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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Chute Box Theme kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Carlos Gracie will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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188 cm
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200 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
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195 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Good kicks
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Pereira! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Gracie! The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pereira throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pereira. Gracie throws a combination that misses and Pereira counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gracie is lucky that one didn't land flush. Pereira's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Pereira duly obliges. Gracie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pereira counters with a two punch combo. Pereira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively. Pereira misses with a double jab.
Gracie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pereira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Gracie dodges the punch combination from Pereira.
Pereira lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pereira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie. Pereira throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Vinicius Pereira has been cut. Pereira just misses with a punch to the body.
Pereira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pereira counters with a lovely shot to the body. Gracie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pereira counters with a right hand to the body. Pereira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Pereira.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gracie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pereira counters with an outside leg kick.
Gracie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pereira counters with a left to the body. Pereira lands with a shot to the body. Gracie looks gassed! This has been an exciting period of action! Gracie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pereira counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Gracie misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Pereira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie misses with a combination
and Pereira counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pereira throws a head kick that Gracie semi-blocks.
A head kick misses from Pereira. Pereira lands a jab. Pereira jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gracie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pereira counters with a thumping low kick. Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving. Pereira scores with a three punch combo!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gracie walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pereira. Carlos Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Gracie dodges the punch combination from Pereira.
Good shot there by Pereira. A low kick from Gracie is predictable there and Pereira makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Pereira lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. A solid leg kick lands there for Pereira.
Pereira scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinicius Pereira dominated that round. The cut man is working on Vinicius Pereira's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving. Good work by Gracie as he checks the leg kick. Pereira fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pereira counters with a body kick. Pereira misses with a wild combination.
Gracie throws a body kick the misses and Pereira counters with a lovely straight right hand! Gracie throws the left hand but Pereira avoids the punch easily. Gracie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pereira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Gracie is breathing heavily. Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pereira.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pereira throws a quick inside leg kick. Pereira throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. No joy there for Pereira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Gracie misses with a combination
and Pereira counters with a lovely shot to the body. Nice body kick there by Pereira. Pereira lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pereira scores with a nice body kick.
Gracie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Gracie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pereira. Pereira misses with a series of wild punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pereira.
Pereira lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gracie backs up against the cage.
Vinicius Pereira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Pereira.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gracie throws a combination that misses and Pereira makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Pereira goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Pereira buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pereira throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pereira!
Gracie avoids a kick to the body.
Gracie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pereira counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Pereira feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf. Pereira is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pereira throws a right and a left that both miss. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gracie crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pereira - the referee stops the clock and Gracie gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pereira. Gracie manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Vinicius Pereira is winning the standup battle so far. Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pereira. Pereira obviously looking to wear him down.
Pereira jabs at Gracie's body. This has been an exciting period of action! Pereira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Pereira lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Gracie might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Pereira has got the better of the exchanges. Pereira scores with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinicius Pereira dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Vinicius Pereira's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pereira displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Pereira misses with the combination.
Pereira connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gracie momentarily.
Pereira misses with a wild body shot. Gracie misses with a shot to the body and Pereira counters with a three punch combo that has Gracie backing up. Gracie nods at Pereira to acknowledge the strikes. Gracie has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pereira. Gracie throws a combination that misses and Pereira makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Gracie blocks a head kick by Pereira.
Gracie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gracie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pereira counters with an inside leg kick. Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Pereira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Pereira scores with the left hand. Gracie knows he should have avoided that one. Pereira slips under a jab from Gracie. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pereira - that will leave a mark!
Pereira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie misses with a double jab
and Pereira counters with a series of strikes. Gracie will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pereira misses with a series of wild punches.
Pereira throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gracie counters with a two punch combo. Gracie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pereira counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Pereira dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pereira can pounce on him.
Pereira lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pereira works over Gracie's head and body with a nice combination. Gracie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pereira throws a half hearted mid kick. Pereira lands a jab-cross combination. Gracie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Pereira throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease. Gracie misses with a leg kick and Pereira counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Pereira throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Pereira connects with a body shot. Vinicius Pereira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Some wild striking there from Pereira.
Pereira misses with a jab, cross combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pereira. Pereira paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Pereira lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pereira scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Carlos Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Gracie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Gracie lands with a cross.
And that's the end of the fight! Vinicius Pereira showed his dominance in that final round. Well Pereira has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26 Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26 Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinicius Pereira!
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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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