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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abcd Efgh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benja 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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165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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155 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abcd Efgh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Benja Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Efgh dives in and scores a takedown into Gracie's guard.
Gracie looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Efgh controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Efgh pushing down on Gracie's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Efgh content to control rather than advance.
Efgh seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Efgh seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Efgh keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Abcd Efgh just wasn't active enough.
Efgh scores a takedown into full mount!
Efgh controlling the pace for now.
Efgh working for a submission but Gracie is keeping him at bay.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Efgh content just to control the position here.
Efgh lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gracie hang on?
Efgh takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Efgh scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gracie?
Efgh lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gracie hang on?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Efgh is landing with some decent strikes but Gracie is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Efgh controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Efgh lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Efgh pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gracie keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Efgh controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Efgh has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Efgh working the ground and pound effectively.
Efgh takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
BOOM! Efgh connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Efgh controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie is trying desperately to improve position.
Efgh 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.
Abcd Efgh 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.
Efgh closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Efgh controls the position.
Gracie takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Gracie is looking to reverse the position.
The referee asks Efgh politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Efgh prefers to stall for the moment though.
Efgh connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Gracie some visible discomfort.
Gracie is being controlled here.
Efgh cracks Gracie with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Efgh just content to control the position.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Efgh scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Efgh controls the position.
Efgh scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gracie to see if he's OK.
Efgh is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Gracie will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Efgh working the ground and pound.
Efgh controlling from side mount.
Abcd Efgh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to improve his position.
Efgh controlling the position from side mount.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Abcd Efgh wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Efgh counters with a single leg into guard. Gracie didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Efgh avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Efgh is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Efgh is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Efgh is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Efgh passes Gracie's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Efgh wants to work for an arm triangle but Gracie is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Efgh is working for a submission of some sort.
Efgh works his foot free and advances to mount.
Efgh tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Efgh landing strikes, looking to finish!
Efgh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Efgh controlling the position easily from mount.
Efgh 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.
Efgh landing punches.
Efgh with a couple of short strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Efgh controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abcd Efgh dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Efgh has his takedown stuffed
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into side control. Efgh won't be happy with that.
Efgh regains half guard there - taking advantage of Gracie's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Efgh works his way to full guard. Good work.
Efgh managing to control the position.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Efgh 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.
Efgh looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Efgh pushes Gracie off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Gracie leaves Efgh with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Efgh shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Efgh has passed into side control.
Efgh controls the position.
Efgh is putting a hurting on Gracie here, landing some big shots from side control.
Efgh landing a few strikes.
Efgh controls the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Efgh has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Gracie!
Efgh putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Efgh pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The referee warns Gracie that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Efgh.
Gracie wants to control but Efgh is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Efgh looking to control and managing it successfully.
Efgh seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gracie for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Efgh cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Efgh controlling from the full mount.
A nice elbow there by Efgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is in a horrible position here. Efgh smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gracie is rocked!
Efgh with shots to the head and body - Gracie looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gracie is still in real trouble! Can Efgh finish him?
Efgh tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Efgh has control of Gracie's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Gracie regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Efgh landing strikes from the mount and Gracie is in trouble!
Abcd Efgh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Efgh controlling the position easily from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benja Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Efgh's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abcd Efgh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Efgh has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abcd Efgh!
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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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