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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thanks Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and keka malu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thanks Gracie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to keka malu's chin.
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147 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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219 cm
27
150 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thanks Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, keka malu!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie feints a jab promting malu to slip. Gracie then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. malu slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
malu avoids a punch combination nicely.
malu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie wants to clinch.
Gracie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gracie lands a nice hook to malu's body. malu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but malu was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
malu is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
malu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gracie counters with a low kick, right behind malu 's knee.
Gracie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent malu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gracie tries to clinch up but malu circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie cracks malu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. malu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie lands a jab to malu's midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. malu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie throws a hook but malu avoids it easily.
malu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gracie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
malu misses with a wild combination.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from malu. Those never looked like landing.
malu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gracie counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps malu thinking.
malu looks gassed!
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. malu does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from malu.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gracie, right into the meat.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but malu was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Gracie lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
malu avoids the head kick by Gracie.
A shot to the liver by Gracie. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie cracks the inside of malu's front leg.
Gracie tries to clinch but malu is having none of it.
Gracie throws a front kick that sends malu stumbling back into the cage.
Gracie lands a nice looking kick to the body. malu takes a step back to recover.
Gracie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - malu circles away.
Gracie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gracie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thanks Gracie dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
malu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
malu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick by malu misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gracie lands a nice looking body shot.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but malu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie lands with a nice body kick.
Gracie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gracie cracks malu with a good jab.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but malu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
keka malu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie fails in his attempt to clinch.
malu is breathing heavily.
malu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gracie is looking to wear down malu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Gracie throws a head kick but malu moves out of range.
Gracie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gracie throws a front kick that sends malu stumbling back into the cage.
Gracie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gracie throws a shot to the body.
Gracie feints and then cracks malu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow malu down.
Gracie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gracie connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands with a good body shot.
Gracie throws a combination. malu tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
malu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gracie works malu's body with a nice hook.
Gracie wants to clinch.
malu walks into a jab.
Gracie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and malu moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a right hook to the body.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie throws a nice head kick!
Gracie misses with a head kick.
Thanks Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gracie lands a lovely overhand right.
Thanks Gracie is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie lands a jab to malu's midsection.
Gracie wants to clinch.
Gracie feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to malu's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
malu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gracie.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gracie lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gracie stalks malu and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into malu's face. malu staggers backwards, shaken.
Gracie with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gracie thuds a left hand into malu's body.
malu takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thanks Gracie dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice cross by Gracie.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Gracie scores with a leg kick.
malu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Gracie.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but malu was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
malu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but malu is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gracie. That's going to slow malu down.
Gracie scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gracie fails in his attempt to clinch.
malu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gracie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
malu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
malu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gracie lands a jab to the head.
keka malu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thanks Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands with a straight right. malu didn't see that one coming.
malu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
malu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
malu is rocked!
Gracie connects with a looping right hand.
malu is still on wobbly legs! Can Gracie finish him?
malu walks straight into a right hand from Gracie - that's dropped him! Gracie jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save malu from any more punishment! malu complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Thanks Gracie!
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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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