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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dawid Maszczyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronaldo Gracie is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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195 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dawid Maszczyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ronaldo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maszczyk lands a big head kick that sends Gracie tumbling to the mat! Maszczyk takes a step backwards and waves Gracie back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Ronaldo Gracie has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maszczyk avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Maszczyk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Maszczyk.
Maszczyk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maszczyk misses with a looping right.
Dawid Maszczyk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Maszczyk.
Maszczyk keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Maszczyk misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Maszczyk sprawls well.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Maszczyk.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gracie.
Gracie content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Maszczyk wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Maszczyk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie controls the position.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Maszczyk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Maszczyk is trying to get back to his feet.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maszczyk keeps working.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Maszczyk throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Maszczyk is breathing heavily.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Maszczyk sprawls well.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Maszczyk's waist but Maszczyk gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
Dawid Maszczyk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronaldo Gracie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Maszczyk throws a head kick that misses.
Maszczyk tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gracie prevents Maszczyk from breaking the clinch.
Maszczyk goes for a takedown attempt but Gracie pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dawid Maszczyk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maszczyk.
Maszczyk throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Maszczyk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gracie has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Maszczyk!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controlling from mount.
I looks like Gracie might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Gracie raining down shots from the mount!
Gracie trying to control but Maszczyk is having none of it.
Maszczyk trying desperately to get to his feet.
Gracie landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gracie landing shots from mount.
Gracie looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Gracie trying to control but Maszczyk is having none of it.
Maszczyk is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Gracie postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Maszczyk looks a forlorn figure.
Gracie with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie looking to control but Maszczyk is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Maszczyk tries to buck Gracie off but he can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dawid Maszczyk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronaldo Gracie's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A combination from Maszczyk does no damage.
Maszczyk throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Maszczyk pinned against the cage. Maszczyk gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A jab from Maszczyk misses.
A head kick misses from Maszczyk.
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maszczyk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maszczyk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maszczyk gets caught flat footed, as Gracie shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gracie trying to control but Maszczyk is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Maszczyk's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maszczyk tries to kick Gracie off but Gracie keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gracie keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but Maszczyk is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
Maszczyk is looking to escape.
Maszczyk trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Gracie has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maszczyk is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Gracie with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Maszczyk is trying to stand.
Gracie controlling the pace for now.
Gracie is working for a guillotine from mount but Maszczyk frees his head quite easily.
Maszczyk is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Gracie.
Gracie jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Maszczyk manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Maszczyk knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Gracie prevents Maszczyk from escaping the position.
Maszczyk seems a little lost for a moment, as Gracie dominates the positioning.
Maszczyk wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Maszczyk tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Maszczyk holding both Gracie 's hands and preventing any damage.
Gracie tries to get the hooks in deep but Maszczyk pushed the leg off.
Maszczyk is trying to stand back up.
Gracie controlling the position well here. Maszczyk rolled but Gracie kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maszczyk holding both Gracie 's hands and preventing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ronaldo Gracie's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Maszczyk.
Gracie decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Maszczyk on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Maszczyk tries to get out of the position.
Gracie is controlling the pace.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gracie stops Maszczyk from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maszczyk tries to kick Gracie off but Gracie keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Maszczyk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Maszczyk tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie clinches with his opponent.
Maszczyk goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gracie prevents it.
Maszczyk is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gracie gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gracie has clasped his hands together around Maszczyk's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Maszczyk is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gracie is controlling him well.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maszczyk keeps working.
Maszczyk is trying to buck Gracie off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Gracie throws an elbow but Maszczyk slips to the side and avoids it well.
Maszczyk is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Gracie in side control lands a decent elbow.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maszczyk lands a nice shot that snaps Gracie's head back.
Maszczyk stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Maszczyk misses with a head kick.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Gracie throws a body kick that misses.
Maszczyk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maszczyk misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie takes the fight into the clinch.
Maszczyk breaks the clinch.
Gracie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gracie lands in his opponent's guard.
Gracie won't allow Maszczyk to get back to his feet.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maszczyk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maszczyk is looking to stand up but Gracie isn't so interested in that idea.
Gracie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control but Maszczyk is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Maszczyk connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gracie's hands.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Maszczyk defends it nicely.
Maszczyk looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
A head kick misses from Maszczyk.
Maszczyk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronaldo Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronaldo Gracie!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
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