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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tadhg Forte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Forte comes to the cage accompanied by First Of The Year. Kevin Gracie struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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201 lbs
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180 cm
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tadhg Forte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kevin Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Forte. That snapped Gracie's head back.
Gracie looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Forte scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Forte lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gracie down.
Gracie is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Forte sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gracie is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gracie dodges the ground and pound from Forte.
Gracie is working to avoid the ground and pound but Forte connects with a decent elbow.
Gracie is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Forte cracks Gracie with a big elbow.
Forte working the body and head with strikes.
Forte working the ground and pound from side control.
The strikes coming from Forte are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Forte postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Forte lands a nice forearm strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forte fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Forte scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gracie to see if he's OK.
Forte lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gracie down.
Forte trying to control the position but Gracie is working away.
Forte sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gracie is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Forte decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Forte throws a series of strikes that have Gracie backpedaling.
Forte moves into the clinch successfully.
Forte lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Forte takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forte sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Forte 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is trying to stand up.
Forte scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Forte lands a big elbow.
Forte scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gracie wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Forte.
You get the feeling that Gracie really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Forte with good strikes from the mount here!
Forte connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Forte landing strikes, looking to finish!
Forte landing strikes, looking to finish!
Forte raining down hammerfists from mount.
Forte looking to control but Gracie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Forte 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!
Forte with shots to the head and body - Gracie looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forte landing punches.
Forte is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gracie is squirming around, avoiding Forte's attempts to control the action.
Forte working Gracie over with strikes here.
Gracie somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Forte throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tadhg Forte 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.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Forte to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Forte wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Forte pushes down on Gracie's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Forte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Forte seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gracie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Forte is pressing down on Gracie's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gracie is holding on for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Forte looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forte lands with a punch from half guard.
Gracie is trying to stand back up but Forte is controlling him
Forte not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gracie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gracie is trying to stand up here but Forte is controlling him well.
Forte landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Forte takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gracie has hold of Forte's hands but Forte slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet.
Forte is nestled in close to Gracie, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Forte working over Gracie with some ground and pound. Gracie looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forte thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gracie's head.
Nice strikes from Forte there.
Gracie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie pushes Forte off looking to stand but Forte dives back in and keeps control.
Forte not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Forte working the head and body with strikes.
Gracie is trying to stand back up but Forte is controlling him
Forte throwing shots but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Forte throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Forte missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Forte working Gracie over with strikes.
Forte sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gracie defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forte trying to pass the guard but Gracie defending well.
Gracie tries to kick Forte off but Forte keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Forte thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gracie's head.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet.
Forte is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Forte passes the guard and advances to mount!
Gracie is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forte with a couple of short strikes.
Forte breaks from Gracie's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Forte working Gracie over with strikes here.
Gracie is trying to stand.
Forte unloading with bombs!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Forte won't let Gracie get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Forte scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gracie?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Forte connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Forte lands a big shot there that rocks Gracie but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Forte with shots to the head and body - Gracie looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tadhg Forte dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Forte misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Forte moved out of range nicely.
Kevin Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Forte lands a jab to the head.
Forte clinches up against the cage.
Forte tries for a takedown. No joy.
Forte breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Forte drives through with a takedown into Gracie's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forte trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Forte stops Gracie from standing up.
Gracie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gracie is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Forte forces his way into half guard.
Forte thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gracie's head.
Forte stops Gracie from getting back to his feet.
Forte throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Forte stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Sloppy strikes from Gracie. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to clinch but Forte slips to the side
and Forte counters with a straight right hand.
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Forte looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Tadhg Forte is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gracie looks to land a combination. Forte sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Forte circles away.
Gracie pivots, looking for a leg kick but Forte is out of range and Gracie settles back down.
Forte rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forte 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 swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Forte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
Tadhg Forte is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Forte misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forte keeps the fight on the outside.
No luck for Forte with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tadhg Forte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gracie forces Forte back against the cage and clinches.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch but Forte keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Forte gets control of Gracie's arms and successfully pulls guard. Forte will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Kevin Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Forte is controlling Gracie's posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tadhg Forte showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Forte 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tadhg Forte!
An out of breath Tadhg Forte thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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