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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randjob Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Felix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 cm
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209 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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182 cm
28
217 lbs
19 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randjob Gracie! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Junior Felix! The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gracie misses with a hook
and Felix counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Felix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie misses with a hook. Felix ducked under it nicely. Felix misses with a wild body shot. Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Felix sprawls well. Felix wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet. Gracie swings for the body but Felix moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Randjob Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Felix. Felix shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gracie napping and manages to drive through into side control! Gracie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Felix wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Felix fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gracie is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Felix off and has taken his back! Gracie missing with strikes. Gracie controlling well, preventing Felix from escaping the position.
Gracie working for a choke but Felix reverses nicely into Gracie 's guard. Gracie is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. Felix with a flurry of punches that miss. Gracie pulls Felix in close to prevent any damage. Felix must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Felix trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Felix won't allow Gracie to sweep him here. Felix postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Felix postures up in Gracie's guard and throws a big left but Gracie blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Felix lands a couple of elbows. Gracie is looking to stand up but Felix isn't so interested in that idea. Felix throws and elbow that misses. Gracie uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Felix's guard. Nice move by Gracie! Gracie postures up.
Felix keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully. Felix wants to get back to his feet but Gracie is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Felix is retaining full guard. Gracie is pushing down on Felix's leg trying to pass to half guard. Felix is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gracie is nestled in close to Felix, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Gracie wants to control but Felix is keeping him busy. Gracie passes the guard and advances to mount! Gracie content just to control the position here. Gracie with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Felix taking shots to the head. Felix defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gracie. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Gracie controlling from mount. Gracie postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Felix looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randjob Gracie dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Felix fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gracie checks it well. Felix looks for a takedown but Gracie sprawls well. Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Felix. Felix gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gracie.
It looks like Junior Felix has been cut. Gracie thows a leg kick but Felix checks it and Felix counters with a low kick, right behind Gracie 's knee. Gracie throws a leg kick and Felix counters with a nice double leg into guard. Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy. Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Felix's guard. Gracie postures up in Felix's guard and throws a big left but Felix blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gracie trying to control but Felix is working from the bottom. Gracie won't allow Felix to sweep him here. Felix looking to control.
Felix keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully. Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Felix blocks nicely. Gracie wants to pass the guard but Felix is keeping the position. Felix has his hands on Gracie's head, controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Felix controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Junior Felix wasn't active enough on the ground. Gracie misses with a shot to the body and Felix counters with a nice leg kick. Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie is looking to score with low kicks. Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Felix slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
Gracie throws an off balance right hand
and Felix counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gracie lands with a light punch inside. Felix lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards. Felix misses with a punch on the inside.
Felix lands a shoulder strike. Felix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie lands a body punch. Felix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie. Gracie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gracie tests Felix's chin there with a solid looking shot. Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Felix counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Gracie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Gracie looking for a triangle here. Felix is fighting it but it looks tight! Gracie pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Felix is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Randjob Gracie!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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