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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ikoa Oyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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182 cm
20
214 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent |
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ADCC Champion
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ikoa Oyama!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Oyama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Oyama.
Gracie misses the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie dives in and grabs Oyama's left leg, looking for a takedown. Oyama pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Oyama pinned against the cage. Oyama gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oyama paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oyama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Oyama is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gracie's half guard.
Oyama stalling away here and it's allowed Gracie to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Oyama manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oyama pulls Gracie in to control the position.
Oyama manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Oyama from controlling successfully.
Oyama is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gracie wants to control but Oyama passes easily into half guard.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Oyama is controlling well.
Oyama is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control from the bottom.
Oyama is looking for a kimura but Gracie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Oyama to get the leverage.
Oyama looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Oyama trying to mount his opponent but Gracie defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Still in half guard, Oyama seems content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ikoa Oyama dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Oyama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Oyama is avoiding it.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gracie is pressing down on Oyama's thigh, looking to free his foot. Oyama is holding on for now.
Oyama keeping hold of Gracie's head, controlling as best he can.
Oyama is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oyama keeps working.
Oyama moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Oyama keeps moving.
Oyama is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Oyama throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Oyama just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Oyama counters with a single leg into guard. Gracie didn't expect that.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oyama wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Oyama advances to half guard.
Gracie is not content to let Oyama control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Oyama lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oyama 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 is in trouble now - Oyama has advanced to mount!
Oyama looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Oyama pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ikoa Oyama 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! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Oyama keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Oyama swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Oyama counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Oyama is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Oyama keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Oyama throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Oyama throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oyama 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.
Gracie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Oyama.
Oyama wants to pass the guard but Gracie is defending well.
Gracie is looking to control Oyama's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gracie avoid being mounted?
Oyama wants to pass the guard but Gracie is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Oyama is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Gracie!
Ikoa Oyama has got the better of the ground game so far.
Oyama with the ground and pound from mount.
Oyama breaks from Gracie's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Oyama working Gracie over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oyama wants to control the pace but Gracie is squirming around nicely.
Oyama putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Oyama landing strikes from the mount and Gracie is in trouble!
Gracie is in a horrible position here. Oyama smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gracie is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oyama loads up with a big shot that hurts Gracie! He's pulled Oyama in close but Oyama has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Gracie survive? More strikes from Oyama and Gracie is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ikoa Oyama!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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