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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Ericsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Matanza - Meio Psicopata as his entrance music. Chuck Gracie will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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265 lbs
1 - 6 - 0 |
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225 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Poweful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eric Ericsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chuck Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ericsson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Ericsson jumps guard but Gracie stands there with Ericsson around his waist. Ericsson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gracie connects with a knee to the head.
Ericsson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gracie landing knees to the head.
Gracie lands a knee to the head.
Ericsson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gracie just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ericsson jumps guard and drags Gracie to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ericsson has his hands on Gracie's head, controlling the position.
Ericsson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gracie is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ericsson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ericsson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gracie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ericsson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gracie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ericsson trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Ericsson is keeping the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gracie throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ericsson's head.
Chuck Gracie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ericsson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gracie tries to avoid it but Ericsson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gracie to the ground. Gracie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Ericsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie clobbers Ericsson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ericsson walks into a jab.
Gracie scores with a nice right hand.
Gracie scoring well with a low kick there.
Gracie scores with a nice body kick.
Gracie has closed the distance and engaged Ericsson in a clinch.
Ericsson tries to pull guard but Gracie holds him up against the cage and eventually Ericsson drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ericsson letting Gracie take a breather here.
Ericsson tries to pull guard but Gracie won't allow it.
Gracie stops a takedown attempt from Ericsson.
Gracie stalls.
Ericsson jumps guard but Gracie stands there with Ericsson around his waist. Ericsson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gracie is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gracie scores a nice knee to the body.
Gracie is leaning against Ericsson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gracie using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gracie is stalling here.
Knees to the body from Gracie.
Ericsson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gracie avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gracie manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gracie landing knees to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gracie lands with a left to the head.
Ericsson jumps guard but Gracie stands there with Ericsson around his waist. Ericsson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gracie stalling in the clinch but Ericsson improves position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chuck Gracie.
Gracie scores with a hook.
Gracie closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gracie lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ericsson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gracie cracks Ericsson with a good jab.
Gracie scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gracie lands a lovely overhand right.
Ericsson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Gracie dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ericsson walks into a left hand.
Ericsson shoots for a takedown but Gracie saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ericsson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gracie scores with a kick to the body.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches.
The is referee keeping an eye on Gracie - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gracie scores a nice knee to the body.
Gracie lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ericsson backwards.
Gracie landing knees to the head.
Ericsson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gracie just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ericsson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gracie just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Ericsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ericsson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gracie fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ericsson fails to pull guard.
Gracie lands a knee to the head.
Gracie lands a nice uppercut.
Ericsson fails to pull guard.
Ericsson tries to pull guard but Gracie won't allow it.
Ericsson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gracie smiles and moves away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gracie leaning against his opponent.
Gracie connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ericsson's face.
Ericsson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gracie smiles and moves away.
Gracie keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gracie throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gracie has Ericsson up against the cage in a clinch.
Ericsson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gracie looking to slow down the pace here.
Gracie lands an elbow inside that Ericsson shrugs off.
Gracie stalls.
Ericsson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gracie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gracie landing knees to the body.
Gracie has Ericsson pressed against the cage.
Ericsson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gracie fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gracie gets underhooks to prevent Ericsson's takedown attempt.
Ericsson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gracie just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gracie is pressed up against the cage. Ericsson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gracie down to the mat. Gracie avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gracie throws a one two combo.
Gracie throws a nice head kick!
Ericsson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Eric Ericsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ericsson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gracie lands a high kick!
Chuck Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie connects with a high kick.
Gracie lands with a slapping head kick.
Gracie clinches.
Gracie with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ericsson tries to pull guard but Gracie won't allow it.
Gracie with a knee to the head.
Ericsson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gracie gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gracie stalling in the clinch.
Gracie is looking to control Ericsson's arms but Ericsson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gracie has his back to the cage.
Gracie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ericsson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gracie uses from the top position.
Ericsson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ericsson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ericsson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ericsson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gracie!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Gracie lands with a slapping head kick.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gracie scores with a nice body kick.
Gracie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ericsson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A solid body kick from Gracie.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ericsson manages to pull guard.
Gracie content to stall in guard here.
Ericsson throws his legs up looking for a submission but Gracie uses it to pass to side control.
Ericsson trying his best to control but Gracie has mounted him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson is looking to improve his position but Gracie isn't that keen on the idea.
Ericsson is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Ericsson is looking to improve his position but Gracie isn't that keen on the idea.
Ericsson wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Ericsson is looking to improve his position but Gracie isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie avoids the attempt from Ericsson to control.
Ericsson is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Eric Ericsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ericsson wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ericsson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gracie winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Gracie!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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