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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Kid Isback (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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170 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Ronald Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, The Kid Isback!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Isback is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Isback shoots for a double leg takedown but Gracie sprawls well. He's pushed Isback's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Isback looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gracie is fending him off so far but Isback persists. Nope, Gracie circles away and we're back to standing.
Isback takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Isback counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Isback has a takedown stuffed.
Ronald Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Kid Isback.
Isback gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Isback's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Isback gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Isback goes for a takedown attempt but Gracie pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Isback shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Isback showed some decent athleticism there.
Isback sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gracie defending well though.
Isback is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gracie sees it coming and defends easily.
Isback trying to mount his opponent but Gracie defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Isback is just content to waste time from the top position. Gracie takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Isback sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isback throws a strike but Gracie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Isback has an active guard here but Gracie has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Isback is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Isback is in trouble now - Gracie has advanced to mount!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gracie working for a submission but Isback is keeping him at bay.
Gracie prevents Isback from getting the reversal.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Kid Isback dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Isback closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Check out the look on Isback's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
A lull in the action here.
Isback goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Gracie has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Isback but great work by Gracie.
Isback struggling a bit here.
Isback wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Gracie has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Isback's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Isback is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ronald Gracie!
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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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