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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between El Loco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Coalman Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that El Loco has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily El Loco seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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205 cm
27
275 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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219 cm
25
269 lbs
14 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, El Loco! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Coalman Gracie! The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Loco misses with a left hand and Gracie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracie. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Gracie looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Loco is keeping the position for now. Loco wants to stand and escape but Gracie is having none of it. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Loco being controlled here, momentarily. Loco 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.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Loco swivels though and keeps the full guard. Loco controlling Gracie's posture.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Loco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Loco shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Loco misses with a right hand and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Gracie slips under a jab. Loco tries to land a leg kick but Gracie saw it coming and moves away.
Loco connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Coalman Gracie has been cut. Gracie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Loco throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
El Loco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Loco thows a left - swing and a miss! An inside leg kick from Loco misses. Loco jabbing away but nothing is landing. A punch lands to the side of Gracie 's head but he takes it in his stride. 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! Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Loco throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gracie counters by moving into the clinch. Loco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Loco can't break the clinch.
Loco wants to get back to striking at distance but Gracie won't allow it.
Loco looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Loco wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gracie has him pressed against the cage. Loco can't break the clinch.
Loco is trying to push Gracie away but Gracie has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Loco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Loco is trying to break free. Loco is trying to break the clinch but Gracie has him pressed against the cage. Gracie keeps control of Loco as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Loco is trying to force a seperation but Gracie has the dominant position. Gracie keeps control of Loco as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Loco tries to break free but Gracie pushes him back against the cage. Loco is trying to break the clinch but Gracie is controlling him. Gracie has Loco pressed against the cage, preventing Loco from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Gracie keeps control of Loco as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Loco wants to break the clinch but can't.
Loco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Loco lands with a nice combination. Gracie backs away looking to recover. Loco thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Loco ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Loco swings widly with a right hand
and Gracie counters with a flying knee. Nice. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Loco lands a jab to Gracie's midsection. Loco looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range. Loco connects with a looping right hand.
Loco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away. Loco sizes up Gracie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Loco throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it. Loco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Loco throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Loco scores with a jab to the body. Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El Loco dominated that round. The cut man is working on Coalman Gracie's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Loco throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it. Gracie slips under a jab. Gracie slips under a jab. Loco throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. A big left from Loco misses. Loco throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. A jab lands there for Loco. Gracie misses with a body shot.
Loco connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Loco throws a good cross that connects.
Coalman Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Loco throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range. Nice defenses there by Gracie. Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Loco.
That's one minute gone in the round. Loco throws a front kick aimed at Gracie's knee but Gracie avoids it well. Loco attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Loco. Gracie throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Loco on the side of the head. El Loco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Loco throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease. Loco misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming. Loco scores with a punch to the head. Loco misses with the combination.
Loco ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Loco connects with a solid leg kick. Loco blocks a head kick by Gracie.
Loco throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Loco throws a hook but Gracie blocks it. Loco throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot. Loco cracks Gracie with a good jab. A looping hook to the body misses from Loco. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet. Loco just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Gracie avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Loco lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Loco loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch. A looping hook to the body misses from Loco. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet. Loco just misses with a punch to the body.
Loco jabbing away but nothing is landing. Loco throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range. Loco throws an off balance right hand
and Gracie counters with a body kick that stops Loco in his tracks momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Loco avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Loco just misses with a punch to the body.
Loco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Loco throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie. Loco motions for Gracie to come forward. Loco throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Gracie blocks a jab. Loco throws out a token jab with nothing on it. A combination from Loco does no damage. Loco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie. Loco misses with a straight left. Loco looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Loco lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Loco thows a left - swing and a miss! Loco throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie. Gracie slips a straight right by Loco. Gracie throws a head kick but Loco moves out of range.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Loco. Loco scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Gracie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Loco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Loco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Loco throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily. Gracie moves out of range of the body kick. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gracie lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Loco has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Loco and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El Loco dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Coalman Gracie's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Loco pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gracie is out of range and Loco settles back down. Gracie throws a right and a left that both miss. Gracie avoids the body shot from Loco.
Gracie fails in his attempt to clinch. Loco throws a right hand that misses
and Gracie counters by clinching up. Loco wants to break free but Gracie has control.
Loco blocking some punches.
Loco working hard to break the clinch. Gracie has Loco pushed against the cage. Loco looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Gracie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Loco's efforts to push away. Gracie working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Loco is trying to push Gracie away but Gracie has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Loco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Loco working hard to break the clinch. Loco is trying to break the clinch but Gracie has him pressed against the cage. Loco can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Loco is trying to break the clinch but Gracie has him pressed against the cage. Loco has had enough of the clinch but Gracie keeps him there for the moment. Gracie stalling.
A frustrated look appears on Loco's face as he tries to break the clinch. Loco misses with the head strike.
Loco is trying to push Gracie away but Gracie has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Loco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Loco tries to break the clinch but Gracie is controlling the position. Coalman Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Loco wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gracie has him pressed against the cage. Loco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Gracie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Loco is trying to break the clinch but Gracie is controlling him. Gracie controlling the action here for a moment.
Gracie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Loco's efforts to push away. Loco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Loco wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gracie wants to stall.
Loco is trying to push Gracie away but Gracie has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gracie. Loco wants to break free but Gracie has control.
Gracie has Loco pressed against the cage, preventing Loco from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Gracie is stalling here.
Loco blocks an uppercut.
Gracie scores with a shoulder strike. Gracie holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gracie has Loco pressed against the cage, preventing Loco from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Loco wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gracie has him pressed against the cage. Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside. Gracie stalling.
El Loco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Loco looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Loco breaks the clinch.
Loco swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Loco throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range. Loco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie. Loco throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease. Nice takedown defense from Loco. No joy for Gracie on that attempt. Loco goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Loco throws a hook but Gracie blocks it. Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Loco shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Loco displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight! El Loco showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Loco, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27 Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27 Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... El Loco!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
57% |
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