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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Braga's entrance music is Oppa Gangnam Style - PSY. A fine choice. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Braga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kevin Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie gets a takedown into half guard.
Gracie is looking for a kimura here.
Gracie prevents Braga from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie passes the guard and advances to mount!
Gracie looking to ground and pound but Braga is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controlling his opponent.
Gracie throwing strikes here but Braga is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Gracie there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gracie landing punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gracie trying to control but Braga is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie controlling the position easily from mount.
Braga can't escape the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kevin Gracie wasn't active enough on the ground.
Braga displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
Braga displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Gracie dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Braga moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Braga wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Braga is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Braga decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gracie kicks Braga off and gets back to his feet.
Gracie gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gracie looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Braga puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braga tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gracie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gracie trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braga uses his free foot to push down on Gracie's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gracie.
Braga lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gracie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie manages to control the position for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to improve his position but Braga isn't that keen on the idea.
Braga stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
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!
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braga working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gracie is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Braga is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Braga is working hard here to advance position.
Gracie throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie lands a heavy elbow.
Gracie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Braga dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Braga sprawls well.
Braga closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gracie to the mat! Gracie manages to get full guard.
Braga throws a strike but Gracie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gracie stays in close to Braga's body and controls the position.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Braga is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Kevin Gracie hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gracie tries to sprawl but Braga drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Braga trying to mount his opponent but Gracie defends it.
Gracie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gracie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Braga's guard.
Gracie chips away with some ground and pound.
Gracie throws a sloppy strike and Braga has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Gracie is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Braga!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Diego Braga!
In his post fight interview, Diego Braga started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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