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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Helio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Yellow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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180 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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180 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Helio Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tom Yellow!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie misses with a shot to the body
and Yellow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yellow looks to land a body kick but Gracie moved away.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Yellow moved out of range nicely.
Gracie bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gracie digs a good body shot into Yellow's ribs.
Gracie misses with an uppercut
and Yellow counters with a big head kick but Gracie shrugs it off.
Yellow is looking to score with low kicks.
Yellow throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yellow throws a sloppy body shot
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
Gracie misses with a right hand
and Yellow counters with a body kick.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gracie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yellow.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yellow.
Yellow blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yellow misses with a leg kick
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yellow gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yellow throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Yellow gets a clinch.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Yellow misses with the head strike.
Gracie digs a right hand underneath Yellow's ribcage. Yellow let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yellow throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A body shot lands from Gracie.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Yellow avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage.
Yellow tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Yellow back against the cage.
Yellow tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Yellow back against the cage.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Yellow.
Gracie holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gracie digs a right hand underneath Yellow's ribcage. Yellow let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yellow misses with a body punch.
Gracie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yellow backwards.
Still in the clinch, Yellow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yellow blocking some punches.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Gracie digs a right hand into Yellow's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yellow's gas tank.
Yellow scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Yellow takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yellow struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Yellow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gracie manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Yellow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yellow working aggressively here.
Yellow misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as Yellow controls the action.
A frustrated look appears on Gracie's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gracie displaying some good clinch control by pressing Yellow up against the cage.
Gracie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gracie throws an off balance right hand
and Yellow counters with a stiff right hand.
Yellow looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tom Yellow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yellow connects with a solid leg kick.
Yellow doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Gracie jabs Yellow to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gracie swings for the body but Yellow moves out of range.
Gracie connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yellow ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Gracie throws a right hand that misses
and Yellow counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gracie thinking.
Yellow misses with a body kick.
Gracie throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A low kick from Yellow misses
and Gracie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yellow walks into a jab.
Yellow misses with a hook.
A low kick from Yellow is predictable there
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yellow. That's going to slow Gracie down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Yellow.
Yellow explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helio Gracie dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yellow lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
A head kick misses from Yellow.
Yellow blocks a jab.
Yellow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A bone on bone clash there as Gracie blocks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Yellow misses.
A low kick from Yellow misses
and Gracie counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gracie throws a hook but Yellow blocks it.
Yellow throws a wild body kick that Gracie sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yellow connects with a nice looking jab.
Yellow tries to clinch up.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yellow.
A low kick from Yellow misses
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yellow makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gracie really felt that one!
Yellow misses with a body shot.
Yellow misses with a kick to the body
and Yellow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yellow lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gracie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gracie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yellow throws a chopping leg kick but Gracie manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yellow tries to score with a low kick but Gracie moves his leg out of the way.
Gracie checks a leg kick nicely.
Gracie misses with a hook. Yellow ducked under it nicely.
Yellow attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yellow missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yellow swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yellow has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Yellow takes one on the button.
Gracie cracks Yellow with a good jab.
Yellow misses with a looping left.
Gracie misses the jab.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
and Yellow counters with a leg kick.
Yellow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yellow connects with a leg kick. Gracie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gracie is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Yellow misses.
The fighters circling - Yellow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yellow throws out a leg kick but Gracie moves out of range and Yellow only half commits.
Yellow on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie misses with a left hand
and Yellow counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yellow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie scores with a one two! Yellow had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Yellow swinging wildly here.
A punch lands to the side of Gracie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yellow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yellow ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yellow was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Yellow throws a body kick the misses
and Gracie counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yellow thinking.
Yellow lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Yellow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yellow thumps Gracie with a low kick.
Yellow scores with a nice right hand.
Yellow throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Yellow.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Yellow moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yellow lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gracie takes a step back to recover.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yellow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helio Gracie dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gracie avoids the head kick by Yellow.
Yellow throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A good leg kick by Yellow.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie blocks the body kick.
Yellow misses with a wild combination.
Yellow throws a poor cross that misses
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
Yellow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Gracie misses
and Yellow counters with a low kick, right behind Gracie 's knee.
Yellow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yellow misses with a two punch combination.
Yellow moves to clinch but Gracie breaks away
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yellow counters with a head kick. That will keep Gracie thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Yellow throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
Yellow lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheers as Yellow lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gracie doesn't seem phased though.
Yellow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yellow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Yellow.
Yellow does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Yellow.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Yellow's shoulder, as Yellow tries to avoid the shot.
Yellow misses with a hook
and Gracie counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a lazy uppercut
and Yellow counters with a body kick.
Yellow thows a body shot but no joy.
Yellow thows a body shot but no joy.
Yellow stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick
and Yellow counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gracie's knee momentarily.
Yellow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yellow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Helio Gracie is winning the standup battle so far.
Yellow lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gracie backs up against the cage.
Yellow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yellow lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yellow throws a right hand that misses
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Yellow.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yellow.
Yellow swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gracie throws a jab when Yellow was well out of range.
Yellow takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tom Yellow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gracie will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Yellow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Yellow throws a leg kick
letting Gracie counter with a right hand.
Yellow throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Yellow thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yellow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Yellow is out of range.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yellow.
Yellow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yellow takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yellow misses with a shot to the body
and Yellow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yellow.
Yellow lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie misses with a left hand
and Yellow counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yellow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yellow throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Yellow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Helio Gracie!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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