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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry Wachooski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasa Racavic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Wachooski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sasa Racavic!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Racavic as Wachooski shoots in.
Wachooski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Racavic darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Racavic trying to control the action but Wachooski is working from the bottom.
Wachooski makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wachooski.
Wachooski looking for a sweep. Not yet Wachooski, not yet.
Wachooski is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wachooski working a defensive guard here.
Racavic trying to control the position from guard on top but Wachooski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wachooski trying to keep a closed guard but Racavic is proving a slippery customer.
Racavic wants to control from the top but Wachooski keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Wachooski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Racavic counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Larry Wachooski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Racavic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wachooski counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wachooski.
Wachooski lands a couple of elbows.
Wachooski not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wachooski landing with the ground and pound.
Wachooski postures up.
Wachooski stays in close to Racavic's body and controls the position.
Wachooski seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Racavic for as long as he can get away with.
Wachooski distracts Racavic with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wachooski controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Racavic keeping full guard, as Wachooski tries to pass.
Wachooski controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wachooski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wachooski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wachooski controls from within his opponent's guard.
Racavic is trying to control the position but Wachooski postures up.
Wachooski tries to free his leg and advance position but Racavic is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wachooski content to stall in guard here.
Wachooski content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Racavic can't keep his opponent in guard - Wachooski advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Wachooski not doing much here.
Wachooski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Larry Wachooski just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Racavic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wachooski is breathing heavily.
Wachooski shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wachooski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wachooski tries to pass the half guard into mount. Racavic knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wachooski is thwarting Racavic's attempts to control the position.
Wachooski works his foot free and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wachooski putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wachooski looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wachooski landing shots from mount.
Wachooski putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wachooski controlling from the full mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wachooski working the ground and pound effectively.
Wachooski unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Wachooski dominated that round.
That's time! Wachooski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wachooski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Racavic counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Racavic shoots and misses
and Wachooski counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wachooski scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wachooski wants to control from the top but Racavic keeps moving.
Wachooski scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Racavic has momentary wrist control but Wachooski slips an elbow through the middle.
Wachooski is in close to Racavic's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wachooski tries to free his leg and advance position but Racavic is retaining full guard.
Racavic wants to stand and escape but Wachooski is having none of it.
Wachooski wants to pass the guard but Racavic is keeping the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Racavic tries to clinch but Wachooski moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wachooski with a lazy takedown attempt
and Racavic counters with a good, hard body kick but Wachooski shrugs it off.
Wachooski looks for a takedown but Racavic sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Larry Wachooski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wachooski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Racavic.
Wachooski darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wachooski is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wachooski uses his free foot to push down on Racavic's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Racavic.
Wachooski controlling his opponent.
Wachooski lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Racavic hang on?
Racavic taking shots to the head.
Wachooski trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wachooski cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Racavic is in a horrible position here. Wachooski smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wachooski controlling from mount.
Racavic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wachooski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wachooski scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Wachooski.
Racavic is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wachooski sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Racavic wants to control but Wachooski is having none of it.
Wachooski lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wachooski controlling from the full mount.
Wachooski landing shots from mount.
Wachooski has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Racavic's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wachooski with good strikes from the mount here!
Wachooski dominating with strikes here.
Wachooski looking to finish Racavic with some ground and pound. This is bad for Racavic!
A nice elbow there by Wachooski.
Wachooski lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wachooski controlling the pace for now.
Wachooski with good strikes from the mount here!
Wachooski landing strikes from the mount and Racavic is in trouble!
Wachooski controlling from the full mount.
Wachooski raining down shots from the mount!
Racavic is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wachooski landing strikes, looking to finish!
Racavic in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wachooski landing punches.
Wachooski content just to control the position here.
Racavic is squirming around, avoiding Wachooski's attempts to control the action.
Racavic is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wachooski has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wachooski unloading with bombs!
Wachooski controlling from the full mount.
Wachooski landing shots from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Racavic really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Wachooski dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Wachooski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Racavic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wachooski counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Racavic's guard now.
Wachooski is stalling in the full guard.
Wachooski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wachooski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Racavic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wachooski with a nice head shot there.
Wachooski content to stall in guard here.
Wachooski's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wachooski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Racavic's head.
Wachooski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Larry Wachooski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wachooski distracts Racavic with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Racavic keeping full guard, as Wachooski tries to pass.
Wachooski keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Racavic's head.
Wachooski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wachooski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wachooski wants to pass the guard but Racavic is keeping the position.
Wachooski slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Wachooski chips away with some ground and pound.
Wachooski stands up over Racavic, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wachooski controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wachooski is in close to Racavic's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wachooski slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wachooski controlling from side mount.
Wachooski lands a few punches from side control.
Wachooski just content to control the position.
Wachooski landing a few strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Racavic is looking for a sweep.
Wachooski looks up at the clock and then as Racavic takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Wachooski smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Wachooski working away.
Wachooski misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Racavic is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Wachooski asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Racavic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Wachooski.
Wachooski is chipping away with strikes.
Wachooski trying to control the action but Racavic is working from the bottom.
Wachooski controlling from side mount.
Wachooski is looking to take a break and control but Racavic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wachooski lands a decent elbow from side control.
Racavic sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Wachooski throws a strike but Racavic avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Racavic is trying to control the position but Wachooski postures up.
Wachooski pushes down on Racavic's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wachooski content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Wachooski is thwarting Racavic's attempts to control the position.
Sasa Racavic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wachooski working the head and body with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Larry Wachooski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wachooski, 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry Wachooski!
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