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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Bonanza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Stand Alone. Royce 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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175 lbs
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176 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royce Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Javier Bonanza!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bonanza shoots in and bounces Gracie off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Bonanza tries to pass.
Bonanza is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bonanza advances position into side control!
Bonanza moves into full mount!
Bonanza dominating with strikes here.
Gracie is rocked!
It looks like Royce Gracie has been cut.
Bonanza controlling his opponent.
Oh Gracie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gracie wants to hold on but Bonanza pushes him away.
Bonanza looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonanza seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Gracie is holding on tight.
Bonanza takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Bonanza has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Bonanza looks gassed!
Gracie defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Bonanza's arms.
Gracie rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Bonanza has control of the leg.
Bonanza controlling the action here.
Bonanza is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie manages to get to full guard.
Bonanza drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bonanza jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Bonanza postures up.
Bonanza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bonanza 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 manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bonanza manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonanza wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Bonanza working for a triangle but Gracie defends it easily.
Bonanza is trying to keep Gracie in close.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bonanza is on top in guard.
Bonanza works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gracie is defending against the submission attempts here by Bonanza.
Gracie regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Bonanza from controlling successfully.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bonanza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bonanza trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Bonanza is proving a slippery customer.
Bonanza 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 wants to control but Bonanza is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie looks up at the clock and then as Bonanza takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gracie smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bonanza sneaks back into half guard.
Bonanza is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Bonanza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Royce Gracie's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bonanza doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gracie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bonanza lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gracie!
Bonanza is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Gracie can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Bonanza working for a submission but Gracie is keeping him at bay.
Gracie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bonanza is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
so Bonanza counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bonanza looking to pass the guard.
Bonanza is pushing down on Gracie's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gracie is fighting to maintain full guard but Bonanza has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bonanza is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
Bonanza is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bonanza is tying to control. Gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bonanza wants to pass to mount but Gracie is defending the position.
Bonanza is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonanza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Javier Bonanza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bonanza drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Bonanza pushes his legs off easily.
Bonanza wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Gracie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gracie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bonanza is trying to maintain the position but Gracie is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonanza looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie throwing shots but Bonanza is blocking nicely.
Bonanza looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bonanza looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bonanza knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bonanza drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonanza stands and steps away. Gracie gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bonanza is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Bonanza circles away easily
and Bonanza counters with a single leg into guard. Gracie didn't expect that.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Gracie manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bonanza tries to reverse the position but Gracie maintains control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Bonanza is surviving well by controlling Gracie's body position as best he can.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie prevents Bonanza from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Bonanza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Royce Gracie's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bonanza throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Bonanza counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gracie!
Bonanza can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gracie is looking to escape.
Bonanza looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Bonanza jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gracie manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Bonanza cracks Gracie with a big elbow.
Gracie manages to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bonanza wants to work for an arm triangle but Gracie is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gracie is in trouble now - Bonanza has advanced to mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control but Bonanza is having none of it.
Bonanza prevents Gracie from getting the reversal.
Bonanza looking to secure an arm triangle but Gracie defends it well.
Gracie tries to hold on but Bonanza pushes him away.
Bonanza goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Gracie turns into him and now he's in Bonanza's guard.
Bonanza looking for a sweep. Not yet Bonanza, not yet.
Bonanza is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Gracie has his hands clasped together but Bonanza extends an breaks Gracie's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Bonanza.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Javier Bonanza!
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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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