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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alvaro Gracielo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hassan Mohammad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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313 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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210 cm
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300 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Alvaro Gracielo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hassan Mohammad!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracielo moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracielo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mohammad defends it nicely.
Mohammad swinging wildly here.
Gracielo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gracielo fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alvaro Gracielo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracielo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gracielo is trying to work for a kimura but Mohammad is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammad is trying to stand up here but Gracielo is controlling him well.
Gracielo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mohammad's head.
Gracielo seems to be looking for submissions.
Gracielo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mohammad defending well though.
Gracielo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mohammad defending well though.
Gracielo is working for a submission of some sort.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mohammad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracielo.
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.
Mohammad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracielo shoots in for a takedown but Mohammad shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hassan Mohammad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracielo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mohammad misses with a looping left.
Gracielo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Mohammad misses.
Mohammad is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Gracielo dives in and grabs Mohammad's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mohammad pushes down on Gracielo's head and hops out.
Gracielo moves away from the strike by Mohammad.
Gracielo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mohammad.
Gracielo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A slow jab from Mohammad misses its intended target.
Mohammad throws a series of punches but Gracielo moves out of range.
Gracielo ducks under a wild hook from Mohammad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gracielo shoots in for a takedown but Mohammad shows good takedown defense.
Gracielo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mohammad to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Alvaro Gracielo has been cut.
Gracielo slips a straight right by Mohammad.
Mohammad might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mohammad scores with a nice head shot.
Mohammad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracielo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mohammad uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gracielo has time to react.
Gracielo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mohammad as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hassan Mohammad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alvaro Gracielo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mohammad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracielo slips under a jab from Mohammad.
Gracielo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mohammad avoids it really well and circles away.
Gracielo ducks under a wild hook from Mohammad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracielo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gracielo moves forwards but Mohammad connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mohammad misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammad throws out a loose jab but Gracielo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracielo blocks a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracielo.
Mohammad throws a big shot that misses.
Mohammad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracielo.
Mohammad displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracielo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alvaro Gracielo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mohammad missing with a left hand there. Gracielo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gracielo ducks straight into an uppercut from Mohammad and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Gracielo manages to regain guard straight away.
Alvaro Gracielo's cut is getting worse.
Mohammad 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.
Mohammad wants to control from the top but Gracielo keeps moving.
Gracielo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gracielo lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Gracielo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mohammad gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mohammad wants to stand but Gracielo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mohammad in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gracielo tries to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohammad tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracielo is retaining full guard.
Gracielo looking for a guillotine here but Mohammad defends easily.
Gracielo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mohammad looking to pass the guard.
Mohammad pushing down on Gracielo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mohammad trying to control from half guard but Gracielo is working away.
Gracielo manages to get to full guard.
Gracielo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gracielo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracielo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mohammad can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mohammad wants to pass the guard but Gracielo is keeping the position.
Mohammad trying to control but Gracielo is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracielo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mohammad defends it easily.
Mohammad postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracielo working for a triangle but Mohammad defends it easily.
Mohammad loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hassan Mohammad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alvaro Gracielo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mohammad throws a jab when Gracielo was well out of range.
A slow jab from Mohammad misses its intended target.
Mohammad lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gracielo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mohammad.
Mohammad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hassan Mohammad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mohammad drops Gracielo with a left and a right! Oh, Gracielo is hurt - Mohammad dives into side control looking to finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracielo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mohammad off and has taken his back!
Gracielo throwing sloppy strikes.
Mohammad finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracielo is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mohammad is surviving well by controlling Gracielo's body position as best he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracielo goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Mohammad turns into him and now he's in Gracielo's guard.
Mohammad trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracielo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mohammad passes into half guard.
Mohammad decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Gracielo fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohammad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracielo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mohammad connects with a jab.
Alvaro Gracielo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gracielo thumps Mohammad with a low kick.
Gracielo slips a jab from Mohammad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohammad throws a right and a left that Gracielo avoids nicely.
Mohammad misses with the combination.
Mohammad scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jeez, Alvaro Gracielo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Gracielo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mohammad.
Mohammad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracielo.
Mohammad misses with a two punch combination.
Mohammad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Gracielo.
Gracielo tries for a takedown but Mohammad sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hassan Mohammad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mohammad throws an overhand right that lands on Gracielo's shoulder, as Gracielo tries to avoid the shot.
Mohammad misses with a straight left.
A big left from Mohammad misses.
Mohammad misses with a jab, cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mohammad throws a series of punches but Gracielo avoids them all with ease.
Alvaro Gracielo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hassan Mohammad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gracielo slips under a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hassan Mohammad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mohammad winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hassan Mohammad!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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