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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Hazaglentaty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julio Gracie looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Good takedowns
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Julio Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Victor Hazaglentaty!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hazaglentaty displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
Hazaglentaty gets caught flat footed, as Gracie shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Hazaglentaty is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
Gracie has gone for a leg lock! Hazaglentaty slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gracie's guard.
Hazaglentaty passes into half guard.
Hazaglentaty is trying to control the action in half guard but Gracie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Hazaglentaty looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazaglentaty trying to control from half guard but Gracie is working away.
Hazaglentaty moves nicely into side control.
Hazaglentaty tries to move to mount but Gracie blocks the move with his legs.
Hazaglentaty lands an elbow.
Hazaglentaty wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Gracie gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
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.
Hazaglentaty thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hazaglentaty looking to secure an arm triangle but Gracie defends it well.
Hazaglentaty thowing shots but they're missing.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hazaglentaty throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazaglentaty throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Gracie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hazaglentaty throwing strikes here but Gracie is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Gracie is squirming around, avoiding Hazaglentaty's attempts to control the action.
Gracie wants to control but Hazaglentaty is having none of it.
Gracie is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hazaglentaty lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
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.
Gracie is trying desperately to improve position.
Hazaglentaty raining down shots from the mount!
Gracie is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gracie wants to hold on but Hazaglentaty pushes him away.
Hazaglentaty takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gracie is looking to get to half guard.
Hazaglentaty moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Gracie has worked his arm free - good work by Gracie!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Hazaglentaty dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hazaglentaty doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Hazaglentaty sprawls well.
Hazaglentaty lands a two punch combo.
Hazaglentaty shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gracie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hazaglentaty punching from mount but Gracie doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hazaglentaty working for a submission but Gracie is keeping him at bay.
Gracie is squirming around, avoiding Hazaglentaty's attempts to control the action.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to reverse the position but Hazaglentaty maintains control.
The referee warns Gracie that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gracie tries to reverse the position but Hazaglentaty maintains control.
Gracie tries to lock up and control but Hazaglentaty gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hazaglentaty trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hazaglentaty in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hazaglentaty looking to control but Gracie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie regains half guard.
Gracie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gracie won't allow Hazaglentaty to pass to mount.
Gracie trying to control from the bottom.
Hazaglentaty is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gracie doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hazaglentaty.
Gracie wants to control but Hazaglentaty is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is concentrating on defense, preventing Hazaglentaty from advancing position.
Gracie gets back to full guard.
Hazaglentaty missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gracie is controlling Hazaglentaty's posture.
That's four 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.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Hazaglentaty defends easily.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hazaglentaty sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gracie's guard.
Gracie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hazaglentaty postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gracie is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hazaglentaty, into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Hazaglentaty showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Gracie avoids the head kick by Hazaglentaty.
Hazaglentaty looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hazaglentaty is just content to waste time from the top position. Gracie takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Hazaglentaty passes Gracie's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hazaglentaty prevents Gracie from improving his position.
Gracie is staying active underneath Hazaglentaty, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie trying to hold on to Hazaglentaty's head to control him but Hazaglentaty postures up.
Gracie works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hazaglentaty trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gracie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hazaglentaty really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hazaglentaty tries for a takedown but Gracie circles away easily
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hazaglentaty won't be happy with that.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Gracie prevents Hazaglentaty from escaping the position.
Hazaglentaty tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie wants to control but Hazaglentaty is keeping him busy.
Gracie tries for a kimura but Hazaglentaty is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazaglentaty regains half guard.
Hazaglentaty is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Julio Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gracie seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hazaglentaty for as long as he can get away with.
That's four 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.
Hazaglentaty is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hazaglentaty avoid being mounted?
Gracie wants to take a breather but Hazaglentaty is having none of it.
Gracie works his way into side control.
Gracie controls the position.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hazaglentaty keeps working.
Julio Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Victor Hazaglentaty is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but Hazaglentaty is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hazaglentaty has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Hazaglentaty!
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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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