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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mairbek Krylov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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209 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
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185 cm
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211 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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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
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mairbek Krylov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Helio Gracie!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krylov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gracie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Krylov.
Gracie jumps guard but Krylov stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gracie looking to throw knees to the head but Krylov is blocking nicely.
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gracie wants a takedown but no success here.
Gracie manages to pull guard.
Krylov preventing the sweep.
Gracie wants to hit a switch here but Krylov passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Gracie there!
Gracie is desperately trying to improve his position but Krylov has a good base and remains in mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Krylov has control of the leg.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Krylov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Krylov's back!
Gracie working for the choke.
Krylov is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Gracie misses with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Krylov defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Well, with Gracie on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Krylov is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Krylov defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Gracie wants to hit a switch here but Krylov passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Gracie there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gracie sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Krylov has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krylov wants to free his trapped foot but Gracie is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gracie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Krylov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Krylov's back!
Gracie is working the ground and pound. Can Krylov escape?
Krylov defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Krylov showing good submission defense here.
Gracie struggling to land strikes to the head as Krylov covers up.
Gracie is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Krylov is defending well though. Gracie let's go of the attempt for now.
Krylov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Gracie is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie struggling to land strikes to the head as Krylov covers up.
Gracie missing with strikes from the back.
Gracie misses with punches from the back.
Gracie has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Krylov has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Krylov with him. Krylov is trying to defend but Gracie has an arm under the chin now! Krylov grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Helio Gracie!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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