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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John AppleSkillett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hoger Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Hoger Gracie enters the cage!
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180 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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170 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John AppleSkillett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hoger Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
AppleSkillett gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gracie wants to break the clinch but can't.
AppleSkillett keeps control of Gracie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
AppleSkillett lands with a right to the head.
AppleSkillett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
AppleSkillett scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
AppleSkillett is looking to clinch.
Gracie tries for a takedown but AppleSkillett sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
John AppleSkillett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hoger Gracie.
AppleSkillett rushes Gracie and presses him up against the cage.
AppleSkillett manages to break the clinch.
AppleSkillett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from AppleSkillett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie rushes AppleSkillett and presses him up against the cage.
Gracie tries to circle away but AppleSkillett has him pinned against the cage.
AppleSkillett breaks the clinch.
AppleSkillett fails with an attempt to clinch.
AppleSkillett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Gracie gets tackled into the cage by AppleSkillett. AppleSkillett maintains the clinch.
Gracie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
AppleSkillett breaks the clinch.
John AppleSkillett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie walks into a straight right hand from AppleSkillett.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but AppleSkillett sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. AppleSkillett sprawls well.
A combination from AppleSkillett does no damage.
Gracie dives in and grabs AppleSkillett's left leg, looking for a takedown. AppleSkillett pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. AppleSkillett sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
AppleSkillett tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
AppleSkillett scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
AppleSkillett cracks Gracie with an open hand slap.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
AppleSkillett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. AppleSkillett sprawls well.
AppleSkillett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gracie looks gassed!
AppleSkillett instigates a clinch.
AppleSkillett is pushing Gracie up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
AppleSkillett breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - AppleSkillett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
AppleSkillett misses with a double jab
and Gracie counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for AppleSkillett!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gracie prevents AppleSkillett from getting the reversal.
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
AppleSkillett keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gracie is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. AppleSkillett can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. AppleSkillett can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie controlling from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie wants to control the pace but AppleSkillett is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John AppleSkillett dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gracie darts in and clinches AppleSkillett up against the cage.
AppleSkillett breaks from the clinch.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from AppleSkillett.
A punch lands to the side of Gracie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
AppleSkillett instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Gracie's face as he tries to break the clinch.
AppleSkillett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
John AppleSkillett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gracie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts AppleSkillett as he jumps to the side.
AppleSkillett throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. AppleSkillett defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for AppleSkillett.
Gracie shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gracie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but AppleSkillett is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gracie is looking to stall here but AppleSkillett recovers full guard.
AppleSkillett keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
AppleSkillett wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but AppleSkillett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hoger Gracie was stalling too much, according to the referee.
AppleSkillett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. AppleSkillett sprawls well.
John AppleSkillett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hoger Gracie.
AppleSkillett misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
AppleSkillett lands a left and a right that send Gracie crashing to the mat, dazed. AppleSkillett thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Hoger Gracie has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
AppleSkillett gets in close and instigates a clinch.
AppleSkillett looking to slow down the pace here.
Gracie breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John AppleSkillett dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hoger Gracie's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sloppy strikes from AppleSkillett. Those never looked like landing.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
AppleSkillett has closed the distance and engaged Gracie in a clinch.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
AppleSkillett breaks from the clinch.
AppleSkillett misses with a double jab.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
AppleSkillett trying to control here.
Gracie is looking to stall here but AppleSkillett recovers full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control but AppleSkillett is working from the bottom.
AppleSkillett on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if AppleSkillett tries to get out of the position.
AppleSkillett is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gracie passes AppleSkillett's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working for a kimura but AppleSkillett is defending it quite comfortably.
Gracie sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but AppleSkillett is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
AppleSkillett knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Gracie might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control AppleSkillett kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hoger Gracie.
AppleSkillett keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
AppleSkillett throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Gracie looks for a takedown but AppleSkillett sprawls well.
John AppleSkillett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hoger Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
AppleSkillett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
AppleSkillett throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but AppleSkillett sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
AppleSkillett darts in and clinches Gracie up against the cage.
A short right from AppleSkillett on the inside.
AppleSkillett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
AppleSkillett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
AppleSkillett stuffs the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
AppleSkillett is looking to clinch.
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.
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 John AppleSkillett.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for AppleSkillett, 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John AppleSkillett!
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RATING
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