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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joyce Gracel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Blankenship (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joyce Gracel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kenny Blankenship!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blankenship shoots in and drives through. Gracel sprawls well.
Blankenship clobbers Gracel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Joyce Gracel has been cut.
Gracel bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gracel working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Blankenship trying to control but Gracel flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Gracel struggling to keep hold of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blankenship is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Joyce Gracel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Blankenship misses.
Blankenship throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracel shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gracel was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Blankenship is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gracel putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blankenship wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gracel.
Gracel pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Blankenship avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gracel.
Blankenship tries to hold on but Gracel pushes him away.
Blankenship taking shots to the head.
Gracel scoring with strikes but Blankenship is staying in there.
Blankenship tries to reverse the position but Gracel maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blankenship takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Blankenship looks gassed!
Gracel controlling the position easily from mount.
Gracel looking to ground and pound but Blankenship is blocking nicely.
Blankenship really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship tries to lock up and control but Gracel gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Blankenship tries to reverse the position but Gracel maintains control.
Blankenship wants to get back to his feet.
The referee warns Blankenship that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gracel looking to finish Blankenship with some ground and pound. This is bad for Blankenship!
Gracel is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Blankenship can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Gracel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Blankenship is looking to escape.
Gracel lands a big shot there that rocks Blankenship but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracel scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gracel sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gracel with the ground and pound from mount.
Gracel lands a nice shot to the head.
Gracel unloading with bombs!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blankenship is squirming around, avoiding Gracel's attempts to control the action.
Gracel controlling the position easily from mount.
Gracel scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Blankenship?
Blankenship trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracel with a couple of short strikes.
Gracel prevents Blankenship from getting the reversal.
Gracel throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Blankenship tries to hold on but Gracel postures up.
A nice elbow there by Gracel.
Gracel wants to control but instead Blankenship manages to regain half guard.
Blankenship is looking to control Gracel's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blankenship avoid being mounted?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blankenship is trying to stand.
Blankenship controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joyce Gracel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joyce Gracel's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Blankenship thuds his right hand into Gracel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Blankenship punishes Gracel's body with a nice straight punch.
Blankenship tries to bum rush Gracel with a series of wild strikes but Gracel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blankenship but Blankenship pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gracel shoots in and bounces Blankenship off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Blankenship wants to stand and escape but Gracel is having none of it.
Blankenship keeping full guard, as Gracel tries to pass.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blankenship is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gracel is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gracel trying to control but Blankenship is working from the bottom.
Blankenship wants to stand up but Gracel is controlling him.
Blankenship pulls Gracel in close to prevent any damage.
Gracel throwing strikes from guard but Blankenship blocks nicely.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gracel tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blankenship throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two 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.
Blankenship with a poor takedown
and Gracel decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Blankenship's guard.
Gracel sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gracel landing with the ground and pound.
Gracel prevents Blankenship from getting back to his feet.
Gracel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blankenship is keeping the position for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blankenship is on top in guard.
Blankenship slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gracel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Joyce Gracel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship tries to stand but Gracel is controlling from the bottom.
Blankenship postures up.
Gracel keeping moving, preventing Blankenship from controlling successfully.
Gracel might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gracel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Blankenship is looking to stand up but Gracel won't let him.
Gracel has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Blankenship won't allow Gracel to sweep him here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Gracel closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gracel lands a nice forearm strike.
Blankenship takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracel works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Gracel in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Gracel wants to control but Blankenship is keeping him busy.
Gracel tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracel has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Blankenship can't do much from the bottom here.
Gracel wants to control but Blankenship is keeping him busy.
Gracel goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Blankenship rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gracel's guard! Nice work there by Blankenship!
Blankenship controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joyce Gracel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joyce Gracel's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Blankenship fails with the takedown
and Gracel counters with a takedown into side control.
Blankenship stops Gracel from passing to mount.
Gracel trying to control the action but Blankenship is working from the bottom.
Gracel is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Blankenship knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gracel avoids the strikes from the bottom by Blankenship.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blankenship is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gracel is controlling him well.
Gracel is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Blankenship has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracel with the ground and pound but Blankenship regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gracel connects with a nice short shot to Blankenship's temple.
Gracel with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gracel frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gracel working the ground and pound effectively.
Gracel working the ground and pound effectively.
Blankenship tries to hold on but Gracel postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracel punching from mount but Blankenship doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Blankenship is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Blankenship is looking to get to half guard.
Gracel lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Blankenship working to try and regain half guard.
Blankenship wants to hold on but Gracel pushes him away.
Gracel looking to finish Blankenship with some ground and pound. This is bad for Blankenship!
Gracel lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gracel trying to control but Blankenship is having none of it.
Gracel lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Gracel looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gracel landing strikes from the mount and Blankenship is in trouble!
Gracel in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gracel is landing with some decent strikes but Blankenship is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Blankenship is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gracel controlling from mount.
Blankenship is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracel avoids the attempt from Blankenship to control.
Blankenship tries to buck Gracel off but he can't manage it.
Gracel prevents Blankenship from getting the reversal.
Gracel throws some wild stikes that Blankenship manages to avoid easily.
Blankenship avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gracel.
Blankenship wants to control but Gracel is having none of it.
Gracel trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Poor strikes thrown by Gracel there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Blankenship tries to lock up and control but Gracel gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kenny Blankenship has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracel looking to control but Blankenship is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joyce Gracel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gracel, 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joyce Gracel!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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