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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Allessandro Vasiliev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasiliev comes to the cage accompanied by "The Hand That Feeds" by NIN. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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248 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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275 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Allessandro Vasiliev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Royce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vasiliev defends it nicely.
Vasiliev shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gracie napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gracie pushes Vasiliev away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Vasiliev gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Gracie is trying to control Vasiliev's posture but Vasiliev avoids it.
Gracie gets back to half guard.
Still in half guard, Vasiliev seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control but Vasiliev postures up.
Vasiliev takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gracie trying to control but Vasiliev postures up.
Vasiliev tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Gracie.
Gracie looks like he's trying to stand up.
Vasiliev takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Vasiliev stops Gracie from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vasiliev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Allessandro Vasiliev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vasiliev closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gracie is not content to let Vasiliev control the position.
Vasiliev wants to get back to his feet.
Gracie is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Vasiliev is breathing heavily.
Gracie is positioning himself well to prevent Vasiliev advancing to mount.
Gracie looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasiliev controlling the action here.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
Gracie manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vasiliev trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Vasiliev is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vasiliev showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vasiliev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vasiliev slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gracie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Vasiliev from controlling successfully.
Gracie is looking to stand up but Vasiliev isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Allessandro Vasiliev dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vasiliev shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gracie napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gracie prevents Vasiliev from moving into mount.
A lull in the action here.
Gracie is trying to control Vasiliev's posture but Vasiliev avoids it.
Vasiliev in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Vasiliev tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Vasiliev here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Gracie pushes Vasiliev away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Vasiliev gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vasiliev attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vasiliev counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gracie's guard now.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasiliev controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gracie wriggles free and stands up.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vasiliev counters with a single leg into guard. Gracie didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vasiliev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vasiliev stops Gracie from standing up.
Vasiliev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gracie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vasiliev is standing up over Gracie. Gracie looks to escape but Vasiliev dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasiliev decides to stand up, so the ref orders Gracie to his feet.
Vasiliev gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gracie looking for a takedown.
Allessandro Vasiliev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Gracie.
Vasiliev manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Vasiliev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Allessandro Vasiliev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vasiliev is pulling down on Gracie's head to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vasiliev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gracie won't allow Vasiliev to get back to his feet.
Vasiliev keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Vasiliev trying to control the position here.
Vasiliev is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gracie defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Allessandro Vasiliev dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Vasiliev clinches up against the cage.
Vasiliev breaks the clinch.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Vasiliev counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Vasiliev wants the takedown. Gracie is fighting it off but Vasiliev persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Gracie's guard against the cage.
Gracie wants to stand and escape but Vasiliev is having none of it.
Vasiliev might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Vasiliev from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasiliev sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gracie is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vasiliev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vasiliev counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie struggling a bit here.
Vasiliev tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
A lull in the action here as Vasiliev stalls from top position.
Vasiliev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Vasiliev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to get back to his feet.
Vasiliev tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Vasiliev counters with a takedown into side control.
Allessandro Vasiliev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Gracie.
Vasiliev prevents Gracie from escaping the position.
Gracie is looking to reverse the position.
Vasiliev scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gracie to see if he's OK.
Vasiliev tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gracie manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to escape.
Vasiliev controlling the pace.
Vasiliev prevents Gracie from standing back up.
Vasiliev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gracie defending well though.
Vasiliev tries to stand and escape but Gracie actually recovers to full guard.
Royce Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Allessandro Vasiliev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vasiliev looking to pass the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Allessandro Vasiliev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vasiliev has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Allessandro Vasiliev!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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