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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Simon Racaza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Gronkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Racaza comes to the cage accompanied by Spiderbait - Black Betty . Gronkowski has chosen I Wanna Gronk as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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153 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon Racaza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rob Gronkowski!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Racaza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gronkowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Racaza is just out of range.
Racaza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gronkowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Racaza rushes Gronkowski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Racaza is looking to break free of the clinch but Gronkowski has double underhooks.
Gronkowski keeps control of Racaza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Racaza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Racaza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Racaza takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Racaza throws a right hand that Gronkowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Gronkowski also avoids with ease.
Gronkowski throws a hook to the side of Racaza's head but Racaza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Racaza scores with a jab to the jaw.
Racaza has Gronkowski up against the cage in a clinch.
Racaza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gronkowski throws a head punch that misses.
Racaza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Racaza tries to clinch but Gronkowski moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Racaza wants to clinch up but Gronkowski keeps it at a distance.
Gronkowski misses with an uppercut. Racaza saw that one coming.
Gronkowski swinging wildly here.
Racaza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Racaza closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gronkowski did well to prevent Racaza getting side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gronkowski wants to control but Racaza is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gronkowski has his hands clasped together around Racaza's back. He's all about the action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gronkowski misses the shot to the body.
Racaza tries to clinch there but Gronkowski circles away.
Gronkowski is looking to chop away at Racaza's legs.
Rob Gronkowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gronkowski misses with a wild combination.
Gronkowski looks to throw the jab but Racaza is out of range.
Gronkowski catches Racaza with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Racaza has managed to clinch.
Racaza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gronkowski tries a body shot but Racaza blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gronkowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Gronkowski misses.
Gronkowski looks to throw the jab but Racaza is out of range.
Gronkowski throws an off balance right hand
and Racaza counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Racaza jabs Gronkowski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gronkowski misses with a head kick.
Racaza rushes Gronkowski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Racaza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Racaza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gronkowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gronkowski moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Racaza tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gronkowski swivels and escapes.
Racaza stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Racaza misses with a double jab.
Gronkowski throws a big shot that misses.
Gronkowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Racaza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Racaza throws a combination. Gronkowski tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Racaza ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gronkowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gronkowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Racaza.
Gronkowski leaves Racaza with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Racaza throws a series of punches but Gronkowski moves out of range.
Racaza throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gronkowski counters with a nice uppercut.
Gronkowski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Racaza finds it's way round the side to connect with Gronkowski's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Racaza misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gronkowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Racaza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Racaza jabs at Gronkowski's body.
Racaza scores with a jab to the body.
Racaza avoids the head kick by Gronkowski.
Racaza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gronkowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gronkowski throws a big shot that misses.
Racaza has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gronkowski finds it's way round the side to connect with Racaza's head.
Racaza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gronkowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Racaza.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Racaza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Racaza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab, jab by Gronkowski - just one landing.
Decent striking displayed by Racaza there.
Racaza closes the distance and clinches up with Gronkowski, looking for a takedown. Racaza pushes Gronkowski against the cage but Gronkowski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gronkowski feints a jab promting Racaza to slip. Gronkowski then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Racaza slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Simon Racaza will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gronkowski throws a combination that misses
and Racaza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gronkowski keeps the fight on the outside.
Gronkowski throws a body kick that misses.
Nice shot by Racaza.
Racaza tries to clinch there but Gronkowski circles away.
Racaza misses with a series of wild punches.
Racaza checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Gronkowski. That snapped Racaza's head back.
Racaza scores with a body shot.
Racaza has Gronkowski up against the cage in a clinch.
Gronkowski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gronkowski taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Racaza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gronkowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Racaza connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Racaza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gronkowski.
Racaza moves into the clinch.
Racaza lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gronkowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Racaza.
Gronkowski can't find room to land a body shot as Racaza controls the action.
Racaza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gronkowski throws a jab when Racaza was well out of range.
Racaza thows a body shot but no joy.
Racaza moves in looking to clinch but Gronkowski pushes him off.
Gronkowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Gronkowski 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.
Racaza fails to land the takedown.
Racaza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gronkowski throws out the jab.
Racaza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gronkowski.
Gronkowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Simon Racaza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gronkowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gronkowski feints a jab promting Racaza to slip. Gronkowski then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Racaza slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Racaza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gronkowski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Racaza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gronkowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Racaza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gronkowski.
