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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henric Andersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kompakt Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andersen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sultans Of Swing. Gracie has chosen Gracie Family Entrada as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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171 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henric Andersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kompakt Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Andersen.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Andersen.
Andersen is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Andersen wants to work for an arm triangle but Gracie is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gracie is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gracie gets back to full guard.
Andersen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Andersen throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Andersen from controlling successfully.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gracie is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Andersen controls the pace.
Gracie has an active guard here but Andersen has managed to pass into half guard.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gracie doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Andersen trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andersen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gracie is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Andersen 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.
Gracie trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Andersen defends it easily.
Andersen works over Gracie with some ground and pound from guard.
Andersen stands up and waves to Gracie to follow him.
Andersen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Andersen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Andersen lands in his opponent's guard.
Andersen is breathing heavily.
Gracie working for a triangle but Andersen defends it easily.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Andersen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gracie is looking for a triangle here but Andersen uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Andersen decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
Andersen shoots in and bounces Gracie off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Andersen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Andersen wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Andersen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gracie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Andersen postures up.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Andersen from controlling successfully.
Andersen tries to stand but Gracie is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Andersen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Andersen wants it to stay on the feet.
A big left from Andersen misses.
Andersen fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henric Andersen dominated that round.
That's time! Andersen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gracie misses with a head kick.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Andersen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Andersen moves out of range of the body kick.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Andersen counters with a single leg into guard. Gracie didn't expect that.
Andersen with a nice head shot there.
Andersen stands and steps away. Gracie gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Gracie throws a lazy head kick
and Andersen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Andersen stalks Gracie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gracie's face. Gracie staggers backwards, shaken.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
Andersen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Andersen misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Andersen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gracie looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
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!
Gracie is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Andersen in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersen postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Gracie to stand up.
Andersen blocks a head kick by Gracie.
Gracie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Andersen moves out of range of the body kick from Gracie.
Andersen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gracie works his way to full guard. Good work.
Andersen stands up and waves to Gracie to follow him.
Gracie throws the kick towards the body but Andersen avoids it.
Andersen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Gracie misses with a combination
and Andersen counters with a good low kick that Gracie was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Gracie as Andersen shoots in.
Andersen moves out of range of the body kick from Gracie.
A jab from Gracie does it's job there.
Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Andersen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Andersen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gracie on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
Andersen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Andersen pulls his head out easily.
Gracie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Andersen scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersen 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.
Andersen is trying to control. Gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gracie wants to clinch.
Andersen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gracie did well to prevent Andersen getting side control.
Andersen wants to stand up but Gracie is controlling the position.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Andersen uses his free foot to push down on Gracie's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gracie.
Andersen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Andersen content just to control the position here.
Gracie wants to control but Andersen is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working to try and regain half guard.
Andersen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Andersen controlling from mount.
Gracie tries to hold on but Andersen pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andersen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gracie hang on?
A nice elbow there by Andersen.
Andersen blocks Gracie's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henric Andersen dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gracie tried to score with a low kick but Andersen checks it.
Andersen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gracie takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Gracie is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Henric Andersen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Andersen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
Andersen content to control rather than advance.
Andersen lands strikes from half guard.
Andersen decides to return to a standing position.
Gracie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie misses with a leg kick
and Andersen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gracie won't be happy with that.
Gracie taking a bit of punishment here - Andersen scoring with strikes.
Gracie throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Andersen connects with a nice short shot to Gracie's temple.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gracie moves into full guard.
Andersen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Andersen stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Andersen avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Kompakt Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andersen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gracie.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Andersen.
A head kick misses from Andersen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Gracie.
Andersen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gracie tries to avoid it but Andersen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gracie to the ground. Gracie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Andersen circles away easily
and Andersen counters with a series of strikes. Gracie will be more careful next time no doubt.
Andersen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Andersen is trying to control the action in half guard but Gracie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Andersen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gracie's head.
Gracie is looking to control Andersen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gracie avoid being mounted?
Andersen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gracie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie is not content to let Andersen control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Andersen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gracie. That one must have hurt.
Gracie throws the left hand but Andersen avoids the punch easily.
Gracie takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Andersen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Andersen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gracie gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Andersen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard but Andersen has passed into side control.
Andersen jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gracie manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Andersen passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gracie!
Andersen is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gracie has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Andersen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andersen throwing strikes here but Gracie is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Andersen landing strikes from the mount and Gracie is in trouble!
Kompakt Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henric Andersen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Andersen wants to control the pace but Gracie is squirming around nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henric Andersen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Andersen 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight for Henric Andersen!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Henric Andersen!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Henric Andersen!
Henric Andersen wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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