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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Helson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Happy Sack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gracie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to My Life. Happy Sack will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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182 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
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181 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Helson Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Happy Sack!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sack throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie clinches up with Sack and pushes him back against the cage.
Gracie blocks the elbow strike.
Sack pushes off an throws an elbow but Gracie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sack throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gracie has Sack pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sack manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sack as Gracie tries to tie him up.
Sack throws an elbow that misses.
Gracie can't get the takedown.
Sack is pressed up against the cage. Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sack down to the mat. Sack avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helson Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sack throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sack tries to clinch up.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Sack circles away.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Sack slips a jab from Gracie.
Sack throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gracie.
Gracie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Sack.
Helson Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sack tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Happy Sack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sack gets tackled into the cage by Gracie. Gracie maintains the clinch.
Gracie tries to score a body lock takedown but Sack shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gracie blocks the elbow strike.
Gracie looking to slow down the pace here.
Gracie blocks an elbow strike.
Sack misses with an elbow over the top.
Sack is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sack tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sack uses from the top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Sack defends easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie looking for a triangle here. Sack is fighting it but it looks tight! Gracie pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Sack is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Helson Gracie!
A relieved looking Helson Gracie thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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