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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aydine Antona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antona's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Laid to Rest by Lamb of God. Gracie comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cliff Richard - Summer Holiday kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aydine Antona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 29 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeffson Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Antona.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Antona's head but Antona sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Antona misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gracie lands a lovely overhand right.
Antona scoring well with a low kick there.
Antona misses the shot to the body.
That kick from Antona tenderised Gracie's leg. Gracie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Antona lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gracie at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antona throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie moves out of range as Antona strikes.
A combination from Antona does no damage.
No joy there for Antona, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Antona avoids them all with ease.
Gracie has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Antona swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gracie counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gracie moves into range and clinches up with Antona.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Antona.
Antona fails to pull guard.
Antona pulls guard.
Gracie prevents Antona from getting back to his feet.
Antona wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Antona is keeping the position.
Gracie trying to stand up but can't free himself from Antona's guard.
Gracie won't allow Antona to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Antona is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Antona is keeping the position.
Antona is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Antona throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gracie counters with a single leg into guard. Antona didn't expect that.
We've been hearing good reports from Antona'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 has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Antona is proving hard to escape from.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Antona swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Antona keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Antona swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Antona working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
Antona wants to stand but Gracie is controlling the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gracie controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Antona.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antona looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gracie feints the counter takedown.
Aydine Antona is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Antona keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Antona scores with a decent looking hook.
A low kick from Antona misses
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Aydine Antona has been cut.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Antona cracks Gracie with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Aydine Antona will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aydine Antona's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Antona throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Antona defends it well.
Antona connects with a leg kick. Gracie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice takedown defense from Antona. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
Antona lands with a good body shot.
Aydine Antona is winning the standup battle so far.
Antona lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Antona cracks Gracie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Antona is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antona throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Gracie counter with a right hand.
Antona throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A lazy left from Antona finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antona takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Antona throws a one two combo.
Antona throws a nice head kick!
Antona misses with a head kick.
Antona thuds his right hand into Gracie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gracie lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gracie closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Antona! Gracie dives in looking to finish! Antona is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeffson Gracie!
An out of breath Jeffson Gracie thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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