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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Mashburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mashburn has chosen Meshuggah-Bleed as his entrance music. Ronaldo Gracie is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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165 lbs
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166 cm
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162 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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 Amsterdam, Ronaldo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Donald Mashburn!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mashburn fails with a takedown attempt.
Mashburn feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gracie is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mashburn is controlling him.
Mashburn looking to pass the guard.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mashburn trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie trying to control the position.
Mashburn stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gracie scores with a takedown into Mashburn's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mashburn's guard.
Mashburn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Mashburn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mashburn has his hands on Gracie's head, controlling the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mashburn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Donald Mashburn wasn't active enough on the ground.
Mashburn bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mashburn in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to escape but Mashburn is in control.
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mashburn has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie regains half guard, as Mashburn was trying to land strikes.
Gracie is staying active underneath Mashburn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gracie is defending against the submission attempts here by Mashburn.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mashburn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gracie defending well though.
Gracie trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet.
Mashburn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mashburn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gracie's head.
Gracie manages to get to full guard.
Mashburn must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mashburn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gracie wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Mashburn is now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mashburn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gracie is refusing to be controlled, as Mashburn sits in half guard.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Mashburn has control of the leg.
That's four 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.
Mashburn stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Mashburn gets a clinch.
Mashburn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mashburn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mashburn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mashburn throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gracie was covering up waiting for the punch and Mashburn finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gracie trying to control the position.
Mashburn stays in close to Gracie's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Mashburn dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mashburn shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mashburn was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
BOOM! Mashburn connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gracie tries to buck Mashburn off but he can't manage it.
Mashburn scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gracie?
Mashburn lands a heavy elbow.
Mashburn raining down shots from the mount!
Mashburn raining down shots from the mount!
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mashburn is landing with some decent strikes but Gracie is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mashburn punishing his opponent with strikes.
A nice elbow there by Mashburn.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mashburn should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Gracie tries to hold on but Mashburn postures up.
Mashburn postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gracie looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mashburn dominating with strikes here.
Mashburn is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mashburn looking to finish Gracie with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gracie!
Mashburn with the ground and pound from mount.
Mashburn lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mashburn with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mashburn controlling from the full mount.
Mashburn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gracie is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Mashburn.
Gracie is squirming around, avoiding Mashburn's attempts to control the action.
Gracie keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mashburn looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mashburn lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mashburn tries to control but Gracie wriggling away.
Gracie is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mashburn working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mashburn landing strikes from the mount and Gracie is in trouble!
Gracie working to try and regain half guard.
A nice elbow there by Mashburn.
Gracie tries to hold on but Mashburn pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gracie taking shots to the head.
Mashburn scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gracie is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mashburn lands with some strikes.
You get the feeling that Gracie really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Gracie is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mashburn lands a big shot there that rocks Gracie but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gracie is bucking up trying to escape but Mashburn cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mashburn avoids the attempt from Gracie to control.
Mashburn content just to control the position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mashburn landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Mashburn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Mashburn is avoiding it.
Donald Mashburn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Mashburn counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Mashburn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mashburn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gracie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mashburn is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mashburn lands a nice short elbow.
Mashburn looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mashburn is working for a submission of some sort.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mashburn is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mashburn wants to work for an arm triangle but Gracie is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Mashburn postures up.
Mashburn trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two 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 is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mashburn preventing the sweep.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Mashburn tries to pass.
Mashburn is in close to Gracie's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mashburn controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mashburn thows a big elbow that misses.
Gracie wants to stand and escape but Mashburn is having none of it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mashburn feints and as Gracie raises his hands in defense, Mashburn changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is adopting a defensive guard.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mashburn is one step ahead there.
Mashburn wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Mashburn wants to stand but Gracie has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gracie wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ronaldo Gracie wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Mashburn counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mashburn landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mashburn is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Gracie tries to kick Mashburn off but Mashburn keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ronaldo Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donald Mashburn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mashburn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 26:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donald Mashburn!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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