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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Royler Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donatan Cleo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donatan Cleo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royler Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donatan Cleo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cleo tries to clinch up.
Gracie looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Cleo is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cleo is looking to clinch.
Cleo wants to clinch.
Cleo tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Cleo moves into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Cleo.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cleo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cleo looks to clinch
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Cleo flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Gracie prevents Cleo from improving his position.
Cleo wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
Cleo tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleo tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Cleo wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
Cleo wants to get back to full guard.
Cleo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cleo is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cleo avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gracie lands strikes from half guard.
Gracie prevents Cleo from improving his position.
Cleo felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Cleo trying to control here.
Cleo is trying to stand back up but Gracie is controlling him
Gracie is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Cleo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gracie not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cleo looking to control but Gracie passes into half guard.
Gracie trying to control the pace.
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.
Gracie decides to stand and escape the position.
Cleo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cleo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cleo moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Cleo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cleo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cleo doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Cleo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cleo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cleo wants to clinch.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Donatan Cleo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cleo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown. Cleo fights it but they end up in guard.
Cleo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cleo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gracie stops Cleo from standing up.
Cleo controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
Royler Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie prevents Cleo from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cleo tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Cleo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cleo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Cleo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Cleo sprawls well.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Cleo.
Cleo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cleo is looking to clinch.
Royler Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie gets a double leg takedown into Cleo's guard.
Gracie wanted to stand there but Cleo had control of the position.
Cleo 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.
Cleo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cleo working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Cleo keeps moving.
Cleo wants to stand up but Gracie is controlling him.
Gracie is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Cleo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Royler Gracie wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Donatan Cleo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cleo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cleo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cleo tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cleo wants to clinch.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Cleo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cleo pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Cleo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracie or not.
Cleo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cleo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cleo tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleo tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Cleo tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Cleo tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cleo defends well and Gracie ends up having to push Cleo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cleo is looking to control Gracie's arms but Gracie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cleo has his back to the cage.
A hook to the body from Cleo.
Cleo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cleo manages to break the clinch.
Cleo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cleo tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cleo tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Cleo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Cleo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donatan Cleo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Cleo moves into the clinch successfully.
Cleo pushes Gracie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Cleo - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cleo.
Cleo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cleo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cleo digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank.
Gracie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cleo's efforts to push away.
Cleo taking a breather.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cleo.
Cleo lands a good knee to the midsection. Gracie won't want to take too many of those.
Cleo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cleo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Cleo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cleo moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Cleo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cleo tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Cleo moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Cleo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cleo moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cleo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cleo is looking to clinch.
Cleo tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cleo looking for a guillotine here but Gracie defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Cleo is retaining full guard.
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cleo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cleo keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Cleo is trying to keep Gracie in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gracie's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cleo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
We're going to have a standup here because Royler Gracie wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cleo doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Cleo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cleo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cleo tries to clinch up.
Donatan Cleo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cleo tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleo moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cleo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cleo tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie tries to keep at a distance but Cleo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cleo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gracie tries a body shot but Cleo blocks it.
Cleo tries to break free but Gracie pushes him back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Cleo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cleo lands with a short shot to the head.
Cleo is leaning against Gracie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Royler Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donatan Cleo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cleo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cleo lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donatan Cleo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cleo 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donatan Cleo!
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hype
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