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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Flako Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Optimus Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pull Me Under - Dream Theater. Prime has chosen Metalingus by Alter Bridge as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
12 - 11 - 0 |
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288 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Flako Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Optimus Prime!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prime tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Prime tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Prime shoots in but no luck this time.
Gracie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gracie misses with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Prime looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie throws a good cross that connects.
Gracie finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Prime defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a hook
and Prime counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Flako Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prime closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Prime is trying to keep an underhook but Gracie manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie is stalling here. Prime is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Gracie seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Prime has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Gracie is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Prime is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Prime looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to improve his position but Prime isn't that keen on the idea.
Gracie in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gracie slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gracie tries to roll over but Prime keeps him under control.
Prime tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gracie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Prime in particular looking to stall.
Prime is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.
Prime not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gracie punching from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
Prime sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gracie defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is not content to let Prime control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prime missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
Gracie throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Gracie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gracie.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Prime is one step ahead there.
Gracie looking for subs off his back but Prime has passed one foot through into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gracie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Prime slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Prime got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Prime has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Prime is one step ahead there.
Gracie working for a triangle but Prime defends it easily.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Prime not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Prime sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gracie's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is refusing to be controlled, as Prime sits in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Prime connects with a nice short shot to Gracie's temple.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Prime wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Prime trying to control the pace.
Gracie tries to roll over but Prime keeps him under control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prime throwing shots but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Prime sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gracie defending well though.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Optimus Prime will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Prime takes the fight into the clinch.
Gracie is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Prime is defending well.
Prime breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie throws a hook but Prime blocks it.
Prime scores with a punch to the head.
Prime shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Prime was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Prime landing strikes, looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prime unloading with bombs!
Prime is landing with some decent strikes but Gracie is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gracie is rocked!
It looks like Flako Gracie has been cut.
Prime loads up with a big shot that hurts Gracie! He's pulled Prime in close but Prime has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Gracie survive? More strikes from Prime and Gracie is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Optimus Prime!
A very excited looking Optimus Prime made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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