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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Augusto Cassel (ranked 3592 p4p, 150 weight class) and Ricardo Rasgado (ranked 6441 p4p, 189 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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140 lbs
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137 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Augusto Cassel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ricardo Rasgado!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasgado thuds his right hand into Cassel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cassel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ricardo Rasgado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rasgado fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rasgado throws a jab but it's blocked by Cassel.
Cassel moves away from the strike by Rasgado.
Cassel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rasgado.
Cassel moves away from the strike by Rasgado.
Cassel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jab by Rasgado.
Cassel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cassel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cassel slips under a jab from Rasgado.
Rasgado gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rasgado looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cassel connects with a couple of short punches.
Rasgado trying to control the position.
Rasgado has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Cassel postures up in Rasgado's guard and throws a big left but Rasgado blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rasgado can't keep his opponent in guard - Cassel advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Cassel is trying to work for a kimura but Rasgado is defending well.
Rasgado looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasgado wants to control but Cassel is keeping busy.
Cassel takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rasgado can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cassel is looking to take a break and control but Rasgado is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cassel takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Cassel is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rasgado has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cassel is thwarting Rasgado's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasgado gets full guard.
Rasgado has control of Cassel's left arm, preventing Cassel from doing any damage.
Cassel might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cassel is looking to work some ground and pound but Rasgado has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cassel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Rasgado thuds his right hand into Cassel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cassel blocks a jab.
Rasgado might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cassel ducks under a wild hook from Rasgado.
Cassel dives in and grabs Rasgado's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rasgado pushes down on Cassel's head and hops out.
Rasgado swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big left from Rasgado misses.
Cassel slips under a jab from Rasgado.
Cassel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Augusto Cassel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cassel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rasgado.
Rasgado lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rasgado, as that shot connected.
Cassel slips under a jab.
Cassel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cassel fails to land the takedown.
Cassel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cassel ducks under a wild hook from Rasgado.
Rasgado with a jab.
Nice shot by Rasgado.
Cassel is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Rasgado dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cassel looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Oh Cassel is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rasgado has control of Cassel's left arm, preventing Cassel from doing any damage.
Cassel seems to have got his legs back now.
Cassel advances position into side control!
Rasgado can't do much from the bottom here.
Cassel in side control, throwing shots but Rasgado defends.
Cassel postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cassel looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rasgado tries to bench press Cassel off him but Cassel keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassel tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Rasgado wants to control but Cassel postures up.
Cassel is looking to take a break and control but Rasgado is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cassel is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rasgado is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cassel throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Cassel throws a strike aimed at the side of Rasgado's head but Rasgado avoids it well.
Rasgado tries to buck Cassel off but Cassel is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassel trying to control the position but Rasgado is working away.
Rasgado seems a little lost for a moment, as Cassel dominates the positioning.
Augusto Cassel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The ground and pound from Cassel seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Rasgado struggling a bit here.
Rasgado tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cassel wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cassel tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cassel has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cassel is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rasgado knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rasgado has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cassel misses with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasgado tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cassel wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rasgado gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Cassel slows the pace down in half guard.
Rasgado is not content to let Cassel control the position.
Cassel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cassel is thwarting Rasgado's attempts to control the position.
Cassel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rasgado keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rasgado throws a lazy uppercut
and Cassel decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rasgado's guard.
Rasgado pulls Cassel in to control the position.
Cassel keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rasgado's head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cassel throws a big right hand that misses.
Cassel sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Augusto Cassel dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cassel shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rasgado manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Cassel thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cassel thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cassel postures up in Rasgado's guard and throws a big left but Rasgado blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cassel postures up in Rasgado's guard and throws a big left but Rasgado blocks it.
Rasgado has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasgado avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rasgado keeping moving, preventing Cassel from controlling successfully.
Cassel sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rasgado's guard.
Cassel is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rasgado has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rasgado is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cassel lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cassel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rasgado defending well though.
Cassel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cassel is looking to take a break and control but Rasgado is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rasgado controlling the position for now.
Cassel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rasgado is looking for a sweep. Cassel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Rasgado misses the target.
A shot to the liver by Rasgado. Beautiful body shot.
Rasgado lands with an uppercut that bounces Cassel off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasgado stuffs the takedown attempt from Cassel. Cassel gets slowly back to his feet.
Cassel takes one to the chin there.
Rasgado misses with a lunging right hand
and Cassel counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cassel.
Rasgado is pulling down on Cassel's head to control his posture.
Cassel controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rasgado keeping moving, preventing Cassel from controlling successfully.
Cassel 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cassel slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cassel postures up.
Cassel with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cassel thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cassel drops back looking for a leg! Rasgado is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rasgado manages to kick Cassel off! Cassel jumps back into Rasgado's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cassel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Augusto Cassel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cassel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Augusto Cassel!
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energy
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hype
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