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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Evil Dead (ranked 1723 p4p, 222 weight class) and Breno Gracie (ranked 3659 p4p, 385 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
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175 lbs
7 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Good takedowns
Good kicks
Solid 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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evil Dead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Breno Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie looks for the body kick but Dead saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
Dead missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've been told by Dead's head coaches at Runts Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dead throws a one two combo.
It looks like Breno Gracie has been cut.
Dead checks a low kick from Gracie.
Dead lands a jab to the head.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Dead takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dead takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gracie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dead punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
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 avoids the body shot from Dead.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dead. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dead as he jumps to the side.
Dead tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dead avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dead swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dead avoids a kick to the body.
Gracie tries a low kick but Dead avoids it.
Dead blocks a head kick by Gracie.
Gracie throws a leg kick
and Dead counters by moving into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Dead.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dead just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gracie's brow.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dead walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gracie throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A jab from Dead misses.
Dead cracks Gracie with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Dead.
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dead defends it nicely.
Evil Dead has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Breno Gracie.
Dead staying out of range there.
It looked like Dead wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick
and Dead counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dead smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gracie throws a lazy head kick
and Dead counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gracie thinking.
Gracie attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dead throws a good cross that connects.
Gracie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dead looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dead misses the shot to the body.
Gracie is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dead swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gracie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dead waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
Dead throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Gracie shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Evil Dead is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Dead cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick by Gracie misses
and Dead counters with a left and a right that stings Gracie.
Gracie throws a chopping leg kick but Dead manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dead throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dead lands a jab.
Dead checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dead darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Breno Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dead checks a leg kick.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dead holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short right from Dead.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dead smiles and moves away.
Gracie's coach down at Pablo's Boxing Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gracie's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Gracie scores with a leg kick.
Dead is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice shot lands for Dead.
Some bone on bone action there as Dead checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gracie looks to throw a body kick
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Dead uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Dead misses
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dead won't be happy with that.
Dead explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evil Dead dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Breno Gracie's cut.
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.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dead misses with a looping left.
Dead bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dead on the side of the head.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Dead sprawls well.
An attempted straight right counter from Dead misses the target.
Dead swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gracie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dead throws a big shot that misses.
Dead uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
As Gracie tries to get set, Dead tries to push him back and clinch up but Gracie manages to avoid the attempt.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie stuns Dead with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dead scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Evil Dead is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice sprawl there from Dead as Gracie shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dead misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dead has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gracie scores with a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Gracie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dead lands a jab to the nose.
Dead on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Dead misses the target.
Dead connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dead lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Gracie misses with a right hand
and Dead counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Gracie is predictable there
and Dead counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dead cracks Gracie with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dead lands a jab to Gracie's midsection.
Dead lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gracie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Dead lands with a hook. Gracie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gracie walks into a stiff left hand from Dead.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dead as he avoids it easily.
Evil Dead has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Breno Gracie.
Dead bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gracie's head backwards.
Dead looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Gracie is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A head kick by Gracie misses
and Dead counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a front kick aimed at Dead's knee but Dead avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Dead. Those never looked like landing.
Gracie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dead avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Gracie throws a head kick but Dead moves out of range.
Dead ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gracie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dead swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dead throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dead is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Dead counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dead. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Dead.
Gracie is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gracie lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dead has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dead and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gracie throws a head kick but Dead moves out of range.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Dead's head but Dead sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie slips a jab from Dead.
Gracie with the counter takedown but Dead avoids it easily.
Dead is looking to slow Gracie down with leg kicks.
Gracie thumps Dead with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dead pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dead is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dead lands an overhand right.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Dead.
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evil Dead dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Breno Gracie's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Dead ducks down to avoid it.
Dead throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
A good leg kick by Gracie.
Dead avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Dead is looking to counter punch.
Dead throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie throws a leg kick
and Dead counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gracie throws a nice head kick!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gracie, right into the meat.
A head kick by Gracie misses
and Dead counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie lands with a shot to the body.
Gracie throws a head kick but Dead moves out of range.
Gracie walks into a left hand.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Dead moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dead lands with a nice body punch.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dead cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dead scores with a nice strike.
Gracie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dead misses with a hook.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dead.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gracie lands a lovely overhand right.
Donk. Dead catches Gracie right on the button with a cross.
Dead misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Dead moves out of range easily.
Gracie tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dead takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dead checks a leg kick.
Dead throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Dead throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dead.
Gracie throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dead counters with a two punch combo.
Dead avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Gracie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dead counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dead's head.
Dead lands with a good body shot.
Dead lands the left hand.
Gracie throws a solid leg kick but Dead takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gracie.
Dead was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dead tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Dead counters with a nice body shot.
Gracie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gracie changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dead looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dead manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gracie's best efforts.
Dead makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dead.
Gracie drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dead manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gracie has Dead in his guard.
Dead is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dead stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
Dead is looking to counter punch.
Gracie throws a low kick, looking for Dead's leg but Dead calmly moves out of range.
Gracie tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dead is able to avoid easily.
Dead throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Dead throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie misses with a kick to the body.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Dead misses the target.
Breno Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Evil Dead is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gracie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dead to score with a decent uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evil Dead showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dead has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evil Dead!
Evil Dead decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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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
68% |
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