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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zeus Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danue Picle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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175 cm
19
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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187 cm
25
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Zeus Gracie! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Danue Picle! The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gracie stuffs the takedown attempt from Picle. Picle gets slowly back to his feet. Gracie dodges the punch combination from Picle.
Gracie dives in and grabs Picle's left leg, looking for a takedown. Picle pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out. Picle throws a combination. Gracie tries to block but a couple of punches get through. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Picle. Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Picle avoids it really well and circles away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zeus Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him. Picle fails with the takedown. Picle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the cage. Gracie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Picle prevents it.
Picle lands with a short shot to the head. Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Picle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses. Picle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Picle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Picle lands a knee to the head.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Picle to keep the fight standing. Gracie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Picle prevents it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Picle. Picle landing knees to the body.
Picle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Picle breaks the clinch.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Picle, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Picle against the cage but Picle circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Gracie closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Picle is trying to control Gracie's posture but Gracie avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Gracie has hold of Picle's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Picle tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Gracie cranks the arm and Picle screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Picle, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Zeus Gracie!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
67% |
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