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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Figueroa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronald Figueroa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Figueroa takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Figueroa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Gracie 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.
Gracie drops back, looking for a kneebar! Figueroa looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Figueroa looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Figueroa!
Figueroa is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gracie knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Figueroa stands up and beckons Gracie to his feet.
Figueroa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Figueroa lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Gracie sprawling to the canvas. Figueroa follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Gracie hang on?
Gracie is rocked!
It looks like Victor Gracie has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Figueroa works his way into full mount!
Gracie is still in real trouble! Can Figueroa finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figueroa working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Gracie looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Figueroa! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ronald Figueroa!
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energy
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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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