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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Theodore Donald Kerabatsos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kerabatsos comes into the arena with Creedence Clearwater Revival - Looking Out My Backdoor blaring out of the sound system. Gracie is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: orion. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Theodore Donald Kerabatsos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Royce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in but Kerabatsos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kerabatsos moves into the clinch.
Kerabatsos lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Royce Gracie has been cut.
Kerabatsos lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Kerabatsos.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kerabatsos lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kerabatsos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kerabatsos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kerabatsos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kerabatsos tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Kerabatsos clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the cage.
Kerabatsos landing knees to the head.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Kerabatsos won't allow it.
Theodore Donald Kerabatsos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Gracie.
Kerabatsos lands a nice uppercut.
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gracie jumps guard but Kerabatsos stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kerabatsos smiles and moves away.
Kerabatsos tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Kerabatsos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kerabatsos throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
A punch combination from Kerabatsos misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kerabatsos avoids it really well and circles away.
Kerabatsos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kerabatsos rushes Gracie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kerabatsos wants the takedown. Gracie is fighting it off but Kerabatsos persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Gracie's guard against the cage.
Kerabatsos stands and steps away. Gracie gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kerabatsos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Kerabatsos.
Kerabatsos closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
Gracie is trying to force a seperation but Kerabatsos has the dominant position.
Kerabatsos with a knee to the head.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Kerabatsos holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kerabatsos just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kerabatsos breaks from the clinch.
Gracie gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kerabatsos to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gracie looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Kerabatsos defends easily.
Kerabatsos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kerabatsos stands and steps away. Gracie gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kerabatsos wants to clinch.
Kerabatsos shoots in and bounces Gracie off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gracie isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Kerabatsos stacks Gracie on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Kerabatsos!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for a sweep but Kerabatsos has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Kerabatsos get's back to his feet.
Kerabatsos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kerabatsos with a knee to the head.
Kerabatsos is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kerabatsos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kerabatsos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kerabatsos stalling in the clinch.
Kerabatsos jumps guard.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerabatsos wriggles free and stands up.
Kerabatsos shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie wants to improve his position but Kerabatsos is controlling well.
Kerabatsos content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Theodore Donald Kerabatsos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Royce Gracie's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kerabatsos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kerabatsos moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Kerabatsos tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Kerabatsos wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Kerabatsos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kerabatsos tries to pass to full mount but Gracie defends it.
Gracie misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Gracie has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Kerabatsos escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Kerabatsos!
Kerabatsos controls the position.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerabatsos slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Gracie.
Kerabatsos stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Theodore Donald Kerabatsos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kerabatsos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kerabatsos tries to clinch up.
Kerabatsos drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kerabatsos defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie looking for subs off his back but Kerabatsos has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerabatsos gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Kerabatsos shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kerabatsos showed some decent athleticism there.
Kerabatsos escapes and gets back to his feet.
Kerabatsos drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kerabatsos scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kerabatsos smiles and moves away.
Kerabatsos darts in and clinches Gracie up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerabatsos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kerabatsos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kerabatsos rushes Gracie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kerabatsos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses.
Kerabatsos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gracie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kerabatsos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.
Kerabatsos lands a left hand.
Kerabatsos lands a knee to the head.
Kerabatsos has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Gracie regains guard immediately.
Kerabatsos stands up and waves to Gracie to follow him.
Theodore Donald Kerabatsos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kerabatsos moves into range and clinches up with Gracie.
Kerabatsos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kerabatsos manages to pull guard.
Kerabatsos manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is desperately trying to improve his position but Kerabatsos has a good base and remains in mount.
Kerabatsos is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kerabatsos with a jab.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Kerabatsos moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kerabatsos clinches.
Nice elbow from Kerabatsos.
Kerabatsos landing knees to the head.
Kerabatsos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kerabatsos doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Theodore Donald Kerabatsos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Royce Gracie's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kerabatsos tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie tries to bum rush Kerabatsos with a series of wild strikes but Kerabatsos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kerabatsos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kerabatsos.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
Kerabatsos scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Kerabatsos.
Kerabatsos is working Gracie over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Kerabatsos.
Kerabatsos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kerabatsos lands an uppercut.
Kerabatsos has picked Gracie up - he's going for a ride! Kerabatsos dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Kerabatsos is taking a breather. Gracie says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kerabatsos moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Gracie.
Gracie is trying to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looks to move to half guard but instead Kerabatsos has passed into mount! Damn!
Gracie tries to hold on but Kerabatsos pushes him away.
Kerabatsos stands up from mount. Strange move.
Kerabatsos rushes Gracie and presses him up against the cage.
Kerabatsos connects with a knee to the head.
Kerabatsos lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
Kerabatsos gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Gracie regains guard.
Kerabatsos stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Kerabatsos closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gracie to the mat! Gracie manages to get full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kerabatsos gets to his feet. Gracie looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kerabatsos tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
A shot to de liver by Kerabatsos. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kerabatsos has Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Kerabatsos lands a good knee to the midsection. Gracie won't want to take too many of those.
Kerabatsos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kerabatsos throws a head punch that misses.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Theodore Donald Kerabatsos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Gracie.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Kerabatsos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kerabatsos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kerabatsos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kerabatsos controlling the action here for a moment.
Kerabatsos works on Gracie's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has Kerabatsos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kerabatsos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kerabatsos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kerabatsos is trying to trip Gracie. He has hold of a leg but Gracie is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kerabatsos persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Kerabatsos gets to his feet. Gracie looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kerabatsos drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kerabatsos controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working for a triangle but Kerabatsos defends it easily.
Kerabatsos gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Royce Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kerabatsos clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Kerabatsos.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short left from Kerabatsos.
Kerabatsos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kerabatsos landing knees to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Theodore Donald Kerabatsos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kerabatsos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:24
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Theodore Donald Kerabatsos!
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energy
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hype
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