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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Terpak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dyron Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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214 lbs
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217 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roman Terpak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dyron Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie moves into the clinch successfully.
Terpak tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gracie just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gracie misses with a knee to the head.
Terpak drags the fight down to the ground.
Gracie controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Terpak is keeping the position.
Terpak keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Terpak throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Terpak has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gracie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Terpak throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Terpak trying to strike off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terpak will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Terpak had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gracie defends it easily.
Terpak will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Gracie trying to control but Terpak is working from the bottom.
Gracie might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Terpak kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Terpak is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gracie defends well.
Terpak keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Terpak trying to strike off his back.
Gracie works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Terpak defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a kimura here.
Terpak wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Terpak defends it well.
Terpak tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Gracie blocks the strikes from Terpak.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Terpak looking for submissions off his back.
Terpak is breathing heavily.
Gracie blocks the strikes from Terpak.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terpak pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gracie is out of range and Terpak settles back down.
Terpak is looking to score with low kicks.
Gracie scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gracie works over Terpak's head and body with a nice combination.
Terpak closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gracie circles away.
Terpak takes one to the side of the head.
Gracie lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A right-left combo lands from Gracie.
Terpak throws out a leg kick but Gracie moves out of range and Terpak only half commits.
Gracie scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Terpak can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Terpak is squirming around nicely.
Gracie is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Terpak to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Terpak shrugs it off.
Gracie tries to control but Terpak wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terpak flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Gracie working for a guillotine from mount but Terpak is in no mood to give up.
Terpak has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Terpak regains half guard.
Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Terpak doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.
Gracie is pressing down on Terpak's thigh, looking to free his foot. Terpak is holding on for now.
Gracie blocks the strikes from Terpak.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dyron Gracie dominated that round.
That's time! Terpak's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Terpak misses with a takedown attempt
and Gracie counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Terpak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gracie.
Gracie stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Terpak ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Terpak no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Terpak tries to strike from the bottom.
Terpak is looking for a triangle but Gracie pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Terpak is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Terpak manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Terpak's guard.
Gracie is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terpak throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Terpak trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Gracie wants to control from the top but Terpak keeps moving.
Terpak thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Terpak thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gracie moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gracie.
Roman Terpak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie throws a series of strikes that have Terpak backpedaling.
Terpak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie scores with a one two! Terpak had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gracie lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Terpak backs up against the cage.
Gracie clinches.
Gracie tries to land a knee to the head but Terpak blocks with his arms.
Gracie lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gracie leaning against his opponent.
Terpak pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gracie has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Terpak clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Gracie missing with punches from the back.
Gracie has good solid back control here.
Terpak is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Gracie looking to break Terpak's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Terpak remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Gracie will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terpak rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Gracie blocks the strikes from Terpak.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Terpak is working away.
Terpak missing with punches from the bottom.
Terpak actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Terpak does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Terpak takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Terpak throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters by clinching up.
Terpak blocks the elbow strike.
Gracie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Terpak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gracie trying to land knees to the body.
Gracie has Terpak pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Gracie pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Terpak tumbling to the mat - Gracie dives into Terpak's guard.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Terpak swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Terpak thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Terpak is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dyron Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Gracie works over Terpak's head and body with a nice combination.
Terpak attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gracie moves into the clinch successfully.
Gracie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gracie looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Terpak blocks an elbow strike from Gracie.
Terpak fails to pull guard.
Gracie tries to stall but Terpak uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Terpak jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gracie walks away with a smile on his face. Terpak gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gracie darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Terpak throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Gracie manages to pass to side control.
Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but Terpak is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terpak is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dyron Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Terpak throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Terpak is looking to reverse the position.
Terpak throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Gracie controls the position.
Terpak tries to buck Gracie off but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Terpak keeps working.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Terpak misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie has closed the distance and engaged Terpak in a clinch.
Gracie tries to land a knee to the head but Terpak blocks with his arms.
Gracie tries to land knees in the clinch but Terpak avoids the damage to the body.
Roman Terpak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two 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.
Terpak tries to pull guard but Gracie won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Terpak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gracie lands an elbow that stopped Terpak in his tracks for a moment.
Gracie misses with an elbow strike.
Gracie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Terpak.
Gracie gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gracie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Terpak blocks it with crossed arms.
Terpak manages to break the clinch.
Gracie moves into the clinch successfully.
Terpak jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gracie walks away with a smile on his face. Terpak gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A low kick from Terpak misses
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gracie throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Terpak was covering up waiting for the punch and Gracie finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Terpak has his foot on Gracie's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gracie works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Terpak keeps moving.
Gracie passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Terpak misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Terpak is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
Terpak throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gracie works to advance to full mount. Terpak defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Terpak is trying to escape the mount.
Gracie content just to control the position here.
Gracie landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gracie tries to control but Terpak wriggling away.
Terpak is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
Gracie tries to control but Terpak wriggling away.
Gracie seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Terpak is holding on tight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dyron Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gracie 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dyron Gracie!
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