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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sellus Gravius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Victorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gravius comes to the cage accompanied by Morrowind. Victorio has chosen Breaking Benjamin - Dance With The Devil as his entrance music. Sellus Gravius has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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225 cm
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300 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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197 cm
21
260 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sellus Gravius! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Victorio! The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gravius throws a body punch but Victorio moves out of range. Victorio misses with a leg kick and Gravius counters with a straight right hand. Gravius lands a body shot.
Victorio misses the shot to the body. Gravius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gravius fails to land with a series of punches.
A cross from Gravius lands. Gravius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gravius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Victorio avoids the body shot from Gravius.
Victorio looking to score a takedown here. Gravius is defending well but Victorio drives through and ends up in Gravius's guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Victorio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Gravius on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gravius tries to get out of the position. Victorio wants to control from the top but Gravius keeps moving. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Victorio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gravius swivels though and keeps the full guard. Victorio advances position into side control! Gravius stops Victorio from passing to mount. Victorio is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gravius has escaped the position, nice work there. Victorio wants to take a breather but Gravius manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Victorio.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Victorio wants to control from the top but Gravius keeps moving. Gravius looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Victorio not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Gravius keeping moving, preventing Victorio from controlling successfully. Gravius trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gravius is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Gravius tries a head kick but it misses.
Victorio moves out of range as Gravius strikes. Victorio swings for the body but Gravius moves out of range.
Victorio scores with a shot to the body.
Gravius has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Victorio scores with a jab to the body. Victorio misses the shot to the body. Victorio ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Gravius catches Victorio with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Gravius cracks Victorio with a right hand to the side of the head. Gravius moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Gravius misses with a body shot.
Victorio shoots in for a takedown but Gravius shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. A shot to the liver by Victorio. Beautiful body shot. Gravius is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Victorio throws a looping overhand right but Gravius ducks down to avoid it. Victorio on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Sellus Gravius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Gravius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Victorio. Gravius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Victorio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gravius at a distance.
Victorio scores with a slapping inside leg kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Victorio dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gravius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Victorio.
Gravius is looking to clinch. Gravius scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Victorio throws a shot from downtown. Gravius moves away and avoids it. Gravius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Victorio throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gravius. Gravius is looking to chop away at Victorio's legs. Gravius moves in looking to clinch but Victorio pushes him off. Tommy Victorio seems to be getting the better of the standup. Gravius swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Victorio looks to score with a jab to the body but Gravius is just out of range. Victorio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gravius.
Gravius throws a shot from downtown. Victorio moves away and avoids it. Gravius with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round. Victorio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gravius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Victorio manages to avoid it. Victorio throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Victorio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gravius sees it coming and avoids it easily. Victorio moves out of range of the body kick from Gravius.
Gravius moves out of range of the leg kick from Victorio. Victorio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gravius. Victorio throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Victorio moves into range and connects with a jab. Gravius loads up on a big right hand but Victorio slips the punch. Gravius tries to close the distance and clinch but Victorio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. A slow jab from Victorio misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Victorio blocks a leg kick. Gravius wants to clinch but Victorio slips to the side and Victorio counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gravius's knee momentarily. Victorio scores with a sloppy right hand. Gravius should have avoided that one. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Gravius lunges at Victorio with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Victorio's hand. Victorio misses the shot to the body. Gravius throws a leg kick that misses. Victorio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. The fighters circling - Gravius throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Gravius misses with a hook. Gravius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gravius dodges the punch combination from Victorio.
Gravius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gravius throws a body punch but Victorio moves out of range. Both fighters circling a little - Gravius finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Gravius swinging wildly here.
Gravius avoids a punch combination nicely.
Victorio cracks the inside of Gravius's front leg. Gravius throws a body punch but Victorio moves out of range. Victorio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gravius manages to avoid it. Gravius throws a head kick but Victorio moves out of range.
Gravius lands a nice hook to Victorio's body. Victorio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Victorio throws an overhand right that lands on Gravius's shoulder, as Gravius tries to avoid the shot. A bone on bone clash there as Gravius blocks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gravius throws a leg kick and Victorio counters with a low kick, right behind Gravius 's knee. Gravius tried to score with a low kick but Victorio checks it. Victorio tries to land a front kick but Gravius steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Victorio takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action! Gravius has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gravius tries to stall but Victorio uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gravius tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Victorio avoids it. Stalling in the clinch from Gravius.
Gravius stalling in the clinch but Victorio improves position. Gravius tries a body shot but Victorio blocks it.
Victorio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gravius. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Victorio working hard to break the clinch. Gravius trying to stall but Victorio improves his position.
Victorio wants to stall.
Victorio jumps guard but Gravius turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sellus Gravius will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gravius defending well as Victorio loads up on a big left hand. A big left from Gravius misses. Gravius moves in looking to clinch but Victorio pushes him off. Gravius throws a wild body kick that Victorio sees coming a mile off. Gravius avoids the body shot from Victorio.
Gravius scores with a jab to the body. Gravius stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Victorio. Victorio takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gravius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gravius scores with a decent looking hook. Victorio thuds his shin into the meat of Gravius's side. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Victorio looks to land a body kick but Gravius moved away. Victorio scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Gravius throws a right hand that misses
and Victorio counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round. Victorio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gravius. Victorio digs a good body shot into Gravius's ribs. A jab from Victorio finds it's way through Gravius's defenses. Victorio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Victorio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Gravius takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Victorio.
Sellus Gravius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. 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! Gravius avoids the head kick by Victorio.
Victorio takes a swing at Gravius's ribcage but misses. Victorio shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gravius as he avoids it easily. Victorio misses with the combination.
Victorio throws a push kick but Gravius slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Victorio takes a swing at Gravius's ribcage but misses. Victorio throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Victorio misses with a looping left. Victorio lands with a nice body punch. Gravius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Victorio swats him away and circles back towards the center. Victorio lands a body shot.
Gravius lands a jab. Gravius throws a body punch but Victorio moves out of range. Gravius misses with the body kick and Victorio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Gravius throws a low kick, looking for Victorio's leg but Victorio calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gravius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Victorio throws a series of punches but Gravius avoids them all with ease. Gravius is looking to clinch. Victorio pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Victorio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gravius was well out of range. Poor timing from Victorio. Gravius moves in looking to clinch but Victorio pushes him off. Victorio takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Victorio is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gravius rather than just go for the knockout. Victorio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gravius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Victorio manages to avoid it. Gravius tries to work over Victorio's front leg with a kick but Victorio checks it. Gravius throws a leg kick but Victorio moved away. Victorio slips under a jab from Gravius. Victorio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Victorio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Gravius misses with a wild body shot. Victorio lands a glancing blow to the side of Gravius's head. A head kick misses from Gravius. Gravius is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Victorio lands a glancing blow to the side of Gravius's head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Victorio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gravius doesn't seem bothered though. Gravius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gravius on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gravius avoids the head kick by Victorio.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Gravius keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Victorio shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gravius manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
And that's the end of the fight! Tommy Victorio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Victorio has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29 Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29 Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Victorio! A victorious Tommy Victorio thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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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
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