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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randjob Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franjy Izgrate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Izgrate has chosen Sail as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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209 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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216 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randjob Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Franjy Izgrate!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie lunges at Izgrate with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Izgrate's hand.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Gracie.
It looks like Franjy Izgrate has been cut.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Izgrate.
Izgrate moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Gracie lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gracie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie lands with a nice combination. Izgrate backs away looking to recover.
Izgrate wants to clinch.
Gracie shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Izgrate manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gracie postures up in Izgrate's guard and throws a big left but Izgrate blocks it.
Gracie won't allow Izgrate to get back to his feet.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Izgrate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Izgrate is looking to stand up but Gracie isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gracie working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gracie looking to control but instead Izgrate has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but Izgrate is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Izgrate is looking to escape.
Gracie drops an elbow to the side of Izgrate's head.
Gracie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Izgrate sees it coming and defends easily.
Izgrate is looking to escape.
Gracie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Izgrate blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gracie.
Gracie takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gracie looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Izgrate keeps working.
Gracie lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gracie in particular looking to stall.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Izgrate defends it well.
Gracie is working for a kimura but Izgrate is defending it quite comfortably.
Gracie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Izgrate is just riding it out for now. Gracie eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gracie is looking to stall here but Izgrate recovers full guard.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Izgrate keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randjob Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Franjy Izgrate's cut.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Izgrate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Gracie scores with a four punch combination!
A head kick from Izgrate lands but Gracie takes it in his stride.
Gracie scores with a shot to the body.
Izgrate tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Izgrate doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Izgrate wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Gracie as he connects with a hook.
That has opened up Franjy Izgrate's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Izgrate wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Izgrate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice shot lands for Gracie.
Gracie throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie scores with a shot to the body.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Gracie looks to land a combination. Izgrate sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Izgrate drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
Gracie lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracie is trying to drag Izgrate to the mat but Izgrate just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gracie pushes Izgrate back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Izgrate is breathing heavily.
Gracie scores with a hook to the body.
Gracie effectively controlling the action here.
Gracie lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gracie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Izgrate backwards.
Gracie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Izgrate backwards.
A short uppercut from Gracie.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gracie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Gracie.
A shot in the inside from Gracie.
Gracie pushes Izgrate back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracie lands a body shot in the clinch.
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 scores with a shoulder strike.
Gracie lands with a short shot to the head.
Gracie effectively controlling the action here.
Gracie lands a hook that snaps the head of Izgrate backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to score a body lock takedown but Izgrate shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gracie manages to break the clinch.
Izgrate tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Franjy Izgrate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Izgrate doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Gracie works over Izgrate's head and body with a nice combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gracie.
Gracie drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gracie trying to control but Izgrate is working from the bottom.
Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Izgrate is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Izgrate manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Izgrate's guard.
Gracie trying to control but Izgrate is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Izgrate keeps moving.
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Izgrate is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gracie is controlling him.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Izgrate throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Izgrate wants to clinch.
Gracie decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Izgrate defending well though.
Gracie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Izgrate is just riding it out for now. Gracie eventually gives up the hold.
Still in half guard, Gracie seems content to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Izgrate won't allow Gracie to pass to mount.
Gracie thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Izgrate to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randjob Gracie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Franjy Izgrate's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Izgrate is looking to clinch.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gracie.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Izgrate.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Izgrate fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Izgrate can do to turn this around?
Izgrate tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gracie.
Izgrate takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gracie just content to control the position.
Izgrate takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Izgrate is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but Izgrate is defending well.
Gracie cracks Izgrate with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Izgrate wants to get back to his feet.
Izgrate is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Randjob Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Izgrate wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Gracie grinds an elbow into Izgrate's temple.
Izgrate wants to get back to his feet.
Gracie cracks Izgrate with a big right hand but Izgrate just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gracie throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Izgrate wants to get back to his feet but Gracie drags him back down.
Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gracie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Izgrate is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Franjy Izgrate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Izgrate wants to get back to his feet but Gracie drags him back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie staying calm.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Izgrate keeps working.
Izgrate wants to get back to his feet.
Izgrate trying to remain calm as Gracie controls from the top position.
Gracie connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Izgrate some visible discomfort.
Gracie trying to control the action but Izgrate is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randjob Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gracie 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randjob Gracie!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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