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Event:
FARTMMA 12
Date: Jan 12, 2019 |
#R1#
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rackham crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Maldonado - the referee stops the clock and Rackham gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Maldonado. Rackham manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rackham slips under a jab from Maldonado.
Maldonado tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Maldonado.
Rackham definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Maldonado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rackham was well out of range. Poor timing from Maldonado.
Maldonado misses with a hook
and Rackham counters with a straight right hand.
Maldonado throws an overhand right that lands on Rackham's shoulder, as Rackham tries to avoid the shot. #CL#
Rackham moves into range and clinches up with Maldonado.
Maldonado looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rackham prevents Maldonado from breaking the clinch.
Maldonado wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rackham misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maldonado lands a left hand.
Maldonado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rackham's elbow.
Rackham comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Maldonado presses Rackham against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rackham creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rackham lands a glancing elbow 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!
Rackham keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maldonado's efforts to push away.#T1#
Nice elbow from Rackham.
Maldonado throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rackhams head.
Rackham lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Maldonado is trying to push Rackham away but Rackham has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Maldonado misses with a body punch.
Maldonado tries to circle away but Rackham has him pinned against the cage.
Maldonado misses with the head strike.
Rackham creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rackham throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rackham just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maldonado's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rackham throws an elbow but misses.
Maldonado is looking to break free of the clinch but Rackham has double underhooks. #BC2#
Maldonado breaks from the clinch.
Rackham takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Maldonado looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An attempted straight right counter from Rackham misses the target.
Maldonado throws a body punch but Rackham moves out of range.
A jab from Maldonado misses.
Maldonado pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rackham back to the cage. Maldonado follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maldonado tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A left lands for Maldonado.
Rackham tries to clinch but Maldonado is having none of it.
Maldonado misses with a body punch
and Rackham counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Maldonado is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Maldonado scores with a punch to the head.
Maldonado connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rackham moves out of range of the strikes.
Maldonado explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Maldonado moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Maldonado moves into range and connects with a jab.
Maldonado swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rackham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T3#
Rackham moves out of range of the body kick.
Rackham tries to clinch there but Maldonado circles away.
Maldonado's corner calls for a 1-2. Maldonado obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Maldonado misses with an uppercut. Rackham saw that one coming.
Rackham takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maldonado with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maldonado scores with a leg kick.
Rackham tries to clinch but Maldonado is having none of it.
Maldonado is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Maldonado lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Maldonado misses the jab.
A punch combination from Maldonado misses.
Maldonado throws a head kick that misses. #CL#
Rackham clinches up against the cage.#T4#
Maldonado tries to break free but Rackham pushes him back against the cage.
Maldonado blocks an elbow strike from Rackham.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maldonado is trying to push Rackham away but Rackham has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rackham throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rackham pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#BC2#
Maldonado pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maldonado is looking to land body kicks.
Maldonado lands a slapping body shot.
Rackham moves in looking to clinch but Maldonado pushes him off.
Ralphie Maldonado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rackham has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Maldonado finds it's way round the side to connect with Rackham's head.
Maldonado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rackham blocks a low kick nicely.
Rackham thinks about countering with a head kick.
Rackham moves out of range of the strikes.
Rackham lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Maldonado throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Rackham misses. #CL#
Rackham clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralphie Maldonado dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Rackham drops his hands momentarily and Maldonado takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Maldonado misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Maldonado. That snapped Rackham's head back.
Maldonado throws a low kick, looking for Rackham's leg but Rackham calmly moves out of range.
Maldonado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rackham.
Maldonado throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maldonado lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rackham takes a step back to recover. #CL#
Rackham clinches.
Maldonado avoids a wild elbow strike from Rackham.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rackham throws an elbow that misses.
Rackham throws an elbow but it misses.
Rackham pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Maldonado blocks the elbow strike.
A hook to the body from Maldonado.
#BC2#
Maldonado breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T1#
Rackham takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Maldonado scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rackham tries to close the distance and clinch but Maldonado swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maldonado throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rackham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maldonado scores with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maldonado.
Rackham on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rackham uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maldonado.#CL#
Rackham drives through and clinches with Maldonado against the cage.
Maldonado wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Maldonado 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.
Maldonado dodges an elbow strike from Rackham.
Rackham prevents a body shot from Maldonado.
Maldonado has a couple of punches blocked by Rackham.
Rackham lands an elbow inside that Maldonado shrugs off.
Maldonado has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rackham lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maldonado has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#T2#
Rackham creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Maldonado misses with some punches.
