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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alvaro Gracielo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santo Naysmith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alvaro Gracielo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Santo Naysmith!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naysmith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracielo swats away the attempt to clinch by Naysmith.
Naysmith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Naysmith doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracielo circles away.
Naysmith tries to clinch up.
Naysmith moves in looking to clinch but Gracielo pushes him off.
Naysmith tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracielo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracielo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gracielo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Naysmith avoids it really well and circles away.
Naysmith tries to clinch but Gracielo is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naysmith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracielo swats away the attempt to clinch by Naysmith.
Gracielo swats away the attempt to clinch by Naysmith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naysmith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gracielo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracielo shoots for a double leg takedown but Naysmith sprawls well. He's pushed Gracielo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alvaro Gracielo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Naysmith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Naysmith tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracielo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Naysmith tries to clinch but Gracielo moves out of range.
Naysmith tries to clinch there but Gracielo circles away.
Gracielo swats away the attempt to clinch by Naysmith.
Gracielo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Naysmith moves in looking to clinch but Gracielo pushes him off.
Naysmith tries to clinch up but Gracielo circles away and keeps his distance.
Naysmith is looking to clinch but Gracielo is avoiding it.
Naysmith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracielo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Naysmith tries to clinch up.
Gracielo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Naysmith tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracielo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Naysmith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracielo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Naysmith tries to clinch but Gracielo is having none of it.
Naysmith tries to clinch there but Gracielo circles away.
Santo Naysmith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Naysmith tries to clinch up.
Naysmith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracielo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracielo shoots in and bounces Naysmith off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Gracielo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracielo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gracielo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Naysmith is looking to stand up but Gracielo isn't so interested in that idea.
Gracielo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracielo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracielo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gracielo prevents Naysmith from getting back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Naysmith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracielo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Naysmith avoids it really well and circles away.
Gracielo keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Naysmith wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Naysmith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Naysmith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Naysmith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Naysmith tries to clinch but Gracielo moves out of range.
Naysmith is looking to clinch.
Naysmith doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracielo circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracielo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Naysmith tries to clinch there but Gracielo circles away.
Naysmith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alvaro Gracielo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Naysmith tries to clinch but Gracielo is having none of it.
Naysmith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gracielo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Naysmith is looking to clinch but Gracielo is avoiding it.
Gracielo dives in and grabs Naysmith's left leg, looking for a takedown. Naysmith pushes down on Gracielo's head and hops out.
Naysmith is looking to clinch but Gracielo is avoiding it.
Naysmith tries to clinch but Gracielo moves out of range.
Naysmith defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracielo.
Naysmith wants to clinch.
Naysmith tries to clinch up but Gracielo circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naysmith doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracielo circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Naysmith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracielo circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Naysmith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Naysmith wants to clinch.
Naysmith is looking to clinch.
Gracielo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Naysmith tries to clinch up.
Gracielo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Naysmith is looking to stand up but Gracielo isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gracielo tries to free his leg and advance position but Naysmith is retaining full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gracielo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracielo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gracielo drops back looking for a leg! Naysmith is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Naysmith manages to kick Gracielo off! Gracielo jumps back into Naysmith's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracielo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracielo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gracielo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracielo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracielo wants to pass the guard but Naysmith is keeping the position.
Gracielo 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.
Gracielo passes Naysmith's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gracielo stops Naysmith from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracielo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Naysmith wants to get back to his feet.
Gracielo is looking for a kimura but Naysmith is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracielo to get the leverage.
Naysmith is trying to stand.
Gracielo moves nicely into side control.
Gracielo tries for a kimura but Naysmith is defending well.
Gracielo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Naysmith knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naysmith is trying to get back to his feet.
Naysmith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracielo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gracielo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Naysmith is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Naysmith wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alvaro Gracielo dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Naysmith as Gracielo shoots in.
Naysmith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Naysmith tries to clinch up but Gracielo circles away and keeps his distance.
Naysmith fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracielo is defended easily by Naysmith.
Gracielo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Naysmith tries to clinch there but Gracielo circles away.
Santo Naysmith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracielo tries for a takedown but Naysmith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alvaro Gracielo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Naysmith doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracielo circles away.
Naysmith tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracielo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracielo has a takedown stuffed.
Gracielo keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naysmith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Naysmith tries to clinch up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracielo.
Naysmith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Naysmith tries to clinch there but Gracielo circles away.
Naysmith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Naysmith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracielo keeps the fight on the outside.
Naysmith tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracielo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Naysmith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Naysmith fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Naysmith tries to clinch up but Gracielo circles away and keeps his distance.
Naysmith doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracielo circles away.
Naysmith tries to clinch but Gracielo moves out of range.
Naysmith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracielo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Naysmith wants to clinch up but Gracielo keeps it at a distance.
Naysmith tries to clinch up but Gracielo circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracielo keeps the fight on the outside.
Naysmith tries to clinch up but Gracielo circles away and keeps his distance.
Naysmith tries to clinch up.
Naysmith is looking to clinch but Gracielo is avoiding it.
Gracielo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracielo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Naysmith as he jumps to the side.
Naysmith is looking to clinch but Gracielo is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naysmith tries to clinch but Gracielo moves out of range.
Gracielo swats away the attempt to clinch by Naysmith.
Naysmith wants to clinch.
Naysmith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Naysmith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gracielo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracielo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gracielo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracielo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gracielo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Naysmith, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naysmith is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gracielo asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Gracielo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Gracielo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Naysmith has escaped the position, nice work there.
Naysmith is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gracielo is controlling him well.
Santo Naysmith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracielo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracielo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that's the end of the fight!
Alvaro Gracielo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gracielo, 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alvaro Gracielo!
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