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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Norman Raynos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolls Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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271 lbs
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192 cm
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Norman Raynos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rolls Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Raynos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Raynos throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Raynos misses the shot to the body.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raynos.
Raynos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Raynos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Raynos swinging wilding here.
Raynos moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Raynos is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Raynos circles away and we're back to standing.
Raynos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raynos misses with a body shot.
Raynos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Raynos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Norman Raynos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rolls Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raynos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Raynos.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Raynos shows good takedown defense.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Raynos.
Norman Raynos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Raynos misses the shot to the body.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Raynos connects with a body shot.
Raynos cracks Gracie with a good jab.
Raynos throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie slips a jab from Raynos.
Raynos throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Raynos takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Raynos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie with the ground and pound from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Raynos is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
Raynos could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Raynos can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gracie has control of Raynos's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Raynos regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Raynos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Gracie looks gassed!
Gracie moves to the back.
Gracie throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Raynos covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Gracie looking for the choke from the back.
I really don't envy Raynos right now.
Gracie looking for the choke from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Raynos is taking damage to the body and head.
Raynos tries to escape but Gracie has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Raynos is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Gracie is hanging on to Raynos's back as he tries to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie missing with punches from the back.
Gracie has the hooks in. Raynos is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolls Gracie dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Raynos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Raynos misses with a wild body shot.
Raynos takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Raynos looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Raynos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Raynos scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Raynos's guard.
Gracie works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raynos wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Gracie frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Raynos blocking the ground and pound.
A nice elbow there by Gracie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raynos defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gracie.
Gracie dominating with strikes here.
Raynos is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie breaks from Raynos's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Gracie punching from mount but Raynos doing a good job of avoiding damage.
A nice elbow there by Gracie.
Raynos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Raynos tries to get out of the position.
Gracie unloads with some shots from mount but Raynos bucks and avoids them well.
Gracie punching from mount but Raynos doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Raynos can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie avoids the attempt from Raynos to control.
Gracie raining down shots from the mount!
Gracie unloading with bombs!
Raynos holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gracie tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gracie looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Raynos is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Raynos has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Gracie goes for an armbar but Raynos turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Raynos.
Raynos tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Raynos is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Gracie Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Raynos's back instead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie throwing sloppy strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolls Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Raynos.
Raynos throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Raynos shows good takedown defense.
Raynos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Raynos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but Raynos sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Norman Raynos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raynos takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Norman Raynos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rolls Gracie.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Raynos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raynos tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Raynos misses with an uppercut.
Norman Raynos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raynos throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Raynos sprawls well.
Raynos waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Gracie.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raynos.
Raynos swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Raynos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Raynos misses.
Raynos thows a body shot but no joy.
Raynos misses with a body shot.
Gracie closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Raynos taking a bit of punishment here - Gracie scoring with strikes.
Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gracie throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Raynos, who protects the arm well.
Raynos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gracie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gracie looks up at the clock and then as Raynos takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gracie smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie lands an elbow.
Raynos tries to bench press Gracie off him but Gracie keeps the position.
Gracie has an Americana. Raynos didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Gracie is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Gracie hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Rolls Gracie!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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