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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeh Duarte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zeh Duarte has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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176 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raphael Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zeh Duarte!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duarte drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
Duarte lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Duarte keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gracie's efforts to push away.
Gracie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Duarte gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Duarte can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Duarte tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie wants a takedown.
Gracie looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raphael Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duarte throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.
Duarte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
A short left from Duarte.
Duarte pushes Gracie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duarte lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Duarte.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
Duarte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duarte lands a nice uppercut.
Duarte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Duarte.
Gracie tries to land a knee to the head but Duarte blocks with his arms.
Duarte lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Duarte is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A right hook to the body lands for Duarte.
Duarte is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Duarte lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Duarte lands with a right to the head.
Duarte is pressed up against the cage. Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Duarte down to the mat. Duarte avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Duarte moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Duarte drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
Duarte lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duarte gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Duarte struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Duarte turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Duarte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Duarte scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Duarte is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gracie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gracie looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duarte lands a nice shot to the body.
Duarte lands a nice uppercut.
Gracie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Duarte gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duarte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Duarte.
Duarte lands with a left to the head.
Duarte lands with a left to the head.
Duarte gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Duarte pulls his leg out and moves away.
Zeh Duarte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Duarte tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Duarte to the ground. Duarte escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Duarte has Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Duarte scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Duarte lands a shoulder strike.
Duarte lands an uppercut.
Duarte is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Duarte scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duarte lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gracie can't get the takedown.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Duarte pulls his leg out and moves away.
Duarte instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Duarte.
Duarte lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Duarte.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duarte lands an uppercut.
Gracie is looking for a takedown.
A shot in the inside from Duarte.
Duarte lands with a right to the head.
Duarte working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Duarte.
Duarte lands a body punch in the clinch.
Duarte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Duarte.
Gracie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Duarte fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Duarte drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duarte is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Duarte digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank.
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!
A short left from Duarte.
Duarte lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A right hook to the body lands for Duarte.
Duarte lands a body punch in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Duarte lands with a left to the head.
A body shot lands from Duarte.
Duarte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Duarte lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie wants a takedown.
Duarte lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Duarte manages to get underhooks.
Gracie pulls guard.
Duarte wants to stand but Gracie is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeh Duarte dominated that round.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Duarte drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
Duarte lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Duarte.
Duarte throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.
Duarte scores with a shoulder strike.
Duarte lands a right hand.
Duarte scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Duarte.
Duarte scores with a shoulder strike.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
Gracie can't get the takedown.
Good body shot from Duarte.
Duarte gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Duarte lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gracie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Duarte is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raphael Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duarte working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank.
Duarte lands with a right to the head.
Gracie can't get the takedown.
Duarte lands a right hand.
Duarte scores with a nice hook to the head.
Duarte lands with a short shot to the head.
Duarte lands a body shot in the clinch.
Duarte lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gracie.
Duarte lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Duarte avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Duarte gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Duarte scores with a hook to the body.
Duarte lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracie or not.
Duarte scores with a nice hook to the head.
Duarte working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Duarte pushes Gracie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Duarte.
Duarte working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A body shot lands from Duarte.
Duarte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Duarte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duarte gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gracie is looking to take this one to the mat.
Duarte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duarte lands an uppercut.
Zeh Duarte seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gracie jumps guard but Duarte stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Duarte works on Gracie's body with a couple of short punches.
Duarte lands a body shot in the clinch.
Duarte digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Duarte lands with a left to the head.
Duarte gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Good body shot from Duarte.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Duarte.
Nice body punch from Duarte - that landed with a thud.
Gracie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Duarte works on Gracie's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Duarte - that landed with a thud.
Duarte gets underhooks to prevent Gracie's takedown attempt.
Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Duarte avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Duarte pushes Gracie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duarte lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Duarte lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Duarte stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from Duarte.
Duarte is working Gracie over against the cage.
Duarte lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gracie wants to get back to striking at distance but Duarte won't allow it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duarte.
Duarte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Duarte lands a body shot.
Duarte lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Duarte.
Gracie wants to take the fight to the mat but Duarte manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Duarte.
A nice left hand lands by Duarte.
Gracie is working for takedown but Duarte is calmly controlling the position for now.
Duarte pushes Gracie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Duarte works on Gracie's body with a couple of short punches.
Duarte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Duarte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duarte gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Duarte lands a right hand.
Duarte lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gracie.
Duarte is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Duarte lands a body shot in the clinch.
Duarte lands a shoulder strike.
Duarte lands with a light punch inside.
Duarte scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Duarte.
A nice right hand lands inside from Duarte.
Gracie tries to break the clinch but Duarte is controlling the position.
Duarte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Duarte forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeh Duarte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gracie is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Duarte can't fight it off and eventually Gracie manages to take the fight to the floor. Duarte looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gracie won't allow Duarte to get back to his feet.
Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Duarte is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Duarte can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gracie stops Duarte from standing up.
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Duarte wants to stand and escape but Gracie is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie trying to stand up but can't free himself from Duarte's guard.
Gracie won't allow Duarte to get back to his feet.
Duarte has a closed guard, preventing Gracie from standing up.
Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Duarte is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Duarte manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Duarte's guard.
Duarte wants to stand but Gracie is controlling the position.
Raphael Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Gracie as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Duarte screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Gracie! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Raphael Gracie!
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hype
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