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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kompakt Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Illy Niccolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gracie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gracie Family Entrada. Kompakt Gracie has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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171 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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165 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kompakt Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Illy Niccolo!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niccolo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A big left from Niccolo misses.
Niccolo throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Niccolo throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Gracie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Niccolo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Niccolo.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Niccolo.
Illy Niccolo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie blocks a jab.
A combination from Niccolo does no damage.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Niccolo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Niccolo.
Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Niccolo which made him look bad.
Niccolo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie takes one to the chin there.
Illy Niccolo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niccolo missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Niccolo thuds a left hand into Gracie's body.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie defending well as Niccolo loads up on a big left hand.
Niccolo tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big right from Niccolo misses.
Niccolo swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Niccolo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Niccolo throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Niccolo looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Niccolo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Niccolo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Niccolo misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niccolo connects with a crisp jab.
Gracie moves forwards but Niccolo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Niccolo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Niccolo misses with a wild combination.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Niccolo pinned against the cage. Niccolo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kompakt Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Niccolo swivels and escapes.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Niccolo as he avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niccolo misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Niccolo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Niccolo.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice straight punches there by Niccolo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Niccolo.
Niccolo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Niccolo looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Niccolo. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Niccolo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Niccolo misses the shot to the body.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Niccolo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niccolo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Niccolo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Niccolo closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Gracie out cold! Gracie corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Illy Niccolo! Illy Niccolo retains his welterweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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