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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fejao Rulez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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180 cm
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185 lbs
0 - 5 - 0 |
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185 cm
22
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fejao Rulez! 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, Royce Gracie! The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rulez moves into the clinch successfully.
Rulez looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this! Rulez tries to stall but Gracie uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gracie wants a takedown.
Rulez is trying to break free. Rulez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gracie pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rulez shoots in and drives through. Gracie sprawls well. Gracie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gracie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Gracie controlling the position easily from mount. Rulez wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gracie pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Gracie looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet. Gracie takes Rulez's back. Gracie gets his hands free as Rulez looks to control. Gracie trying to control momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Good control from Gracie. Rulez looking very determined here, making life difficult for Gracie.
Rulez is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Gracie.
Despite being in the dominant position, Royce Gracie just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown so Rulez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gracie working a defensive guard here.
Rulez trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom. Rulez is fighting to break Gracie's control of his arms but Gracie is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Rulez looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Gracie works a leg free and moves into half guard. Rulez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground. Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rulez defends it well. Gracie trying to control from half guard but Rulez is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rulez keeps working. Rulez is trying to get back to full guard. Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Rulez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Gracie is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royce Gracie dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rulez tries for a takedown but Gracie circles away easily and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rulez defends it well. Gracie slows the pace down in half guard. Gracie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rulez wants to get back to his feet. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gracie is looking for a kimura but Rulez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage. Gracie trying to control from half guard but Rulez is working away. Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but Rulez is defending well.
Gracie throwing shots but Rulez is blocking nicely. Rulez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Rulez is working hard here to advance position. Rulez is not content to let Gracie control the position. Rulez pushes Gracie off looking to stand but Gracie dives back in and keeps control.
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. Gracie is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Rulez! The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Gracie controlling from mount. Gracie throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage. Rulez throwing hammer fists to the chest of Gracie. What's that going to do exactly? Gracie controlling from mount. Gracie has control of Rulez's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Rulez regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Gracie is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Rulez can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gracie controlling from mount. Rulez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gracie.
Gracie trying to control but Rulez is having none of it. Gracie looking to secure an arm triangle but Rulez defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gracie looking to secure an arm triangle but Rulez defends it well. Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Royce Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far. Rulez wants to control but Gracie is having none of it. Gracie looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead. Rulez tries to control Gracie's body but Gracie pushes him off. Rulez squirms to his side and now Gracie has his back! 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. 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rulez has his takedown stuffed and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control. Gracie controls the position. Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rulez has escaped the position, nice work there. Gracie in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Despite being in the dominant position, Royce Gracie just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Rulez misses with a takedown attempt and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into half guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Rulez has managed to free his arm - good work. Rulez wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy and won't allow it. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gracie has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Rulez has given up his back. Will we see Gracie going for some submissions?
Rulez trying to control but not successfully. Gracie is cranking Rulez's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Rulez! He's tightened the choke and Rulez is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Royce Gracie!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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