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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guybrush Threepwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Andersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guybrush Threepwood!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersson forces Threepwood back against the cage and clinches.
Andersson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Threepwood walks away with a smile on his face. Andersson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Threepwood throws a head kick but Andersson moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Threepwood.
Threepwood blocks a head kick by Andersson.
Threepwood throws a front kick that sends Andersson stumbling back into the cage.
Andersson has Threepwood up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andersson can't break the clinch.
Threepwood lands a shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Threepwood.
Threepwood lands with a light punch inside.
Threepwood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The referee calls for Threepwood to work.
Andersson misses with the head strike.
Andersson tries to break free but Threepwood pushes him back against the cage.
Andersson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Threepwood just stands there and leans against the cage.
Threepwood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Threepwood throws a head punch that misses.
Threepwood lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Andersson or not.
Andersson is breathing heavily.
Threepwood stalling in the clinch but Andersson improves position.
Threepwood lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good body shot from Threepwood.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Threepwood throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Anderssons head.
Threepwood scores with a nice hook to the head.
Threepwood lands with a right to the head.
Andersson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Threepwood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Threepwood lands a big right hand that drops Andersson! The killer instinct kicks in and Threepwood finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Threepwood!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guybrush Threepwood!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Todd Bauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pasha Geits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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240 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Todd Bauer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pasha Geits!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geits shoots in but Bauer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Geits shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bauer sprawls well. Bauer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Geits gets slowly back to his feet.
A big left from Bauer misses.
Bauer connects with a single shot there.
Geits fails with a takedown attempt.
Todd Bauer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pasha Geits.
Horrible takedown by Geits or perhaps it was just good defense by Bauer which made him look bad.
Geits walks into a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Bauer misses.
Sloppy strikes from Bauer. Those never looked like landing.
Bauer lands a big right hand that sends Geits crashing to the mat! Bauer stays standing though and waves Geits back to his feet!
Geits is rocked!
Geits slips a jab and a cross from Bauer.
Geits is still on wobbly legs! Can Bauer finish him?
Geits drops his hands for a split second and Bauer immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Geits face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Bauer follows up with a right hand that knocks Geits into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Todd Bauer!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jean Charles Skarbowsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Fishborn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skarbowsky comes to the cage accompanied by Lux Aeterna. The key to victory for Jean Charles Skarbowsky has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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152 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jean Charles Skarbowsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bjorn Fishborn!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skarbowsky lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fishborn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Skarbowsky avoids it really well and circles away.
Skarbowsky tries to bum rush Fishborn with a series of wild strikes but Fishborn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fishborn shoots in for a takedown but Skarbowsky shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fishborn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jean Charles Skarbowsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bjorn Fishborn.
Fishborn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Skarbowsky's waist but Skarbowsky gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fishborn off to one side.
Fishborn with a lazy takedown attempt
and Skarbowsky counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Skarbowsky scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fishborn doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fishborn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Skarbowsky swivels and escapes.
Fishborn shoots in looking for a takedown but Skarbowsky manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fishborn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Skarbowsky lands a head kick. Fishborn smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skarbowsky feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fishborn's calf.
Fishborn looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skarbowsky scores with a hook to the body. Fishborn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Skarbowsky drops Fishborn with a big left hand! Fishborn is injured, injured bad! Skarbowsky jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Charles Skarbowsky!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Romanenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimon Boets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boets has chosen Штиль as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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245 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxim Romanenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimon Boets!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romanenko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Romanenko shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Boets's guard.
Boets is controlling Romanenko's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boets being controlled here, momentarily.
Romanenko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Romanenko trying to control but Boets is working from the bottom.
Romanenko postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Romanenko needs to keep his hands up - Boets had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanenko moves into the clinch.
Boets gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Romanenko.
Boets pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Romanenko lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Dimon Boets has been cut.
Romanenko closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Boets quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boets makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Boets.
Romanenko looking to sit in guard and control but Boets gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Romanenko keeping moving, preventing Boets from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boets connects with a couple of short punches.
Boets wanted to stand there but Romanenko had control of the position.
Boets got a little sloppy there for a moment and Romanenko has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Boets has managed to get both his arms back between Romanenko's legs - danger averted.
Romanenko trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Boets wants to control from the top but Romanenko keeps moving.
Boets is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boets stands up from Romanenko's guard - Boets perhaps looking for a knockout.
A head kick misses from Boets.
Boets keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maxim Romanenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romanenko with a poor takedown
and Boets counters with a left and a right that stings Romanenko.
Maxim Romanenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romanenko is breathing heavily.
