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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Armando Paracuelles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Grachek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paracuelles comes to the cage accompanied by El Mariachi-Desperado. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Armando Paracuelles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brian Grachek!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paracuelles closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Grachek did well to prevent Paracuelles getting side control.
Paracuelles is thwarting Grachek's attempts to control the position.
Paracuelles sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Grachek defending well though.
Nice strikes from Paracuelles there.
Paracuelles not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Paracuelles missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Paracuelles misses with a head shot. Grachek uses the momentum to regain guard.
Grachek wants to sweep here but Paracuelles controlling him for the moment.
Paracuelles throwing strikes but missing.
Grachek utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grachek is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Paracuelles in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Paracuelles leaves Grachek with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Grachek looks gassed!
Paracuelles throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Grachek's waist but Grachek gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Paracuelles off to one side.
Paracuelles closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Grachek to the mat! Grachek manages to get full guard.
Paracuelles looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paracuelles wants to control from the top but Grachek keeps moving.
Paracuelles in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Paracuelles postures up in Grachek's guard and throws a big left but Grachek blocks it.
Paracuelles pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grachek is keeping the position for now.
Paracuellesis looking to pass into half guard but Grachek pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Grachek is in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paracuelles avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Paracuelles is looking to stand up but Grachek isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Grachek moves in looking to clinch but Paracuelles pushes him off.
Paracuelles feints and as Grachek raises his hands in defense, Paracuelles changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Grachek trying to control the position here.
Paracuelles trying to control the position from guard on top but Grachek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Paracuelles showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Paracuelles throwing strikes from guard but Grachek blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paracuelles trying to control the position from guard on top but Grachek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Paracuelles with a nice head shot there.
Paracuelles trying to control but Grachek is working from the bottom.
Grachek working a defensive guard here.
Grachek controlling the position.
Paracuelles scoring with punches to the head and body.
Paracuelles postures up in Grachek's guard and throws a big left but Grachek blocks it.
Paracuelles stands up over Grachek, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Grachek is trying to hold Paracuelles in close to prevent damage but Paracuelles has managed to pass into half guard.
Paracuelles working Grachek over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grachek avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Paracuelles.
Paracuelles slips a nice elbow through Grachek's hands, connecting with Grachek's forehead.
Paracuelles seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Paracuelles winds up and cracks Grachek with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Grachek has hold of Paracuelles's hands but Paracuelles slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Paracuelles controlling the pace.
Paracuelles looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Grachek with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Grachek has hold of Paracuelles's hands but Paracuelles slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Paracuelles thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Grachek's head.
Grachek is not content to let Paracuelles control the position.
Paracuelles not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armando Paracuelles dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Paracuelles changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Grachek looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Paracuelles cracks Grachek with a big elbow.
Paracuelles scores with punches from side control.
Paracuelles 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.
Paracuelles working away.
Grachek wants to get back to his feet but Paracuelles drags him back down.
Paracuelles is chipping away with strikes.
Paracuelles working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Grachek takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Grachek taking a bit of punishment here - Paracuelles scoring with strikes.
Paracuelles cracks Grachek with a big right hand but Grachek just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Grachek really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Paracuelles. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Paracuelles working the head and body with strikes.
Grachek is looking to reverse the position.
Paracuelles landing a few strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paracuelles wants to control but Grachek is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grachek is trying to improve his position.
Paracuelles working the ground and pound.
Paracuelles lands a decent elbow from side control.
Paracuelles scores with punches from side control.
Paracuelles lands a nice forearm strike.
Paracuelles lands an elbow.
Grachek tries to improve position but can't.
Paracuelles in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Paracuelles lands an elbow.
Paracuelles cracks Grachek with a big right hand but Grachek just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Paracuelles cracks Grachek with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paracuelles working the ground and pound from side control.
Grachek is looking for a sweep.
Grachek bucks up and tries to throw Paracuelles off but instead Paracuelles has got his back!
