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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Decon Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Yeke Yeke. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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163 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Granite chin |
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Good takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Decon Green!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie tests Green's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Green dives in for a single leg takedown but Gracie sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gracie lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Green actively working from the bottom here.
Green is looking to improve his position.
Green is still trying to improve position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Green has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracie is working away from the top position though.
Gracie is trying to control. Green wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Green works his way to full guard. Good work.
Green being controlled here, momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gracie is aware though and is defending well.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Green holds on and takes a little breather.
Green wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Green is keeping the position for now.
Green had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gracie defends it easily.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Green keeps moving.
Green pulls Gracie in close to his closed guard and prevents Gracie from doing any damage or advancing position.
Green working a defensive guard but Gracie passes into half guard.
Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Green is having none of it.
Gracie scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Green moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gracie looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Gracie wants to get up but he can't break Green's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Green controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green working for a triangle but Gracie defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gracie trying to control but Green is working from the bottom.
Gracie scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gracie trying to control but Green is working from the bottom.
Green controlling the position.
Green looking for a guillotine here but Gracie defends easily.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Green is keeping the position for now.
Green is looking for a triangle but Gracie pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Green swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gracie postures up.
Green wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Gracie lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Green pulls Gracie in to control the position.
Green throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Green keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Green is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Green looking for subs off his back but Gracie has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Green trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.
Green wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie throwing shots but Green is blocking nicely.
Green slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Green keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Green keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Decon Green will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Green bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Green closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Green wants to free his trapped foot but Gracie is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Green seems to be working for a kimura but Gracie defends the submission attempt.
Green is looking for a kimura but Gracie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Green to get the leverage.
Green with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Green wants to work for an arm triangle but Gracie is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green trying to control from half guard but Gracie is working away.
Decon Green has got the better of the ground game so far.
Green is looking for a kimura but Gracie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Green to get the leverage.
Green controlling the action here.
Green is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green is looking for a kimura but Gracie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Green to get the leverage.
Green is looking for submissions but instead, Gracie has regained full guard.
Green wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Green drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gracie manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Green has Gracie in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Green keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Green is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gracie is aware though and is defending well.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Green controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
Gracie is stalling in the full guard.
Green looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Green is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We're going to have a standup here because Antonio Gracie wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Green fails with a takedown attempt.
Green shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gracie as he jumps to the side.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie gets a clinch.
Gracie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Green shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Antonio Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Decon Green.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Green shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gracie counters with a crisp one two that drops Green! Gracie thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Green to his feet! Green is in big trouble!
Decon Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Green is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Green shoots in for a takedown but Gracie shows good takedown defense.
Gracie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Green in his tracks.
Gracie moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Gracie dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gracie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gracie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Green shoots for a takedown but Gracie saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Green takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Green shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gracie defends it nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gracie. That's going to slow Green down.
Gracie lands a two punch combo.
Green shoots in and drives through. Gracie sprawls well.
Antonio Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Decon Green.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Green tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gracie connects with a nasty looking knee right to Green's face.
Gracie avoiding damage.
Green takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Green is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gracie is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Green to the mat. Green regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Green throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gracie landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Green looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie passes into half guard.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Green keeps working.
Nice strikes from Gracie there.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Green won't allow it.
Green is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Green is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Green avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green controlling the position well.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Green is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
We're going to have a standup here because Antonio Gracie wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A right-left combo lands from Gracie.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gracie. Gracie obviously looking to wear him down.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Green.
Gracie lands a leg kick that knocks Green off balance momentarily.
A head kick from Gracie lands but Green takes it in his stride.
Green shoots in looking for a takedown. Gracie tries to sprawl out of it but Green keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gracie manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Green with a poor takedown
and Gracie counters with a crisp one two that drops Green! Gracie thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Green to his feet! Green is in big trouble!
Green is rocked!
Gracie lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Green falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Antonio Gracie!
A very excited looking Antonio Gracie rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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