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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tito Hyde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateus Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Broke & Hungry . Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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179 cm
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174 lbs
27 - 8 - 0 |
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179 cm
32
170 lbs
28 - 13 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tito Hyde! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
28 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Mateus Gracie! The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gracie scores with a head kick. Hyde tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Hyde moves out of range of the body kick. Mateus Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hyde misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely. Gracie feints the counter takedown. Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hyde moves away. Gracie looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Gracie lands a nice shot that snaps Hyde's head back.
Hyde lands with a nice body kick. Hyde throws a push kick but Gracie slaps the foot to one side. Hyde misses with an uppercut. Gracie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Mateus Gracie has been cut. Hyde fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie. Hyde throws a body shot but no joy. Hyde misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hyde doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Gracie throws a wild body kick that Hyde sees coming a mile off. Hyde scores with a leg kick.
Hyde misses with a body kick. Hyde tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gracie drives through with a takedown into Hyde's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. Hyde looking for a sweep. Not yet Hyde, not yet. Gracie lands a couple of elbows. Hyde looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there. Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Gracie prevents Hyde from getting back to his feet. Gracie is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Hyde tries to land a sweep but no joy. Hyde is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Hyde blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gracie is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Gracie connects with a couple of short punches. Hyde pulls Gracie in to control the position. Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Hyde. Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Hyde is retaining full guard. Gracie postures up and lands a big shot to Hyde's brow. Hyde can't keep his opponent in guard - Gracie advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Gracie takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Hyde is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Gracie takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Gracie winds up and cracks Hyde with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Gracie tries to pass to full mount but Hyde defends it. Hyde taking some punishment here, with Gracie in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ground and pound from Gracie. Gracie with the ground and pound but Hyde uses the opportunity to regain guard. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Gracie passes easily into side control. Nice work. Hyde manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. Gracie landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Gracie is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard. Hyde is controlling Gracie's posture. Gracie throws a big right hand that misses. Hyde controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself. Hyde utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gracie pushing down on Hyde's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Gracie missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Gracie stops Hyde from getting back to his feet.
Hyde is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gracie scores with a couple of nice shots. Gracie looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Gracie lands strikes from half guard. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gracie lands a nice short elbow. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Gracie landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. This has been an exciting period of action! Hyde wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hyde defending well though. Hyde is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard. Gracie landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Gracie seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Gracie missing with the ground and pound from half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mateus Gracie dominated that round. The cut man is working on Mateus Gracie's cut. That's time! Hyde's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hyde swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Hyde throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hyde as he avoids it easily. Gracie lands with a nice body punch. Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Hyde dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Hyde misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hyde takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hyde throws a push kick but Gracie slaps the foot to one side. Hyde keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tito Hyde is winning the standup battle so far. Gracie scores with a nice body kick.
Hyde misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hyde lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Nice body punch from Gracie. Hyde feints and then cracks Gracie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gracie down. Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hyde but Hyde pushes him off and we're back to square one. Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hyde. Hyde pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie gets off balance looking for a body kick and Hyde counters with a straight right hand. Hyde walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gracie. Gracie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Gracie throws a leg kick that misses. Hyde lands with a straight right. Gracie didn't see that one coming. We've been told by Hyde's head coaches at GTi 888 that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Gracie throws a push kick but Hyde slaps the foot to one side. Hyde throws a quick counter kick to the body but Gracie avoids it. Gracie takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Hyde throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gracie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Tito Hyde is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Gracie lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hyde moves out of range of the leg kick from Gracie. Hyde misses with a body kick. Hyde tries to land a front kick but Gracie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hyde. Gracie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Gracie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hyde. That did some damage! Hyde misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice cross by Gracie. A jab from Hyde misses. Hyde jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gracie's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hyde connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gracie scrambles back to his feet. Hyde throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it. Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss! Hyde lands a jab. Hyde on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Hyde displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab. Hyde lands with a straight right. Gracie didn't see that one coming. Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Hyde slips the punch. Gracie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Hyde swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hyde moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Gracie rushes Hyde and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside. Gracie struggles to land a body shot inside as Hyde controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gracie works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Hyde utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land. Gracie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hyde throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
Knees to the body from Hyde.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Hyde.
Hyde blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as Hyde controls the action.
Hyde blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hyde has Gracie pushed against the cage. Gracie is looking to take this one to the mat. Tito Hyde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mateus Gracie. Hyde blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tito Hyde will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Mateus Gracie's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hyde connects with a leg kick. Gracie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Hyde pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hyde swats him away and circles back towards the center. Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Hyde paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Hyde swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie moves into range and connects with a jab. Gracie tries to land a body kick and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Hyde moves out of range of the body kick. Hyde avoids the body shot from Gracie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hyde throws a wild body kick that Gracie sees coming a mile off. Gracie is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hyde was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie. Gracie blocks a head kick by Hyde.
Hyde ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away. Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Hyde sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gracie throws a front kick that sends Hyde stumbling back into the cage. Hyde fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it. Gracie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hyde ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away. A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target. Gracie moves out of range of the body kick from Hyde.
And Gracie tries to counter it with a takedown but Hyde pushes his down on his head and steps out. Hyde tries a head kick but it misses.
Hyde waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie. Gracie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hyde fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it. Gracie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. A nice inside leg kick there by Gracie. That's going to slow Hyde down. Gracie avoids the body shot from Hyde.
Gracie tries to land a leg kick but Hyde saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hyde swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hyde looks for the body kick but Gracie saw that one coming. Gracie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hyde to score with a decent uppercut. Hyde moves out of range of the body kick. The fighters circle momentarily. Gracie darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Gracie with a body punch. A glancing blow. Gracie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hyde throws a lazy head kick and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Hyde pushes Gracie off but Gracie dives into side control.
