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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Torrico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gracie Maceio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Torrico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gracie Maceio!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Torrico.
Maceio doesn't manage to clinch there - Torrico circles away.
Maceio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maceio lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Maceio.
Torrico tries to clinch up but Maceio circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice sprawl there from Maceio as Torrico shoots in.
Maceio takes the fight into the clinch.
Torrico is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Maceio pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergio Torrico. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torrico tries for a takedown. No joy.
Torrico tries to score a body lock takedown but Maceio shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Torrico goes for a takedown in the clinch but Maceio prevents it.
Maceio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maceio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Torrico paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maceio throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrico tries to keep at a distance but Maceio has taken the fight into the clinch.
Maceio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maceio closes the distance and pushes Torrico back into the cage.
Maceio breaks from the clinch.
Maceio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maceio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maceio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Torrico swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maceio closes the distance and pushes Torrico back into the cage.
Maceio gets underhooks to prevent Torrico's takedown attempt.
Torrico looking for a takedown.
Torrico drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Maceio gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Torrico is breathing heavily.
Maceio breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maceio throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Torrico's head.
Maceio moves into the clinch.
Maceio breaks the clinch.
Torrico fails with the takedown.
Torrico tries to close the distance and clinch but Maceio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maceio rushes Torrico and presses him up against the cage.
Maceio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maceio has Torrico up against the cage in a clinch.
Torrico is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maceio is defending well for now.
Maceio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maceio closes the distance and pushes Torrico back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maceio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maceio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maceio lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Maceio tries for a takedown but Torrico manages to get underhooks.
Maceio landing knees to the body.
Maceio breaks from the clinch.
Maceio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Torrico swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maceio moves into range and clinches up with Torrico.
Maceio lands a knee to the head.
Maceio breaks from the clinch.
Gracie Maceio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maceio forces Torrico back against the cage and clinches.
Maceio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick from Maceio lands but Torrico takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torrico shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Maceio defends it nicely.
Torrico instigates a clinch.
Maceio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie Maceio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Torrico misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maceio darts in and clinches Torrico up against the cage.
Maceio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maceio clinches with his opponent.
Torrico drops down looking for an ankle pick but Maceio pulls his leg out and moves away.
Maceio clinches up against the cage.
Maceio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gracie Maceio dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Maceio moves into range and clinches up with Torrico.
Maceio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Torrico, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Torrico takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Some wild striking there from Torrico.
Torrico shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Maceio sprawls well. Maceio wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Torrico gets slowly back to his feet.
Maceio closes the distance and clinches.
Maceio pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maceio pushes Torrico off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maceio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maceio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Torrico. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maceio has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Maceio on the inside.
Maceio tries a knee to the head but Torrico blocks it.
Maceio breaks the clinch.
Torrico takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Maceio doesn't manage to clinch there - Torrico circles away.
Maceio looks to clinch
and Torrico holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Maceio manages to break the clinch.
Torrico closes the distance and clinches.
Torrico is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Maceio pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Torrico tries to score a body lock takedown but Maceio shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergio Torrico. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maceio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maceio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maceio lands with a slapping head kick.
Maceio instigates a clinch.
Maceio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maceio clinches up against the cage.
Maceio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maceio darts in and clinches Torrico up against the cage.
Torrico wants a takedown but no success here.
Maceio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maceio throws a head kick that Torrico semi-blocks.
Maceio closes the distance and pushes Torrico back into the cage.
Maceio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Torrico shoots in for a double leg but Maceio sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maceio instigates a clinch.
Maceio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Torrico tries to keep at a distance but Maceio has taken the fight into the clinch.
Torrico goes for a takedown in the clinch but Maceio prevents it.
Maceio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick from Maceio lands but Torrico takes it in his stride.
Maceio lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maceio lands a head kick!
Maceio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maceio moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maceio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maceio closes the distance and clinches.
Maceio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maceio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Torrico avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maceio moves into the clinch.
Maceio manages to break the clinch.
Maceio scores with a three punch combo!
Torrico keeps the fight on the outside.
Maceio rushes Torrico and presses him up against the cage.
Maceio breaks from the clinch.
Torrico fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Maceio rushes Torrico and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gracie Maceio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Maceio.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maceio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Torrico fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Maceio avoids it really well and circles away.
Maceio lands a head kick!
Maceio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Torrico, pushing him back against the cage.
Maceio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maceio instigates a clinch.
Maceio manages to break the clinch.
Good leg kick by Maceio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Maceio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maceio wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Torrico is defended easily by Maceio.
Maceio throws a series of strikes that have Torrico backpedaling.
Maceio lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Torrico tries to keep at a distance but Maceio has taken the fight into the clinch.
Maceio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Torrico circles away from the clinch attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Torrico.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergio Torrico. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maceio gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Maceio breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maceio moves into the clinch.
Maceio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maceio has closed the distance and engaged Torrico in a clinch.
Torrico tries to pull guard but Maceio won't allow it.
Torrico tries to pull guard but Maceio holds him up against the cage and eventually Torrico drops back down to his feet.
Maceio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sergio Torrico is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maceio closes the distance and pushes Torrico back into the cage.
Maceio breaks the clinch.
Maceio is looking to clinch but Torrico is avoiding it.
Maceio lands with a kick to the temple. Torrico shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Maceio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maceio throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Maceio throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Maceio stuffs the takedown.
Maceio moves into the clinch successfully.
Maceio breaks from the clinch.
Maceio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Maceio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maceio has taken the fight to the clinch.
Maceio breaks the clinch.
Maceio tries to clinch up.
Maceio clinches with his opponent.
Maceio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Torrico tries to keep at a distance but Maceio has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maceio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maceio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maceio closes the distance and pushes Torrico back into the cage.
Torrico has Maceio pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Maceio manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Maceio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie Maceio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maceio goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Maceio gets a clinch.
Maceio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maceio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Maceio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maceio has Torrico pressed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gracie Maceio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maceio has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 26:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gracie Maceio!
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