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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mousa Sissoko (ranked 2181 p4p, 1646 weight class) and Iwon Raczynski (ranked 276 p4p, 223 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mousa Sissoko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Iwon Raczynski!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sissoko misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Raczynski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mousa Sissoko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sissoko moves out of range of the strikes.
Sissoko throws the left hand but Raczynski avoids the punch easily.
Raczynski throws the left hand but Sissoko avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Sissoko misses the target.
A head kick misses from Raczynski.
Sissoko sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Raczynski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sissoko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sissoko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sissoko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raczynski.
Raczynski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sissoko looks to land a right hand but Raczynski moved out of range.
Sissoko throws a sloppy head kick
letting Raczynski counter with a right hand.
Raczynski has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raczynski jabs Sissoko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Raczynski swings for the body but Sissoko moves out of range.
Sissoko throws a looping overhand right but Raczynski ducks down to avoid it.
Raczynski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Raczynski looks to land a body kick but Sissoko moved away.
Sissoko shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sissoko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Raczynski defending well though.
Sissoko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Raczynski's head.
Sissoko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Raczynski's head.
Sissoko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raczynski is trying to stand back up but Sissoko is controlling him
Sissoko controlling the action here.
Sissoko 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.
Sissoko is thwarting Raczynski's attempts to control the position.
Sissoko throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Raczynski to regain full guard.
Raczynski throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Raczynski has Sissoko pulled in close to control his posture.
Sissoko throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raczynski has momentary wrist control but Sissoko slips an elbow through the middle.
Raczynski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sissoko throws an elbow that misses. Raczynski uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sissoko's guard. Nice move by Raczynski!
Raczynski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sissoko has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Raczynski has managed to get both his arms back between Sissoko's legs - danger averted.
Sissoko can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Raczynski controls the pace.
Raczynski wants to control from the top but Sissoko keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sissoko trying to control the position.
Sissoko is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Raczynski is in trouble now - Sissoko has advanced to mount!
Sissoko lands a big shot there that rocks Raczynski but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sissoko scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Raczynski?
Raczynski is squirming around, avoiding Sissoko's attempts to control the action.
Raczynski really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mousa Sissoko dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Raczynski tries to sprawl but Sissoko drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sissoko with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Raczynski controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Sissoko working the head and body with strikes.
Sissoko looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Raczynski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sissoko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sissoko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sissoko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Raczynski is looking to control Sissoko's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Raczynski avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sissoko working over Raczynski with some ground and pound. Raczynski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Raczynski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sissoko tries to pass the half guard into mount. Raczynski knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sissoko scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sissoko slips a nice elbow through Raczynski's hands, connecting with Raczynski's forehead.
Raczynski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sissoko looks to land a strike but Raczynski avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sissoko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Raczynski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sissoko.
Raczynski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sissoko throws an elbow that misses. Raczynski uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sissoko's guard. Nice move by Raczynski!
Sissoko looking for a sweep. Not yet Sissoko, not yet.
Raczynski trying to control but Sissoko is working from the bottom.
Sissoko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Raczynski is one step ahead there.
Raczynski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sissoko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sissoko looking to control.
Sissoko keeping moving, preventing Raczynski from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Raczynski scores with a shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sissoko.
Raczynski misses with a kick to the body.
Raczynski misses with a body shot.
Raczynski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sissoko manages to avoid it.
Raczynski gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Iwon Raczynski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raczynski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice jab there from Raczynski.
Raczynski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Raczynski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sissoko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sissoko throws a lazy right hand but Raczynski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sissoko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice cross by Raczynski.
Raczynski throws a leg kick but Sissoko moved away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sissoko misses with a wild combination.
Raczynski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sissoko throws a leg kick
and Raczynski counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mousa Sissoko 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!
Raczynski scores with a leg kick.
Sissoko closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Raczynski to the mat! Raczynski manages to get full guard.
Sissoko looking to sit in guard and control but Raczynski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sissoko is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Raczynski is aware though and is defending well.
Sissoko managing to control the position.
Sissoko keeping moving, preventing Raczynski from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sissoko is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raczynski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Raczynski trying to keep a closed guard but Sissoko is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sissoko is looking to work some ground and pound but Raczynski has wrist control.
Sissoko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Raczynski working a defensive guard here.
Sissoko postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mousa Sissoko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Raczynski controls Sissoko momentarily but Sissoko frees himself.
Sissoko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Iwon Raczynski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mousa Sissoko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sissoko is stalling in the full guard.
Sissoko trying to control the position from guard on top but Raczynski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sissoko controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sissoko seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Raczynski for as long as he can get away with.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Raczynski misses with an uppercut. Sissoko saw that one coming.
Raczynski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sissoko looks to score with a jab to the body but Raczynski is just out of range.
Sissoko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raczynski can do to turn this around?
Raczynski works the jab nicely.
Raczynski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sissoko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Raczynski tries to avoid it but Sissoko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Raczynski to the ground. Raczynski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Raczynski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Raczynski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sissoko moves away.
Raczynski throws a leg kick which misses Sissoko's front leg but catches the back leg as Sissoko tries to avoid it.
Raczynski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sissoko throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sissoko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Mousa Sissoko has been cut.
Iwon Raczynski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raczynski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Raczynski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sissoko.
Raczynski lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raczynski throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raczynski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Raczynski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sissoko is looking to counter with a body kick.
Sissoko scores with a nice strike.
Raczynski misses the jab.
Raczynski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sissoko fires out a quick counter leg kick but Raczynski just manages to avoid it.
Sissoko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Raczynski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sissoko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Raczynski on the side of the head.
Raczynski looks for the body kick but Sissoko saw that one coming.
Raczynski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iwon Raczynski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sissoko 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mousa Sissoko!
Mousa Sissoko decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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hype
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