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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raulian Satoshi (ranked 5150 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam McAfee (ranked 8755 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam McAfee will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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175 cm
25
157 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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175 cm
25
156 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Intelligent |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Powerful |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Raulian Satoshi! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adam McAfee! The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McAfee lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Satoshi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Satoshi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Satoshi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. McAfee sprawls well initially but Satoshi persists and gets the takedown into half guard. McAfee tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Satoshi manages to move to mount!
McAfee blocking the ground and pound. Satoshi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Satoshi throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. McAfee tries to hold on but Satoshi pushes him away. McAfee gets back to half guard. McAfee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round. Satoshi wants to stand up but McAfee has a hold of him and won't allow it. Satoshi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. McAfee trying to control from the bottom.
Satoshi slows the pace down in half guard. Satoshi working the head and body with strikes. Satoshi is thwarting McAfee's attempts to control the position. Satoshi controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. McAfee is trying to get back to full guard. Satoshi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McAfee's head. McAfee is controlling Satoshi's position as best he can from this difficult position. Satoshi with the ground and pound but McAfee uses the opportunity to regain guard. McAfee is trying to control the position but Satoshi postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Satoshi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Satoshi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Satoshi has dropped down and is working for a takedown. McAfee is trying to keep an underhook but Satoshi manages to get the takedown into half guard. Satoshi not doing much here.
Satoshi seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down McAfee for as long as he can get away with. McAfee trying to control here.
Satoshi stops McAfee from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Satoshi wants to get back to his feet.
Satoshi sitting and controlling from the half guard. McAfee wants to control but Satoshi is keeping busy and won't allow it. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Satoshi seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! McAfee shoots for a takedown but Satoshi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Satoshi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raulian Satoshi dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Satoshi darts in and clinches McAfee up against the cage. Satoshi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McAfee tries for a takedown but Satoshi circles away easily and Satoshi counters by moving into the clinch. Satoshi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Satoshi closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into McAfee's guard. Satoshi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Satoshi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Satoshi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. McAfee is trying to hold Satoshi in close to prevent damage but Satoshi has managed to pass into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. McAfee trying to control here.
Well, if Satoshi is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Satoshi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Satoshi wants to pass to mount but McAfee is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Satoshi works his way into full mount! Satoshi throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. Satoshi looking to ground and pound but McAfee is blocking nicely. Satoshi punching from mount but McAfee doing a good job of avoiding damage. Satoshi is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but McAfee is surviving well by controlling Satoshi's body position as best he can. McAfee is desperately trying to improve his position but Satoshi has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Satoshi swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and McAfee is now in Satoshi's guard. A big mistake from Satoshi there, giving up the dominant position! McAfee looking to sit in guard and control but Satoshi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. McAfee looking to control but Satoshi passes into half guard.
Satoshi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and McAfee defends it well. McAfee is trying to maintain the position but Satoshi is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Satoshi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Satoshi tries to stand but his hand is stuck under McAfee. Satoshi is taking a breather. McAfee says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something. McAfee tries to roll over but Satoshi keeps him under control. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! McAfee makes his way to full guard. A much better position for McAfee. Satoshi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raulian Satoshi dominated that second round. That's time! Satoshi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Satoshi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Satoshi is looking to take a break and control but McAfee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. The referee asks Satoshi politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Satoshi prefers to stall for the moment though. Satoshi stands up. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. McAfee shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Satoshi pinned against the cage. Satoshi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. McAfee tries for a takedown but Satoshi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Satoshi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. McAfee is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Satoshi showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Satoshi continues to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Satoshi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Raulian Satoshi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Satoshi wants to stand but McAfee is controlling his posture from full guard. McAfee is striking but Satoshi is not phased and passes to half guard. McAfee makes his way to full guard. A much better position for McAfee. Satoshi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Satoshi works a leg free and moves into half guard. Satoshi is looking for a kimura here.
McAfee tries to roll over but Satoshi keeps him under control. Satoshi with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. Satoshi works his foot free and advances to mount. 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. McAfee is in all sorts of trouble here.
McAfee tries to improve his position but instead Satoshi has taken his back! Satoshi biding his time, looking for the opening.
McAfee is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! McAfee tries to roll but Satoshi sticks to his back.
And that's the end of the fight! Raulian Satoshi showed his dominance in that final round. Well Satoshi 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27 Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27 Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raulian Satoshi!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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