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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wacko Warner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Revan Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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225 cm
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144 lbs
20 - 11 - 0 |
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170 cm
29
147 lbs
18 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wacko Warner! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Revan Gracie! The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Warner. Warner really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. A swing and a miss from Gracie. Warner stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Warner wants it to stay on the feet. Decent striking displayed by Warner there. Warner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Warner connects with a crisp jab. Gracie misses with a hook. Warner ducked under it nicely. Gracie slips a jab from Warner. A low kick from Gracie is predictable there and Warner counters with a stiff right hand. Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. A looping hook to the body misses from Warner. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet. Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Warner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it. Warner misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely. Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Warner slips the punch. Warner ducks under a wild hook from Gracie. Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Warner jabs Gracie right on the nose. Gracie blinks but takes it well. Warner dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Gracie throws a right hand that Warner ducks under and follows up with a left that Warner also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round. Warner moves into range and connects with a jab. Gracie misses the jab. Gracie scores with a jab to the head.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Gracie walks into a straight right hand from Warner. Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Warner is just out of range. Warner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie. Warner lands an overhand right. Gracie walks into a jab. Warner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Warner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie. Warner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie. Warner lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Warner gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Warner throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie. Warner gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Gracie is trying to push Warner away but Warner has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere. A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie. Warner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards. Warner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Warner is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Warner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Warner scores with a nice hook to the head. Warner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gracie working hard to break the clinch. Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead. Warner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Warner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Gracie has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Warner after a bit of a struggle. Warner lands a nice elbow. Warner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards. With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Warner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Warner lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie tries to break free but Warner pushes him back against the ropes. Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Gracie misses with a punch on the inside.
Warner lands a nice elbow. Warner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Warner throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily. Warner swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gracie. Warner ducks under a wild hook from Gracie. Warner jabbing away but nothing is landing. Gracie is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. Warner lands a body shot.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Warner. Warner ducks under a wild hook from Gracie. Wacko Warner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Warner. Warner is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Warner loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Warner moves away and avoids it. Warner throws a hook but Gracie blocks it. Warner slips under a jab from Gracie. Gracie tries to move into range but Warner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Gracie looks to throw the jab but Warner is out of range. Warner lands a jab to Gracie's midsection. Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie drops his hands momentarily and Warner takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Warner lands a nice shot that snaps Gracie's head back.
Warner lands with a hook. Gracie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Gracie misses with a wild combination.
Warner misses with a looping left. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Warner with a jab. Warner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Warner is just out of range. Warner pushing out the jab but it's not landing. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wacko Warner dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Warner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Warner misses with a body shot.
Warner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Wacko Warner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Warner dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Warner lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Gracie looking to score a takedown here. Warner is defending well but Gracie drives through and ends up in Warner's guard. Warner working for a triangle but Gracie defends it easily.
Gracie looking to pass the guard. Gracie preventing the sweep. Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Warner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Gracie throws a big elbow that misses. Gracie won't allow Warner to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Warner had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gracie defends it easily. Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Warner works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Warner is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gracie defends well. Warner looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Warner is keeping the position for now. Warner looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Warner is working hard here to advance position. Warner manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Warner will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Warner can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gracie is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Warner goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Gracie turns into him and now he's in Warner's guard.
Warner keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully. Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Warner is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Warner manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Warner's guard. Warner preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Warner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Warner keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully. Warner had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gracie defends it easily. Warner looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Warner working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gracie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gracie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Warner had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gracie defends it easily. Warner controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Warner is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gracie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Warner pushes down on Gracie's leg and manages to get into half guard. Gracie is pressing down on Warner's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Warner wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Warner wants to get up but he can't break Gracie's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wacko Warner dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gracie walks into a left hand. Warner loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch. The fighters circling - Warner throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Warner's corner calls for a 1-2. Warner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Warner slips a jab from Gracie. Gracie connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Warner feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gracies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Warner lands with a right hand. Warner moves into the clinch. Gracie lands a body punch in the clinch. Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Warner. Warner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Warner looks like he's thinking about clinching though. A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target. A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Warner does a little dance to reset his feet. Warner is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Warner looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range. Gracie fails to land the takedown. Warner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. A telegraphed right hand from Warner misses the target. Warner throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Warner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away. Nice straight punches there by Warner. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Warner. The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Warner lands with a cross. Warner scores with a jab. Gracie acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Gracie throws a right hand that Warner ducks under and follows up with a left that Warner also avoids with ease. Warner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gracie's hands. Gracie thows a body shot but no joy. Warner cracks Gracie with a right hand to the side of the head. Wacko Warner is winning the standup battle so far. Warner ducks under a wild hook from Gracie. Wacko Warner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Warner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Gracie misses. No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Warner's head but Warner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Warner cracks Gracie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes. Warner throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range. Warner misses with an uppercut. Warner just misses with a punch to the body.
Warner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gracie momentarily.
Warner scores with the left hand. Gracie knows he should have avoided that one. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Gracie slips a jab from Warner. Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Warner. Gracie moves away from the strike by Warner. A telegraphed right hand from Warner misses the target. Gracie throws a shot to the body.
Warner misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Warner. Gracie misses with a hook. Warner ducked under it nicely. Warner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie. Warner scores with the left hand. Gracie knows he should have avoided that one. Warner cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs. Gracie drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Warner is trying to keep Gracie in close.
Gracie postures up in Warner's guard and throws a big left but Warner blocks it. Warner wants to sweep but no luck. Gracie throwing strikes but missing. Warner controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself. Warner wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gracie postures up in Warner's guard and throws a big left but Warner blocks it. Wacko Warner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Warner looking to control.
Gracie postures up and lands a big shot to Warner's brow. Warner is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up. Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss. Warner is looking for a triangle but Gracie pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie throws a sloppy strike and Warner has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Gracie is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Warner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wacko Warner! An out of breath and clearly excited Wacko Warner thanked Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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