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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romero comes to the cage accompanied by Perry Mason. Gracie is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bad Romance - Lady GaGa. Marcos Romero looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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140 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gracie is trying to defend but Romero finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Romero is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Romero stops Gracie from standing up.
Romero trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gracie's guard.
Romero trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie wants to stand up but Romero is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero is fighting to break Gracie's control of his arms but Gracie is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Romero looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gracie is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Romero pushes Gracie off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Marcos Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romero is breathing heavily.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Romero counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gracie is trying to stand back up but Romero is controlling him
Gracie wants to control but Romero is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero is looking to stall here but Gracie recovers full guard.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully.
Romero looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romero is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Romero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie won't allow Romero to get back to his feet.
Gracie drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Romero dives on top into guard.
Romero has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Romero trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Romero looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Romero keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Romero lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gracie!
Romero misses with some ground and pound and Gracie recovers position to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Romero dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Romero closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Romero trying to advance position but Gracie counters by regaining guard.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing Romero from standing up.
Gracie is controlling Romero's posture.
Romero trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Romero throws and elbow that misses. Gracie uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Romero's guard. Nice move by Gracie!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero has his foot on Gracie's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gracie works his way back into a safe position though.
Romero keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Romero can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gracie controls the pace.
Gracie is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Romero is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Romero has escaped and now he's on top!
Romero drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gracie manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Romero has Gracie in his guard.
Romero might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Romero.
Romero is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gracie controls the pace.
Romero not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Romero is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gracie is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gracie stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Romero clinches.
Romero tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Romero gets underhooks to prevent Gracie's takedown attempt.
Romero lands an uppercut.
Gracie is pressed up against the cage. Romero has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gracie down to the mat. Gracie avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero fails with the takedown
and Gracie counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Romero!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romero wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Romero with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gracie counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Romero's guard now.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gracie wants to control from the top but Romero keeps moving.
Romero is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Romero closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Romero pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Romero has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Gracie regains guard immediately.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romero gets to his feet. Gracie looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Romero counters by clinching up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Romero pulls his leg out and moves away.
Marcos Romero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Gracie.
Romero throws a push kick but Gracie slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero has his takedown stuffed
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown. Romero fights it but they end up in guard.
Gracie trying to control but Romero is working from the bottom.
Gracie wants to get up but he can't break Romero's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Romero wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie postures up.
Gracie drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Romero dives on top into guard.
Gracie trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Romero is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Romero lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully.
Romero trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gracie's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four 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.
Romero drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gracie looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gracie looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gracie!
Gracie goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Romero has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gracie but great work by Romero.
Carlos Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie tries to buck Romero off but Romero is having none of it.
Gracie struggling a bit here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marcos Romero.
I think Romero has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcos Romero!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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