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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Atsushi Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seamus O Donnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gracie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Smoke Serpent - Jiu Jitsu. Seamus O Donnell will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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278 lbs
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280 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Atsushi Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Seamus O Donnell!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
O Donnell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
O Donnell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
O Donnell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Donnell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Donnell throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
O Donnell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gracie on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gracie pulls guard.
O Donnell looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Donnell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. O Donnell is keeping the position for now.
Gracie wants to control from the top but O Donnell keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stays in close to O Donnell's body and controls the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Atsushi Gracie wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gracie lands a jab to O Donnell's midsection.
Gracie moves into the clinch successfully.
O Donnell wants to break free but Gracie has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but O Donnell sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
O Donnell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Gracie blocks the leg kick.
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie blocks the body kick.
O Donnell misses with a body kick.
Gracie tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Donnell lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gracie will feel that in the morning.
Gracie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Donnell is looking to slow Gracie down with leg kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by O Donnell.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A chopping leg kick lands by O Donnell.
O Donnell throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seamus O Donnell dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
O Donnell scores with a push kick.
A good leg kick by O Donnell.
A slapping leg kick lands for O Donnell.
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 kick lands to the mid section there for O Donnell.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from O Donnell. Gracie shrugs it off though.
Gracie takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Atsushi Gracie has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O Donnell scores with a nice body kick.
O Donnell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Donnell throws a head kick that misses.
O Donnell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gracie will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from O Donnell. Gracie shrugs it off though.
O Donnell fakes the leg kick and cracks Gracie in the body.
O Donnell throws a front kick that sends Gracie stumbling back into the cage.
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 nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
O Donnell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
O Donnell scores with a spinning back kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell thumps Gracie with a low kick.
O Donnell throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gracie's head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from O Donnell. Gracie shrugs it off though.
O Donnell thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gracie if he has to take too many more of those.
O Donnell lands a leg kick that knocks Gracie off balance momentarily.
O Donnell fakes the leg kick and cracks Gracie in the body.
O Donnell delivers a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by O Donnell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from O Donnell.
A kick lands to the mid section there for O Donnell.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by O Donnell. O Donnell obviously looking to wear him down.
O Donnell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A slapping body kick lands there for O Donnell.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body kick there by O Donnell.
O Donnell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
O Donnell throws a front kick that sends Gracie stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for O Donnell.
O Donnell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from O Donnell, right into the meat.
O Donnell scores with a spinning back kick!
A slapping body kick lands there for O Donnell.
O Donnell lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Donnell throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
O Donnell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seamus O Donnell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Atsushi Gracie's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A kick lands to the mid section there for O Donnell.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
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 is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
O Donnell throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
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!
O Donnell lands a nice looking body kick.
O Donnell scores with a spinning back kick!
Gracie takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Donnell lands a leg kick that knocks Gracie off balance momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Donnell throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
O Donnell lands a high kick!
Good leg kick by O Donnell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Donnell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A thudding body kick lands there by O Donnell!
O Donnell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
O Donnell cracks the inside of Gracie's front leg.
Seamus O Donnell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
O Donnell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Seamus O Donnell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O Donnell scores with a kick to the midsection.
O Donnell throws a front kick that sends Gracie stumbling back into the cage.
O Donnell throws a nice inside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for O Donnell.
O Donnell keeps Gracie at a distance using the push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell connects with a leg kick. Gracie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
O Donnell scores with a nice body kick.
Gracie takes a kick to the side of the head.
O Donnell bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nice body kick from O Donnell.
O Donnell lands with a nice body kick.
O Donnell throws a head kick that Gracie semi-blocks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell throws a head kick that Gracie semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Donnell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
O Donnell throws a nice head kick!
Good leg kick by O Donnell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Atsushi Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Donnell connects with a solid leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seamus O Donnell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got O Donnell winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 25:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 25:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seamus O Donnell!
A very excited looking Seamus O Donnell made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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