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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kron Gracie (ranked 2916 p4p, 321 weight class) and Jay Popotrek (ranked 6693 p4p, 524 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by ROYCE GRACIE. Kron Gracie has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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162 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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26
165 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kron Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Popotrek!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie checks a leg kick nicely.
Horrible takedown attempt by Popotrek or perhaps it was just good defense by Gracie, which made it look bad.
Popotrek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Jay Popotrek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Popotrek. Those never looked like landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Gracie misses its target.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Popotrek sprawls well.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Popotrek as he jumps to the side.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Popotrek.
It looked like Gracie wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Popotrek but Popotrek pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kron Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Popotrek as Gracie shoots in.
Popotrek swinging wildly here.
Gracie lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Gracie cracks Popotrek with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Popotrek tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie scores with a nice strike.
Popotrek fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Popotrek looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Popotrek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Popotrek.
Popotrek attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Popotrek attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Popotrek shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Popotrek stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Gracie throws up his legs and catches Popotrek in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Popotrek tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Gracie! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kron Gracie!
Our winner, Kron Gracie, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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