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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Kravichenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Golden as his entrance music. Oleg Kravichenko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gustavo Gracie's chin.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Oleg Kravichenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gustavo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kravichenko avoids it really well and circles away.
Kravichenko stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kravichenko wants it to stay on the feet.
Kravichenko thuds his right hand into Gracie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Kravichenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oleg Kravichenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustavo Gracie.
Kravichenko lands a jab to the head.
Decent striking displayed by Kravichenko there.
Oleg Kravichenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kravichenko jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kravichenko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gracie takes one on the button.
Kravichenko lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie tries to move into range but Kravichenko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gracie's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kravichenko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gracie scrambles back to his feet.
Kravichenko scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gracie in his tracks.
Kravichenko lands with a straight right. Gracie didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kravichenko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oleg Kravichenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kravichenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kravichenko counters with a stiff right hand.
Gracie is rocked!
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Kravichenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie takes one on the button.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Kravichenko finish him?
Kravichenko misses with an uppercut.
Kravichenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kravichenko keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Kravichenko blocks nicely.
Kravichenko wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kravichenko holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gracie is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kravichenko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie is looking to pass into half guard but Kravichenko pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Kravichenko is in guard.
We've been hearing that Kravichenko has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kravichenko tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Kravichenko has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Kravichenko is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kravichenko passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gracie tries to bench press Kravichenko off him but Kravichenko keeps the position.
Gracie struggling a bit here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kravichenko is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kravichenko is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Gracie's shoulder. That is not cool.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
Kravichenko will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gracie prevents Kravichenko from moving into mount.
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kravichenko tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kravichenko has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gracie is trying to control Kravichenko's posture but Kravichenko avoids it.
Kravichenko moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Kravichenko tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kravichenko has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kravichenko trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Kravichenko dominated that round.
That's time! Kravichenko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kravichenko looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Gracie's coach down at Elite Fighting Temple was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gracie's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kravichenko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gracie on the side of the head.
Gustavo Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kravichenko throws a series of strikes that have Gracie backpedaling.
Kravichenko slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kravichenko stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Kravichenko is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kravichenko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kravichenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Gracie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gracie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kravichenko finds it's way round the side to connect with Gracie's head.
Kravichenko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kravichenko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kravichenko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Kravichenko shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Oleg Kravichenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustavo Gracie.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Kravichenko cracks Gracie with an open hand slap.
Kravichenko cracks Gracie with a good jab.
Kravichenko scores with a jab. Gracie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kravichenko Rushes Gracie and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Gracie is up against the ropes and has nowhere to go. Kravichenko Piles on the pressure and Gracie crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oleg Kravichenko!
After winning the bout, Oleg Kravichenko thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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RATING
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