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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jeffson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orlando Bloom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Caater : Hold That Sucker Down. Orlando Bloom is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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26
140 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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172 cm
24
140 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Dangerous knees
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeffson Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Orlando Bloom!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bloom closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gracie holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bloom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bloom pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Bloom.
Bloom is pressed up against the cage. Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bloom down to the mat. Bloom avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bloom is looking to land body kicks.
Orlando Bloom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Bloom sprawls well.
Gracie pushes Bloom up against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Orlando Bloom has been cut.
Bloom tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Bloom tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bloom is trying to drag Gracie to the mat but Gracie just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bloom landing knees to the body.
Bloom tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bloom looks gassed!
Gracie avoids the elbow strike from Bloom, against the cage.
Gracie tries to stall but Bloom uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie leaning against his opponent.
Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie moves into range and clinches up with Bloom.
Bloom fails to pull guard.
Jeffson Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Orlando Bloom.
Bloom jumps guard but Gracie stands there with Bloom around his waist. Bloom gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gracie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie throws a series of strikes that have Bloom backpedaling.
Bloom avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bloom tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bloom tries to sprawl but Gracie drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bloom trying to control here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Gracie is pressing down on Bloom's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bloom is holding on for now.
Gracie stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloom is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We're going to have a standup here because Jeffson Gracie wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown. Bloom tries to sprawl out of it but Gracie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bloom manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Bloom as Gracie shoots in.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Bloom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bloom instigates a clinch.
Bloom being controlled against the cage.
Bloom softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bloom tries to pull guard but Gracie won't allow it.
Bloom lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bloom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gracie misses with a knee strike.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bloom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bloom looks to clinch
and Gracie counters by clinching up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bloom lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gracie putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bloom in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bloom jumps guard but Gracie stands there with Bloom around his waist. Bloom gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gracie is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffson Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Orlando Bloom's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gracie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bloom counters with a two punch combo.
Gracie shoots in and gets a takedown into Bloom's guard.
Gracie controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gracie wants to stand but Bloom has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bloom is keeping the position for now.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bloom holds on and takes a little breather.
Bloom is breathing heavily.
Gracie advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloom wants to get back to his feet.
Bloom is trying to control but can't.
Bloom is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
Bloom trying to control here.
Gracie moves into full mount! Bloom won't be happy about that!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie manages to capitalize on a mistake by Bloom to take his back!
Gracie has good solid back control here.
Gracie is looking to control Bloom but Bloom is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Bloom tries to escape but Gracie has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Gracie trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloom is trying to stand back up.
Gracie is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Bloom is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Gracie off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Gracie not allowing Bloom to control his hands.
Bloom is trying to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is cranking Bloom's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Bloom! He's tightened the choke and Bloom is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jeffson Gracie!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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