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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lupe Mejia (ranked 24449 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Gracie (ranked 4545 p4p, 449 weight class). Steve Gracie will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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214 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lupe Mejia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Mejia.
And Gracie tries to counter it with a takedown but Mejia pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mejia tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mejia motions for Gracie to come forward. Mejia throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mejia finds it's way round the side to connect with Gracie's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mejia throws a left and a right that both miss
so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mejia controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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 drops back looking for a leg! Mejia is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mejia manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Mejia's guard.
Gracie pushing down on Mejia's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gracie passes to full mount!
Gracie is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Mejia is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Steve Gracie!
An out of breath Steve Gracie thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
45% |
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