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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Goyce Racie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cliff Sierra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sierra has chosen Sweet Dreams-Manson as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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176 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Goyce Racie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cliff Sierra!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sierra shoots in looking for a takedown. Racie tries to sprawl out of it but Sierra keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Racie manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Racie misses with a takedown
and Sierra makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sierra tries to bum rush Racie with a series of wild strikes but Racie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Racie is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sierra's half guard.
Sierra is trying to get back to full guard.
Racie stalling.
Racie is pressing down on Sierra's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sierra is holding on for now.
Sierra controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Racie tries to pass to full mount but Sierra defends it.
Racie is looking to pass Sierra's guard but actually Sierra recovers to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sierra working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Racie.
Racie prevents Sierra from getting back to his feet.
Racie tries to free his leg and advance position but Sierra is retaining full guard.
Sierra controlling the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sierra keeping moving, preventing Racie from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Racie tries for a takedown but Sierra circles away easily
and Sierra decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Racie's guard.
Racie keeping moving, preventing Sierra from controlling successfully.
Racie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Racie pulls Sierra in close to prevent any damage.
Sierra tries to stand but Racie is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Racie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Racie stalling away here and it's allowed Sierra to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Racie stopping the sweep attempt from Sierra.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Racie wants to pass the guard but Sierra is keeping the position.
Sierra not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sierra keeping moving, preventing Racie from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Racie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sierra manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Racie looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Racie throwing shots but Sierra is blocking nicely.
Racie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Racie wants to pass the guard but Sierra is defending well.
Racie is looking to take a break and control but Sierra is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Racie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sierra tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Racie is looking for a kimura but Sierra is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Racie to get the leverage.
Racie seems to be looking for submissions.
Racie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sierra defends it well.
Sierra is not content to let Racie control the position.
Racie wants to work for an arm triangle but Sierra is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Racie is keen to just control but Sierra is a slippery customer.
Racie is looking to stall here but Sierra recovers full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Racie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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 Goyce Racie will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sierra dives in and grabs Racie's left leg, looking for a takedown. Racie pushes down on Sierra's head and hops out.
Racie throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sierra tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Racie is in Sierra's guard.
Sierra is pulling down on Racie's head. It's preventing any offense from Racie, at least for the moment.
Racie looking to pass the guard.
Racie pushes down on Sierra's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Racie is looking to take a break and control but Sierra is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sierra is trying to control but can't.
Racie trying to control from half guard but Sierra is working away.
Racie tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sierra knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Racie is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sierra!
Racie throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Racie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Racie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Racie looking to control but Sierra is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sierra tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Racie with a couple of short strikes.
Sierra is desperately trying to improve his position but Racie has a good base and remains in mount.
Racie is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Sierra has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Sierra!
Sierra must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Racie is trying to control the position but Sierra postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Goyce Racie just wasn't active enough.
Racie looks to clinch
so Sierra counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sierra won't allow Racie to sweep him here.
Sierra pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Racie is keeping the position for now.
Sierra really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Racie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sierra tries to stand but Racie is controlling from the bottom.
Racie is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Racie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sierra is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Cliff Sierra wasn't active enough on the ground.
Racie shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sierra napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee asks Racie politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Racie prefers to stall for the moment though.
Sierra is looking for a sweep.
Racie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sierra keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sierra prevents Racie from improving position.
Racie trying to control the position but Sierra is working away.
Racie advances to full mount.
Racie controlling the position easily from mount.
Racie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Racie goes for an armbar but Sierra turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Sierra.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Goyce Racie dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sierra tries to score with a low kick but Racie moves his leg out of the way.
Racie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Racie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Racie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Racie looking to control but Sierra is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sierra is looking to get to half guard.
Racie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sierra is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Racie prevents Sierra from getting the reversal.
Racie controlling from the full mount.
Racie tries to control but Sierra wriggling away.
Racie working for a submission but Sierra is keeping him at bay.
Racie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Racie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Racie prevents Sierra from getting the reversal.
Racie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Racie working the ground and pound effectively.
Sierra working to try and regain half guard.
Sierra is squirming around, avoiding Racie's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Racie content just to control the position here.
Racie goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Sierra turns into him and now he's in Racie's guard.
Sierra with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cliff Sierra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Racie is trying to keep Sierra in close.
Sierra trying to control but Racie is working from the bottom.
Sierra is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Racie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Goyce Racie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sierra trying to control but Racie is working from the bottom.
Sierra wants to stand but Racie is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sierra stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Racie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sierra won't allow Racie to sweep him here.
Sierra drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sierra jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sierra takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Racie is pulling down on Sierra's head. It's preventing any offense from Sierra, at least for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Racie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sierra defends it easily.
Sierra working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Racie's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Goyce Racie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Racie, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Goyce Racie!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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