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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Spotted Cow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Dufflebag Boy as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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175 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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186 cm
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175 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spotted Cow!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helio Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie cracks Cow with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cow buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gracie moves out of range as Cow throws a body kick.
Gracie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cow scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
A left lands for Cow.
Gracie throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cow on the side of the head.
Cow closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cow misses with a looping left.
A good leg kick by Cow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cow throws a push kick but Gracie slaps the foot to one side.
Cow misses with a low kick.
Cow is looking to slow Gracie down with leg kicks.
Cow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cow slips a straight right by Gracie.
A slow jab from Cow misses its intended target.
Gracie misses with the combination.
Cow fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Gracie misses.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cow looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Spotted Cow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cow. That one must have hurt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cow.
Cow throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Cow scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cow scores with a leg kick.
Cow looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cow fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cow throws a chopping leg kick but Gracie manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cow throws a leg kick but Gracie checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Cow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cow looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cow is looking to slow Gracie down with leg kicks.
Cow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Gracie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cow fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gracie moves out of range of the leg kick from Cow.
Cow misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cow takes one on the button.
Cow tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gracie is able to avoid easily.
Cow misses with a straight right.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cow moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a sloppy body shot
and Cow counters with a good, hard body kick but Gracie shrugs it off.
Cow tries to clinch but Gracie moves away
and Gracie counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A good leg kick by Cow.
Cow pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cow lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gracie at a distance.
Cow comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gracie lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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!
Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Donk. Cow catches Gracie right on the button with a cross.
Gracie moves out of range as Cow strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Helio Gracie will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gracie has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cow.
Cow connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cow misses with a wild body shot.
Cow misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Gracie counter with a right hand.
Cow swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gracie counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cow thinking.
Cow buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cow tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cow, right into the meat.
Nice uppercut there from Cow.
Cow throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gracie counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cow works the jab nicely.
Cow scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gracie doesn't seem bothered though.
Helio Gracie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gracie throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cow makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cow tries to clinch up
and Gracie makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Cow really felt that one!
Cow throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cow misses with a low kick.
Cow blocks a jab.
Cow turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cow misses with a leg kick
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cow.
Cow throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cow with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Cow.
Cow throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cow feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cow counters with a slapping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cow.
Cow wants to clinch.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Cow slips the punch.
Gracie throws a body punch but Cow moves out of range.
Gracie scores with a leg kick.
Gracie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cow goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gracie paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Cow misses with a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cow cracks Gracie with a good jab.
Cow swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cow throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cow motions for Gracie to come forward. Cow throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cow attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helio Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A swing and a miss from Cow.
Gracie throws a leg kick which misses Cow's front leg but catches the back leg as Cow tries to avoid it.
Gracie blocks a leg kick.
Cow lands a leg kick that knocks Gracie off balance momentarily.
Cow throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
Cow misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A jab from Gracie misses.
Cow throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Cow misses
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cow doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cow lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gracie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gracie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cow darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cow ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Cow throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cow throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gracie misses with a double jab
letting Cow counter with a right hand.
Gracie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A low kick from Cow misses
and Gracie counters with a straight right hand.
Cow just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cow has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Cow moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Cow is out of range.
Cow throws a push kick but Gracie slaps the foot to one side.
Cow scoring well with a low kick there.
Gracie throws the left hand but Cow avoids the punch easily.
Cow gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cow misses with a leg kick
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gracie on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cow attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cow tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cow throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A shot to the body from Cow misses
and Gracie counters with a leg kick.
Gracie blocks the body kick.
Gracie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A slow jab from Cow misses its intended target.
Cow misses the shot to the body.
Cow swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gracie counters with a straight right hand.
Cow thows a leg kick but Gracie checks it
and Gracie counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Cow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cow thows a body shot but no joy.
Cow gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cow walks into a left hand.
It looks like Spotted Cow has been cut.
Cow lands a head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cow tries to land a body kick
and Gracie counters with a left to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cow motions for Gracie to come forward. Cow throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Cow throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helio Gracie really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Spotted Cow's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cow thuds a left hand into Gracie's body.
Gracie tests Cow's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cow avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Cow looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cow misses with a head kick.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie throws a front kick that sends Cow stumbling back into the cage.
Danga de danga de dang - Gracie scores with a four punch combination!
Cow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Gracie blocks the low kick.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Cow.
Cow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A low kick from Cow misses
and Gracie counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Cow blocks a jab.
Cow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cow paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice straight punches there by Cow. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cow on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gracie. Gracie obviously looking to wear him down.
Gracie with a hook.
Cow connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cow slips a straight right by Gracie.
Cow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cow misses with a leg kick
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cow throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gracie misses with a hook.
Good leg kick by Cow there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gracie checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie scoring well with a low kick there.
Cow walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gracie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cow gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gracie lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cow.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Cow.
Cow looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cow lands a nice shot to the body.
Gracie working aggressively here.
Cow misses with some punches.
Gracie leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gracie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Cow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cow lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cow as Gracie tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cow is looking to land body kicks.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cow fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Gracie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cow throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Cow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Cow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Gracie misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helio Gracie dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Spotted Cow'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. This is the final round!
Gracie misses with a body shot
and Cow counters with a solid body kick.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Cow.
Cow throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Cow lands a leg kick that knocks Gracie off balance momentarily.
Cow scoring well with a low kick there.
Gracie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie misses with the combination.
Cow throws a leg kick
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
Cow throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good leg kick by Cow there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cow loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Cow throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie throws a right hand that Cow ducks under and follows up with a left that Cow also avoids with ease.
Cow thows a leg kick but Gracie checks it
and Gracie counters with a low kick, right behind Cow 's knee.
Cow dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
A big right from Cow misses.
Cow fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Gracie takes a jab right on the kisser.
Helio Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cow cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cow moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Gracie throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cow checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Cow.
Cow misses with a shot to the body
and Gracie counters with a series of strikes. Cow will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cow looks to throw a body kick
and Gracie counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cow thinking.
Good shot there by Cow.
Cow takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Cow tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gracie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cow misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Cow throws a head kick that misses.
Jab by Gracie.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
Cow missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cow moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Cow throws a head kick that misses.
Spotted Cow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cow looks to land a body kick but Gracie moved away.
Gracie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Cow thows a leg kick but Gracie checks it
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cow was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cow.
Cow tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Cow is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Spotted Cow.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 46:49
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 46:49
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Helio Gracie!
Helio Gracie is the new welterweight champion!
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