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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jones Jr Roy Levesta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rullo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Roy Levesta might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to not good.. Gracie has chosen Rock as his entrance music. Rullo Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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197 lbs
13 - 1 - 0 |
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200 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jones Jr Roy Levesta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rullo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie blocks a jab.
Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Roy Levesta as he jumps to the side.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Roy Levesta.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Roy Levesta saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A jab lands there for Roy Levesta.
Gracie misses the body punch
and Roy Levesta counters with a low kick, right behind Gracie 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roy Levesta fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Roy Levesta tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Roy Levesta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Roy Levesta.
Roy Levesta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Roy Levesta pinned against the cage. Roy Levesta gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jones Jr Roy Levesta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rullo Gracie.
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.
Roy Levesta throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Roy Levesta counters with a left to the body.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Rullo Gracie has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy Levesta throws a head kick that misses.
Roy Levesta chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Roy Levesta counters with a nice kick to the body.
Roy Levesta connects with a body shot that sends Gracie's belly button to the back.
Gracie avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy Levesta lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gracie is trying desperately to land a takedown but Roy Levesta is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Gracie.
Roy Levesta throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gracie looks gassed!
Roy Levesta throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
Roy Levesta scores with a jab to the jaw.
Roy Levesta lands a head kick!
Jones Jr Roy Levesta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Roy Levesta counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jones Jr Roy Levesta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rullo Gracie's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Roy Levesta throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
Roy Levesta scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Roy Levesta counters with a leg kick.
Roy Levesta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie walks into a stiff left hand from Roy Levesta.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy Levesta avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Gracie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Roy Levesta scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Roy Levesta.
Roy Levesta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Roy Levesta finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jones Jr Roy Levesta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rullo Gracie.
Roy Levesta lands a nice looking body kick.
Roy Levesta is looking to wear down Gracie with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Roy Levesta feints and then cracks Gracie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gracie down.
Roy Levesta looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Roy Levesta can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Roy Levesta counters with a straight right hand.
Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Roy Levesta feints and then cracks Gracie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gracie down.
Roy Levesta swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy Levesta throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Roy Levesta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Roy Levesta can pounce on him.
Roy Levesta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Roy Levesta lands a jab to Gracie's midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roy Levesta lands an overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jones Jr Roy Levesta dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rullo Gracie's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Roy Levesta.
Roy Levesta throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Jones Jr Roy Levesta is winning the standup battle so far.
Roy Levesta bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gracie's head.
Roy Levesta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Roy Levesta counters with a nice kick to the body.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Roy Levesta is just out of range.
Roy Levesta swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Roy Levesta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Roy Levesta connects with a single shot there.
Roy Levesta throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
letting Roy Levesta counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy Levesta connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Gracie might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Roy Levesta has got the better of the exchanges.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That kick from Roy Levesta tenderised Gracie's leg. Gracie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Roy Levesta just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy Levesta throws a leg kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Roy Levesta.
Gracie closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Roy Levesta's guard.
Gracie is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Roy Levesta is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Roy Levesta has escaped and now he's on top!
Roy Levesta has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Roy Levesta seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jones Jr Roy Levesta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a triangle here but Roy Levesta uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Gracie regains half guard.
Roy Levesta controlling the action here.
Gracie trying to control from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jones Jr Roy Levesta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Roy Levesta 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:25
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:25
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jones Jr Roy Levesta!
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hype
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