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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Gracie (ranked 4850 p4p, 503 weight class) and Paul Walker (ranked 8965 p4p, 701 weight class). Ricardo Gracie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Paul Walker's chin.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Walker!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie forces Walker back against the cage and clinches.
Gracie avoiding damage as Walker throws knees to the body.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Walker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses.
Walker is trying to pull guard but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.
Gracie lands a body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gracie.
Walker looks winded!
Gracie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Walkers head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
Walker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie lands with a left to the head.
Walker is trying to break free.
Gracie has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Walker regains guard immediately.
Gracie pushing down on Walker's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie looking for a guillotine from mount but Walker is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie controlling the position easily from mount.
Gracie takes Walker's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Walker is in trouble.
Gracie working for a choke but Walker is defending well.
Walker tries to break free.
Gracie looking for the choke from the back.
Walker trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Gracie controlling well, preventing Walker from escaping the position.
Gracie is looking for the choke from the back position but Walker is controlling his hands well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control momentarily.
Gracie keeps control of the position as Walker tries to break free.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gracie tightening his grip on Walker, looking for the choke.
Walker is in bad spot here.
Walker is in a bad position with Gracie working for a choke. Walker manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Walker postures up in Gracie's guard and throws a big left but Gracie blocks it.
Walker throws a strike but Gracie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
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 postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie pushing down on Walker's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Walker is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.
Walker makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Walker.
Gracie controlling from the top position.
Walker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gracie passes Walker's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gracie trying to control the action but Walker is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie moves into full mount! Walker won't be happy about that!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Gracie looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Gracie controlling from the full mount.
Gracie tries to control but Walker wriggling away.
Gracie looking to control and managing it successfully.
Walker tries to reverse the position but Gracie maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Gracie dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gracie rushes Walker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie lands a takedown into guard.
Walker is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
Gracie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Walker's guard.
Walker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie wants to control but Walker is keeping him busy.
Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Walker is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Gracie is trying to control. Walker wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Walker won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Walker!
Walker can't escape the position.
Gracie trying to control but Walker is having none of it.
Walker is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gracie looking to secure an arm triangle but Walker defends it well.
Walker is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Walker to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Walker shrugs it off.
Walker is controlling an arm, preventing Gracie from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controlling from the full mount.
Walker regains half guard.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Walker defends it well.
Walker is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.
Walker is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walker can do to turn this around?
Walker is controlling Gracie's trapped leg to prevent Gracie from advancing to side control.
Walker won't allow Gracie to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker wants to get back to full guard.
Walker is still trying to improve position.
Gracie works his way into side control.
Gracie moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Walker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Walker is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Walker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Walker is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
Gracie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Walker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Walker is in trouble now - Gracie has advanced to mount!
Gracie moves to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Gracie dominated that second round.
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!
Walker misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Gracie on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice cross by Walker.
Gracie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Walker, pushing him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Gracie.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses.
Gracie wants the takedown. Walker is fighting it off but Gracie persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Walker's guard against the cage.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Walker.
Walker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gracie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Walker being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Walker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ricardo Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Walker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Walker is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Walker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Walker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gracie is controlling the pace.
Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Walker sees it coming and defends easily.
Walker trying to control but Gracie postures up.
Gracie passes to side control.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Walker has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've been hearing good reports from Gracie'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 knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Walker has worked his arm free - good work by Walker!
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Walker is trying to escape the position but Gracie is controlling the position.
Ricardo Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gracie tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Walker tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Walker is being controlled here.
Gracie working away.
Walker tries to bench press Gracie off him but Gracie keeps the position.
Walker is being controlled here.
Gracie seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Walker for as long as he can get away with.
Gracie continues to stall.
Gracie has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Paul Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
This is a sustained period of stalling by Gracie.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gracie, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Gracie!
Ricardo Gracie decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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RATING
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