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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Agansing Rai (ranked 1455 p4p, 1867 weight class) and Sickwat Dan (ranked 145 p4p, 174 weight class). Rai comes to the cage accompanied by Break Stuff. Sickwat Dan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Agansing Rai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sickwat Dan !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rai, pushing him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Dan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rai misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rai.
Rai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dan blocking some punches.
Rai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rai gets through Dan 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rai lands an uppercut.
Dan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rai backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dan has Rai pressed against the cage, preventing Rai from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dan .
Rai just leaning against Dan , taking a breather.
Dan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rai misses with a punch to the body.
Dan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dan .
Dan missing with knees to the body.
Dan avoids the elbow strike from Rai, against the cage.
Dan has a couple of punches blocked by Rai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dan digs a right hand into Rai's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rai's gas tank.
Rai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dan throws a punch but it's blocked by Rai.
Rai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
I was talking to Rai's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dan effectively controlling the action here.
Rai misses with the head strike.
Dan has Rai pushed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Dan .
Dan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rai lands a shoulder strike.
Rai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dan blocks an uppercut.
Rai has a couple of punches blocked by Dan .
Dan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rai throws an elbow that misses.
Rai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dan gets a double leg takedown into Rai's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dan looking to pass the guard.
Rai wants to stand but Dan is controlling the position.
Dan wants to pass the guard but Rai is keeping the position.
Dan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rai has Dan pulled in close to control his posture.
Rai is looking for a triangle here but Dan uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Rai gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Rai is trying to reverse the position but instead Dan has taken his back - oops!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dan wants to control the position but Rai frees himself and scrambles - Dan manages to regain control in side control.
Rai gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dan is keen to just control but Rai is a slippery customer.
Rai is looking to control Dan 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rai avoid being mounted?
Dan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rai does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rai wants to control the action here but instead Dan manages to pass to full mount!
Rai really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sickwat Dan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dan shoots in for a double leg but Rai sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rai tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dan is able to avoid easily.
Dan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dan tries to clinch up.
An attempted straight right counter from Rai misses the target.
Rai throws a jab when Dan was well out of range.
Dan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dan tries to close the distance and clinch but Rai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sickwat Dan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rai throws a hook but Dan avoids it easily.
Rai connects with a right hand. Dan shakes it off.
Dan darts in looking for a takedown but Rai gets double underhooks and turns Dan into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rai avoids it really well and circles away.
Agansing Rai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sickwat Dan .
The fight stays on the outside here - Dan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rai has a couple of punches blocked by Dan .
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rai.
Rai manages to break the clinch.
Dan with a poor takedown
and Rai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rai throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rai scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rai is looking to chop away at Dan 's legs.
Dan tries to clinch but Rai moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Rai tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dan moves out of range of the strikes.
Dan avoids the head kick by Rai.
Dan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dan .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rai sprawls well. Rai wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dan gets slowly back to his feet.
Rai throws a body kick that misses.
Dan slips a straight right by Rai.
Dan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dan checks the leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rai swats away the attempt to clinch by Dan .
The fight stays on the outside here - Dan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dan tries to clinch but Rai is having none of it.
Agansing Rai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some bone on bone action there as Dan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dan misses with a takedown
letting Rai counter with a right hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dan .
Rai swats away the attempt to clinch by Dan .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dan tries to clinch up.
Dan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rai tries to avoid it but Dan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rai to the ground. Rai escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dan checks a leg kick.
Dan drives through and clinches with Rai against the cage.
Rai breaks from the clinch.
Dan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rai.
Dan tries to close the distance and clinch but Rai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rai scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dan wants to clinch up but Rai keeps it at a distance.
A quick step to the side and Rai tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dan moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rai misses with the head strike.
Sickwat Dan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dan working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Dan scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dan .
Rai blocks a body shot from Dan .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rai is keeping busy.
Rai lands an uppercut.
Rai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rai keeps the fight on the outside.
Dan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dan throws out the jab.
Agansing Rai is winning the standup battle so far.
Dan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rai throws a shot from downtown. Dan moves away and avoids it.
Dan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rai will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rai lands a body shot.
Dan tries to clinch up but Rai circles away and keeps his distance.
Dan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Agansing Rai dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rai swivels and escapes.
Rai throws a head kick that misses.
Dan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rai sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dan somewhat.
Dan tries to close the distance and clinch but Rai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rai fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dan just manages to avoid it.
Rai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dan can do to turn this around?
Rai throws out a leg kick but Dan moves out of range and Rai only half commits.
Rai throws a shot from downtown. Dan moves away and avoids it.
Rai misses with a straight right.
Rai connects with a crisp jab.
Dan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rai is looking for a triangle but Dan pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rai bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dan 's guard.
Rai tries to free his leg and advance position but Dan is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rai is pushing down on Dan 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dan is fighting to maintain full guard but Rai has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rai wants to take a breather but Dan is having none of it.
Dan trying to control but Rai postures up.
Dan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rai haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Rai trying to mount his opponent but Dan defends it.
Rai is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Dan is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rai controlling the action here.
Dan wants to get back to full guard but Rai has passed into side control.
Dan is trying to escape the position but Rai is controlling the position.
Dan wants to control but Rai postures up.
Dan sneaks back into half guard.
Dan felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Dan tries to get to full guard but Rai has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rai is thwarting Dan 's attempts to control the position.
Rai controlling the action here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rai throws a big shot that misses.
Rai walks into a left hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rai lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Rai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
No luck for Dan with that takedown attempt.
Agansing Rai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sickwat Dan .
Rai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rai ducks under a wild hook from Dan .
Rai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rai ducks under a wild hook from Dan .
Rai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rai misses the jab.
Dan unleashes a big counter combination but Rai bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Dan misses the target.
Rai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dan cracks Rai with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rai scoring well with a low kick there.
Rai connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rai.
Rai misses with a body kick.
Rai scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Dan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rai defends well and Dan ends up having to push Rai into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A head kick misses from Dan .
And that's the end of the fight!
Agansing Rai showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rai 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Agansing Rai!
Agansing Rai thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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