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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donald Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rener Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
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199 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Donald Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rener Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drake closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gracie circles away.
Drake tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Drake tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Drake is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Gracie slows the pace down in half guard.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Drake keeps working.
Gracie tries to pass to full mount but Drake defends it.
Drake is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rener Gracie hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A big left from Gracie misses.
Drake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drake fails with the takedown.
Drake wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Drake forces Gracie back against the cage and clinches.
Drake jumps guard.
Gracie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gracie trying to control the position but Drake is working away.
Gracie has hold of Drake's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Drake tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Gracie cranks the arm and Drake screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Drake, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Rener Gracie!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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