Paracuelles throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Grachek!
Paracuelles cracks Grachek with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Grachek from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Paracuelles throwing damaging strikes from the back! Grachek could be in trouble here!
Paracuelles is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Grachek up.
Paracuelles throwing sloppy strikes.
Grachek tries to escape but Paracuelles has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Grachek is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grachek takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Paracuelles doesn't have the hooks in and Grachek manages to turn into his guard.
Grachek won't allow Paracuelles to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Paracuelles has his takedown stuffed
and Grachek counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Grachek shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Paracuelles but Paracuelles pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Paracuelles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paracuelles shoots in and bounces Grachek off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Paracuelles accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Paracuelles throws and elbow that misses. Grachek uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Paracuelles's guard. Nice move by Grachek!
Armando Paracuelles overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Paracuelles is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grachek changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Paracuelles fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Paracuelles tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Grachek counters with an outside leg kick.
Grachek tries to clinch there but Paracuelles circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grachek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Armando Paracuelles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paracuelles looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Grachek is fending him off so far but Paracuelles persists. Nope, Grachek circles away and we're back to standing.
Paracuelles scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Paracuelles is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Paracuelles is thwarting Grachek's attempts to control the position.
Paracuelles missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Grachek avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Paracuelles.
Paracuelles working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armando Paracuelles dominated that second round.
That's time! Paracuelles's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Grachek closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Paracuelles kicks off Grachek and gets to his feet.
Paracuelles doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Grachek counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Paracuelles is staying active underneath Grachek, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Grachek prevents Paracuelles from standing back up.
Paracuelles keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Paracuelles wants to get back to his feet.
Grachek tries to pass the half guard into mount. Paracuelles knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Grachek wants to stand up but Paracuelles has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Grachek trying to control the action but Paracuelles is working from the bottom.
Paracuelles pushes Grachek off looking to stand but Grachek dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Paracuelles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paracuelles throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Grachek was covering up waiting for the punch and Paracuelles finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Paracuelles cracks Grachek with a solid left hand.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Grachek can do anything to dispel that myth.
Grachek keeping moving, preventing Paracuelles from controlling successfully.
Paracuelles throwing strikes from guard but Grachek blocks nicely.
Paracuelles lands a couple of elbows.
Paracuelles preventing the sweep.
Grachek not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paracuelles loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Grachek is looking to stand up but Paracuelles isn't so interested in that idea.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Paracuelles closes the distance and clinches.
Grachek tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Paracuelles smiles and moves away.
Paracuelles fails with the takedown.
Horrible takedown by Paracuelles or perhaps it was just good defense by Grachek which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armando Paracuelles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paracuelles changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Grachek looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Paracuelles is chipping away with strikes.
Grachek parries the strikes from Paracuelles easily there. Paracuelles is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Grachek to escape.
Grachek is trying to buck Paracuelles off.
Paracuelles sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Grachek is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grachek misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Grachek tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Paracuelles wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Paracuelles grinds an elbow into Grachek's temple.
Armando Paracuelles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Paracuelles working the head and body with strikes.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Paracuelles slaps away a takedown attempt from Grachek, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Paracuelles throws a series of punches but Grachek moves out of range.
Paracuelles bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Grachek taking punishment in the form of punches.
Paracuelles trying to control the position but Grachek is working away.
Grachek trying to remain calm as Paracuelles controls from the top position.
Grachek tries to buck Paracuelles off but Paracuelles is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paracuelles working away.
Paracuelles just content to control the position.
Grachek wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Grachek shoots in and drives through. Paracuelles sprawls well.
Brian Grachek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grachek tries to clinch but Paracuelles moves out of range.
Paracuelles rushes Grachek and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Paracuelles jumps guard and drags Grachek to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Grachek won't allow Paracuelles to get back to his feet.
Paracuelles scrambles and gets back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Armando Paracuelles.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Paracuelles, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armando Paracuelles!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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