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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Frusciante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Racaza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Racaza's choice of entrance music: Spiderbait - Black Betty . John Frusciante has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Frusciante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon Racaza!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frusciante shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Racaza sprawls well. Racaza wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Frusciante gets slowly back to his feet.
Frusciante really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Racaza moves into the clinch.
Frusciante breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Frusciante misses with a body kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Frusciante.
Racaza shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Frusciante eats them both and turns towards Racaza to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Racaza drives through and clinches with Frusciante against the cage.
Frusciante has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Frusciante misses with an elbow over the top.
Frusciante is working for takedown but Racaza is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Frusciante. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frusciante breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Frusciante tries to score a power double leg takedown but Racaza sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Frusciante somewhat.
Racaza lands a jab to the nose.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frusciante tries to close the distance and clinch but Racaza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A combination from Racaza does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frusciante tries to keep at a distance but Racaza has taken the fight into the clinch.
Frusciante keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Racaza's efforts to push away.
Frusciante is trying to pull guard but Racaza has him pressed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Racaza as Frusciante tries to tie him up.
Racaza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Racaza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Racaza moves into range and clinches up with Frusciante.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Frusciante obliges.
Racaza tries to break the clinch but Frusciante is controlling the position.
Frusciante has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Racaza avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Frusciante escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Racaza. Those never looked like landing.
Racaza clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frusciante wants to break free but Racaza has control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frusciante keeps control of Racaza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Frusciante manages to break the clinch.
Racaza throws a one two combo.
Frusciante tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Racaza closes the distance and pushes Frusciante back into the cage.
Racaza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Racaza avoiding damage as Frusciante throws knees to the body.
Frusciante has Racaza pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Racaza manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Frusciante is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Racaza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Frusciante gets a double leg takedown into Racaza's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Frusciante prevents Racaza from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frusciante drops back looking for a leg! Racaza is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Racaza manages to kick Frusciante off! Frusciante jumps back into Racaza's guard.
Frusciante prevents Racaza from getting back to his feet.
Frusciante drops back looking for a leg! Racaza is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Racaza manages to kick Frusciante off! Frusciante jumps back into Racaza's guard.
Frusciante pushing down on Racaza's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frusciante is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Racaza doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Frusciante.
Frusciante wants to stand but Racaza has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Simon Racaza will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Frusciante.
Nice takedown defense from Frusciante. No joy for Racaza on that attempt.
Frusciante looks for a takedown but Racaza sprawls well.
Racaza tries to bum rush Frusciante with a series of wild strikes but Frusciante uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Frusciante shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Racaza sizes up Frusciante with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Racaza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Frusciante paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Frusciante looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Racaza shoots in for a double leg but Frusciante sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Frusciante is looking to clinch.
Racaza stuns Frusciante with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Racaza moves into the clinch.
Racaza is trying to force a seperation but Frusciante has the dominant position.
Racaza wants to get back to striking at distance but Frusciante won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Racaza tries to break free but Frusciante pushes him back against the cage.
Frusciante pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Racaza.
Racaza rushes Frusciante and presses him up against the cage.
Frusciante stalling.
Racaza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Racaza scores with a shot to the body.
Racaza doesn't manage to clinch there - Frusciante circles away.
Frusciante tries to close the distance and clinch but Racaza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Racaza swings for the body but Frusciante moves out of range.
Frusciante tries for a takedown but Racaza sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Frusciante. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frusciante is trying hard to land a takedown here. Racaza sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Racaza thuds a left hand into Frusciante's body.
Racaza rushes Frusciante and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Racaza tries to break the clinch but Frusciante is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frusciante tries to score a body lock takedown but Racaza shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Frusciante breaks from the clinch.
Frusciante misses with a head kick.
Racaza lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frusciante throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Frusciante closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Racaza keeps the fight on the outside.
Frusciante has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Frusciante there as he acknowledges the shot.
Frusciante misses with a low kick as Racaza jumps back.
Frusciante wants to clinch up but Racaza keeps it at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Racaza wants to break the clinch but can't.
Racaza wants to get back to striking at distance but Frusciante won't allow it.
Frusciante breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frusciante cracks the inside of Racaza's front leg.
Racaza lands a right hook to the body.
Racaza throws a series of punches but Frusciante avoids them all with ease.
Frusciante pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Racaza tries to clinch up but Frusciante circles away and keeps his distance.
Racaza comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Racaza moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Racaza lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Frusciante is looking to chop away at Racaza's legs.
Frusciante rushes Racaza and presses him up against the cage.
Frusciante tries a knee to the head but Racaza blocks it.
Frusciante pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Racaza moves into the clinch.
Racaza wants to break free but Frusciante has control.
Frusciante keeps control of Racaza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frusciante missing with knees to the body.
Racaza wants to get back to striking at distance but Frusciante won't allow it.
Frusciante tries to pull guard but Racaza forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Frusciante breaks from the clinch.
Frusciante connects with a high kick.
Racaza lands a nice shot to the body.
Frusciante gets tackled into the cage by Racaza. Racaza maintains the clinch.
Racaza breaks the clinch.
Racaza fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Racaza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Racaza misses.
Racaza is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Frusciante rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Racaza darts in and clinches Frusciante up against the cage.
Racaza tries to break free but Frusciante pushes him back against the cage.
Frusciante pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Frusciante misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Racaza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Frusciante looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Racaza is fending him off so far but Frusciante persists. Nope, Racaza circles away and we're back to standing.
Frusciante lands a head kick. Racaza smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Frusciante wants to clinch.
Racaza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Racaza fails with a takedown attempt.
Racaza lands a nice shot to the body.
Frusciante lands a head kick. Racaza smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A left and a right from Racaza both land. Nice combination.
Frusciante tries to score with a low kick but Racaza moves his leg out of the way.
Frusciante is looking to clinch but Racaza is avoiding it.
Frusciante shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Racaza but Racaza pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Frusciante tries to close the distance and clinch but Racaza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Racaza tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Frusciante swivels and escapes.
Frusciante tries to clinch there but Racaza circles away.
Racaza instigates a clinch.
Racaza breaks the clinch.
Frusciante keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
John Frusciante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Racaza.
Racaza scores with a body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Frusciante as Racaza shoots in.
Racaza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Racaza fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Frusciante is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A combination from Racaza does no damage.
Frusciante keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frusciante tries to close the distance and clinch up but Racaza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Frusciante tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Racaza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Frusciante shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Racaza scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A slapping leg kick lands for Frusciante.
Frusciante tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Racaza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Racaza tries to clinch up.
Frusciante shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frusciante wants to stand up but Racaza is controlling the position.
Frusciante seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Racaza does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frusciante takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Frusciante stands up out of the half guard.
Frusciante throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Left hook, right uppercut from Racaza.
Simon Racaza is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Racaza misses with an uppercut.
Racaza scores with a jab to the body.
Frusciante tries to clinch up but Racaza circles away and keeps his distance.
Racaza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Racaza lands a body shot.
Racaza scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Frusciante doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frusciante stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Frusciante wants it to stay on the feet.
Frusciante fails with an attempt to clinch.
Frusciante tries to keep at a distance but Racaza has taken the fight into the clinch.
Racaza manages to break the clinch.
Racaza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Frusciante.
Racaza throws a right and a left that Frusciante avoids nicely.
Frusciante misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frusciante lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Racaza fails with the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Racaza throws a right and a left that both miss.
John Frusciante has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frusciante fails in his attempt to clinch.
John Frusciante is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Racaza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Frusciante manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Frusciante.
I think Racaza 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Racaza!
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