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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Young Gunner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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176 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paulo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Young Gunner!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gunner digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.
Gunner scores with a jab to the head.
Gunner misses with a body shot.
Gunner misses with a wild combination.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Gunner moved out of range.
Gunner just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunner misses with a few strikes there.
Gunner staying out of range there.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gracie clinches up with Gunner and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gunner has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Gunner is looking to break free of the clinch but Gracie has double underhooks.
Gracie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gunner misses with a punch to the body.
Gunner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie keeps control of Gunner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gracie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gunner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gunner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gunner misses with a punch to the body.
Gunner throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gunner avoiding damage as Gracie throws knees to the body.
Gracie slowing the pace effectively.
Gracie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gunner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gracie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gunner's efforts to push away.
Gunner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gunner.
Gunner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie tries to clinch but Gunner moves out of range.
Gunner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gunner. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gunner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie is looking to counter the offense by Gunner and move into the clinch.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gunner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a jab when Gunner was well out of range.
Gunner swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie tries to counter by clinching up but Gunner breaks away and moves out of range.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Gunner.
Gunner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gunner looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Young Gunner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gracie pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gunner is out of range and Gracie settles back down.
Gracie slips a jab from Gunner.
Gracie tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gunner manages to circle out of the way.
Gunner lands with a shot to the body.
Gracie misses with a hook.
Gunner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
Gunner ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Gracie lands a jab to the nose.
A jab from Gunner finds it's way through Gracie's defenses.
Gunner is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gracie rather than just go for the knockout.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big right from Gunner misses.
Gunner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gunner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Gunner.
Gracie half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gracie cracks Gunner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Young Gunner dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gunner slips a straight right by Gracie.
Gracie connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gracie is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gunner.
Gracie has closed the distance and engaged Gunner in a clinch.
Gunner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie rushes Gunner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gunner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gunner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gunner misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Gracie missing with knees to the body.
Gunner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Gunner.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Gunner forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gracie takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gunner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gunner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gracie definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gunner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gracie's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gracie has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gunner uses from the top position.
Gunner is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gracie pushes a forearm under Gunner's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Gunner is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paulo 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
38% |
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