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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Khalidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kron Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khalidov comes into the arena with Punks Jump Up To Get Beatdown blaring out of the sound system. Gracie comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Bravery - time won't let me go kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
20 - 8 - 0 |
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218 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Khalidov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kron Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie tries to move into range but Khalidov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Khalidov counters with a left to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Khalidov.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Khalidov defends it nicely.
Gracie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Khalidov misses with a straight left.
Khalidov misses the jab.
Khalidov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Khalidov scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khalidov. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khalidov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Khalidov throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie staying out of range there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Khalidov.
Gracie checks the leg kick.
Khalidov gets caught flat footed, as Gracie shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Khalidov is pulling down on Gracie's head. It's preventing any offense from Gracie, at least for the moment.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Khalidov keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard.
Khalidov wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Fedor Khalidov.
Khalidov misses with a left hand
and Gracie counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Khalidov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Khalidov circles away.
Fedor Khalidov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kron Gracie.
A low kick from Khalidov is predictable there
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Khalidov's head.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Khalidov wants to get back to full guard but Gracie has passed into side control.
Gracie in side control, throwing shots but Khalidov defends.
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gracie throws a strike aimed at the side of Khalidov's head but Khalidov avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov dodges the ground and pound from Gracie.
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Gracie throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Gracie throws a strike aimed at the side of Khalidov's head but Khalidov avoids it well.
Khalidov is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
Gracie misses with the ground and pound.
Khalidov wants to control but Gracie postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Fedor Khalidov will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Khalidov.
Khalidov misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Khalidov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Khalidov misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Khalidov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Khalidov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalidov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gracie gets a takedown into half guard.
Gracie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Khalidov tries to kick Gracie off but Gracie keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Khalidov pushes Gracie off and gets back to his feet.
Gracie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Khalidov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
Khalidov thows a leg kick but Gracie checks it
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Khalidov keeps it at a distance.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Khalidov tries to land a leg kick but Gracie saw it coming and moves away.
Gracie closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Khalidov to the mat! Khalidov manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Khalidov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Khalidov has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov tries to stand but can't do so whilst Gracie controls his leg.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Fedor Khalidov wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie throws a predictable looking body shot
and Khalidov counters with a leg kick.
Khalidov keeps Gracie at a distance using the push kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Gracie blocks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Khalidov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khalidov keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
and Khalidov counters with a one-two to the body.
A shot to the body from Gracie misses
and Khalidov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie checks a low kick from Khalidov.
Khalidov misses with an uppercut.
Gracie walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Fedor Khalidov will probably get the nod.
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!
Khalidov checks a leg kick nicely.
Gracie misses with a left hand
and Khalidov counters with a straight right hand.
Khalidov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
Khalidov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gracie lands a head shot.
Gracie takes one on the button.
Gracie throws a sloppy body shot
and Khalidov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khalidov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Khalidov counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Khalidov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Khalidov.
Nice uppercut there from Gracie.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Khalidov but Khalidov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gracie throws a shot to the body.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khalidov.
Khalidov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Khalidov wants it to stay on the feet.
Fedor Khalidov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kron Gracie.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That kick from Khalidov tenderised Gracie's leg. Gracie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kron Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov lunges at Gracie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gracie's hand.
Gracie is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Khalidov rather than just go for the knockout.
Gracie moves to clinch but Khalidov breaks away
and Khalidov counters with a right hand to the body.
Fedor Khalidov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khalidov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Khalidov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie lands with a shot to the body.
Khalidov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Khalidov misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khalidov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie throws a sloppy body shot
and Khalidov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Khalidov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gracie has time to react.
Gracie throws a sloppy body shot
and Khalidov counters with a nice body shot.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Khalidov throws an off balance right hand
and Gracie counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a leg kick
and Khalidov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gracie thinking.
Gracie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Khalidov counters with a stiff right hand.
Khalidov misses with a jab to the body
and Gracie counters with a right hand to the body.
Fedor Khalidov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
No joy there for Khalidov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Khalidov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Khalidov.
Khalidov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Khalidov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fedor Khalidov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Khalidov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Khalidov!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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