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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rory Gracie (ranked 4089 p4p, 4312 weight class) and Julio Balestrin (ranked 523 p4p, 551 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rory Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Julio Balestrin!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Balestrin digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.
Balestrin throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Gracie swings widly with a right hand
and Balestrin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Rory Gracie has been cut.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balestrin was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Gracie ducks right into an uppercut from Balestrin.
Gracie throws a combination that misses
and Balestrin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Balestrin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Balestrin throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
and Balestrin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gracie thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Balestrin jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gracie scores with a shot to the body.
Gracie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Balestrin counters with a straight right hand.
Gracie misses with a right hand
and Balestrin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Balestrin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie swings away with a body shot that misses
and Balestrin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Balestrin connects with a looping right hand.
Balestrin misses with a wild combination.
Balestrin scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gracie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balestrin avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Gracie swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Balestrin.
Balestrin moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Balestrin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Balestrin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Balestrin swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie lunges at Balestrin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Balestrin's hand.
Gracie lands with a cross.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A shot to the body from Gracie misses
and Balestrin counters with a nice uppercut.
Balestrin lands with an uppercut that bounces Gracie off the cage and back into range.
Balestrin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balestrin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Balestrin throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Gracie throws a lazy uppercut
and Balestrin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gracie thinking.
Gracie is looking to wear down Balestrin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A swing and a miss from Balestrin.
Gracie is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rory Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Balestrin counters with a nice uppercut.
Balestrin throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie misses with a jab to the body
and Balestrin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Balestrin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Balestrin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gracie on the side of the head.
Balestrin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a right hand
and Balestrin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie scores with a jab. Balestrin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gracie misses the body punch
and Balestrin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie misses the body punch
and Balestrin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rory Gracie's cut is getting worse.
Balestrin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gracie had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Gracie throws a sloppy body shot
and Balestrin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gracie is rocked!
Balestrin slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
Balestrin throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Balestrin lands an overhand right.
Gracie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balestrin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gracie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Balestrin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Balestrin scores with a nice right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Balestrin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rory Gracie's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've been informed that Balestrin has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Gracie throws a right hand that misses
enabling Balestrin to counter with a crisp jab.
Balestrin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gracie counters with a one-two to the body.
Gracie throws a lazy uppercut
and Balestrin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gracie might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Balestrin.
Balestrin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
Nice defenses there by Balestrin.
Balestrin is looking for the big counter here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie swings away with a body shot that misses
and Balestrin counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a shot to the body
and Balestrin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Balestrin counters with a straight right hand.
Balestrin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Balestrin.
Gracie swings widly with a right hand
and Balestrin counters with a left to the body.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Balestrin sizes up Gracie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Balestrin is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Gracie hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Julio Balestrin!
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hype
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FIGHT
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