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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Simon Racaza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Sinaloa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Racaza kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Spiderbait - Black Betty . Sinaloa is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bruce Springsteen - Sinaloa Cowboys. Simon Racaza has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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155 lbs
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175 cm
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155 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Powerful takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon Racaza!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miguel Sinaloa!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Racaza looks to land a combination but Sinaloa avoids it well.
Sinaloa throws a combination. Racaza tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Racaza tries to clinch up.
Racaza fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Racaza tries to clinch there but Sinaloa circles away.
Sinaloa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sinaloa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Racaza drives through and clinches with Sinaloa against the cage.
Sinaloa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Racaza smiles and moves away.
Sinaloa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Racaza lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Racaza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sinaloa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinaloa walks into a stiff left hand from Racaza.
Sinaloa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Racaza was well out of range. Poor timing from Sinaloa.
Racaza clinches with his opponent.
Racaza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Racaza has taken the fight to the clinch.
Racaza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sinaloa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Racaza clinches up with Sinaloa and pushes him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Racaza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Racaza fails to land with a series of punches.
Racaza tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sinaloa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Racaza is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinaloa closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Racaza did well to prevent Sinaloa getting side control.
Oh Racaza is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Racaza is defending against the submission attempts here by Sinaloa.
Racaza seems to have got his legs back now.
Sinaloa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sinaloa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sinaloa is pressing down on Racaza's thigh, looking to free his foot. Racaza is holding on for now.
Racaza looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Racaza is staying active underneath Sinaloa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sinaloa seems to be working for a kimura but Racaza defends the submission attempt.
Sinaloa trying to control the action but Racaza is working from the bottom.
Sinaloa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Racaza knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Racaza wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinaloa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Racaza knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sinaloa working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Racaza's thigh. Racaza counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Sinaloa advances position into side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sinaloa tries to move into full mount but can't pass Racaza's legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sinaloa is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Racaza has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Sinaloa dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sinaloa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Racaza lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sinaloa at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sinaloa wants to get back to striking at distance but Racaza won't allow it.
Racaza tries to break the clinch but Sinaloa is controlling the position.
Racaza breaks the clinch.
Miguel Sinaloa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sinaloa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Racaza connects with a jab.
Racaza throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Racaza scores with a nice right hand.
Sinaloa misses with the combination.
Racaza displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sinaloa.
Racaza rushes Sinaloa and presses him up against the cage.
Racaza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Racaza closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sinaloa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Racaza works the jab nicely.
Racaza scores with a punch to the head.
Racaza tries to clinch but Sinaloa moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Racaza lands with a nice body punch.
Good exchange - Racaza coming out on top.
Sinaloa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sinaloa is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Racaza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sinaloa is still on wobbly legs! Can Racaza finish him?
Simon Racaza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Racaza takes the fight into the clinch.
Racaza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Racaza moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Sinaloa! Racaza continues to tee off on Sinaloa, landing with a left and a right! Racaza connects with a right hand that leaves Sinaloa sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Racaza!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Simon Racaza!
Simon Racaza is the new featherweight champion!
After the fight, Simon Racaza was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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