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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huey Huhango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's entrance music is Born To Win. A fine choice. Huey Huhango has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 cm
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175 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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200 cm
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184 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Gracie! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Huey Huhango! The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nice uppercut there from Gracie. Huhango swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Huhango swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Gracie lands a lovely overhand right. Huhango lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Huhango.
It looks like Ryan Gracie has been cut. Huhango misses with a straight left. Huhango is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Gracie throws a front kick aimed at Huhango's knee but Huhango avoids it well. Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing. Huhango ducks under a wild hook from Gracie. Huhango with a nice cross. Huhango swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Huey Huhango seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Huhango avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Huhango misses with a straight right. Huhango throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. A big left from Huhango misses. Gracie slips a jab from Huhango. Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Huhango. Huhango loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch. Gracie drops his hands momentarily and Huhango takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Huhango. Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Huhango throws out the jab. Huhango keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Huhango misses with a straight left. Gracie feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Gracie pushing down on Huhango's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Huhango keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Huhango does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Gracie is pressing down on Huhango's thigh, looking to free his foot. Huhango is holding on for now. Gracie missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Huhango is trying is best to control the position here. Huhango moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Huhango looking for a sweep. Not yet Huhango, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Huhango working a defensive guard here.
Gracie throws and elbow that misses. Huhango uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gracie's guard. Nice move by Huhango! Huhango gets to his feet. Gracie looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! Huhango might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Gracie moves out of range as Huhango strikes. Huhango misses with an uppercut. Huhango scores with a punch to the head. Nice cross by Huhango. Gracie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gracie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Gracie 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Huhango avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gracie.
Huhango avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gracie.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Huhango is looking to escape. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Huhango can do anything to dispel that myth. Huhango wants to try and get back to his feet. Gracie sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it! Huhango holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gracie tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Huey Huhango dominated that round. The cut man is working on Ryan Gracie's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Huhango misses the target. Huhango connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Huhango cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Huhango. A swing and a miss from Huhango. Huhango drops Gracie with a naaaaasty hook - Gracie is in real trouble here! Huhango dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Huey Huhango!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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