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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sean Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
4 - 1 - 1 |
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185 cm
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178 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Knockout power |
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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 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sean Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Royce Gracie drives through with a takedown into guard.
Royce Gracie wants to control from the top but Sean Gracie keeps moving.
Sean Gracie working for a triangle but Royce Gracie defends it easily.
Royce Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Sean Gracie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sean Gracie manages to kick Royce Gracie off! Royce Gracie jumps back into Sean Gracie's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sean Gracie keeping moving, preventing Royce Gracie from controlling successfully.
Royce Gracie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Royce Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sean Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sean Gracie is looking to stand up but Royce Gracie isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royce Gracie has gone for a leg lock! Sean Gracie slips out almost immediately though and dives into Royce Gracie's guard.
Sean Gracie is looking to stand up but Royce Gracie won't let him.
Sean Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Royce Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Royce Gracie working a defensive guard here.
Royce Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sean Gracie wants to pass the guard but Royce Gracie is keeping the position.
Sean Gracie could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Royce Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Royce Gracie looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Royce Gracie keeping moving, preventing Sean Gracie from controlling successfully.
Sean Gracie has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sean Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sean Gracie trying to control but Royce Gracie is working from the bottom.
Sean Gracie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sean Gracie trying to control but Royce Gracie is working from the bottom.
Sean Gracie has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Royce Gracie is proving hard to escape from.
Sean Gracie wants to control from the top but Royce Gracie keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royce Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sean Gracie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sean Gracie wants to control from the top but Royce Gracie keeps moving.
Sean Gracie postures up.
Sean Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Royce Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sean Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Royce Gracie.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sean Gracie with a poor takedown
and Royce Gracie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Royce Gracie slips nicely into half guard.
Royce Gracie is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sean Gracie wants to control but Royce Gracie is keeping busy.
Royce Gracie trying to pass the guard but Sean Gracie defending well.
Sean Gracie tries to get to full guard but Royce Gracie has control of the leg.
Sean Gracie trying to control but Royce Gracie postures up.
Sean Gracie keeping hold of Royce Gracie's head, controlling as best he can.
Royce Gracie is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royce Gracie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sean Gracie scores with a takedown into Royce Gracie's guard.
Sean Gracie thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sean Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Royce Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Royce Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Royce Gracie, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sean Gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Royce Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Royce Gracie is breathing heavily.
Royce Gracie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Royce Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sean Gracie has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Royce Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sean Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Sean Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Royce Gracie defends easily.
Sean Gracie will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sean Gracie working a defensive guard here.
Sean Gracie keeping moving, preventing Royce Gracie from controlling successfully.
Sean Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Royce Gracie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Royce Gracie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sean Gracie looking to control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Sean Gracie darts in trying to clinch
so Royce Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sean Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Sean Gracie, not yet.
Royce Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Sean Gracie has wrist control.
Sean Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Royce Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
Royce Gracie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sean Gracie is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Royce Gracie is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Sean Gracie tries to hold on but Royce Gracie pushes him away.
Royce Gracie has hold of Sean Gracie's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Sean Gracie manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sean Gracie is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Sean Gracie tries to hold on but Royce Gracie postures up.
Sean Gracie is wriggling around trying to escape.
Royce Gracie is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sean Gracie can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Royce Gracie is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Sean Gracie has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Sean Gracie!
Sean Gracie passes Royce Gracie's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royce Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sean Gracie scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sean Gracie trying to control the action but Royce Gracie is working from the bottom.
Royce Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Sean Gracie takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sean Gracie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Royce Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Royce Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sean Gracie seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Sean Gracie wants to take a breather but Royce Gracie is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sean Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Royce Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sean Gracie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Royce Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sean Gracie throws out the jab.
Sean Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sean Gracie drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Royce Gracie stops Sean Gracie from passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sean Gracie wants to control but Royce Gracie is keeping him busy.
Royce Gracie defending against the ground and pound.
Sean Gracie is staying tight to Royce Gracie's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Royce Gracie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Royce Gracie is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sean Gracie's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Royce Gracie moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sean Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Royce Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sean Gracie trying to stand up but can't free himself from Royce Gracie's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Royce Gracie is on top in guard.
Royce Gracie postures up and lands a big shot to Sean Gracie's brow.
Sean Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Royce Gracie wants to pass the guard but Sean Gracie is keeping the position.
Sean Gracie trying to control the position.
Sean Gracie keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sean Gracie can't keep his opponent in guard - Royce Gracie advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Royce Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sean Gracie is looking to improve his position.
Royce Gracie wants to take a breather but Sean Gracie is having none of it.
Sean Gracie wants to control but Royce Gracie is keeping busy.
Sean Gracie moves into full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sean Gracie has his foot on Royce Gracie's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Royce Gracie works his way back into a safe position though.
Sean Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sean Gracie had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Royce Gracie is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Sean Gracie Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Royce Gracie's back instead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Royce Gracie 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Royce Gracie!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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