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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Remi Highjack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sailor Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Highjack comes to the cage accompanied by The Outsider - A Perfect Circle. The crowd seem to be enjoying Gracie's choice of entrance music: Disciples of Power - Lords of Creation. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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191 cm
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205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
23
210 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Remi Highjack! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sailor Gracie! The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gracie has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Highjack is landing a low percentage of strikes. Highjack moves into the clinch successfully.
Highjack misses with a knee to the head. Gracie blocks a body shot from Highjack. Highjack looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Highjack pushes Gracie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Gracie takes a knee to the side of the body. Highjack tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Highjack breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A good leg kick by Highjack. Highjack closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage. Knees to the body from Highjack.
Highjack is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Gracie looks winded! Highjack presses Gracie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Gracie prevents a body shot from Highjack. Highjack lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Sailor Gracie has been cut. A short right hand to the side of the head by Highjack. Gracie pulls Highjack into guard.
Highjack pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now. Highjack wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gracie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Highjack showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Highjack passes easily into side control. Nice work. Highjack trying to control the position but Gracie is working away. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Highjack tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily. Highjack throwing shots but missing, from side control. Highjack will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Gracie is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Highjack trying to control the position but Gracie is working away. Highjack tries to move into full mount but can't pass Gracie's legs. Gracie is looking for a sweep. Highjack throws an elbow but Gracie slips to the side and avoids it well. Highjack tries to move into full mount but can't pass Gracie's legs. We've been hearing good reports from Highjack's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today. Gracie gets back to half guard. Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Highjack is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gracie tries to get to full guard but Highjack has control of the leg. Highjack has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Gracie is squirming around, avoiding Highjack's attempts to control the action. Gracie is trying desperately to improve position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Gracie tries to lock up and control but Highjack gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gracie wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. You can see the frustration on Gracie's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Gracie manages to reverse the position and now he's in Highjack's guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Highjack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Highjack is trying to keep Gracie in close.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Highjack is keeping the position for now. Gracie advances position into side control! Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Highjack has escaped the position, nice work there. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remi Highjack dominated that round. The cut man is working on Sailor Gracie's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Nice body punch from Highjack. Highjack throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it. Gracie wants to clinch. Highjack stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Highjack wants it to stay on the feet. Horrible takedown attempt by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Highjack, which made it look bad. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Highjack scores with a jab. Oooooh!!! Highjack has knocked Gracie down with a huge combo! Highjack steps away and waves a wobbly Gracie back to his feet! This one might not go much longer! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Highjack pinned against the cage. Highjack gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Remi Highjack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sailor Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round. Highjack lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gracie wants to clinch and Highjack counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Highjack thuds a left hand into Gracie's body. Remi Highjack is winning the standup battle so far. No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt. Gracie wants to clinch and Highjack counters with a right hand to the body. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie. Gracie is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gracie is aggressively charging in as Highjack backs up avoiding any damage. Highjack tosses out a jab and Gracie runs right into it face first! Gracie is out cold! Highjack dropped down on all fours and is barking in Gracie's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Remi Highjack! An out of breath and clearly excited Remi Highjack thanked GREEN!160 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him). In defeat, Sailor Gracie stepped up to the mic, saying 'Dimensionless, I shall return stronger than you can imagine.'.
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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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