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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Draco Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rakharo Sodallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rakharo Sodallo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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205 lbs
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191 cm
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205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Draco Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rakharo Sodallo!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sodallo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sodallo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sodallo lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Draco Smith has been cut.
Smith walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sodallo.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sodallo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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!
Sodallo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Smith's head backwards.
Sodallo's coach down at WildBoar's Pig Pen (Strength and Conditioning) $40 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sodallo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sodallo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sodallo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jab from Sodallo.
Sodallo lands with a shot to the body.
Sodallo fakes the leg kick and cracks Smith in the body.
Sodallo fakes the leg kick and cracks Smith in the body.
Sodallo lands a high kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sodallo circles away quickly and effectively.
Sodallo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rakharo Sodallo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sodallo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sodallo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Nice jab there from Sodallo.
Sodallo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sodallo lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sodallo throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Sodallo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A solid body kick from Sodallo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sodallo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown but Sodallo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Smith's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sodallo lands with a shot to the body.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sodallo lands with a nice body kick.
Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smith walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sodallo.
Smith definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Smith will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Sodallo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Smith will feel that in the morning.
A good leg kick by Sodallo.
Both fighters circling a little - Sodallo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sodallo stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sodallo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sodallo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sodallo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sodallo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sodallo works over Smith's head and body with a nice combination.
Draco Smith's cut is getting worse.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sodallo.
Sodallo lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sodallo stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smith tries to move into range but Sodallo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith takes a kick to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Sodallo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sodallo lands a nice shot to the body.
Sodallo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Smith misses with a leg kick.
Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sodallo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smith walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sodallo.
Sodallo connects with a nice looking jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Sodallo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sodallo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sodallo duly obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sodallo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sodallo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sodallo duly obliges.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rakharo Sodallo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Draco Smith's cut.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smith darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Smith thows a huge punch but Sodallo dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sodallo has hold of Smith's hands but Smith slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Smith not doing much here.
Sodallo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smith.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sodallo is not content to let Smith control the position.
Smith working Sodallo over with strikes.
Sodallo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smith.
Smith looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sodallo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Smith not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smith throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Smith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Smith in particular looking to stall.
Smith trying to pass the guard but Sodallo defending well.
Smith takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Smith scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sodallo is refusing to be controlled, as Smith sits in half guard.
Smith is working for a kimura but Sodallo is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sodallo wants to control but Smith is keeping busy.
Smith sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sodallo defending well though.
Smith working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
It looks like Rakharo Sodallo has been cut.
Sodallo is not content to let Smith control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith looks to land a strike but Sodallo avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sodallo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sodallo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sodallo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith wants to control from the top but Sodallo keeps moving.
Smith throws an elbow that misses. Sodallo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Smith's guard. Nice move by Sodallo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Draco Smith dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sodallo.
Smith is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sodallo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smith at a distance.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sodallo circles away quickly and effectively.
Sodallo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sodallo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sodallo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sodallo scores with a body shot.
A left lands for Sodallo.
Sodallo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smith shoots in and drives through. Sodallo sprawls well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sodallo scores with a push kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sodallo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sodallo scores with a nice body kick.
Sodallo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sodallo scores with a jab to the body.
Sodallo delivers a nice body kick.
Sodallo lands with a kick to the temple. Smith shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sodallo cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A head kick by Smith misses
and Sodallo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Smith is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sodallo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Smith.
Sodallo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sodallo throws a front kick that sends Smith stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sodallo scores with a push kick.
Sodallo feints a jab promting Smith to slip. Sodallo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Smith slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Draco Smith's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sodallo.
Sodallo lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
Smith on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Smith throws a series of punches but Sodallo avoids them all with ease.
Sodallo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sodallo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smith.
Smith takes one to the chin there.
Draco Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sodallo lands with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sodallo lands with a kick to the temple. Smith shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sodallo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sodallo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sodallo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sodallo. That's going to slow Smith down.
Sodallo lands with a thumping leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sodallo!
Sodallo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jeez, Draco Smith's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Smith avoids the body shot from Sodallo.
Sodallo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith misses with a double jab
and Sodallo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Smith is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith avoids the head kick by Sodallo.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Draco Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rakharo Sodallo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sodallo.
Smith misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sodallo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sodallo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Draco Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rakharo Sodallo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sodallo connects with a leg kick. Smith looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rakharo Sodallo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sodallo 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Rakharo Sodallo!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Rakharo Sodallo!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Rakharo Sodallo!
Rakharo Sodallo wins by unanimous decision!
The defeated Draco Smith had this to say: 'I'm probably going to the Bahamas fuck this bitch ass simulation'.
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energy
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