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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raimo Tuomela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Total War - The Shogun II. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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200 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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184 cm
32
196 lbs
21 - 8 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Powerful takedowns
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raimo Tuomela!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gracie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gracie looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Gracie sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Tuomela is working to get back to half guard.
Gracie looking to control but Tuomela is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Tuomela is working to get back to half guard.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tuomela is looking to escape.
Gracie working Tuomela over with strikes here.
Gracie thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gracie throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuomela tries to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tuomela's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Gracie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tuomela wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tuomela really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gracie is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Tuomela has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Tuomela can't escape the position.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tuomela is looking to escape.
Gracie lands a big shot there that rocks Tuomela but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tuomela is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie looking to secure an arm triangle but Tuomela defends it well.
Gracie working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gracie looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Tuomela is looking to improve his position but Gracie isn't that keen on the idea.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuomela is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tuomela really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tuomela is looking to improve his position but Gracie isn't that keen on the idea.
Tuomela tries to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Tuomela is trying desperately to improve position.
Gracie lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gracie looking to control but Tuomela is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie avoids the attempt from Tuomela to control.
Gracie lands a heavy elbow.
Tuomela is looking to improve his position but Gracie isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tuomela is looking to escape.
Gracie working Tuomela over with strikes here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice elbow there by Gracie.
Tuomela is rocked!
Gracie working for a guillotine from mount but Tuomela is in no mood to give up.
Tuomela working to try and regain half guard.
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie lands a big shot to the head and Tuomela winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Carlos Gracie!
A determined Carlos Gracie didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
48% |
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