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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Zelecki (ranked 24781 p4p, 24832 weight class) and Rafael Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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175 cm
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145
6 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Zelecki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Zelecki counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Our spies down at at Bigfoot BJJ inform us that Gracie has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Gracie looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Zelecki is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gracie has his foot on Zelecki's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Zelecki works his way back into a safe position though.
Gracie trying to control the position.
Zelecki lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zelecki controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zelecki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelecki avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Zelecki tries to pass.
Zelecki controlling from the top position.
Zelecki has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zelecki throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gracie was covering up waiting for the punch and Zelecki finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zelecki looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Zelecki tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Zelecki stands and throws Gracie's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Zelecki is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Zelecki seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gracie for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie prevents Zelecki from improving position.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Zelecki decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Rafael Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zelecki dives in and scores a takedown into Gracie's guard.
Zelecki is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Zelecki's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Zelecki dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Zelecki closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Gracie's guard.
Zelecki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zelecki is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Zelecki knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zelecki is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Zelecki tries to pass.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Zelecki tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Zelecki is working hard here to advance position.
Zelecki looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Gracie gets caught flat footed, as Zelecki shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zelecki works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Zelecki passes into side control, despite Gracie's attempt to control the position.
Gracie seems a little lost for a moment, as Zelecki dominates the positioning.
Zelecki tries to move into full mount but can't pass Gracie's legs.
Zelecki is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to bench press Zelecki off him but Zelecki keeps the position.
Gracie stops Zelecki from passing to mount.
Zelecki content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Further stalling from Zelecki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Zelecki decides to stand back up. Zelecki steps back and let's Gracie get back to his feet.
Zelecki has Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Zelecki gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Zelecki performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie is in trouble now - Zelecki has advanced to mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Zelecki dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gracie gets caught napping as Zelecki dives in and scores a takedown. Gracie manages to retain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zelecki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie has his foot on Zelecki's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Zelecki works his way back into a safe position though.
Zelecki slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zelecki decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Gracie gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ivan Zelecki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelecki advances to half guard.
Zelecki seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Zelecki continues to stall.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Zelecki is stinking the place up with his stalling.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Zelecki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
Zelecki controlling the action here.
Gracie has a hand on Zelecki's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Zelecki takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Zelecki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Zelecki manages to capitalize on a mistake by Gracie to take his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelecki controls the action.
Gracie wants to escape the position.
Gracie is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
More hug and hope from Zelecki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Zelecki is not going to allow Gracie to sit and survive in this position.
Zelecki just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie tries to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Zelecki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zelecki has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:24
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:24
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Zelecki!
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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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