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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Benz Bulver (ranked 2882 p4p, 326 weight class) and Renato Gracie (ranked 1778 p4p, 219 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bulver might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Little Eagle Soars. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benz Bulver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Renato Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bulver is looking to clinch.
Bulver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie is trying to counter with his kicks.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bulver looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bulver connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gracie momentarily.
Decent striking displayed by Gracie there.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bulver misses the jab.
Gracie misses the jab.
As Gracie looks to move away, Bulver throws a big counter combo but Gracie just gets out of the way.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bulver. Bulver obviously looking to wear him down.
Good work by Bulver as he checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bulver's corner calls for a 1-2. Bulver obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gracie lands with a nice body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gracie.
Bulver blocks the body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to score with low kicks.
A jab from Gracie finds it's way through Bulver's defenses.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bulver.
Bulver tries to score with a low kick but Gracie moves his leg out of the way.
Bulver uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Bulver throws an off balance right hand
and Gracie counters with a head kick.
Gracie jabs Bulver right on the nose. Bulver blinks but takes it well.
Bulver pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gracie back to the cage. Bulver follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Renato Gracie has been cut.
Bulver moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Bulver ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Bulver gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bulver lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bulver lands a shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Bulver.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bulver can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Gracie lands a shoulder strike.
The referee calls for Bulver to work.
Bulver throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bulver tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Bulver fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gracie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Bulver moves out of range easily.
Bulver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Gracie shapes to counter with a head kick.
Bulver connects with a leg kick. Gracie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bulver drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie connects with an inside leg kick.
Gracie moves out of range of the leg kick from Bulver.
Gracie throws a hook but Bulver avoids it easily.
Bulver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bulver attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bulver throws a low kick but Gracie moves out of range easily.
Bulver throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Bulver misses with a hook.
Gracie clobbers Bulver with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gracie takes one to the chin there.
Bulver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bulver throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
Bulver chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gracie can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Bulver's head but Bulver sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie takes one to the chin there.
Gracie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bulver.
Bulver needs to keep his hands up - Gracie had a free shot at his head there.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Bulver.
Bulver swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gracie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie throws a lazy head kick
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bulver counters with a nice body shot.
Gracie bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bulver will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bulver.
Gracie slips under a jab from Bulver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Renato Gracie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Renato Gracie's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bulver misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Gracie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bulver tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Bulver moves out of range easily.
Bulver slips a jab from Gracie.
Gracie walks into a jab.
Gracie throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bulver on the side of the head.
Gracie paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gracie tries to move into range but Bulver moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gracie misses with a body kick.
Bulver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie pushes Bulver away with a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bulver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bulver lands with a cross.
Bulver has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bulver there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie scores with a shot to the body.
Bulver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bulver displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Bulver moved out of range.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Bulver.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Bulver.
Bulver looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bulver's sensitive parts.
Bulver blocks a leg kick.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bulver.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bulver.
Gracie appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bulver.
Bulver misses with a hook
and Gracie counters with a body kick.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Bulver is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Bulver.
Gracie throws a counter combo.
Bulver lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gracie.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gracie.
Gracie scores with a spinning back kick!
Bulver drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
Bulver is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A right hand to the body from Gracie.
Bulver is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bulver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie letting Bulver take a breather here.
Bulver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bulver misses with a punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bulver takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bulver lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bulver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Bulver.
Bulver lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gracie misses with some punches.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Bulver.
Bulver working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gracie blocks an elbow strike from Bulver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulver pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bulver's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bulver has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gracie.
Bulver misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bulver throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gracie lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bulver with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bulver throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Gracie looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bulver is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Bulver throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie lands a head shot.
Gracie throws a solid leg kick but Bulver takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gracie.
Bulver is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Renato Gracie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Renato Gracie's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bulver takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bulver avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gracie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bulver throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Gracie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bulver rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bulver walks into a stiff left hand from Gracie.
Bulver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Renato Gracie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gracie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good work by Bulver as he checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie throws a front kick aimed at Bulver's knee but Bulver avoids it well.
Gracie throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gracie throws a hook but Bulver blocks it.
Bulver is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulver checks a low kick from Gracie.
A leg kick checked by Bulver.
Bulver looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Gracie only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gracie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bulver takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bulver looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gracie is looking to score with low kicks.
Bulver misses with a hook.
Bulver swings widly with a right hand
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bulver scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
No joy there for Bulver, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bulver will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bulver punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Bulver bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulver gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gracie.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bulver takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bulver throws a combination that misses
and Gracie counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bulver scores with a leg kick.
Bulver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Bulver misses with the combination.
Bulver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bulver throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie misses with a hook. Bulver ducked under it nicely.
Gracie connects with a crisp jab.
Bulver takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bulver.
Renato Gracie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulver throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Gracie only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gracie. That's going to slow Bulver down.
Bulver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie lands a nice shot to the body.
Gracie connects with a body shot that sends Bulver's belly button to the back.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bulver.
Gracie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gracie.
That kick from Gracie tenderised Bulver's leg. Bulver is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gracie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bulver cracks the inside of Gracie's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulver takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bulver moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A big left from Gracie misses.
Bulver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bulver went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Bulver avoids them all with ease.
Gracie tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Bulver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bulver moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Bulver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Benz Bulver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie lands a jab.
Gracie throws a leg kick which misses Bulver's front leg but catches the back leg as Bulver tries to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Renato 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renato Gracie!
Renato Gracie seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Benz Bulver stepped up to the mic, saying 'I've been beat on my whole life, this is nothing...'.
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