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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Blikstein (ranked 1662 p4p, 1935 weight class) and Hoyce Gracias (ranked 235 p4p, 271 weight class). Hoyce Gracias is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Blikstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Hoyce Gracias!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Blikstein.
Blikstein swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracias scores with a jab. Blikstein acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Blikstein misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blikstein misses with an uppercut. Gracias saw that one coming.
Gracias wants to counter the offense by Blikstein and move into the clinch position.
Blikstein tries to clinch up but Gracias circles away and keeps his distance.
Blikstein misses with a head kick.
Gracias has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Blikstein is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Gracias takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracias. Blikstein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blikstein pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gracias is out of range and Blikstein settles back down.
Gracias is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Gracias coming out on top.
Gracias tries a head kick but it misses.
Blikstein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracias manages to avoid it.
Gracias avoids the head kick by Blikstein.
Blikstein moves away from the strike by Gracias.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blikstein lands a high kick!
A decent looking cross lands there for Gracias.
Gracias connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blikstein. Blikstein circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hoyce Gracias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blikstein waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracias.
Blikstein looks to land a left hand but Gracias moved out of range nicely.
Nice body punch from Gracias.
Blikstein throws a poor cross that misses
and Gracias counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracias swings widly with a right hand
and Blikstein counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Gracias!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracias regains half guard, as Blikstein was trying to land strikes.
Gracias trying to control from the bottom.
Blikstein thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gracias's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blikstein drops an elbow to the side of Gracias's head.
Blikstein is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gracias is rocked!
Blikstein throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gracias is still in real trouble! Can Blikstein finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracias works his way to full guard. Good work.
Blikstein arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Gracias's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Paulo Blikstein!
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hype
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mgr
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