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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Don (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Don's choice of entrance music: Iconoclast. The Don has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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183 cm
22
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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178 cm
20
167 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Gracie! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, The Don! The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Don is looking to land body kicks. Don jabs Gracie right on the nose. Gracie blinks but takes it well. A punch combination from Don misses. Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Don circles away. Don moves into range and connects with a jab. The Don seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Don gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Gracie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Don works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Don keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully. Gracie sitting in guard, not really doing much. Don keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Gracie trying to control but Don is working from the bottom. Gracie seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Gracie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Gracie slips under a jab from Don. Don throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range. Don scores with a one two! Gracie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Don stalks Gracie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gracie's face. Gracie staggers backwards, shaken.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gracie dodges the punch combination from Don.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Don circles away. Don smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Gracie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Don misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Don displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him. Gracie walks into a stiff left hand from Don. Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Don.
Don lands with a nice combination. Gracie backs away looking to recover. Don scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Nice uppercut there from Don. The Don is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Don tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Don cracks Gracie with a right hand to the side of the head. Don stalks Gracie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gracie's face. Gracie staggers backwards, shaken. Don misses with a kick to the body.
Don connects with a jab. Don is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Gracie had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Don throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Don lands with a right hand. Gracie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Don closes the distance and lands a one-two. Don tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot. Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Don counters with a lovely straight right hand! Gracie is breathing heavily. Danga de danga de dang - Don scores with a four punch combination! Don lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gracie moves forwards but Don connects with a nice, crisp jab. Don jabs Gracie right on the nose. Gracie blinks but takes it well.
Gracie is rocked! Don lands a brutal uppercut that launches Gracie off his feet! Gracie tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). The Don!
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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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