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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kron Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spotted Cow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by The Bravery - time won't let me go. On his way into the cage it seems that Kron Gracie has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kron Gracie seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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190 cm
27
221 lbs
21 - 9 - 0 |
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180 cm
27
178 lbs
16 - 5 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kron Gracie! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spotted Cow! The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Cow throws a leg kick that is checked and Gracie counters with a lovely straight right hand! Gracie avoids a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Gracie checks a leg kick nicely. Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Gracie has managed to clinch.
Gracie tries a body shot but Cow blocks it.
Gracie jumps guard but Cow turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cow. Gracie blocks the elbow strike.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Cow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie tries to work over Cow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gracie working hard to break the clinch. Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Cow blocks an uppercut.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cow smiles and moves away.
Gracie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Gracie scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Cow looks for the body kick but Gracie saw that one coming. Cow delivers a nice body kick. Cow clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the cage. Come on Gracie - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short body shot lands from Cow as the two fighters clinch.
Gracie working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gracie wants to get back to striking at distance but Cow won't allow it.
Cow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
This has been an exciting period of action! Gracie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch. Gracie manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cow lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Cow.
Gracie lands an uppercut. Cow taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gracie stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gracie misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Cow.
Cow lands a knee to the head.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie. Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Cow. Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cow with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gracie avoiding damage as Cow throws knees to the body.
Gracie tightens his grip and picks Cow up, before dumping him to the ground. Cow manages to land in guard. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. Cow bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie's guard. Cow is in close to Gracie's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Cow throws a big right hand that misses. Cow preventing the sweep. Cow postures up.
Cow wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving. Cow might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gracie kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Cow throwing strikes but missing. Cow throws a big right hand that misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kron Gracie will probably get the nod. 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 tries a head kick but it misses.
Cow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Cow. Cow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cow. That did some damage! Gracie throws a wild body kick that Cow sees coming a mile off. Cow scores with a push kick. 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 a right and a left that Cow avoids nicely. Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Cow moves out of range easily. Cow is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Cow checks a low kick from Gracie. Cow fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Cow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A shot to the body from Cow misses and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Cow avoids the body shot from Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round. A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target. Gracie throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Gracie shoots in but no luck this time. Some wild striking there from Gracie.
Cow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Gracie rushes Cow and presses him up against the cage. Gracie works on Cow's body with a couple of short punches. Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Cow avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage. Cow stalls. Cow lands a nice elbow. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cow wants a takedown but no success here.
Cow throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Cow.
Cow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gracie misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Cow. A hook to the body from Cow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Cow misses with the head strike.
Gracie is working for takedown but Cow is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gracie lands a hook to the side of the head. Gracie misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Cow - that landed with a thud.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Cow tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body. Cow blocking some punches.
Gracie looking to slow down the pace here. A short left from Gracie. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie. Cow ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cow no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. Gracie won't allow Cow to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Cow is looking to sweep but instead, Gracie has passed into half guard.
Cow is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cow avoid being mounted? Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cow has managed to free his arm - good work. Cow tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control. Gracie is working for a kimura but Cow is defending it quite comfortably.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cow sees it coming and defends easily. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kron Gracie will probably get the nod. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing. Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cow tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cow to the ground. Cow escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Gracie lands a body shot.
Cow buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Cow sprawls well. Cow looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range. Cow shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gracie is trying to defend but Cow finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Cow throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Gracie to regain full guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cow throws a strike but Gracie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Cow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Cow trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
Cow looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there. Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cow is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. Gracie trying to control but Cow is working from the bottom. Spotted Cow has got the better of the ground game so far. Gracie won't allow Cow to sweep him here. Gracie advances to half guard. Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cow sees it coming and defends easily. Cow tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg. Cow actively working from the bottom here. Spotted Cow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Cow trying to control from the bottom.
Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cow doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie. Cow gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gracie wants to pass the guard but Cow is keeping the position. Gracie drops back, looking for a kneebar! Cow looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Cow looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Cow! Cow misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Spotted Cow. I think Gracie has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28 Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30 Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kron Gracie! After the big win, Kron Gracie made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hellbent, Inc.™ and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
62% |
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