Rackham prevents a body shot from Maldonado.
Maldonado blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rackham.
Maldonado dodges an elbow strike from Rackham.
Jack Rackham has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rackham lands an elbow inside.
Rackham prevents Maldonado from breaking the clinch.
Rackham looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rackham misses with an elbow strike.
Rackham throws an elbow but it misses.
Maldonado takes an elbow to the forehead.
Maldonado blocks an elbow strike.
Maldonado is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maldonado can't break the clinch.
Maldonado avoids the elbow strike from Rackham, against the cage.
Maldonado throws a punch but it's blocked by Rackham.
Maldonado dodges an elbow strike from Rackham.
Maldonado wants to break free but Rackham has control.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rackham throws an elbow but misses. #T3#
Rackham throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Maldonado blocks the elbow strike.
#BC2#
Maldonado's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ralphie Maldonado seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maldonado wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maldonado looks to land a left hand but Rackham moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Rackham on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
An inside leg kick from Maldonado misses.
Maldonado bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rackham's head.
Maldonado lands a body shot.
Rackham wants to clinch up but Maldonado keeps it at a distance.
Rackham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maldonado thuds a left hand into Rackham's body.
Rackham takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Maldonado tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rackham displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maldonado throws out the jab.
It appears Rackham was looking to counter with a kick there.#T4#
Rackham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maldonado.
Maldonado pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rackham lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Rackham slips a jab and a cross from Maldonado.
Rackham attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maldonado misses with a body shot.
Rackham fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maldonado waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rackham.
A big right from Rackham misses.
Rackham avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Maldonado rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rackham counters with a nice uppercut.
Maldonado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maldonado throws a head kick that misses.
Rackham tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maldonado swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralphie Maldonado showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
A head kick from Maldonado lands but Rackham takes it in his stride.
Maldonado throws a jab but it's blocked by Rackham.
Rackham is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Maldonado.
Rackham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maldonado.
Rackham tries a head kick but it misses.
Rackham fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maldonado is looking to score with low kicks.
Maldonado tries a head kick but it misses.
Maldonado sizes up Rackham with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maldonado misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maldonado scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rackham in his tracks.
Rackham tries to land a front kick but Maldonado steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maldonado scores with a jab to the head.
Maldonado scores with a leg kick.
#T1#
Good leg kick by Maldonado there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Maldonado throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rackham.
Rackham wants to clinch up but Maldonado keeps it at a distance.
Maldonado lunges at Rackham with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rackham's hand.
Some wild striking there from Maldonado.
Maldonado feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rackhams jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rackham takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Maldonado misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rackham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maldonado tries a head kick but it misses.
Rackham is looking to clinch but Maldonado is avoiding it.
#T2#
Maldonado jabs Rackham to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Maldonado lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rackham at a distance.
Rackham tries to clinch there but Maldonado circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maldonado fails to land with a series of punches.
Rackham throws a counter high kick but Maldonado was just alert enough to avoid it.
Maldonado swings widly with a right hand
and Rackham counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Maldonado is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rackham wants to clinch.
Rackham looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Maldonado cracks Rackham with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Maldonado scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T3#
Some wild striking there from Maldonado.
Rackham doesn't manage to clinch there - Maldonado circles away.
Jack Rackham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Maldonado misses.
Rackham is looking to counter punch.
Maldonado walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rackham checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rackham feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Rackham takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Maldonado throws a lazy body kick
and Rackham counters with a stiff right hand.
Maldonado throws a solid leg kick but Rackham takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Maldonado.
Rackham is looking to counter with head kicks.
Maldonado throws a head kick that misses
and Rackham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maldonado lands a nice shot that snaps Rackham's head back.
Maldonado throws a head kick that misses.
Rackham is looking to clinch but Maldonado is avoiding it.
Rackham tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maldonado manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T4#
Rackham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maldonado misses with a body kick.
Rackham tries to clinch up.
A head kick by Rackham misses
and Maldonado counters with a thumping low kick.
Rackham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#CL#
Rackham closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maldonado working hard to break the clinch.
Maldonado misses with some punches.
#BC2#
Maldonado breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rackham tries to clinch but Maldonado moves out of range.
Rackham takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Decent striking displayed by Maldonado there.
Rackham tries to clinch up.
Ralphie Maldonado is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Rackham blocks the leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ralphie Maldonado comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Maldonado winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ralphie Maldonado!
Jack Rackham was interviewed post fight and said 'Back to the ship!'.
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