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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Renzo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otto The Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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170 cm
26
167 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin |
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Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Solid chin |
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Renzo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Otto The Great!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in but The Great avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gracie dives in and grabs The Great's left leg, looking for a takedown. The Great pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renzo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The Great has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around The Great's waist but The Great gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
We've been told by Gracie's head coaches at Cozad The Island that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The Great is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with The Great, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes The Great against the cage but The Great circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The Great leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
The Great closes the distance and clinches.
The Great works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The Great breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Great clinches with his opponent.
The Great with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Great breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by The Great which made him look bad.
The Great fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Great landing knees to the head.
A bit of stalling here from The Great.
The Great breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Great tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
The Great tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Great rushes Gracie and presses him up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The Great with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The Great escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Great moves into range and clinches up with Gracie.
The Great landing knees to the head.
The Great lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The Great taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The Great breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Great tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
The Great moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but The Great sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Great wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
The Great is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Great rushes Gracie and presses him up against the cage.
The Great digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank.
The Great lands a knee to the head.
The Great breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Great has Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
The Great slows down the pace here.
The crowd are getting on The Great's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Great lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
The Great lands a knee to the head.
The Great holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The Great comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gracie looking to slow down the pace here.
The Great connects with a knee to the head.
Gracie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The Great crunches a lovely knee into Gracie's ribcage.
The Great manages to break the clinch.
The Great moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Great scores with a nice hook to the head.
The Great lands a nice elbow.
The Great's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Great wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
The Great is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
The Great tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
The Great tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
The Great tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
The Great clinches with his opponent.
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 Great controlling the action here for a moment.
Good body shot from The Great.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Great creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gracie has The Great pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. The Great manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The Great connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otto The Great dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The Great closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.
The Great is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but The Great pulls his leg out and moves away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by The Great.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renzo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Great has managed to clinch.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses.
The Great landing knees to the head.
Gracie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but The Great pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The Great breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by The Great.
The Great closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Otto The Great seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The Great lands a knee to the head.
Gracie is trying to force a seperation but The Great has the dominant position.
The Great lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
The Great is struggling to control the position.
The Great breaks from the clinch.
The Great tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Great has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Great displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The Great tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
The Great has Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from The Great.
Gracie tries to break the clinch but The Great is controlling the position.
The Great has Gracie pressed against the cage, preventing Gracie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The Great lands an elbow inside.
The Great breaks the clinch.
Otto The Great is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Great fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Great wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Gracie prevents The Great from standing back up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if The Great can do anything to dispel that myth.
The Great 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 three minutes gone in the round.
The Great tries to kick Gracie off in order to stand up. Gracie Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
The Great is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gracie asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Gracie is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. The Great looks calm but he's in trouble here. Gracie gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. The Great is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Gracie lets go of the hold and The Great can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Renzo 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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