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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kompakt Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tsingtao Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Gracie Family Entrada. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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177 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Good kicks
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kompakt Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tsingtao Smith!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith tries to clinch up.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie misses with a head kick.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smith tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smith to the ground. Smith escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Smith forces Gracie back against the cage and clinches.
Gracie is looking to control Smith's arms but Smith gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gracie has his back to the cage.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Gracie avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
Gracie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Gracie is working for takedown but Smith is calmly controlling the position for now.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Smith prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kompakt Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gracie blocks an elbow strike.
Gracie has hold of one of Smith's legs. Smith is fighting the takedown attempt but Gracie gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Gracie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gracie 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Smith looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gracie drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Smith manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gracie has Smith in his guard.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith is in close to Gracie's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gracie has his foot on Smith's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Smith works his way back into a safe position though.
Smith lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Smith 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has momentary wrist control but Smith slips an elbow through the middle.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Smith chips away with some ground and pound.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Smith with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smith's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smith gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Smith lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gracie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Smith scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Smith slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Smith works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Gracie wants to control but Smith postures up.
Smith tries to move to mount but Gracie blocks the move with his legs.
Smith in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Smith lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Gracie manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gracie will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Smith has one foot on Gracie's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith rushes Gracie and presses him up against the cage.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.
Gracie blocks an elbow strike.
Smith prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Smith just stands there and leans against the cage.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Smith lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
Gracie avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
Gracie can't get the takedown.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gracie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gracie avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsingtao Smith dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Smith darts in trying to clinch
and Gracie counters with a head kick.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith connects with a looping right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie misses with a kick to the body.
Smith drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
Gracie wants a takedown but no success here.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gracie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Gracie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Smith is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kompakt Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Gracie lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Smith keeping control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith kicks Gracie off and gets back to his feet.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith gets a clinch.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses.
Gracie dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gracie's brow.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Gracie tries to score a body lock takedown but Smith shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smith working Gracie over with knees to the body.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Gracie blocks the elbow strike.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Gracie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Smith lands a knee to the head.
Gracie has Smith pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Smith manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gracie looking to slow down the pace here.
Gracie tries for a takedown. No joy.
Smith lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Smith manages to get underhooks.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith blocking some punches.
Gracie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Smith pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Smith misses with an elbow strike.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Smith just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gracie tries to score a body lock takedown but Smith shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gracie can't get the takedown.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gracie avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith stops a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Gracie dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gracie tries for a takedown. No joy.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Smith just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gracie looking for a takedown.
Smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Smith just stands there and leans against the cage.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gracie looking for a takedown.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Gracie has Smith pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Smith manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
Smith throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Smith won't allow it.
Gracie has Smith pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Smith manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Gracie has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Smith uses from the top position.
Gracie working for a triangle but Smith defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsingtao Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith moves into range and clinches up with Gracie.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gracie blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gracie's brow.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Smith manages to get underhooks.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Smith holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kompakt Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gracie jumps guard and drags Smith to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Smith stands and throws Gracie's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Gracie some visible discomfort.
Smith working the head and body with strikes.
Smith scores with punches from side control.
Smith working the body and head with strikes.
Gracie tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Gracie on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gracie throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Smith cracks Gracie with a big right hand but Gracie just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Smith grinds an elbow into Gracie's temple.
Smith cracks Gracie with a big elbow.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Smith working the ground and pound from side control.
Smith grinds an elbow into Gracie's temple.
Gracie takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the cage.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Smith just stands there and leans against the cage.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Gracie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Smith prevents it.
Gracie blocks an elbow strike.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Smith pulls his leg out and moves away.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Smith gets the takedown into side control.
Check out the look on Smith's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Smith lands an elbow.
Smith sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gracie is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gracie manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Smith is nestled in close to Gracie, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gracie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Smith scores with a couple of nice shots.
Smith scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gracie throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith counters by clinching up.
Smith with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gracie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Smith pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Smith holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Smith lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gracie blocks it with crossed arms.
Gracie wants a takedown.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
Gracie is working for takedown but Smith is calmly controlling the position for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Gracie has Smith pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Smith manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smith walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Smith tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie thows a leg kick but Smith checks it
and Smith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Smith clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the cage.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
Gracie looking to slow down the pace here.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smith walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kompakt Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Smith has Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tsingtao Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smith 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight for Tsingtao Smith!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Tsingtao Smith!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Tsingtao Smith!
Tsingtao Smith wins by unanimous decision!
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