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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rastaphan Dominatrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moses Sithole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sithole has chosen I Miss The Misery as his entrance music. Rastaphan Dominatrix could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Moses Sithole's chin.
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215 lbs
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187 cm
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213 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rastaphan Dominatrix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Moses Sithole!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sithole closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dominatrix quickly recovers to half guard.
Dominatrix is trying to get back to full guard.
Dominatrix looking for submissions off his back.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sithole in particular looking to stall.
Dominatrix gets full guard.
Dominatrix looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sithole is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sithole avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sithole working some strikes from top position.
Sithole distracts Dominatrix with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dominatrix can't keep his opponent in guard - Sithole advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sithole trying to control the action but Dominatrix is working from the bottom.
Dominatrix tries to get to full guard but Sithole has control of the leg.
Sithole keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Dominatrix is not content to let Sithole control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sithole lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominatrix tries to get to full guard but Sithole has control of the leg.
Sithole is thwarting Dominatrix's attempts to control the position.
Dominatrix wants to get back to full guard.
Sithole is trying to control the action in half guard but Dominatrix is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dominatrix is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sithole's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sithole's back!
You can see the frustration on Sithole's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sithole fending off the submission attempt from Dominatrix.
Dominatrix doesn't have the hooks in and Sithole manages to turn into his guard.
Sithole content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sithole trying to control but Dominatrix is working from the bottom.
Dominatrix throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Sithole escapes and throws Dominatrix's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Dominatrix sneaks back into half guard.
Dominatrix is looking to improve his position.
Sithole seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dominatrix wants to get back to full guard.
Sithole is looking to take a break and control but Dominatrix is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sithole working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Sithole prevents Dominatrix from improving his position.
Dominatrix trying to control from the bottom.
Sithole content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sithole wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dominatrix keeps working.
Sithole prevents Dominatrix from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Sithole dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dominatrix moves out of range as Sithole throws a body kick.
Dominatrix drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sithole sprawls and moves away.
Dominatrix uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Dominatrix.
Sithole misses with the combination.
A little feinted left hand from Dominatrix on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big left from Dominatrix misses.
Sithole with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dominatrix loads up on a big right hand but Sithole slips the punch.
Dominatrix will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dominatrix throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sithole counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sithole takes a swing at Dominatrix's ribcage but misses.
Sithole throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sithole defending well as Dominatrix loads up on a big left hand.
Sithole lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dominatrix circles away quickly and effectively.
Dominatrix with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dominatrix slips a jab from Sithole.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dominatrix misses with a few strikes there.
Dominatrix getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sithole lands a right hook to the body.
Dominatrix scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominatrix stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sithole.
Sithole rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dominatrix moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sithole tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dominatrix is able to avoid easily.
A head kick misses from Dominatrix.
Dominatrix blocks a leg kick.
Moses Sithole seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dominatrix throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dominatrix throws a big shot that misses.
Dominatrix tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sithole sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dominatrix somewhat.
Dominatrix gets caught napping as Sithole dives in and scores a takedown. Dominatrix manages to retain guard.
Sithole lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dominatrix seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Sithole lands a couple of elbows.
Sithole scoring with some ground and pound.
Dominatrix looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sithole passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sithole content to control rather than advance.
Dominatrix is trying to maintain the position but Sithole is very close to passing his half guard.
Sithole works his way into side control.
Dominatrix is not content to let Sithole control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dominatrix is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sithole working the ground and pound.
Dominatrix is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sithole tries to advance to mount but Dominatrix denies him.
Dominatrix tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sithole working away.
Dominatrix gets back to half guard.
Dominatrix makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dominatrix.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sithole is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dominatrix keeping moving, preventing Sithole from controlling successfully.
Dominatrix wants to sweep here but Sithole controlling him for the moment.
Sithole scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dominatrix throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sithole preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Sithole 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. This is the final round!
Sithole ducks under a wild hook from Dominatrix.
Dominatrix tries a head kick but it misses.
Dominatrix shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sithole napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Moses Sithole has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sithole holding on.
Sithole can't do much from the bottom here.
Dominatrix lands a few punches from side control.
Sithole sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sithole is looking to control Dominatrix's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sithole avoid being mounted?
Sithole tries to get to full guard but Dominatrix has control of the leg.
Dominatrix is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sithole is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sithole trying to control from the bottom.
Sithole avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dominatrix.
Dominatrix working Sithole over with strikes.
Sithole tries to roll over but Dominatrix keeps him under control.
Dominatrix thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sithole is looking to improve his position.
Sithole wants to control but Dominatrix is keeping busy.
Sithole tries to get to full guard but Dominatrix has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sithole is looking to control Dominatrix's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sithole avoid being mounted?
Dominatrix lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sithole manages to get to full guard.
Dominatrix with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sithole bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dominatrix's guard.
Dominatrix is looking for a triangle here but Sithole uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Sithole trying to control the action but Dominatrix is working from the bottom.
Sithole content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Rastaphan Dominatrix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominatrix wants to control but Sithole postures up.
Dominatrix is trying to get back to half guard.
Dominatrix regains half guard.
Sithole trying to control the action but Dominatrix is working from the bottom.
Dominatrix tries to roll over but Sithole keeps him under control.
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.
Dominatrix gets full guard.
Dominatrix looking for subs off his back but Sithole has passed one foot through into half guard.
Dominatrix is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sithole pulls his head out easily.
Dominatrix tries to get to full guard but Sithole has control of the leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dominatrix slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sithole lands a couple of digs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rastaphan Dominatrix showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sithole has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moses Sithole!
After winning the bout, Moses Sithole thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Rastaphan Dominatrix was interviewed post fight and said 'Oh well, my camp thought I would get beat, I don't learn too fast since I get punched so often. Congrats to the new champ.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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