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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and rasan gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richard Harvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, rasan gracie!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harvey wants to clinch up but gracie keeps it at a distance.
Harvey clinches with his opponent.
gracie has had enough of the clinch but Harvey keeps him there for the moment.
Harvey scores with a knee to the head.
Harvey lands a nice knee to the body.
Harvey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
gracie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Harvey pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Harvey throws a knee to the head but misses.
gracie has picked Harvey up - he's going for a ride! gracie dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Harvey manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Harvey had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. gracie is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Harvey Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take gracie's back instead.
gracie trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
gracie wants to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
gracie manages to reverse the position and now he's in Harvey's guard. Nice work there by gracie.
gracie passes Harvey's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
gracie trying to mount his opponent but Harvey defends it.
Harvey has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. gracie is working away from the top position though.
Harvey looking for submissions off his back.
Harvey wants to improve his position but gracie is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
gracie passes to side control.
Harvey takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harvey is looking for a sweep.
gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
gracie looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
gracie lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Harvey is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Harvey moves into full guard.
Harvey working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because gracie has passed into half guard!
gracie is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Harvey sees it coming and defends easily.
Harvey trying to control here.
Harvey looking for submissions off his back.
Harvey preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but rasan gracie will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harvey tries to clinch but gracie moves out of range.
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.
Harvey looking for a guillotine here but gracie defends easily.
gracie has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Harvey is proving hard to escape from.
gracie is breathing heavily.
gracie wants to control from the top but Harvey keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harvey is keeping the position for now.
Harvey is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harvey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from gracie.
gracie gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Harvey avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Harvey passes gracie's left leg - he's now in half guard.
gracie trying to control from the bottom.
Harvey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
gracie tries to roll over but Harvey keeps him under control.
gracie won't allow Harvey to pass to mount.
Harvey performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Harvey seems to be looking for submissions.
gracie is in trouble now - Harvey has advanced to mount!
Harvey trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Harvey moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, gracie has worked his arm free - good work by gracie!
You can see the frustration on gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harvey is staying tight to gracie's torso, preventing him from escaping.
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 Richard Harvey will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Harvey is looking to clinch.
gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
gracie shoots in for a takedown but Harvey shows good takedown defense.
Harvey is looking to clinch.
Harvey with a lazy takedown attempt
and gracie counters with a shoot takedown. Harvey fights it but they end up in guard.
Harvey working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. gracie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. gracie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
gracie is looking to stand up but Harvey won't let him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
gracie throwing strikes from guard but Harvey blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey looking for a sweep. Not yet Harvey, not yet.
rasan gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harvey trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Harvey throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Harvey looking for a guillotine here but gracie defends easily.
gracie controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Harvey is trying to keep gracie in close.
gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harvey working for submissions but it's allowed gracie to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey is pressing down on gracie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Harvey has wrist control.
gracie not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
gracie trying to control but Harvey is working from the bottom.
Harvey had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. gracie is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Harvey Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take gracie's back instead.
gracie breaks Harvey's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's four 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 trying to control but Harvey is working from the bottom.
gracie throws and elbow that misses. Harvey uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in gracie's guard. Nice move by Harvey!
gracie looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Harvey passes into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
gracie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
rasan gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... rasan gracie!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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