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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shuuji Hanamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen as his entrance music. Marcelo Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
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202 lbs
15 - 10 - 3 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shuuji Hanamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcelo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie scores with a hook to the body. Hanamoto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hanamoto slips a straight right by Gracie.
Hanamoto closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hanamoto is trying to control. Gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanamoto is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Gracie reverses the position - he's now on top in Hanamoto's guard.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Hanamoto.
Gracie is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanamoto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Hanamoto has wrist control.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie trying to control but Hanamoto is working from the bottom.
Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Hanamoto is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hanamoto manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Hanamoto's guard.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Hanamoto manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Hanamoto wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Hanamoto sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hanamoto trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gracie's guard.
Hanamoto wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Shuuji Hanamoto just wasn't active enough.
Hanamoto shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gracie's guard.
Gracie trying to control the position here.
Hanamoto trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Hanamoto throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto is looking to advance position but Gracie has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gracie misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gracie lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
It looks like Shuuji Hanamoto has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie cracks Hanamoto with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gracie working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanamoto is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gracie looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hanamoto blocking the ground and pound.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gracie thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Gracie raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hanamoto wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gracie.
Hanamoto taking shots to the head.
Gracie unloads with some shots from mount but Hanamoto bucks and avoids them well.
Gracie fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gracie misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Hanamoto trying desperately to get to his feet.
Hanamoto tries to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie landing shots from mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Hanamoto is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Hanamoto takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hanamoto is rocked!
Shuuji Hanamoto's cut is getting worse.
Gracie is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hanamoto is surviving well by controlling Gracie's body position as best he can.
Oh Hanamoto is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gracie lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hanamoto hang on?
Jeez, Shuuji Hanamoto's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Shuuji Hanamoto's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Marcelo Gracie!
Marcelo Gracie seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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