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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Marcus Gracie has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Marcus Gracie seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Good takedowns
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcus Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jimmy Santos!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Gracie looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Santos!
Santos is looking to reverse the position.
Santos is still trying to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Santos stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Santos is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Santos has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Santos!
Gracie is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Santos can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Gracie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Santos tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Santos is working to get back to half guard.
Santos stops Gracie from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Santos tries to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Santos sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Gracie wants to pass to mount but Santos is defending the position.
Santos is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
Santos trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie works his way into side control.
Gracie has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Santos!
Gracie looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Santos tries to reverse the position but Gracie maintains control.
Santos is trying to escape the mount but Gracie keeps good control and instead manages to take Santos's back.
Santos is really stuck here.
Santos showing good submission defense here.
Santos trying to control but not successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos can't escape the position.
Gracie patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Gracie working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Gracie working for the choke.
Gracie patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Gracie is breathing heavily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos wants to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Gracie dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gracie is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Santos's half guard.
Santos should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Gracie tries to pass the half guard into mount. Santos knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Santos is pressing down on Gracie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Santos will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Gracie forces his way into half guard.
Gracie is pressing down on Santos's thigh, looking to free his foot. Santos is holding on for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Santos is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.
Gracie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Santos doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.
Gracie frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Santos is in all sorts of trouble here.
Santos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to take Santos's back but he can't do it this time.
Santos is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Santos is looking to get to half guard.
Gracie is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Santos is surviving well by controlling Gracie's body position as best he can.
Gracie tries to control but Santos wriggling away.
Santos is looking to get to half guard.
Santos slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Santos flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Santos slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gracie got a little sloppy there for a moment and Santos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gracie has managed to get both his arms back between Santos's legs - danger averted.
Gracie is pushing down on Santos's leg trying to pass to half guard. Santos is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie has managed to sneak the leg through.
Santos is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Santos trying to control here.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Marcus Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Santos sees it coming and defends easily.
Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gracie trying to mount his opponent but Santos defends it.
Santos wants to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie wants to pass to mount but Santos is defending the position.
Gracie prevents Santos from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Gracie dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Santos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gracie tries to advance to mount but Santos denies him.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos can do to turn this around?
Gracie trying to control the position but Santos is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee asks Gracie politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Gracie prefers to stall for the moment though.
Santos wants to control but Gracie postures up.
Gracie trying to control the position but Santos is working away.
Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gracie moves into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gracie works his way to his opponent's back.
Gracie has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Gracie is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santos wants to escape the position.
Santos keeps trying to improve his position.
Santos trying to control the hands but Gracie won't let him.
Gracie is hanging on to Santos's back as he tries to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Gracie controlling well, preventing Santos from escaping the position.
Santos defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Gracie's arms.
Santos preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Gracie.
Gracie is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Santos has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Santos tries to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is persistently looking for the submission but Santos is defending it well.
Santos is in a bad position with Gracie working for a choke. Santos manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.
Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Santos is keeping the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jimmy Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcus Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gracie is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Santos is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gracie has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Marcus Gracie!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Marcus Gracie!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Marcus Gracie!
Marcus Gracie wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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