Romanenko tries for a takedown but Boets sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Boets slaps away a takedown attempt from Romanenko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Romanenko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boets scores with a one two! Romanenko had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Maxim Romanenko has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romanenko takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Boets closes the distance looking for a takedown. Romanenko stuffs it but Boets still has hold of him. Boets picks Romanenko up in a fireman's lift! The crowd roars in approval. Boets slams Romanenko to the floor and that's really hurt Romanenko - he doesn't know where he is! Boets throws a couple of strikes and the referee steps in to save him! This one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dimon Boets!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darko El Kharraz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junichi Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Watanabe's choice of entrance music: "One Thing Leads to Another" by The Fixx. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Darko El Kharraz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Junichi Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Watanabe!
It looks like Darko El Kharraz has been cut.
El Kharraz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Watanabe.
Watanabe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps El Kharraz's head backwards.
Watanabe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by El Kharraz.
El Kharraz closes the distance and clinches.
Watanabe is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. El Kharraz can't fight it off and eventually Watanabe manages to take the fight to the floor. El Kharraz looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
El Kharraz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Watanabe is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watanabe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Watanabe postures up in El Kharraz's guard and throws a big left but El Kharraz blocks it.
Watanabe got a little sloppy there for a moment and El Kharraz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Watanabe has managed to get both his arms back between El Kharraz's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watanabe connects with a couple of short punches.
El Kharraz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Watanabe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but El Kharraz is tightening it up a little... Watanabe has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Watanabe reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Watanabe taps out! nice BJJ there by El Kharraz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Darko El Kharraz!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mihail Zyumin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knute Rockne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knute Rockne is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mihail Zyumin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Knute Rockne!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rockne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zyumin.
Zyumin drops Rockne with a left right combo! Zyumin follows him down to the ground into side control.
Rockne is rocked!
It looks like Knute Rockne has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Zyumin tries to score with some ground and pound. Rockne controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Rockne is still in real trouble! Can Zyumin finish him?
Zyumin in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Rockne struggling a bit here.
Zyumin tries to score with some ground and pound. Rockne controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Rockne seems to have recovered his senses.
Zyumin misses with the ground and pound.
Rockne avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Zyumin.
Zyumin avoids the strikes from the bottom by Rockne.
Rockne manages to work his way to half guard, despite Zyumin's best efforts.
Zyumin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rockne taking some punishment here, with Zyumin in his half guard.
Rockne has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rockne keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zyumin is looking to advance position but Rockne won't allow it.
Rockne regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zyumin thows a big elbow that misses.
Rockne manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rockne landing strikes, looking to finish!
Poor strikes thrown by Rockne there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Zyumin wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Rockne throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockne looking to ground and pound but Zyumin is blocking nicely.
Rockne lands with some strikes.
It looks like Mihail Zyumin has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rockne throws some wild stikes that Zyumin manages to avoid easily.
Rockne raining down hammerfists from mount.
Rockne putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Zyumin is breathing heavily.
Rockne postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Zyumin is out cold - huge knockout for Rockne!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Knute Rockne!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Barrows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Sanchez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thiago Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Barrows!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrows misses with a few strikes there.
Sanchez looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Barrows throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sanchez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Barrows sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sanchez somewhat.
Barrows scores with a one two! Sanchez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Barrows lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barrows throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Sanchez crashing down! Sanchez tries to stagger back to his feet but Barrows just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Sanchez asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Barrows!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Eldorado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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198 lbs
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Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eric Eldorado!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eldorado fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Eldorado bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Eldorado drops his hands momentarily and Gracie takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Eldorado throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Eldorado as he jumps to the side.
Eldorado rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gracie trying to control but Eldorado is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eldorado is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Eldorado throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Eldorado fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Eldorado does no damage.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Eldorado avoids nicely.
Eric Eldorado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eldorado fails to land with a series of punches.
Eldorado throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Eldorado misses with a wild body shot.
Eldorado throws a series of strikes that have Gracie backpedaling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Eldorado counters with a three punch combo that has Gracie backing up. Gracie nods at Eldorado to acknowledge the strikes.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Eldorado bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gracie's head backwards.
Eldorado swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown but Eldorado manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gracie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Eric Eldorado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Gracie.
Eldorado misses with a series of wild punches.
Eldorado just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Eldorado sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Eldorado throws a right hand that misses
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Eldorado wants to stand back up but Gracie manages to pass into side control.
Gracie trying to control the action but Eldorado is working from the bottom.
Eldorado trying to control but Gracie flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has his arm under Eldorado's chin here. Game over son! Gracie squeezes tightly and Eldorado is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ryan Gracie! Ryan Gracie retains his middleweight title!
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pop
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mgr
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