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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcio Amaral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Gracie looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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210 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kevin Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcio Amaral!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amaral plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gracie looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Amaral shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Amaral trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Amaral looking to control and managing it successfully.
Amaral tries to control but Gracie wriggling away.
Amaral throwing strikes here but Gracie is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amaral thowing shots but they're missing.
Amaral looking to ground and pound but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Amaral really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amaral fails to move to back control.
Amaral jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Gracie is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Gracie and Amaral has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Sloppy strikes there by Amaral.
Gracie is looking to regain half guard here but Amaral keeps moving and retains side control.
Amaral moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Amaral stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amaral moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Amaral bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Amaral has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Amaral shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gracie is trying to defend but Amaral finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amaral performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amaral tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Amaral postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Gracie to stand up.
Amaral closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Amaral lands in his opponent's guard.
Amaral must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Amaral stands and steps away. Gracie gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amaral closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gracie did well to prevent Amaral getting side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Amaral perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gracie could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Amaral is trying to control. Gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Amaral wants to pass the guard but Gracie is defending well.
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Amaral is working away from the top position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Amaral in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcio Amaral dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gracie tries to sprawl but Amaral drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gracie won't allow Amaral to pass to mount.
Amaral is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gracie sees it coming and defends easily.
Still in half guard, Amaral seems content to control.
Amaral tries to pass to full mount but Gracie defends it.
Gracie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Amaral trying to control the pace.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Amaral is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie trying to hold on to Amaral's head to control him but Amaral postures up.
Gracie is refusing to be controlled, as Amaral sits in half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Marcio Amaral was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Amaral tries to clinch up.
Amaral clinches up against the cage.
Amaral ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Amaral no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gracie prevents Amaral from getting back to his feet.
Amaral tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Amaral controlling Gracie's posture.
Amaral keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Amaral explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Amaral gets a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amaral blocks the strikes from Gracie.
Amaral controlling the action here.
Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Amaral is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Amaral looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Marcio Amaral hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Gracie tries to keep at a distance but Amaral has taken the fight into the clinch.
Amaral has Gracie pushed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amaral ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Amaral no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcio Amaral showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Amaral feints and then cracks Gracie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gracie down.
Gracie looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Amaral slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Amaral controlling Gracie's posture.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Amaral is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie won't allow Amaral to get back to his feet.
Marcio Amaral has got the better of the ground game so far.
Amaral wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Amaral throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gracie trying to control but Amaral is working from the bottom.
Amaral working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Amaral buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gracie gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gracie is trying to keep Amaral in close.
Amaral wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amaral's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Amaral wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Marcio Amaral wasn't active enough on the ground.
Amaral pushes Gracie away with a front kick.
Gracie shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Amaral manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Amaral is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Amaral has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie being controlled here momentarily.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Amaral is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Amaral keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Kevin Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcio Amaral is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kevin Gracie just wasn't active enough.
Amaral manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gracie on his heels. He'll look to pass Gracie's guard now, I'm sure.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marcio Amaral.
Well Amaral has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcio Amaral!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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