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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robbin Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Seeberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Nervecell - Psychogenocide. Seeberg has chosen Alice in chains - Check my brain as his entrance music. Robbin Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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8 - 7 - 0 |
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164 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robbin Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anton Seeberg!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seeberg tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gracie sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Seeberg is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gracie throws an elbow but Seeberg slips to the side and avoids it well.
Seeberg defending against the ground and pound.
Gracie sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Seeberg is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but Seeberg is defending well.
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.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Gracie working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie scores with a couple of short elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
You can see the frustration on Seeberg's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gracie prevents Seeberg from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Gracie are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Gracie wants to control but Seeberg is keeping him busy.
Gracie landing a few strikes.
Seeberg takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Seeberg can't do much from the bottom here.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Seeberg keeps working.
Seeberg wants to get back to his feet but Gracie drags him back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie swings around for an armbar but Seeberg sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Gracie's guard.
Gracie working for submissions but it's allowed Seeberg to get to half guard.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seeberg with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gracie wants to control but Seeberg is keeping busy.
Seeberg is trying to control. Gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Anton Seeberg wasn't active enough on the ground.
Seeberg moves to clinch but Gracie breaks away
and Gracie counters with a nice body shot.
Seeberg closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gracie distracts Seeberg with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Seeberg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Seeberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Seeberg keeps moving.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robbin Gracie dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gracie lands with a shot to the body.
Seeberg throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gracie throws a hook but Seeberg blocks it.
Seeberg closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie is looking for a takedown.
Gracie tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nice elbow from Seeberg.
Seeberg effectively controlling the action here.
Seeberg throws an elbow but it misses.
Seeberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Seeberg pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Seeberg plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gracie misses with a double jab.
Anton Seeberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Seeberg circles away from the clinch attempt
and Seeberg counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A good leg kick by Seeberg.
Seeberg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Gracie walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Seeberg checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Seeberg slips a straight right by Gracie.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Seeberg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Seeberg tries to clinch up.
Nice body kick from Seeberg.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seeberg tries a head kick but it misses.
Seeberg closes the distance and clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Seeberg.
Gracie throws an elbow but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seeberg pushes off an throws an elbow but Gracie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Seeberg throws an elbow but misses.
Gracie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Seeberg is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robbin Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie stalling.
Gracie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gracie breaks from the clinch.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Seeberg defends it nicely.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick from Seeberg.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Seeberg as he avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seeberg tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Seeberg moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Seeberg closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie avoids a wild elbow strike from Seeberg.
Seeberg lands an elbow inside.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Seeberg fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Seeberg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Seeberg shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Seeberg was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Seeberg controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to lock up and control but Seeberg gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gracie working to try and regain half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie tries to lock up and control but Seeberg gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Seeberg 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Seeberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Seeberg tries to clinch up.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Seeberg pushes Gracie away with a front kick.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Seeberg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Seeberg, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Seeberg against the cage but Seeberg circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Seeberg shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Seeberg is looking to stand up but Gracie won't let him.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Seeberg defends easily.
Seeberg is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie working for submissions but it's allowed Seeberg to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seeberg is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Seeberg pulls his head out easily.
Seeberg seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Seeberg decides to stand up.
A solid body kick from Seeberg.
Seeberg throws a lazy head kick
and Seeberg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Seeberg sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robbin Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seeberg clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the cage.
Gracie is working for takedown but Seeberg is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Seeberg can't fight it off and eventually Gracie manages to take the fight to the floor. Seeberg looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Seeberg is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Seeberg throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Gracie won't allow Seeberg to get back to his feet.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Seeberg keeps moving.
Seeberg wants to stand up but Gracie is controlling him.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Seeberg's head.
Gracie is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Seeberg can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Seeberg is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Seeberg keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anton Seeberg.
I think Seeberg has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anton Seeberg!
A relieved looking Anton Seeberg thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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