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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Helio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Acelino Popo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 cm
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130 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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170 cm
19
140 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Helio Gracie! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Acelino Popo! The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Popo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gracie manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Gracie looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this! Popo scoring with punches to the head and body. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Popo throwing strikes from guard but Gracie blocks nicely. Popo trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom. Popo drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gracie looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gracie looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gracie! Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Popo tries to get back to half guard but can't. You can see the frustration on Popo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Popo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round. Popo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Popo is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Gracie is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Acelino Popo!
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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
53% |
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