Gracie is chipping away with strikes.
Gracie cracks Hyde with an elbow. That is naaassty. Gracie scoring with punches from side control. Hyde tries to bench press Gracie off him but Gracie keeps the position. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gracie throws an elbow but Hyde slips to the side and avoids it well. Gracie cracks Hyde with a big right hand but Hyde just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hyde tries to get back to half guard but can't. Gracie cracks Hyde with an elbow. That is naaassty. Hyde takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gracie is putting a hurting on Hyde here, landing some big shots from side control. Gracie in side control lands a decent elbow. Gracie scores with a couple of short elbows. Gracie tries to move to mount but Hyde blocks the move with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hyde takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Hyde can't do much from the bottom here. Hyde tries to bench press Gracie off him but Gracie keeps the position. Gracie cracks Hyde with a big right hand but Hyde just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Gracie working the head and body with strikes. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Hyde can't do much from the bottom here. Gracie throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mateus Gracie really dominated that round. The cut man is working on Mateus Gracie's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gracie throws a body punch but Hyde moves out of range. Gracie scores with a leg kick.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Hyde is just out of range. Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hyde. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet. Hyde gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hyde. Hyde fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Gracie has been the more effective fighter overall so far. The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hyde moves forwards but Gracie connects with a nice, crisp jab. Hyde has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gracie. Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hyde moves away. Hyde pushes Gracie away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hyde pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie takes a swing at Hyde's ribcage but misses. Hyde thinks about countering with a body kick. Gracie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Gracie blocks a head kick by Hyde.
Gracie throws a low kick but Hyde avoids it. Hyde lands a glancing blow to the side of Gracie's head. Hyde throws a body shot but no joy. Gracie's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hyde under the eye. Hyde scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gracie doesn't seem bothered though. Hyde drops his hands momentarily and Gracie takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Hyde throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Hyde walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gracie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Hyde does a little dance to reset his feet. Hyde moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A looping hook to the body misses from Hyde. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet. Hyde drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Hyde stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gracie. Hyde takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gracie blocks a leg kick. Gracie lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gracie misses the shot to the body. Hyde just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. A thudding body kick lands there by Hyde!
Gracie fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hyde to the ground. Gracie is now in Hyde's guard. Gracie is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted. Gracie throwing strikes but missing. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Hyde is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hyde pushes Gracie off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. Hyde digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs. Hyde takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Hyde is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. A thudding body kick lands there by Hyde!
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hyde throws out the jab. Hyde just misses with a punch to the body.
Hyde throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie lands a front kick. Hyde misses with a body shot.
Hyde throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gracie connects with a leg kick. Hyde looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Gracie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hyde is trying to defend but Gracie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Hyde is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Gracie drops an elbow to the side of Hyde's head. Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hyde's head. Hyde manages to escape and get back to his feet! A head kick misses from Hyde. Hyde swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hyde looks to throw a body kick and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Gracie looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hyde with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Gracie lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Hyde is trying to get back to full guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Mateus Gracie will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Mateus Gracie's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Gracie lands with an overhand left. Hyde throws a hook but Gracie blocks it. Gracie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Hyde throws a wild body kick that Gracie sees coming a mile off. Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hyde scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hyde is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Hyde circles away and we're back to standing. The fighters circle momentarily. Hyde darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Hyde lands a lovely overhand right. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hyde connects with a body shot that sends Gracie's belly button to the back. Gracie bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hyde's head backwards. Gracie moves out of range of the body kick from Hyde.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hyde.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gracie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hyde momentarily.
Gracie looks to land a body kick but Hyde moved away. Hyde takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Gracie dodges the punch combination from Hyde.
Hyde lands a slapping body shot.
Gracie thows a body kick. Hyde tries to catch it but that hurt him. Hyde goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Hyde looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Gracie takes a swing at Hyde's ribcage but misses. Gracie lands an overhand right. Hyde cracks Gracie with a right hand to the side of the head. Tito Hyde has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Mateus Gracie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hyde tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Hyde. Hyde connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Gracie misses the jab. Hyde misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming. Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
and Hyde counters with a straight right hand. Hyde tries to land a front kick but Gracie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. A head kick misses from Hyde. Hyde throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gracie. Hyde lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hyde misses with a leg kick. Hyde cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs. Hyde takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hyde is looking to land body kicks. Hyde looks to land a body kick but Gracie moved away. Hyde swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hyde defends it well. Gracie throws a half hearted mid kick. Gracie tries to clinch there but Hyde circles away.
Hyde misses with an uppercut. Gracie stuns Hyde with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Hyde lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gracie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hyde defends well and Gracie ends up having to push Hyde into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Gracie has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hyde. Gracie is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell? Hyde lands with a shot to the body. Gracie blocks the body kick.
Hyde thuds his right hand into Gracie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Hyde throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Hyde is just out of range. Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Gracie connects with a solid leg kick. Hyde ducks right into an uppercut from Gracie. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Gracie tries to clinch but Hyde moves out of range. Gracie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Hyde slips under a jab. Hyde moves out of range of the leg kick from Gracie. Gracie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gracie misses the shot to the body. A swing and a miss from Hyde. Hyde ducks under a wild hook from Gracie. Hyde swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! Tito Hyde showed his dominance in that final round. I think Gracie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 48:48 Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 47:48 Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mateus Gracie! Mateus Gracie is the new welterweight champion! Mateus Gracie took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Put that shit in one of your damn forum threads!! Gracie drops the mic and walks out of the cage....'.
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