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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between RJ Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cottontail Rabbit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Break Stuff. Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Cottontail Rabbit is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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172 cm
25
163 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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150 cm
21
155 lbs
0 - 84 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Intelligent |
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, RJ Gracie! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 84 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cottontail Rabbit! The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gracie takes the fight into the clinch. Gracie landing knees to the head.
It looks like Cottontail Rabbit has been cut. We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Rabbit has eaten all the pies! Rabbit looks gassed! Stalling in the clinch from Gracie.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gracie.
Rabbit is rocked! Gracie jumps guard and drags Rabbit to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rabbit's guard. Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Gracie scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Rabbit is still in real trouble! Can Gracie finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round. Gracie cracks Rabbit with a solid left hand. Gracie stands up and waves to Rabbit to follow him. Gracie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Rabbit is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gracie is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Rabbit to the mat. Rabbit regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat. 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! Rabbit screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Gracie! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). RJ Gracie! RJ Gracie very nearly forgot to thank [GTI] Divine Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
46% |
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