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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yardigalovich Vasililiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio Gracie will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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145 lbs
2 - 6 - 0 |
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178 cm
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189 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yardigalovich Vasililiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasililiev swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vasililiev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gracie wants to clinch.
Vasililiev swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Vasililiev misses with a series of wild punches.
Vasililiev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Vasililiev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Gracie counter with a right hand.
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vasililiev as he jumps to the side.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Vasililiev circles away.
Vasililiev tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to clinch but Vasililiev moves out of range.
Vasililiev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vasililiev misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vasililiev.
Vasililiev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gracie looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gracie moves into range and clinches up with Vasililiev.
Vasililiev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
A right hook to the body lands for Gracie.
Gracie wants a takedown.
Yardigalovich Vasililiev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Gracie.
Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vasililiev throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Vasililiev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gracie counters with a three punch combo that has Vasililiev backing up. Vasililiev nods at Gracie to acknowledge the strikes.
Vasililiev is breathing heavily.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Vasililiev sprawls well.
A left and a right from Gracie both land. Nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Vasililiev which made him look bad.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vasililiev misses with a combination
and Gracie counters with a one-two to the body.
Vasililiev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Gracie wants to clinch.
Vasililiev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gracie tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vasililiev is trying to break the clinch but Gracie is controlling him.
Gracie throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gracie wants a takedown but no success here.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gracie lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Vasililiev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vasililiev tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Vasililiev is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Vasililiev defends the submission attempt.
Gracie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vasililiev is trying to maintain the position but Gracie is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Vasililiev is having none of it.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Vasililiev has managed to free his arm - good work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Vasililiev is looking to improve his position.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Vasililiev is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Vasililiev desperately trying to maintain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vasililiev trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Gracie dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Vasililiev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vasililiev misses with a wild combination.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Vasililiev is avoiding it.
Vasililiev falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gracie counters with a left and a right that stings Vasililiev.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Vasililiev circles away.
Vasililiev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gracie counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vasililiev falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie scores with a one two! Vasililiev had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Vasililiev shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Vasililiev.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches.
Vasililiev working hard to break the clinch.
Gracie is trying to break the clinch but Vasililiev is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to get back to striking at distance but Vasililiev won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vasililiev.
Vasililiev gets underhooks to prevent Gracie's takedown attempt.
Gracie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Vasililiev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gracie tries to circle away but Vasililiev has him pinned against the cage.
Vasililiev is trying to push Gracie away but Gracie has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vasililiev taking a breather.
Vasililiev stops a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Yardigalovich Vasililiev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Gracie.
Vasililiev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vasililiev tries to break the clinch but Gracie is controlling the position.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vasililiev tries to circle away but Gracie has him pinned against the cage.
Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Vasililiev avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vasililiev.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Gracie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gracie lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vasililiev or not.
Gracie lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie breaks from the clinch.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vasililiev, pushing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Vasililiev pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Vasililiev circles away.
Antonio Gracie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gracie shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gracie showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Vasililiev is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gracie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Vasililiev knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Vasililiev regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Vasililiev is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vasililiev manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Vasililiev's guard.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Vasililiev is keeping the position.
Vasililiev will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Gracie trying to control but Vasililiev is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Vasililiev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vasililiev keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Gracie seems to have locked his on tight now - Vasililiev screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Gracie, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Antonio 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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RATING
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