains half guard, as Rackham was trying to land strikes.
Rackham is keen to just control but Von Slackenfuchs is a slippery customer.
Rackham not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rackham looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Von Slackenfuchs with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rackham missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rackham missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rackham throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rackham thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rackham lands strikes from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Heinrich Von Slackenfuchs will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A jab from Von Slackenfuchs finds it's way through Rackham's defenses.
Von Slackenfuchs misses with an uppercut.
Rackham closes the distance and pushes Von Slackenfuchs back into the cage.
Von Slackenfuchs prevents the takedown attempt.
Von Slackenfuchs fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rackham.
Von Slackenfuchs tries to pull guard but Rackham forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rackham tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rackham crunches a lovely knee into Von Slackenfuchs's ribcage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rackham.
Knees to the body from Rackham.
Rackham looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rackham dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rackham's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rackham landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rackham tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rackham misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Von Slackenfuchs.
Von Slackenfuchs managing to block the knees to the body from Rackham.
A short left from Von Slackenfuchs.
Von Slackenfuchs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rackham with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Von Slackenfuchs gets control of Rackham's arms and successfully pulls guard. Von Slackenfuchs will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Rackham is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rackham trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rackham throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rackham stopping the sweep attempt from Von Slackenfuchs.
Rackham trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rackham's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rackham's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rackham landing some decent shots from guard.
Rackham throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rackham scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rackham postures up in Von Slackenfuchs's guard and throws a big left but Von Slackenfuchs blocks it.
Von Slackenfuchs wants to sweep but no luck.
Rackham keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Von Slackenfuchs's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rackham scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rackham postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Von Slackenfuchs utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rackham throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Slackenfuchs avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rackham has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rackham lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rackham working some strikes from top position.
Von Slackenfuchs is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rackham stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Von Slackenfuchs swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Von Slackenfuchs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rackham.
Rackham is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Von Slackenfuchs preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
John Rackham has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rackham is looking to work some ground and pound but Von Slackenfuchs has wrist control.
Von Slackenfuchs keeping moving, preventing Rackham from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rackham postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rackham with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rackham lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rackham lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Von Slackenfuchs utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Von Slackenfuchs keeping moving, preventing Rackham from controlling successfully.
Rackham throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rackham with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rackham trying to control the position from guard on top but Von Slackenfuchs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rackham scoring with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Rackham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rackham ducks under a wild hook from Von Slackenfuchs.
Von Slackenfuchs throws a right hand that Rackham ducks under and follows up with a left that Rackham also avoids with ease.
Von Slackenfuchs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rackham manages to avoid it.
Von Slackenfuchs throws a sloppy body shot
and Rackham counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rackham.
Rackham stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Von Slackenfuchs swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rackham throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Von Slackenfuchs works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rackham trying to control but Von Slackenfuchs is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rackham accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rackham works over Von Slackenfuchs with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rackham with a nice head shot there.
Rackham trying to control the position from guard on top but Von Slackenfuchs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rackham cracks Von Slackenfuchs with a solid left hand.
Rackham throwing strikes but missing.
Von Slackenfuchs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rackham has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rackham landing some decent shots from guard.
Von Slackenfuchs not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Von Slackenfuchs avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rackham throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rackham throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Von Slackenfuchs works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rackham postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rackham throws a strike but Von Slackenfuchs rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Von Slackenfuchs preventing the sweep.
Rackham keeps trying to improve his position.
Rackham looking to control.
Rackham wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rackham bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Von Slackenfuchs's guard.
Rackham throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rackham throws an elbow that misses. Von Slackenfuchs uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rackham's guard. Nice move by Von Slackenfuchs!
Rackham is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Von Slackenfuchs regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Rackham.
Von Slackenfuchs keeping moving, preventing Rackham from controlling successfully.
Von Slackenfuchs controls Rackham momentarily but Rackham frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rackham with a flurry of punches that miss.
Von Slackenfuchs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rackham missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Von Slackenfuchs preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rackham loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rackham throws an elbow that misses. Von Slackenfuchs uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rackham's guard. Nice move by Von Slackenfuchs!
Rackham trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rackham looking to control.
Von Slackenfuchs won't allow Rackham to sweep him here.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Rackham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rackham has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Rackham!
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