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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Fedorin (ranked 4167 p4p, 481 weight class) and Ricky Gracie (ranked 4092 p4p, 475 weight class). Ricky Gracie acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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175 lbs
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177 cm
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180 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Fedorin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricky Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Fedorin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fedorin lands a jab to the head.
Fedorin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fedorin throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fedorin avoids it really well and circles away.
Fedorin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Fedorin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A counter left hand to the body from Fedorin misses its target.
Yuri Fedorin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Gracie.
Gracie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedorin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fedorin lands a leg kick that knocks Gracie off balance momentarily.
Gracie gets the takedown into side control.
Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gracie works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fedorin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fedorin struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fedorin, who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on Fedorin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Fedorin is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Gracie yanks on the arm and Fedorin is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Gracie.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ricky 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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