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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Gracie (ranked 4466 p4p, 2773 weight class) and Khabib Mebab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mebab has chosen Some as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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145
10 - 28 - 0 |
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179 cm
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155
4 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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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 10 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Khabib Mebab!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mebab misses with a wild combination.
Gracie looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Mebab clinches with his opponent.
Mebab is trying to trip Gracie. He has hold of a leg but Gracie is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Mebab persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Mebab tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Mebab working some strikes from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mebab's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Mebab defends easily.
Mebab is working Gracie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mebab with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mebab is working Gracie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mebab with a nice head shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mebab keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Mebab with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mebab cracks Gracie with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mebab landing with the ground and pound.
Mebab content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mebab scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mebab distracts Gracie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mebab is working Gracie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mebab lands a couple of elbows.
Gracie seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Mebab distracts Gracie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mebab scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mebab must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mebab looking to pass the guard.
Mebab working some strikes from top position.
Mebab postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mebab's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mebab distracts Gracie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mebab working some strikes from top position.
Mebab scoring with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mebab is working Gracie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mebab lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mebab working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
Mebab scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mebab working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie is rocked!
Mebab makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Oh Gracie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mebab wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Mebab postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mebab is working Gracie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mebab lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mebab postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mebab with a nice head shot there.
Mebab postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mebab is in close to Gracie's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mebab with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gracie has momentary wrist control but Mebab slips an elbow through the middle.
Mebab with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mebab chips away with some ground and pound.
Mebab with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mebab content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mebab landing with the ground and pound.
Mebab postures up and lands a big shot to Gracie's brow.
Mebab stands up over Gracie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mebab postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mebab landing with the ground and pound.
Mebab scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mebab is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mebab lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mebab keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Mebab arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Gracie'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 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Khabib Mebab!
After winning the bout, Khabib Mebab thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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