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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Roqua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rickson Gracie is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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189 cm
19
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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189 cm
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210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily |
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kyle Roqua! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rickson Gracie! The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Roqua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away. A punch combination from Gracie misses. Gracie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Roqua. Roqua lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Roqua fails to land with a series of punches.
Roqua shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Roqua avoids the attempt from Gracie to control. Roqua tries to control but Gracie wriggling away. Gracie is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gracie holds of for dear life. Roqua thowing shots but they're missing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gracie is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Gracie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Gracie wants to control but Roqua is having none of it. Gracie is looking to get to half guard. Gracie tries to improve his position but instead Roqua has taken his back! Gracie trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble. Gracie breaks Roqua's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Gracie drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Gracie seems to have locked his on tight now - Roqua screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Gracie, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Rickson Gracie!
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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
51% |
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