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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Minemeyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Minemeyer comes to the cage accompanied by Space Lord by Monster Magnet. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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289 lbs
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285 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barry Minemeyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fedor Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minemeyer wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Gracie lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Minemeyer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Minemeyer.
Minemeyer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the cage.
Gracie should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Gracie being controlled against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Minemeyer.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Minemeyer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Minemeyer is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Minemeyer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Minemeyer doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Minemeyer throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Minemeyer is looking to clinch.
Minemeyer drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minemeyer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Minemeyer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Minemeyer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Minemeyer stops Gracie from standing up.
Minemeyer trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie wants to stand but Minemeyer is controlling the position.
Gracie manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Minemeyer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Minemeyer tries to clinch up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Minemeyer.
Gracie is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Minemeyer has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minemeyer is trying to get an arm triangle but Gracie is defending well.
Minemeyer thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Minemeyer looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Minemeyer wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Minemeyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Barry Minemeyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Minemeyer.
Minemeyer drops his hands momentarily and Gracie takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Minemeyer clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the cage.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Gracie stops a takedown attempt from Minemeyer.
Minemeyer goes for a takedown attempt but Gracie pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Minemeyer thows a body shot but no joy.
Minemeyer misses with a few strikes there.
Minemeyer dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Minemeyer throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minemeyer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gracie's waist but Gracie gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Minemeyer off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barry Minemeyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Minemeyer tries to clinch up.
Minemeyer moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from Gracie.
Minemeyer gets the takedown into side control.
Minemeyer goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Gracie has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Minemeyer but great work by Gracie.
Gracie decides to stand back up. Gracie steps back and let's Minemeyer get back to his feet.
Gracie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Gracie. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gracie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Minemeyer.
Minemeyer misses with a body punch
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Minemeyer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Minemeyer is breathing heavily.
Minemeyer misses with a double jab
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fedor Gracie will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gracie scores with a shot to the body.
Gracie is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Minemeyer moves into the clinch.
Minemeyer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Minemeyer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Minemeyer slows down the pace here.
Minemeyer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Minemeyer lands a shot to the body.
Gracie working hard to break the clinch.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Minemeyer misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Minemeyer.
Gracie tries to break the clinch but Minemeyer is controlling the position.
Minemeyer pressing his opponent against the cage.
Minemeyer is leaning against Gracie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minemeyer is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gracie is looking to break free of the clinch but Minemeyer has double underhooks.
Gracie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Minemeyer is struggling to control the position.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie lands a jab to the head.
Minemeyer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Minemeyer tries to clinch but Gracie moves away
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gracie connects with a body shot.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
Minemeyer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minemeyer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie lands a jab to Minemeyer's midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Minemeyer's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Minemeyer moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Minemeyer.
Minemeyer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Minemeyer.
Gracie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Minemeyer can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Minemeyer fails to land.
Minemeyer turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Gracie wants to get back to his feet but Minemeyer drags him back down.
Minemeyer goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Gracie rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Minemeyer's guard! Nice work there by Gracie!
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Minemeyer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Minemeyer, up you get!
Minemeyer throws a sloppy body shot
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice combination there by Gracie.
Minemeyer takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Minemeyer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Minemeyer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Minemeyer tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Minemeyer is looking to wear down Gracie with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The fight stays on the outside here - Minemeyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie stuns Minemeyer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie lands a jab to Minemeyer's midsection.
Gracie thuds his right hand into Minemeyer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Minemeyer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gracie scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Minemeyer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Minemeyer.
A right-left combo lands from Gracie.
Gracie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Minemeyer shoots in looking for a takedown. Gracie tries to sprawl out of it but Minemeyer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gracie manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Minemeyer wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gracie lands a jab-cross combination.
Fedor Gracie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Minemeyer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gracie counters with a right hand to the body.
Gracie scores with a jab to the jaw.
Minemeyer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Minemeyer needs to keep his hands up - Gracie had a free shot at his head there.
Gracie lands a nice looking body shot.
Gracie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A left lands for Gracie.
Gracie throws a one two combo.
Gracie lands a left and a right that send Minemeyer crashing to the mat, dazed. Gracie thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Barry Minemeyer has been cut.
Gracie's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gracie duly obliges.
Gracie connects with a nice looking jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie lands a with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Gracie.
Minemeyer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Decent striking displayed by Gracie there.
Gracie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gracie lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gracie scores with a body shot.
Gracie scores with a hook to the body. Minemeyer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gracie lands with a shot to the body.
Gracie lands with a hook. Minemeyer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gracie scores with a hook to the body. Minemeyer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie lands a body shot.
A left and a right from Gracie both land. Nice combination.
Gracie misses with a wild combination.
Gracie lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minemeyer clinches but Gracie breaks the clinch
and Gracie counters with a straight right hand.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gracie counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gracie jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gracie scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Minemeyer doesn't seem bothered though.
Gracie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gracie tests Minemeyer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Minemeyer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gracie counters with a nice body shot.
Minemeyer walks into a straight right hand from Gracie.
Gracie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gracie jabs Minemeyer right on the nose. Minemeyer blinks but takes it well.
Gracie jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Gracie.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Minemeyer misses with a hook to the body
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie throws out a powerful jab.
Minemeyer moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Barry Minemeyer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice jab there from Gracie.
Gracie punishes Minemeyer's body with a nice straight punch.
Good shot there by Gracie.
Gracie lands a jab-cross combination.
Gracie lands a right hook to the body.
Minemeyer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gracie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Minemeyer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Minemeyer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gracie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie digs a good body shot into Minemeyer's ribs.
Barry Minemeyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minemeyer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Minemeyer drops his hands momentarily and Gracie takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gracie lands with an uppercut that bounces Minemeyer off the cage and back into rage.
Minemeyer clinches.
Gracie tries to circle away but Minemeyer has him pinned against the cage.
Minemeyer misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Minemeyer.
Gracie wants to break free but Minemeyer has control.
Minemeyer has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Minemeyer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Minemeyer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gracie counters with a three punch combo that has Minemeyer backing up. Minemeyer nods at Gracie to acknowledge the strikes.
A jab from Gracie finds it's way through Minemeyer's defenses.
Fedor Gracie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie scores with a jab to the body.
Minemeyer misses the body punch
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
Fedor Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Minemeyer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gracie cracks Minemeyer with a good jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fedor Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gracie winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 26:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Gracie!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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