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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roax Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omega Blast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roax Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Omega Blast!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blast checks a leg kick.
Blast falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gracie sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Blast trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.
Gracie passes the guard and advances to mount!
Gracie landing strikes from the mount and Blast is in trouble!
Gracie landing shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie lands a heavy elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gracie lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Blast hang on?
Gracie landing strikes from the mount and Blast is in trouble!
A nice elbow there by Gracie.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gracie lands a nice shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Blast can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gracie lands a nice shot to the head.
Gracie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controlling his opponent.
Gracie looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gracie controlling the position easily from mount.
Gracie lands a big shot there that rocks Blast but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Blast is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gracie postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Blast looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gracie lands a big shot there that rocks Blast but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gracie with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by Gracie.
Gracie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gracie is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Blast can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gracie controlling from mount.
Gracie is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Blast can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
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!
Gracie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gracie breaks from Blast's wrist control and lands an elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gracie's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roax Gracie dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Blast trying to stall but Gracie improves his position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gracie.
Gracie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gracie works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gracie works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gracie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie scores with a hook to the body.
A right hand to the body from Gracie.
Gracie lands a body shot.
Gracie scores with a hook to the body.
Gracie stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gracie lands with a right to the head.
Gracie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blast can do to turn this around?
Gracie throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Gracie.
Blast's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gracie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blast is breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Gracie.
Gracie lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gracie.
Gracie presses Blast against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gracie throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gracie lands a nice shot to the body.
Gracie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gracie lands a body shot.
Gracie presses Blast against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gracie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Gracie.
Gracie lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Gracie.
Gracie is working Blast over against the cage.
Gracie works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gracie lands with a right to the head.
Gracie lands with a short shot to the head.
Gracie lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blast or not.
Gracie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gracie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gracie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Gracie.
Blast wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.
Gracie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blast.
Gracie digs a right hand into Blast's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blast's gas tank.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Blast uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roax Gracie has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gracie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blast backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blast is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gracie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gracie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blast blocking some punches.
Gracie lands a body punch.
Gracie lands with a light punch inside.
Gracie scores with a shot to the side of Blast's head.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Gracie.
Blast tries to stall but Gracie uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Blast misses with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Gracie.
Gracie scores with a shoulder strike.
Gracie is working Blast over against the cage.
Gracie lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gracie lands a left hand.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
Blast is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Gracie - that landed with a thud.
Gracie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gracie is leaning against Blast and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gracie digs a right hand into Blast's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blast's gas tank.
A right hook to the body lands for Gracie.
Gracie lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Gracie - that landed with a thud.
Gracie lands a hook that snaps the head of Blast backwards.
Gracie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gracie works on Blast's body with a couple of short punches.
Blast taking a breather.
Gracie lands with a right to the head.
Gracie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blast lands an uppercut.
Gracie scores with a hook to the body.
Gracie lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A body shot lands from Gracie.
Gracie scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Gracie on the inside.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blast throws an elbow that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Gracie.
Nice body punch from Gracie.
A short body shot lands from Blast as the two fighters clinch.
Blast is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gracie scores with a shot to the side of Blast's head.
Blast has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blast trying to stall but Gracie improves his position.
Gracie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blast backwards.
Gracie works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land.
Gracie is working Blast over against the cage.
Gracie scores with a shot to the side of Blast's head.
Gracie misses with a punch on the inside.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie working aggressively here.
Blast blocks an uppercut.
Blast tries to circle away but Gracie has him pinned against the cage.
Blast trying to control the position but instead, Gracie has worked for underhooks and has pushed Blast into the cage.
Gracie pushes Blast back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roax Gracie dominated that second round.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gracie looks to land a body kick but Blast moved away.
Gracie is looking to land body kicks.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gracie.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Blast.
Gracie thumps Blast with a low kick.
Gracie gets tackled into the cage by Blast. Blast maintains the clinch.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Blast avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie misses with a body punch.
Gracie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses.
Gracie lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blast.
Blast looking to stall.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gracie works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Gracie.
Gracie lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blast.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gracie.
Nice body punch from Gracie.
Gracie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blast pressing his opponent against the cage.
Blast wants to stall.
Gracie lands with a left to the head.
Gracie pushes Blast back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gracie working aggressively here.
Gracie throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Gracie scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Gracie.
Blast working aggressively here.
Blast lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blast backwards.
Gracie lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gracie is leaning against Blast and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gracie lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Gracie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Gracie.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gracie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Blast.
Blast is trying to break free.
Blast presses Gracie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gracie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gracie struggles to land a body shot inside as Blast controls his hands.
Gracie misses with a punch on the inside.
Blast is looking to control Gracie's arms but Gracie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blast has his back to the cage.
Blast blocks a body shot from Gracie.
A body shot lands from Gracie.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gracie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blast wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blast lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Blast creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Gracie.
Blast blocks an uppercut.
Blast looking to slow down the pace here.
Gracie lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Blast blocks a body shot from Gracie.
A short right from Blast.
Gracie misses with a body punch.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gracie as Blast tries to tie him up.
Gracie stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Blast looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gracie misses with a body punch.
Blast tries to stall but Gracie uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A right hook to the body lands for Gracie.
Gracie struggles to land a body shot inside as Blast controls his hands.
Blast blocks a body shot from Gracie.
Blast comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blast.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Blast uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gracie keeps control of Blast as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A hook to the body from Gracie.
Gracie working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Gracie.
That's four 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.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Blast uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses.
Gracie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blasts head.
Gracie lands with a short shot to the head.
Blast pushes off an throws an elbow but Gracie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Blast taking a breather.
Gracie lands a nice uppercut.
Gracie digs a right hand underneath Blast's ribcage. Blast let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blast blocks a body shot from Gracie.
Gracie blocks an elbow strike from Blast.
Blast taking a breather.
A body shot lands from Blast.
Blast lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gracie.
Omega Blast has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blast prevents a body shot from Gracie.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blast misses with a knee strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roax Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gracie 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:25
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roax Gracie!
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energy
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hype
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