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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Rabago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Zaitsev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rabago comes to the cage accompanied by Senses Fail - New Years Eve. On his way into the cage it seems that Ryan Rabago has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ryan Rabago seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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170 lbs
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180 cm
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169 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Brawler
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ryan Rabago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fedor Zaitsev!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Rabago.
It looks like Fedor Zaitsev has been cut.
Rabago clinches up with Zaitsev and pushes him back against the cage.
Zaitsev wants to get back to striking at distance but Rabago won't allow it.
Rabago lands an elbow just above Zaitsev 's eye.
Zaitsev is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rabago scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rabago lands an elbow inside that Zaitsev shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rabago.
Zaitsev looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Zaitsev is trying to break free.
Zaitsev looking to slow down the pace here.
Rabago lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zaitsev backwards.
Rabago lands with a light punch inside.
Rabago taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rabago.
Zaitsev takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabago lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rabago lands an elbow that stopped Zaitsev in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Rabago.
Rabago lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rabago gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rabago.
Zaitsev takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Rabago.
Zaitsev is trying to push Rabago away but Rabago has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rabago creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zaitsev's defenses.
Zaitsev trying to stall but Rabago improves his position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rabago.
Zaitsev takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Rabago.
Rabago definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Zaitsev takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rabago gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rabago lands an elbow inside.
Zaitsev is trying to stall.
Zaitsev is trying to break the clinch but Rabago is controlling him.
Rabago lands an elbow that stopped Zaitsev in his tracks for a moment.
Rabago lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Rabago.
Rabago avoiding damage.
Zaitsev takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rabago lands an elbow just above Zaitsev 's eye.
A left hand lands to the body for Rabago.
Rabago lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabago lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rabago creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zaitsev's defenses.
Rabago creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zaitsev's defenses.
Zaitsev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rabago swats away the attempt to clinch by Zaitsev.
Rabago closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rabago lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rabago.
Rabago lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rabago lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rabago leaning his opponent against the cage.
Zaitsev wants to get back to striking at distance but Rabago won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabago comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zaitsev takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Rabago.
Rabago lands an elbow inside.
Rabago lands a nice elbow.
Rabago lands a nice elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rabago lands a hook that snaps the head of Zaitsev backwards.
Zaitsev takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rabago gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rabago lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rabago lands an elbow inside.
Rabago is working Zaitsev over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Rabago dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Zaitsev's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rabago takes the fight into the clinch.
Rabago lands an elbow inside.
Rabago lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zaitsev'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.
Zaitsev takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zaitsev is looking to control Rabago's arms but Rabago gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zaitsev has his back to the cage.
Rabago comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rabago stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rabago leaning against his opponent.
Zaitsev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rabago has him pressed against the cage.
Rabago lands an elbow just above Zaitsev 's eye.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Zaitsev in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A shot in the inside from Rabago.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabago lands an elbow just above Zaitsev 's eye.
A bit of stalling here from Rabago.
Zaitsev takes an elbow to the temple.
Ryan Rabago has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rabago lands a damaging elbow.
A short uppercut from Rabago.
Rabago lands an elbow inside that Zaitsev shrugs off.
Rabago is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rabago lands an elbow just above Zaitsev 's eye.
Rabago stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rabago creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zaitsev's defenses.
A shot in the inside from Rabago.
Rabago gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rabago is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zaitsev can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabago lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rabago lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rabago slows down the pace here.
Nice elbow from Rabago.
Zaitsev is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rabago gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rabago stalling in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaitsev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rabago lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That has opened up Fedor Zaitsev's cut even more.
Nice elbow from Rabago.
A frustrated look appears on Zaitsev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zaitsev taking a breather.
Rabago lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rabago lands an elbow inside that Zaitsev shrugs off.
Zaitsev takes an elbow to the temple.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rabago.
Zaitsev trying to stall but Rabago improves his position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rabago.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabago comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zaitsev takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rabago gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rabago lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zaitsev takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rabago lands an elbow just above Zaitsev 's eye.
Rabago gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rabago.
Zaitsev is looking to control Rabago's arms but Rabago gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zaitsev has his back to the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rabago gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rabago lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rabago lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rabago.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Rabago dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Zaitsev's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rabago keeps the fight on the outside.
Zaitsev throws a front kick aimed at Rabago's knee but Rabago avoids it well.
Rabago moves into the clinch.
Rabago cracks Zaitsev with a nice body shot.
Rabago scores with a shoulder strike.
Rabago lands a nice elbow.
Rabago lands an elbow that stopped Zaitsev in his tracks for a moment.
Zaitsev takes a shot to the head.
Zaitsev stalling in the clinch but Rabago improves position.
Rabago lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rabago scores with a shoulder strike.
Rabago lands an elbow just above Zaitsev 's eye.
Rabago lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rabago creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zaitsev's defenses.
Zaitsev takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabago lands a damaging elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rabago takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rabago lands an elbow just above Zaitsev 's eye.
Zaitsev is trying to break the clinch but Rabago is controlling him.
Rabago lands an elbow just above Zaitsev 's eye.
Rabago lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rabago.
Zaitsev takes an elbow to the temple.
Zaitsev takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rabago lands an elbow inside that Zaitsev shrugs off.
The cut above Fedor Zaitsev's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabago creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zaitsev's defenses.
Rabago lands a nice elbow.
Rabago lands an elbow inside that Zaitsev shrugs off.
Zaitsev takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rabago.
Rabago lands a damaging elbow.
Zaitsev taking a breather.
Rabago stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zaitsev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rabago cracks Zaitsev with a nice body shot.
Rabago lands an elbow that stopped Zaitsev in his tracks for a moment.
Zaitsev takes an elbow to the temple.
Rabago lands an elbow that stopped Zaitsev in his tracks for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Rabago.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabago creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zaitsev's defenses.
Zaitsev is trying to break free.
Rabago lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rabago creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zaitsev's defenses.
A short right from Rabago.
Zaitsev trying to stall but Rabago improves his position.
Zaitsev wants to break free but Rabago has control.
Zaitsev takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zaitsev takes an elbow to the temple.
Rabago lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rabago lands an elbow inside.
Rabago lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zaitsev backwards.
A hook to the body from Rabago.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabago pushes Zaitsev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zaitsev takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zaitsev looking to stall.
Rabago lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Rabago scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rabago creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zaitsev's defenses.
Come on Rabago - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Zaitsev takes an elbow to the temple.
Fedor Zaitsev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rabago lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zaitsev.
Rabago lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ryan Rabago is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zaitsev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Rabago showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rabago has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Rabago!
A relieved looking Ryan Rabago thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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