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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Gracie (ranked 24767 p4p, 3140 weight class) and Long Duck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duck has chosen Trouble man as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rafael Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 cm 24 145 11 - 38 - 0 |
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180 cm 19 155 1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt Brawler Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt Dangerous knees Heavy handed |
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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 11 - 38 - 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Long Duck! The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gracie looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Gracie looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this! Duck is looking to escape. Duck makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Duck. Gracie prevents Duck from getting back to his feet. Gracie looking to pass the guard. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Duck holds on and takes a little breather. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Duck wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment. Duck wants to stand up but Gracie is controlling him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. Duck closes the distance and lands a one-two. Duck connects with a combination that backs up Gracie into the cage. Duck lands a flurry of punches that gets past Gracie's guard. Gracie is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Duck bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Long Duck! Long Duck took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
44% |
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