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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mister Theilulaia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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182 cm
24
147 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Vinicius Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mister Theilulaia!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Theilulaia pushes him off.
Theilulaia moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Theilulaia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Theilulaia tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Theilulaia tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Theilulaia tries a head kick but it misses.
Theilulaia tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Theilulaia 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.
Theilulaia gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gracie is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Theilulaia is defending well.
Theilulaia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gracie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Theilulaia scores with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Theilulaia lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Vinicius Gracie has been cut.
Theilulaia connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
Gracie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Theilulaia has him pressed against the cage.
Gracie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Theilulaia gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Theilulaia with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Theilulaia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gracie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Theilulaia lands a good knee to the midsection. Gracie won't want to take too many of those.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gracie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Theilulaia prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinicius Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Theilulaia scores a nice knee to the body.
Theilulaia lands a good knee to the midsection. Gracie won't want to take too many of those.
Gracie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Theilulaia working Gracie over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Theilulaia with a knee to the head.
Theilulaia landing knees to the body.
Theilulaia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Theilulaia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theilulaia lands a knee to the head.
Theilulaia misses with an elbow strike.
Theilulaia decides to pull guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Theilulaia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Theilulaia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Theilulaia wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie pulls Theilulaia in close to his closed guard and prevents Theilulaia from doing any damage or advancing position.
Theilulaia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gracie holds on and takes a little breather.
Gracie throws his legs up looking for a submission but Theilulaia uses it to pass to side control.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom here.
Gracie tries to buck Theilulaia off but Theilulaia is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie prevents Theilulaia from improving position.
Gracie struggling a bit here.
Theilulaia tries to move to full mount but Gracie actually manages to regain half guard.
Gracie is pressing down on Theilulaia's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mister Theilulaia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vinicius Gracie's cut.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Theilulaia moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Theilulaia closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gracie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gracie drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Theilulaia dives on top into guard.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Theilulaia defends easily.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie throws a couple of heel strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie has control of Theilulaia's left arm, preventing Theilulaia from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie controls Theilulaia momentarily but Theilulaia frees himself.
Gracie uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Theilulaia tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
A low kick from Gracie is predictable there
and Theilulaia counters with a thumping low kick.
Theilulaia leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mister Theilulaia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Theilulaia clinches.
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Theilulaia is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gracie to keep the fight standing.
Theilulaia working Gracie over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theilulaia with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Theilulaia lands a knee to the body.
Theilulaia lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Theilulaia.
Theilulaia manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gracie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Theilulaia is trying to stall.
Gracie avoids the elbow strike from Theilulaia, against the cage.
Theilulaia fails to pull guard.
Theilulaia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Theilulaia putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gracie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Theilulaia lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theilulaia lands a knee to the body.
Theilulaia connects with a knee to the head.
Gracie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Theilulaia is keeping busy.
Theilulaia misses with an elbow strike.
Theilulaia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Theilulaia fails to pull guard.
Vinicius Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mister Theilulaia.
Theilulaia lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Theilulaia leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gracie is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gracie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Theilulaia gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Theilulaia scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Theilulaia connects with a knee to the head.
Theilulaia connects with a knee to the head.
Theilulaia utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Theilulaia is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gracie goes for a takedown attempt but Theilulaia pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Theilulaia moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Theilulaia clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Theilulaia prevents it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Theilulaia scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mister Theilulaia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vinicius 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. This is the final round!
Theilulaia tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Mister Theilulaia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Theilulaia blocks a head kick by Gracie.
Gracie gets the takedown into side control.
Gracie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Theilulaia is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Theilulaia's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Vinicius Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Theilulaia prevents Gracie from moving into mount.
Theilulaia struggling a bit here.
Gracie scoring with punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie happy to just control the position for now.
Gracie wants to control but Theilulaia is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theilulaia is trying to improve his position.
Gracie lands a few punches from side control.
Gracie controls the position.
Theilulaia is trying to improve his position.
Gracie tries to move into full mount but can't pass Theilulaia's legs.
Gracie happy to just control the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Theilulaia tries to reverse the position but Gracie maintains control.
Gracie has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Theilulaia's face.
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.
Gracie is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Theilulaia is surviving well by controlling Gracie's body position as best he can.
Theilulaia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gracie forces the positional change into back control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Theilulaia is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Gracie off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Theilulaia is trying to get back to his feet but Gracie has full control of the position and if anything, Theilulaia has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Theilulaia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie controlling from the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Theilulaia is defending well but eventually Gracie manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Theilulaia has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Vinicius Gracie!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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