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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roy Mustang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hoger Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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170 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roy Mustang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hoger Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie throws a leg kick but Mustang checks it.
Mustang shoots and misses
and Gracie counters with a right hand to the body.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Mustang walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gracie tries to work over Mustang's front leg with a kick but Mustang checks it.
Mustang slips under a jab from Gracie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mustang misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
Mustang doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Mustang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustang with a poor takedown
and Gracie holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gracie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mustang with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
Mustang fails with the takedown
and Gracie counters with a leg kick.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Mustang sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustang takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mustang tries for a takedown but Gracie circles away easily
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
Gracie misses with a hook.
Gracie throws a lazy uppercut
and Mustang counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mustang thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mustang prevents Gracie from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustang trying to control the position but Gracie is working away.
Mustang working the head with strikes.
Mustang wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Mustang prevents Gracie from escaping the position.
Gracie is not content to let Mustang control the position.
Mustang taking a breather here.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet but Mustang drags him back down.
Mustang trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Mustang working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mustang wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Mustang is controlling him well.
Mustang tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mustang has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mustang is trying to get an arm triangle but Gracie is defending well.
Mustang wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gracie, who protects the arm well.
Mustang tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet but Mustang drags him back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hoger Gracie will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Mustang takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mustang tries for a takedown but Gracie circles away easily
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
Gracie swings widly with a right hand
and Mustang counters with a right hand to the body.
Mustang throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Mustang circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Mustang blocks the low kick.
Mustang manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gracie on his heels. He'll look to pass Gracie's guard now, I'm sure.
Mustang trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Mustang wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Mustang thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mustang.
Mustang drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mustang jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mustang showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustang won't allow Gracie to get back to his feet.
Mustang postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gracie wants to stand but Mustang is controlling the position.
Mustang trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mustang is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gracie wants to stand and escape but Mustang is having none of it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mustang gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gracie counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustang with a poor takedown
and Gracie counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Mustang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mustang tries for a takedown but Gracie circles away easily
and Gracie counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mustang has his takedown stuffed
and Gracie counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mustang's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustang misses the shot to the body.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Mustang moved away.
Mustang avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Gracie tries to clinch but Mustang is having none of it.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mustang.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mustang.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hoger Gracie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gracie blocks a jab.
Mustang doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mustang avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Mustang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Gracie gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Mustang from controlling successfully.
Mustang wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Mustang is working hard here to advance position.
Mustang trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Mustang won't allow Gracie to get back to his feet.
Gracie has his feet on Mustang's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Mustang has his takedown stuffed
and Gracie moves into the clinch.
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.
Gracie breaks the clinch.
Mustang takes one on the button.
Mustang shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mustang showed some decent athleticism there.
Mustang 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.
Gracie is trying to stand.
Gracie is staying active underneath Mustang, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mustang missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustang seems to be working for a kimura but Gracie defends the submission attempt.
Gracie pushes Mustang off looking to stand but Mustang dives back in and keeps control.
Gracie is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Gracie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mustang is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mustang is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gracie doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mustang.
Mustang throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mustang stalling.
Gracie looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four 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.
Gracie is defending against the submission attempts here by Mustang.
Mustang wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Mustang perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mustang is looking for a kimura but Gracie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mustang to get the leverage.
Mustang is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gracie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mustang.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet.
Mustang is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gracie sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Roy Mustang did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gracie tries to clinch but Mustang is having none of it.
Gracie takes a swing at Mustang's ribcage but misses.
Gracie tries to clinch up but Mustang circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mustang with a poor takedown
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mustang.
Hoger Gracie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mustang.
Mustang falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mustang misses with a takedown attempt
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Roy Mustang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mustang shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mustang was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Roy Mustang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustang looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Gracie defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Mustang.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet.
Gracie is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Gracie is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Mustang has taken his back.
Gracie trying to get back to his feet but Mustang is in full control for now.
Mustang throwing sloppy strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to get back to his feet but Mustang has full control of the position and if anything, Gracie has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Mustang has got one arm under Gracie's chin. This could be trouble... Gracie trying to control the other hand but Mustang gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Gracie has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Roy Mustang!
Roy Mustang retains his welterweight title!
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energy
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