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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edivaldo Luiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Chemical Brothers - Saturate as his entrance music. Edivaldo Luiz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edivaldo Luiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rickson Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Luiz tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Luiz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Luiz throws a head kick that misses.
Luiz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Luiz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Luiz.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Luiz as he jumps to the side.
Gracie takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A head kick from Luiz lands but Gracie takes it in his stride.
Luiz throws a head kick that half lands.
A head kick misses from Luiz.
Luiz clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the cage.
Luiz controlling the action here for a moment.
Luiz breaks from the clinch.
Luiz lands with a kick to the temple. Gracie shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Luiz lands a head kick!
Luiz has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luiz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Luiz fakes the leg kick and cracks Gracie in the body.
Gracie takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Luiz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Luiz stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Edivaldo Luiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickson Gracie.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Luiz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Luiz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Luiz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Luiz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gracie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Luiz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Luiz as he jumps to the side.
Gracie looks gassed!
Luiz throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Luiz forces Gracie back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Luiz manages to break the clinch.
Luiz lands a head kick. Gracie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gracie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Luiz counters with a thumping low kick.
Gracie takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Luiz connects with a high kick.
Gracie is rocked!
Gracie blocks a head kick by Luiz.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Luiz finish him?
Luiz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Luiz counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Luiz swinging wilding here.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
Luiz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luiz lands with a slapping head kick.
Luiz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gracie takes a kick to the side of the head.
Luiz clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luiz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Luiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Luiz counters with a head kick. That will keep Gracie thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Luiz throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Luiz throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Edivaldo Luiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Luiz counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Luiz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Luiz, as that shot connected.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Luiz moves into the clinch.
Luiz stalls.
Luiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Luiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luiz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Luiz throws a head kick that Gracie semi-blocks.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Luiz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gracie is trying desperately to land a takedown but Luiz is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Luiz.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Luiz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Luiz breaks the clinch.
Luiz lands with a slapping head kick.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Luiz counters with a good low kick that Gracie was not able to check.
Luiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Luiz lands a head kick!
Luiz forces Gracie back against the cage and clinches.
Luiz manages to break the clinch.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Luiz counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luiz breaks from the clinch.
Luiz throws a front kick that sends Gracie stumbling back into the cage.
Luiz throws a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edivaldo Luiz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Luiz drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
Luiz manages to break the clinch.
Luiz throws a head kick that Gracie semi-blocks.
Luiz misses with a head kick.
Gracie scores with a nice right hand.
Luiz throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Luiz counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gracie is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Luiz counters with a big head kick but Gracie shrugs it off.
Luiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Luiz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Luiz fails to land with a series of punches.
Luiz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Luiz throws a head kick that Gracie semi-blocks.
Gracie misses with a combination
and Luiz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luiz throws a head kick that Gracie semi-blocks.
Luiz has Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Luiz breaks from the clinch.
Edivaldo Luiz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Luiz circles away easily
and Luiz counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gracie is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Edivaldo Luiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickson Gracie.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Luiz circles away easily
and Luiz counters with a leg kick.
Edivaldo Luiz is winning the standup battle so far.
Luiz lands a head kick. Gracie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Luiz counters with a big head kick but Gracie shrugs it off.
Luiz clinches up against the cage.
Luiz manages to break the clinch.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Luiz counters with a head kick. That will keep Gracie thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Luiz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Luiz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gracie will feel that in the morning.
Luiz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Luiz breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Luiz counters with a three punch combo that has Gracie backing up. Gracie nods at Luiz to acknowledge the strikes.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Luiz counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Luiz counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Luiz counters with a series of strikes. Gracie will be more careful next time no doubt.
Luiz clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the cage.
Luiz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Luiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Luiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Luiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick from Luiz lands but Gracie takes it in his stride.
Luiz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gracie looks for the body kick but Luiz saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Luiz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Luiz thows a body kick. Gracie tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a double jab
and Luiz counters by moving into the clinch.
Luiz breaks the clinch.
Edivaldo Luiz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Luiz counters with a big head kick but Gracie shrugs it off.
A slapping body kick lands there for Luiz.
Gracie takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A head kick misses from Luiz.
Luiz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A head kick by Gracie misses
and Luiz counters with a head kick. That will keep Gracie thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Luiz's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Luiz duly obliges.
Luiz clinches.
Luiz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Luiz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luiz throws a nice head kick!
An inside leg kick lands from Luiz.
Luiz throws a nice head kick!
Luiz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Luiz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Luiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Luiz counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gracie is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Luiz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Luiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Luiz counters with a big head kick but Gracie shrugs it off.
Luiz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gracie to score with a decent uppercut.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Luiz as he jumps to the side.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Luiz circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edivaldo Luiz dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! 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.
Luiz lands with a nice body kick.
Luiz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Luiz cracks the inside of Gracie's front leg.
Luiz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Luiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Luiz shows good takedown defense.
Luiz has closed the distance and engaged Gracie in a clinch.
Luiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Luiz closes the distance and clinches.
Luiz breaks the clinch.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Luiz sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Luiz misses with the combination.
Luiz throws a nice head kick!
Luiz connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luiz closes the distance and clinches.
Luiz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Luiz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Luiz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Luiz misses with a double jab.
Luiz stuffs the takedown.
Edivaldo Luiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickson Gracie.
Luiz has Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Luiz is trying to break free.
Luiz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.
Gracie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Luiz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gracie is working for takedown but Luiz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gracie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Luiz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Luiz is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Luiz misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracie slips a jab from Luiz.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Luiz.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Luiz rushes Gracie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Luiz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Luiz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick from Luiz lands but Gracie takes it in his stride.
Gracie clinches but Luiz breaks the clinch
and Luiz counters with a series of strikes. Gracie will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gracie has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Luiz.
Luiz pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Rickson Gracie has been cut.
Luiz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luiz lands a knee to the body.
Luiz landing knees to the body.
Luiz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Luiz throws a head kick that Gracie semi-blocks.
Luiz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Luiz throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Luiz counters with a good low kick that Gracie was not able to check.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Luiz.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Luiz.
Gracie takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Luiz counters with a head kick. That will keep Gracie thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gracie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Luiz moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luiz breaks the clinch.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Luiz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Luiz moves into range and clinches up with Gracie.
Luiz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Luiz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Luiz counters by clinching up.
Luiz breaks the clinch.
Gracie shoots in but Luiz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Luiz.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Luiz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Luiz breaks the clinch.
Gracie misses with a wild combination.
Luiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rickson Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edivaldo Luiz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Luiz 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:25
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:25
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edivaldo Luiz!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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