Gronkowski misses with a wild body shot.
Racaza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Racaza takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Racaza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Racaza lands a head shot.
Racaza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gronkowski misses with a looping left.
Racaza takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gronkowski throws a solid leg kick but Racaza takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gronkowski.
Gronkowski throws an overhand right that lands on Racaza's shoulder, as Racaza tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Gronkowski.
Gronkowski lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Racaza is rocked!
Gronkowski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Racaza.
Rob Gronkowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Racaza has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Oh Racaza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gronkowski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big left from Racaza misses.
Gronkowski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gronkowski throws a good cross that connects.
Gronkowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Racaza.
Racaza slips under a jab.
Racaza lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Racaza.
Gronkowski swinging wildly here.
Gronkowski swinging wildly here.
Racaza changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Racaza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gronkowski.
Gronkowski swinging wildly here.
Racaza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gronkowski.
Racaza seems to have got his legs back now.
Gronkowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Racaza.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Racaza misses.
Racaza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gronkowski.
Gronkowski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gronkowski punishes Racaza's body with a nice straight punch.
Gronkowski connects with a single shot there.
Sloppy strikes from Racaza. Those never looked like landing.
Racaza swinging wildly here.
Gronkowski with a jab.
Gronkowski looks to land a combination. Racaza sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Racaza tries to clinch but Gronkowski is having none of it.
Racaza scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gronkowski looks to land a combination but Racaza avoids it well.
Gronkowski is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Gronkowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gronkowski scores with a punch to the head.
A punch combination from Gronkowski misses.
Gronkowski goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gronkowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A cross from Racaza lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gronkowski. Racaza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gronkowski throws a shot to the body.
Racaza gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gronkowski.
Racaza moves into the clinch.
Gronkowski has Racaza pressed against the cage, preventing Racaza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gronkowski misses with a body punch.
Gronkowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gronkowski throws an overhand right that lands on Racaza's shoulder, as Racaza tries to avoid the shot.
Racaza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gronkowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gronkowski misses with an uppercut. Racaza saw that one coming.
Gronkowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Racaza lands with a right hand.
Gronkowski throws a sloppy head kick and Racaza moves out of range easily.
Racaza ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Racaza fails with the takedown.
Gronkowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gronkowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Racaza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gronkowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Racaza lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gronkowski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gronkowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gronkowski. Racaza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Racaza tries to clinch up.
Gronkowski misses with a double jab
and Racaza counters with a stiff right hand.
Racaza punishes Gronkowski's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Racaza. Those never looked like landing.
Racaza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gronkowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Racaza takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gronkowski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gronkowski misses with a straight left.
Gronkowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Racaza circles away quickly and effectively.
Gronkowski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Racaza is out of range.
Racaza scores with a hook.
Gronkowski throws a combination that misses
and Racaza counters with a straight right hand.
Gronkowski is rocked!
Rob Gronkowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Racaza swinging wildly here.
Gronkowski is still on wobbly legs! Can Racaza finish him?
Gronkowski misses with a right hand
and Racaza counters with a nice body shot.
Racaza ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gronkowski seems to have recovered his senses.
Gronkowski throws out a loose jab but Racaza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gronkowski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gronkowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Racaza.
Gronkowski takes a swing at Racaza's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Racaza fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Racaza loads up on a big right hand but Gronkowski slips the punch.
Gronkowski cracks Racaza with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Racaza takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gronkowski looks to land a left hand but Racaza moved out of range nicely.
Racaza wants to clinch up but Gronkowski keeps it at a distance.
Gronkowski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Racaza is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gronkowski tries to move into range but Racaza moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Racaza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gronkowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Racaza wants to clinch up but Gronkowski keeps it at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from Racaza.
Gronkowski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gronkowski keeps the fight on the outside.
A combination from Racaza does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Gronkowski.
Racaza lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Racaza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gronkowski throws a series of punches but Racaza avoids them all with ease.
Gronkowski fails to land with a series of punches.
Racaza on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gronkowski throws a series of punches but Racaza avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gronkowski looks to land a right hand but Racaza moved out of range.
Racaza wants to clinch up but Gronkowski keeps it at a distance.
Racaza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Gronkowski misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Simon Racaza.
I think Racaza 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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hype
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