Raphael Assuncao vs Mike Easton
by Dr. Octagon, J.D.
Round 1: Raphael Assuncao comes out with a spinning kick. Mike Easton throws a wild spinning kick in response. Easton with a leg kick. Raphael with a leg kick. Leg kick by Easton. Easton lands a few punches. Raphael throws a high kick, which is blocked. Jab by Raphael. Easton lands a left. Leg kick by Easton. Leg kick by Raphael.
Raphael lands a left hook. Spin kick by Easton misses. Raphael misses a head kick. Leg kick by Raphael is checked. Raphael has a spinning kick blocked. Right hook by Easton. Raphael shoots and Easton stuffs it. Knee to the body by Easton. The ref stops them as they break, awkward.
10-9 for Easton I guess. Not much happened.[[MORE]]
Round 2: Leg kick by Raphael. Body kick by Easton. Head kick and spinning elbow by Raphael. Raphael lands a left hand. Kicks are exchanged. Easton eats an uppercut. Left, then a right by Raphael. The crowd is booing a little bit. Easton got punched in the eye and it’s closing. Crowd is getting restless. Leg kick by Easton. Body punches by Easton and Raphael ties him up.
Raphael lands a knee directly to Easton’s junk. Announcer Joe Rogan takes the time to talk about the steel thai cup as always, which is apparent "very, very effective to protect your testicles.“ The action re-starts with a left jab by Easton. The crowd is booing again. Leg kicks are exchanged. Front kick to the face by Raphael. Easton shoots and Raphael stuffs it. The crowd boos and the round ends.
10-9 Raphael Assuncao I guess. Godawful fight so far. I don’t care who wins. Neither fighter wants to engage.
Round 3: Raphael tees up a big kick that gets blocked. Raphael is doing a good job of counter striking, but Easton isn’t striking much, so it makes for a boring fight. Two punches landed by Raphael. Raphael shoots and Easton stuffs it. Raphael gets Easton down for a second, but he pops back up. Easton lands a few punches. Easton punches and Raphael shoots again.
Raphael tries to pick Easton up as the crowd boos. Boring fight. Ref tells the fighters to work. The crowd is booing loudly now. Raphael shoots and gets stuffed again. No sense of urgency here for Easton, who seems content to lose a lackluster decision. One minute left and Easton is still on his heels. Easton shoots with 30 seconds left and gets stuffed. Easton stalking around the ring like it’s still round 1.
10-9 Assuncao.
I’ve got it 29-28 Assuncao. Judges agree, they have it 30-27 and 29-28 (twice) for Raphael.