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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filipe Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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182 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, King Gracie! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Filipe Nunes! The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nunes shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gracie napping and manages to drive through into side control! Nunes throws an elbow but Gracie slips to the side and avoids it well. You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Gracie manages to get back to half guard. Gracie is controlling Nunes's trapped leg to prevent Nunes from advancing to side control. Gracie trying to control but Nunes postures up.
Gracie manages to get to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nunes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Nunes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gracie working a defensive guard here.
Nunes throwing strikes from guard but Gracie blocks nicely. Gracie working for a triangle but Nunes defends it easily.
Gracie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Nunes has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Gracie to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Nunes is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Gracie pulls down on the head and he's put Nunes to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). King Gracie!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
43% |
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